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Quality

Story-Focused

Video Production

Duluth, Minnesota

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Everyone loves a good story. Telling it with engaging video is exactly what I’ve built my career on.

  • Business Storytelling

  • Tourism

  • Events

  • Social Media & Marketing

  • Documentary

John Thain

It was 2007 when I started a career in broadcast news in Duluth and Minneapolis before moving to Alaska in 2011. There, I produced feature stories, documentaries, and unscripted television. I returned to Duluth in 2020 to produce commercial videos for businesses across the Midwest.

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TELL YOUR STORY

Don’t let success stories go untold.

Success stories are everywhere! But do your customers/donors/employees know about them? Finding the story often isn’t the challenge, but telling it is. I have years of experience helping to craft those personal stories into video.

This example was produced in 2022 for the Miller Dwan Foundation.

Other examples include:

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EVENTS

It only happens once…

So make sure you document it! Create an energizing video to share with your followers, promote future events, share with news organizations, and let future participants know what to expect.

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Drone it

Certified, safe, and experienced drone video

Collaborative Post-Production

Need help editing? I have over 15 years of experience using Adobe Premiere. With a powerful editing workstation and high-speed network, we can quickly get to work on a project together.

Tools and equipment

  • CN-E 18-80 Cinema Zoom

  • Lenses from 14-400mm

  • Motorized Gimbal & Slider

  • Live streaming (single cam)

  • Drone 1 - Mavic 3 Pro

  • Drone 2 - Mavic 2 Pro

  • Drone 3 - Autel EVO Pro III

  • Licensed and insured to $3M

  • Professional audio package

  • Studio & remote LED lighting

  • Outdoor lighting scrims, flags, reflectors

  • C-stands, grip gear, and rigging

  • Canon C300 Mark III

  • Sony A7SIII

  • GoPros & 360 cams

  • Wireless transmission