TRAVEL GRANTS PASS PROPOSAL
ABOUT US
At Sea Legs Media there are three characteristics that define our work. First, we aim to create content that will fully address the client’s marketing goals. With that in mind, at the onset, we work to clearly understand what the client hopes the visual content will achieve and exactly who their audience is.
Secondly, our goal is always to produce pieces that ring-true. It’s easy to over-produce a film or doctor-up a photo these days; to make people, places, and things look better than what they actually are. But we are convinced that what audiences really want is authenticity. Although we we will bring the industry’s best equipment to the shoot, we won’t be heavy handed. We will let authenticity do the selling.
Lastly, we push our projects to communicate stories that connect deeply. In a world with endless visual content at our fingertips, it’s the emotional connections to the stories we experience in that linger in our minds and nudge us toward action. This approach sets our work apart and guides through the entire creative process. We take the time needed during pre-production to identify the people who will best connect emotionally our audiences. We look for authenticity, and when we find it, we follow it. We pay attention to the natural environment that we are filming in, both the close up details and all the wider perspectives. Regardless of the length of the story, we toil in the editing stage to ensure it has meaningful depth and arc.
OUR TEAM
Jacob Bailey - Director, Editor, Sound
Jacob has over ten years of directing and editing experience with Sea Legs Media. He brings his ability to build rapport with people and make them feel comfortable during on-camera interviews in a way that delivers authentic and emotionally compelling content. Jacob is bilingual and can speak Spanish. Directing and editing experience with the following clients: Visit Tillamook Coast, U.S. Department of Energy, Microsoft, Adidas, Oregon Health Authority, ODFW, OHSU, Salem Health, Polk County
Brian Watson - DP, Editor, Creative
Brian is an accomplished Director of Photography and Editor for Sea Legs Media who has been at the helm with the A-camera for eleven years. DP and editing experience with the following clients: Visit Tillamook Coast, U.S. Department of Energy, Microsoft, Adidas, Oregon Health Authority, Breakside Brewing, OHSU, Salem Health, Polk County
Angela Watts - Event Photographer
Angela has been working as a portrait and event photographer in the Salem Oregon area for the past thirteen years. She specializes in genuine and candid images, focusing on the unique personalities of her clients and their relationships. When she is not photographing people, she can be found running after her two kids, dragon boating with her neighborhood team and playing D&D with her husband.
Kenji Sugahara - Drone Pilot, Aerial Photography
A graduate of Dartmouth College and the University of Oregon School of Law, he has been in the drone industry over seven years. Kenji has experience flying both single and dual operations for many major brand. His operations include the first operation ever inside a state capitol building, and the first commercially permitted UAS operations at Timberline and Mt. Hood Meadows on Mt. Hood. He has worked with a state aviation agency as a UAS policy advisor, and advises numerous state agencies and local municipalities on drone issues. Kenji is bilingual and can speak Japanese.
ケンジさんは日本語を話します。
Matt Swain - Photographer
Matt launched his photography business in 2015 and has enjoyed using this medium to serve businesses, organizations, individuals and families in the Pacific Northwest.
In his free time you can find him at the coast or in the mountains exploring the Oregon wild with a camera in hand capturing shots of the scenery and family.
PROPOSED DELIVERABLES
RELEVANT SAMPLES
Film
Photography
REFERENCES
The following current and former clients can be contacted as references. Each one has direct experience working with us on recent projects:
Nan Devlin
Director of Tourism// Visit Tillamook Coast
(503) 842-2672 // nan@tillamookcoast.com
Brett Leighton
Creative Director // Vexillum Consulting
(206) 321-0164 // brett@vexillumconsulting.com
Duane Cardwell
Creative Director // Cardwell Creative
(503) 949-3764 // duanec@cardwellcreative.com
DIVERSITY & INCLUSION
We strive to affirm and celebrate all people, regardless of their age, gender identity, sexuality, race, religion or ability.
Through our experience we know that good storytelling has the ability to cultivate meaningful ideas and encourage new perspectives. As we have honed our filmmaking and photography skills we have also realized the importance of using our tools responsibly. For us, it always comes back to honest representation of diverse human stories that challenge audiences to maybe feel and think a little bit differently. Subtlety is the key. For Travel Grants Pass our task will be to accurately represent the variety of identities in the region. With intention and time for research and discovery those diverse stories can be found. As needed diverse talent can be sourced and included in shots, once again to accurately represent the variety of identities in the region.
From the first Oregon women in wine, to slam poetry about STEM on the streets of Raleigh, North Carolina - here are a just a few examples of our film work in the space:
