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PRODUCTION COMPANIES – FILM

PRODUCTION COMPANIES – VIDEO

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STORY BOARD ARTISTS

WRITERS / SCRIPTWRITERS

ADVERTISING AGENCIES

WITEK & NOVAK, INC.
241 Whitaker Boulevard
Huntington, WV 25701
Region 3, Cabell County
CONTACT: Deborah Novak, President
DAY PHONE: 304-697-0681
EMAIL: novak1@marshall.edu
YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 35
FORMATS: film; video
SELECTION OF CREDITS: dozens of fitness industry infomercials (NordicTrack; Jane Fonda; Joe Montana; Buns/Abs of Steel; Easy Glider; Rootblast Gardening; Digi Sportlens System; The Body Dimension; Lasercatch; and many more); dozens of television commercials (Didi Seven; Tony Little's Ab-Isolator; Ab-Flex; The Gut Buster; Easy Glider with Vanna White; Sheena Easton's 7-Minute Stomach; Jake Steinfeld's Shape-Stick; Abdominizer; Tummysizer; EZ-Krunch; Time-Life Books; Newsweek; Business Week; U.S. News & World Report; The New York Times; Readers Digest; Field & Stream; Car and Driver; Essence; Golf Illustrated; Harlequin Books; Parents Magazine; Popular Science; RCA Music Service; The Rolling Stones; and many more); consultants (HBO; IBM; New York Telephone; Worldvision; Fingerhut; Fitness Quest; Bonneville Media; Kent & Spiegel; American Harvest); seminars and publications (Direct Marketing Association; DMA Council; Ohio Valley DMA; Florida DMA; Response Television; International Direct Marketing Association; and many more)

MARK WOLFE DESIGN
910 Temple Street
Charleston, .WV 25312
Region 3, Kanawha County
CONTACT: Mark Wolfe, Owner
DAY PHONE: 304-344-2962
EVENING PHONE: 304-344-2962
MOBILE PHONE: 304-545-4030
FAX: 304-344-4691
EMAIL: mark@markwolfedesign.com
WEBSITE: www.markwolfedesign.com
YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 15
EQUIPMENT/SUPPLIES: 35mm camera package; digital photography package (high resolution, 5.0 megapixel); Dell PC; Macintosh G3 PowerMac; Macintosh G3 iBook; Macintosh G5; Epson color and black & white archival and large format printers
SELECTION OF CREDITS: Grand Ol' Opry; Yeager Airport; Marshall University; Cambridge Educational; Ashland Oil Inc.; Mountain Stage; WV Public Radio; Seneca Communications; West Virginia State College; Charleston Area Medical Center

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ANIMATION / ANIMATORS

BUZZ CUTS
406 Avery Street, Suite 200
Parkersburg, WV 26101
Region 2, Wood County
CONTACT: David Sabbath, Owner/Director
DAY PHONE: 1-877-289-9288
MOBILE PHONE: 614-738-6367
FAX: 614-891-3311
EMAIL: sabbath@buzzcuts.tv
WEBSITE: www.buzzcuts.tv
YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 10
FORMATS: 35mm film; 16mm film; digital video; HD 24p camera; others
FACILITIES: video editing suites; video duplication; CGI – visual effects; special effects post-production
EQUIPMENT/SUPPLIES: Avid; After Effects; Photoshop; Final Cut Pro
SELECTION OF CREDITS: American Eagle Fashion (point of purchase); Express Fashion (point of purchase); Montana Tourism (television spot); Oil of Olay (test market spot); Our Lady of Bellefonte Hospital (television spot); WV Division of Tourism (television spot); West Virginia Lottery Keno (television spot); Wired Magazine (test market spot)

DESTINY IMAGES
4939 Teays Valley Road
Scott Depot, WV 25560
Region 3, Putnam County
CONTACT: James (Jamie) Cope
DAY PHONE: 304-755-1235
TOLL-FREE: 1-800-644-2368
MOBILE PHONE: 304-610-5104
FAX: 304-755-1352
EMAIL: jamie@destinyimages.com
WEBSITE: www.destinyimages.com
YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 11
FORMATS: video; web; multimedia
FACILITIES: audio recording, digital recording; single person voice-over booth
EQUIPMENT/SUPPLIES: DVCam deck; BetaSP deck; computer work stations; Hi-8 deck
SELECTION OF CREDITS: Letter TV animated educational series (52 five-minute segments, Public Television); Math Monsters animated educational series (12 fifteen-minute segments, Public Television); Forensic Animation, Murder Reenactment (Robert Suhr); Skating Skip (short film, TechTV's Eye Drops Program); animated television commercial (Consumer Credit Counseling Service)

