Discover Top Production Companies in Springfield, Illinois, USA

Founded in 2019 by Rachel Pikelny, Nyla Pictures crafts compelling, nonfiction media in the form of branded content, cause-marketing videos, and original documentaries. An Emmy Award-winning filmmaker recently named to DOC NYC's "40 Under 40" List, Rachel is a sought-after producer whose work has earned accolades and sparked impact, at venues ranging from the Tribeca Film Festival to Capitol Hill. With Kartemquin Films, she produced The Trials of Muhammad Ali (Independent Lens, 2014), which won a national Emmy for Best Historical Long-Form Program, and associate produced A Good Man (American Masters, 2011). With Siskel/Jacobs Productions, she directed and produced the short film GRACE (Condé Nast Entertainment), which was digitally released by SELF in October 2018 and has garnered 150K views, and counting. Her feature documentary No Small Matter, a Gates- and Bezos-supported project about early childhood education, is helping pave new roads in digital distribution. A versatile producer/director, Rachel has created promotional content for Fortune 500 companies such as Pepsi and USAA, as well as branded videos for companies such as Manduka, in partnership with Komen. She remains active in the independent filmmaking community and co-chairs the Documentary Producers Alliance (DPA).

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Hi, I’m Nora. I’m a St. Louis, MO based photographer and videographer who specializes in live event coverage, visual storytelling, and commercial photography. Upon graduation from Washington University in St. Louis with a thorough analytical education of film theory and media studies in 2011, I was commissioned for video projects with local businesses and began to freelance regularly before I founded Pandamedia, LLC in 2015. I have worked with newspapers as a photojournalist and community partners like Operation Food Search to create a PSA for their nutrition program. I produced corporate advertising for Ten Peaks Partners wealth management firm and Clementine’s Naughty and Nice Creamery ice cream shop. I collaborated with community radio station KDHX to provide photo and video coverage of live concerts for digital publication. I seek work within my experience of live event coverage, as well as opportunities to expand into documentary and video journalism.

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Jeff Spitz is a Chicago-based Emmy Award-winning documentary filmmaker, Sundance Film Festival honoree and tenured Professor in the department of Cinema and TV Arts at Columbia College Chicago. He is the co-founder of Groundswell Educational Films, NFP, a non-profit production company that combines documentary and social impact campaigns. Jeff’s documentaries have screened and won awards at international film festivals and aired on broadcast networks such as PBS, ABC, A&E and CBC. A winner of the Illinois Governor's International Arts Exchange Award, Jeff collaborates with participants to create intimate, first-person voiced stories that engage mainstream media and help change public policies. Presented by New York’s Museum of Modern Art, the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian and the US EPA, Jeff’s internationally acclaimed film, The Return of Navajo Boy, triggered a federal investigation into uranium poisoning and helped the Navajo tribe win the largest environmental settlement in Native American history. Groundswell projects unfold within larger strategic campaigns involving multiple audiences including schools, universities, mainstream media reporters, bloggers, community-based organizations, public policy makers, faith institutions, large non-profits and broadcasters. (See links below.) Multi-award-winning documentaries and social impact campaigns such as Food Patriots, The Robben Island Singers and The Return of Navajo Boy generate international recognition and real world results for years. An Education Consultant, Jeff provides professional development training in media arts. He guides teachers in hands-on experiences in visual storytelling with iPhones, iPads, digital video cameras and interactive learning management systems so they can develop project-based curricula in new media. In 2016 Jeff created The Doc Talk Show - an ongoing monthly series of live events featuring non-fiction filmmakers bringing their cutting edge work to new audiences in person. See http://www.thedoctalkshow.com

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I’m a Chicago-based filmmaker with decades of experience in directing, animation, and post-production. My work spans projects big and small, from short films to long-form documentaries, mom-and-pop businesses to worldwide brands, for local artists and talented peers, winning awards along the way. My biggest passion is the age-old medium of stop-motion animation, an attention-grabbing technique that’s quirky, nostalgic, and approachable. I’m also a highly experienced video editor, and I’ve used that skill to tell stories of all kinds. I also dabble in directing, photography, sound editing, & sound mixing, a little bit of everything! Stories are at the heart of everything I do. Whether it’s slapping two shots together to communicate a message, giving an actor a note to bring out a specific emotion, or moving tiny objects one frame at a time, I use whatever skills at my disposal to stoke the imagination of whoever’s watching.

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Hello my name is Brian, and I am a video and marketing professional. While honing and fostering my video productions skills, I also earned a BSBA in Marketing from Xavier University. I love incorporating the ideas and insights I gain from my marketing and psychology background into my video work, and I love to examine the motivations behind the feelings that stories give us. I am a strong leader with experience leading groups, clubs, and I am an Eagle Scout. I am young in experience, but I can guarantee you I have the talent to make any project come to life. I pride myself in knowing that others admire my attention to detail in my shooting and editing, and I know that it is only a matter of time before my video resume will be extensive. Before becoming a freelancer I have worked in corporate video as an internal video production manager. Along with working with video companies and other videographers, I have also taken on solo projects with brands and businesses. With these projects I help businesses hone their marketing strategy first and then handle all aspects of production, while maintaining that strategy throughout. Some of my freelancing gigs have taken me around the country to places like San Diego and Las Vegas to shoot recap videos for Tony Robbins events. These experiences include fast-paced shooting and editing, bringing together a recap video that plays at the end of the 4-day-long event. I would love to show you what I can offer to your project, and I look forward to working with you soon!

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I've worked in video production since 1983. The KSDK Newsroom since 1993. After early retirement in 2014 I produced and directed several documentaries. Four in India - One here in the states. I currently wrapped up a run with "J For Jender", an online talk show on transgender issues. I now operate my own small video production company "Janey Lynn Studio". We are offering video production for weddings, commercials, special events. etc. Using professional editing software, I can often have your video ready the same day. We are also still doing Legal Deposition recordings. Immediate delivery with no editing to maintain recording integrity. Open for business. Call to set an appointment. I am mobile and will come to your location to record. Delivery immediately on SD card or Flash drive. Check my FaceBook or Linked In pages to see video examples. https://www.facebook.com/JaneyLynnStudio/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/janeylynnstudio/

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John is a principal with Nimble Digital Media. He is a digital specialist, as well as a creative, technically savvy director/producer of film and video. With 25 years of traditional and new media production experience, John brings to bear proven visual messaging expertise, and helps clients develop and execute the right blend of tactics to achieve objectives across all screens and channels. He began his career as a photographer and director of photography, and soon moved into producing and directing for film and video. John has been responsible for a wide range of projects, developing and overseeing creative treatments, as well as managing crews and budgets on feature films, commercials, and documentaries. John has produced for British Channel 4, Japanese NHK, and German ZDF, PBS and other U.S. Networks. Additionally, he has consulted, produced and directed projects for major U.S. corporations including Abbott, Boeing BP, CDW and Groupon as well as Georgetown, Northwestern and Johns Hopkins Universities. An award-winning director and producer, John has earned an Emmy, three Tellys, A Kodak Award and Cine Golden Eagle. His work has placed in several international film festivals including Best Feature and Audience Award at the Los Angeles Independent Film Festival and Tribeca Features Festival.

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Seasoned cinematographer and editor. Began in 1985. Started with 3/4 inch to Betacam SP to Arri 16 and 35 mm film and now using Black Magic Ursa, DSLR's and aerial drone. I have produced several films for the VA/NASAA on the Montgomery GI Bill (No One Walks Alone, Troops to Teachers, OJT-On the Job Training), TV and educational films for The University of MO, Columbia, Mizzou Athletics, Maytag, Westinghouse, Ellis-Fischel Cancer Center, Army Reserves, Dept of Defense, Presidental video pool, and too many more to list. I own all of my equipment including indoor and outdoor lighting kits, high end microphones, shotguns and lavs, jib arm and dolly, portable green screen, etc. Fully equipped production van and I like to drive to locations all over the US. www.bakerdigitalmarketing.com. You Tube: Thom Baker

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Open Fire Media provide turn-key video production services for companies such as Lexus, NFL, Tennessee Tourism, Inkbox and many others with a speciality in creating visuals that are distinctively authentic. Whether you’re looking to create a corporate video for your next tradeshow, a short commercial to send out to all your clients, or a video for online distribution that tells your company’s amazing story – we're dedicated to helping you get the very most for your money by creating a video that’s exactly what you’re looking for – and then some. From 3,000 feet in the air to 100 feet under water – and everything in between – the scope of our filming capacity is extensive. Because we have the right film tools – and the creative horsepower to maximize their potential – we create durable videos that work for you.

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I have worked with video from a early age gaining most of my valuable skills through hands on professional experience. I have worked in many different positions in various sizes of production. I'm interested in finding stories that inspire people to look at social and cultural affairs in a different light. I'm confident that once I find a story I'm passionate about it, I will be able to contribute a valuable and substantial perspective on the most relevant and crucial topics. I'm very much interested in economic inequality and the people who do their part to work to resolve it. I also believe in addressing environmental concerns. My passion for art creates great interest in the ways technology is constantly challenging artists and developing artistic techniques. I also am aware of the influences political actions have on any of the preceding interests.

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I am a highly skilled, high performance worldwide storyteller and videographer (Film, Video and Multimedia Content Producer) specializing in real time delivery of film, video and multimedia content. I have special expertise in full service video production for the Unionized Electrical and Construction Industries. Through film, video, and multimedia content I create a compelling visual impact and emotional connection with audiences while blending today's digital world with real personalities, events and experiences in first person and in real time. I develop creative high quality film, video and multimedia content, which is designed to send a message, influence and engage with audiences. I am an entrepreneur of exceptional ability, a musician, and a creative graphic design artist. I am fluent in both Spanish and English and hold a Bachelor’s degree in Business and Economics.

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I'm Fran, 28, Philosophy Major and Film MFA, with an interest in story telling, be it still images or 24fps. I've been doing principal cinematography for several projects in the west area of Puerto Rico, Chicago, and New York. Received a couple of National Awards for Best Cinematography in a short film, and recently curated my first photographic series titled 'Darklight'. Lately I've been focusing more on directing, since I wanna employ my cinematographic skills in telling my own stories. Occasionally I work with Discovery Communications LATAM hand picking stock images for their web platforms, and encoding selected media. On my free time I volunteer as a Barista at a local coffee shop, since I find that the best stories to tell often come from the people around us.

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Telling stories through film constantly pushes me to move, innovate and create. More than that, though, it allows me to work with others who refuse to sit still and to help push them toward their goals with what I create. I’ve been around the world chasing stories and finding adventure in people that might otherwise go unnoticed. I've been on tall ships and crammed inside prop planes, in ruins and on top of volcanoes. I’ve seen films I’ve produced lead to strengthened relationships, families finding safety, record level fund raising, small businesses reaching more people and views of the world around us drastically changed. After seeing how I can make peoples’ worlds a better place, how could I do anything else?

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Thunderlab is powered by a dynamic, radiant core fueled by creative chemistry. OUR MISSION IS SIMPLE: PRODUCE THE FINEST DIGITAL CINEMA WITH YOU. Thunderlab specializes in film, video, & commercial production. We help our clients tell their stories with gorgeous images captured by cutting-edge camera technologies. We take great pride in our work. We love working hand-in-hand with our clients and inventing new ways to make viewers revel through our favorite medium, digital cinema. The Thunderlab team is addicted to being on set with you and making the creative process a blast. Filmmaking is in our blood and we dream in cinema.

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I'm a hybrid "cinematographer.editor." currently based in Chicago, with over 12 years of experience in video production, locally and internationally. I specialize in branded content, short films, documentaries and corporate projects. I also have an awarded background as Creative Director in advertising; that's why I know how to create stories with purpose. I can work solo, as a team partner or in a crew, on-site or remotely, as long as they either speak French, Chinese or English. I like video games, dogs, iaido, Mahler, eating ice creams with my kid, sometimes in this particular order.

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Sean is an award-winning cinematographer focusing on narrative filmmaking and commercial/documentary projects. His work has been featured on Rolling Stone, Vice/Noisey, Spin, and the Chicago Reader. His first feature film “Bad Animal” (Directed by Remsy Atassi) is currently on the 2021 festival circuit. The web-series “Choose Me” (Directed by Hannah Gamble) has won several awards and is currently showing at festivals around the globe. Sean has photographed for clients including Condé Nast, Blue Buffalo, Optimum Nutrition, NBC Universal, Ram Trucks, Center for American Progress, and White Claw to name a few. He’s also a co-founder of Emulsion Lab, a visual studio focused on narrative films.

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CastVision Productions is a leading production company that specializes in creating high-quality unscripted and scripted content. With a focus on diverse and authentic storytelling, we are committed to producing content that entertains, informs, and inspires audiences around the world. Our team of experienced producers and casting directors are dedicated to bringing unique and compelling stories to life, and we work tirelessly to ensure that every project we undertake is of the highest quality. Whether we're working on a documentary, a reality series, or a scripted drama, we bring the same level of passion and commitment to every project we take on.

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As an award-winning, full-service, woman-owned video production company, we craft commercials, digital campaigns, social media content, brand films, and corporate videos that generate awareness and engagement. But most importantly, we tell your story. By crafting content that sings to the mountaintops, we show the world what makes you unique. We believe in authenticity and infusing it into the work we create. Whether you’re needing services from creative development through post, or if you’re just looking for a production partner to bring your vision to screen, our team’s got you covered.

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I’m a graduate of Tribeca Flashpoint College with a degree in cinematography and a passion to tell stories through a visual platform. With experience ranging from documentaries that premiered at Sundance to time spent at one of Chicago’s largest ad agencies, I look forward to collaborating in order to make a story come to life. Currently, I’m freelancing for various clients shooting on my own Sony FX6 and FX3 in order to deliver the highest quality content possible. However, I am familiar with other camera platforms ranging from the RED lineup to the ALEXA series.

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Stephanie Arne is the Wildlife and Conservation Ambassador for Curiosity Stream and the former host of Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom. An accomplished wildlife conservationist, presenter, and producer, Steph has worked in 20 countries and produced stories on everything from polar bears to penguins. Steph has appeared on the Harry Connick Jr. Show, Animal Planet, and The Weather Channel. Currently, Steph and her husband, wildlife filmmaker, Tim Davison live in a 180sq.ft. tiny house in Santa Barbara, California which was featured on Tiny House, Big Living on HGTV.

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