DIGITAL ADDICTION, LTD.
921 Charles Avenue
Morgantown, WV 26505
Region 6, Monongalia County
CONTACT: Jeremy Jarrell, Owner
DAY PHONE: 304-692-5621
EVENING PHONE: 304-692-5621
MOBILE PHONE: 304-692-5621
EMAIL: jeremy@digitaladdictionltd.com
WEBSITE: digitaladdictionltd.com
YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 1
FORMATS: DVD; web
SELECTION OF CREDITS: NEETC, Inc. Promotional Video (EKN Interactive); WV Water Research Institute Informational DVD (EKN Interactive)

STEVE GILLILAND
298 Ada Dell Avenue
Hurricane, WV 25526
Region 3, Putnam County
DAY PHONE: 304-766-3197
EVENING PHONE: 304-562-3298
FAX: 304-766-5100
EMAIL: sgilliland@mail.wvsc.edu
WEBSITE: www.wvsc.edu/~sgillila
YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 20
SELECTION OF CREDITS: Goodbodies TV series (Destiny Images, John Burstein Productions)

GABE LEDESMAS
113-A Scott Lane
Scott Depot, WV 25560
Region 3, Putnam County
DAY PHONE: 304-755-1235
EVENING PHONE: 304-757-1172
EMAIL: gbledesmas@hotmail.com
YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 3
FORMATS: video; web; broadcast
SELECTION OF CREDITS: Math Monsters animated educational series (12 fifteen-minute segments, Destiny Images, Public Television); Letter TV animated educational series (52 five-minute segments, Destiny Images, Public Television); Cloudy Cloud animated educational series (Destiny Images); Coloras Colors animated educational series (Destiny Images)

BRAD STALNAKER
282 Clay Street
Clarksburg, WV 26301
Region 6, Harrison County
DAY PHONE: 304-293-1306, ext. 8, #
EVENING PHONE: 304-623-3985
EMAIL: brad.stalnaker@mail.wvu.edu
YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 5
FACILITIES: WVU Television Production Studios (contact is Scott Bartlett, 304-293-7171)
EQUIPMENT/SUPPLIES: Mac and PC; Pagemaker; Corel Draw; Photo Shop; After Effects; Painter; Light Wave 3D; Illustrator
SELECTION OF CREDITS: Griffin and the Minor Cannon (WV Public Broadcasting); West Virginia University Television Productions

TONY STEWART
Buzz Cuts
406 Avery Street, Suite 200
Parkersburg, WV 26101
Region 2, Wood County
DAY PHONE: 1-877-289-9288
FAX: 614-891-3311
EMAIL: t.stewart@buzzcuts.tv
WEBSITE: www.buzzcuts.tv
YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 2
FORMATS: 35mm film; 16mm film; digital video; HD 24p camera; others
FACILITIES: video editing suites; video duplication; CGI – visual effects; special effects post-production
EQUIPMENT/SUPPLIES: Avid; After Effects; Photoshop; Final Cut Pro
SELECTION OF CREDITS: West Virginia Lottery; Friends of Coal

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GRAPHIC ARTISTS

SCOTT DENNEY
Buzz Cuts
406 Avery Street, Suite 200
Parkersburg, WV 26101
Region 2, Wood County
DAY PHONE: 1-877-289-9288
MOBILE PHONE: 614-738-6367
FAX: 614-891-3311
EMAIL: denney@buzzcuts.tv
WEBSITE: www.buzzcuts.tv
YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 15
FORMATS: 35mm film; 16mm film; digital video; HD 24p camera; others
FACILITIES: video editing suites; video duplication; CGI – visual effects; special effects post-production
EQUIPMENT/SUPPLIES: Avid; After Effects; Photoshop; Final Cut Pro
SELECTION OF CREDITS: Cincinnati Bengals; Penn Station Subs; West Virginia Lottery; Wired Magazine; Express Clothing; American Eagle Clothing

TONY STEWART
Buzz Cuts
406 Avery Street, Suite 200
Parkersburg, WV 26101
Region 2, Wood County
DAY PHONE: 1-877-289-9288
MOBILE PHONE: 614-738-6367
FAX: 614-891-3311
EMAIL: t.stewart@buzzcuts.tv
WEBSITE: www.buzzcuts.tv
YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 2
FORMATS: 35mm film; 16mm film; digital video; HD 24p camera; others
FACILITIES: video editing suites; video duplication; CGI – visual effects; special effects post-production
EQUIPMENT/SUPPLIES: Avid; After Effects; Photoshop; Final Cut Pro
SELECTION OF CREDITS: West Virginia Lottery; Friends of Coal

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PRODUCTION COMPANIES – FILM

IMAGE ASSOCIATES, LLC
One Huntington Square
900 Lee Street, Suite 405
Charleston, WV 25301
Region 3, Kanawha County
CONTACT: Bill Hogan, Managing Member
DAY PHONE: 304-345-4429
EVENING PHONE: 304-345-3134
MOBILE PHONE: 304-546-2583
FAX: 304-345-4445
EMAIL: bill@imageassociatesllc.com
WEBSITE: www.imageassociatesllc.com
YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 18
FORMATS: 35mm film; HDTV; BetaSP
FACILITIES: 12x20 client friendly editing suite w/AVID MCX Express/Beta (SP) input/output and DVD archiving; in-house animation w/Adobe After Effects and Canona Studio
EQUIPMENT/SUPPLIES: extensive lighting and grip package (16 foot, 9 ton 2003 Isuzu Grip Truck w/power lift gate); BetaSP field package w/8" AC/DC Sony field monitor; two wireless mics; two Sony hardwire lavs; one 600m mic w/fishpole; camera support, etc.
SELECTION OF CREDITS: United Mineworkers (35mm commercial, Kamber Group, Washington, DC); West Virginia Lottery (Silver Telly Award, multiple 35mm commercials, Dean Houston Advertising, Cincinnati, OH); West Virginia Lottery (Silver Telly Award, multiple 35mm commercials, Charles Ryan Associates, Charleston, WV); Virginia Housing Development Authority, West Virginia Housing Development Fund, Kentucky Housing Corporation (Silver Telly Award, multiple 35mm and High Def TV commercials); Affiliated Construction Trades Foundation (BetaSP commercial, Abernathy & Mitchell, Public Relations, Washington, DC); Weyhaeuser Wood Products (BetaSP long-form video, Tatum Toomey Whicker Advertising, Highpoint, NC); Automated Health Systems, Pittsburgh, PA (two BetaSP long-form videos); West Virginia Bankers Association, West Virginia Division of Banking, Charleston, WV (Silver Telly Award, two 35mm commercials); West Virginia Governor's Highway Safety Program, Charleston, WV (Silver Telly Award, multiple 35mm and High Def TV commercials); Holzer Clinic, Gallipolis, OH (three BetaSP commercials, Salter & Associates)

MOTION MASTERS
One Creative Place
Charleston, WV 25311
Region 3, Kanawha County
CONTACT: Diana Sole (president) or Dan Shreve (vice president)
DAY PHONE: 304-345-8800
EVENING PHONE: 304-345-8800
FAX: 304-345-8808
EMAIL: dsole@motionmasters.com
WEBSITE: www.motionmasters.com
YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 17
FORMATS: 35mm; 16mm
FACILITIES: 10,000 square foot teleproduction facility, complete with 30 x 30 foot studio w/hard cyc; two editing suites (2D and 3D); computer animation; duplication services
EQUIPMENT/SUPPLIES: owns an extensive array of production equipment for on-location and studio production and rents additional gear as necessary
SELECTION OF CREDITS: West Virginia Division of Tourism; West Virginia Lottery; St. Mary's Hospital; Pleasant Valley Hospital

OMNI PRODUCTIONS
1600-1/2 Washington Street, East
Charleston, WV 25311
Region 3, Kanawha County
CONTACT: Bob Gates
DAY PHONE: 304-342-2624
MOBILE PHONE: 304-542-0779
FAX: 413-653-2455
EMAIL: omni@ntelos.net
YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 31
FORMATS: 16mm film
FACILITIES: editing suites
EQUIPMENT/SUPPLIES: Canon XL1 w/wide lens; video non-linear editing for S-video and mini-DV; 16mm CP-16 w/Nagra; Moviola for 16mm editing; Lowell lights; 6" fresnels
SELECTION OF CREDITS: Building A Cello With Harold; Jerry West Educational spots

PARADISE FILM INSTITUTE
c/o West Virginia State College
P.O. Box 1000, Cole 234
Institute, WV 25112
Region 3, Kanawha County
CONTACT: Daniel Boyd
DAY PHONE: 304-766-3379
EMAIL: dboyd@mail.wvsc.edu
WEBSITE: http://pfi.wvstateu.edu/
YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: see website for details
FORMATS: film; video
FACILITIES: complete studio, including editing suites
EQUIPMENT/SUPPLIES: complete digital video field packages; complete digital video editing and animation facilities
SELECTION OF CREDITS: see website for details

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PRODUCTION COMPANIES – VIDEO

BLACKWATER VIDEO PRODUCTIONS
198 Foundry Street
Morgantown, WV 26508
Region 6, Monongalia County
CONTACT: Daniel McMullen
DAY PHONE: 304-296-4048
EVENING PHONE: 304-685-1930
MOBILE PHONE: 304-685-1930
FAX: 304-296-8830
EMAIL: daniel@blackwatervideo.com
YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 13
FORMATS: BetaSP; video
FACILITIES: three non-linear editing suites
EQUIPMENT/SUPPLIES: three non-linear editing suites; DVD/VHS duplication; Sony DVC-35/PVV3 (BetaSP) camera and deck; Lectrosonic wireless mics; Shure FP33 mixer; Sennheiser shotgun mic; three Tungsten light kits
SELECTION OF CREDITS: commercial spots for WV Lottery, Affiliated Construction Trades Council, St. Francis Hospital (Image Associates, Charleston, WV); numerous commercials and short-form video presentations (Rutter Media and Comcast); Mothman Documentary (E! Entertainment TV); Correct Change (16mm dramatic short, Down Home Films, Los Angeles, CA); ESPN; CBS; MTV; C-Span; numerous infomercials (Platinum TV); Road Show for West Virginia Supreme Court (additional details available upon request)

CARPENTER PRODUCTIONS
200 Main Street
Sutton, WV 26601
Region 5, Braxton County
CONTACT: Kevin Carpenter
DAY PHONE: 304-558-2051
EVENING PHONE: 304-765-5960
FAX: 775-514-0844
EMAIL: kevincarpenter@hotmail.com
WEBSITE: www.elkhotel.com
YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 3
FORMATS: Beta; mini-DV
EQUIPMENT/SUPPLIES: Sony mini-DV; Final Cut Pro
SELECTION OF CREDITS: Elk Hotel (dramatic short); Rumble in the Hills (feature documentary); numerous sporting shoots for boxing, kickboxing, and ultimate fighting

DESTINY IMAGES
4939 Teays Valley Road
Scott Depot, WV 25560
Region 3, Putnam County
CONTACT: James (Jamie) Cope
DAY PHONE: 304-755-1235
TOLL-FREE: 1-800-644-2368
MOBILE PHONE: 304-610-5104
FAX: 304-755-1352
EMAIL: jamie@destinyimages.com
WEBSITE: www.destinyimages.com
YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 11
FORMATS: video
FACILITIES: audio recording, digital recording; single person voice-over booth
EQUIPMENT/SUPPLIES: DVCam deck; BetaSP deck; computer work stations; Hi-8 deck
SELECTION OF CREDITS: Letter TV animated educational series (52 five-minute segments, Public Television); Safety and Orientation video (Flexsys); television commercial (Pioneer Credit Union); Why AEI? Promotional Video and CD-ROM (AEI); Kid's Science News Network animated segment series (NASA)

DIGITAL VISION WORKS LLC
300 Roxalana Business Park
Dunbar, WV 25064
Region 3, Kanawha County
CONTACT: Marc Adams, Member, Marketing Director
DAY PHONE: 304-766-7869
MOBILE PHONE: 304-546-3254
FAX: 304-766-7441
EMAIL: info@digitalvisionworks.com
WEBSITE: www.digitalvisionworks.com
YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 5
FORMATS: 35mm; 16mm; DVCam; BetaSP; Media 100
FACILITIES: 40 x 40 studio; video editing suite
EQUIPMENT/SUPPLIES: generator; backdrops; grip equipment; Sony DSR-1 DVCam w/Vinten Vision 11 tripod; Sony field monitor; 3 instrument Lowell Omni kit; 3 instrument Lowell DP kit; Lowell Rifa soft light; audio kit w/ Sennheiser shotgun mic w/boom pole, blimp, and windsock; portable Shure field mixer; Sony DSR-20 DVCam recorder; Sony UVW 1800 BetaSP recorder; QTV teleprompter w/laptop and 12" camera mount; Media 100 editing system w/Photoshop, After Effects, Illustrator
SELECTION OF CREDITS: Aggressive Driving and Road Rage (long-form video; Jaguar Educational); Trial By Jury (long-form video, Cambridge Educational); Toyota Motor Manufacturing Pre-Tour Orientation Video (long-form video, Toyota); A Slave Ship Speaks: The Wreck of the Henrietta Marie (long-form video, All Aid International); WV Microbusiness: Not Business As Usual (long-form video, Center for Economic Options); Beyond the Lines (ESPN); The Montel Williams Show (TV talk show segment); seven commercials, West Virginia Attorney General's Office (State of West Virginia); ten commercials for B&B Loans; eight commercials for Wells Home Furnishings (and many others)

FILLMORE DIGITAL MEDIA
401 South Fairfax Boulevard
Ranson, WV 25438
Region 8, Jefferson County
CONTACT: Midge Flinn Yost
DAY PHONE: 304-535-1799
MOBILE PHONE: 202-302-5642
FAX: 304-535-1799 (manual)
EMAIL: mflinnyost@aol.com
WEBSITE: www.fillmoredigitalmedia.com
YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 17
FORMATS: video
EQUIPMENT/SUPPLIES: HD24p; HDTV; Beta; DV; mini-DV; film; non-linear editing (two FCP desktop/portable); Sony PD-150 DVCam; graphics/animation; scriptwriting; crew coordination (Washington, DC region); video compression; DVD authoring
SELECTION OF CREDITS: Nextel; Ameritel; Angler's Inn; First In Your Family; Storer College

FIRST TAKE, INC.
Route 4, Box 129
Harpers Ferry, WV 25425
Region 8, Jefferson County
CONTACT: Gary J. Westphalen
DAY PHONE: 304-728-4554
EVENING PHONE: 304-728-6250
MOBILE PHONE: 703-975-7232
EMAIL: gary@firsttakeinc.com
WEBSITE: www.firsttakeinc.com
YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 13
FORMATS: Beta; digi-Beta; mini-DV
FACILITIES: Avid non-linear editing suite with 11 available tape formats from VHS to digi-Beta
EQUIPMENT/SUPPLIES: Sony BVW-70IS production grade videocamera w/all necessary lighting and audio gear
SELECTION OF CREDITS: The Misdiagnosis of Death (feature program, The Learning Channel, winner of Silver Award at WorldFest Houston); Hiding Places (The Discovery Channel, winner of Telly Award)

KELLAS-GRINDLEY PRODUCTIONS, INC.
1329 National Road
Wheeling, WV 26003
Region 1, Ohio County
CONTACT: John Grindley, President
DAY PHONE: 304-242-5201
EVENING PHONE: 304-242-6070
MOBILE PHONE: 304-639-5211
FAX: 304-242-5202
EMAIL: grindley@stratuswave.net
YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 12
FORMATS: digital; video
FACILITIES: studio; three non-linear editing suites
EQUIPMENT/SUPPLIES: two digital video cameras; CD-R and DVD burning and duplication; video duplication
SELECTION OF CREDITS: Oglebay Resort (television commercial; Festival of Lights 2002, Best Broadcast Advertising Stars of the Industry); Centre Town Fitness (Step Away from the Fries; 2003 Telly Award); WVLY Radio (Double Meaning; Vision Awards 2001); Rax Restaurant (Great Dish and Real Beef; Vision Awards 2001)

MAVERICK MEDIA SERVICES
315 Apple Street
Huntington, WV 25705
Region 3, Cabell County
CONTACT: Doug Morris, President
DAY PHONE: 304-523-7419
FAX: 304-523-5952
EMAIL: mavemail@aol.com
WEBSITE: www.maverickwebsite.com
YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 17
FORMATS: BetaSP; DVCam
FACILITIES: video editing suites w/Final Cut Pro and Avid
EQUIPMENT/SUPPLIES: tape formats include DV, DVCam, BetaSP, SVHS, VHS, international standards VHS; video duplication for VHS, DVD, CD; ENG/EFP crews for DVCam, BetaSP
SELECTION OF CREDITS: Class 1 Training (CSX Transportation); Lewis & Clark – The Eastern Legacy (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers)

MOTION MASTERS
One Creative Place
Charleston, WV 25311
Region 3, Kanawha County
CONTACT: Diana Sole (president) or Dan Shreve (vice president)
DAY PHONE: 304-345-8800
EVENING PHONE: 304-345-8800
FAX: 304-345-8808
EMAIL: dsole@motionmasters.com
WEBSITE: www.motionmasters.com
YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 17
FORMATS: 35mm; 16mm; Beta; DVC-Pro; HDTV; DVCam
FACILITIES: 10,000 square foot teleproduction facility, complete with 30 x 30 foot studio w/hard cyc; two editing suites (2D and 3D); computer animation; duplication services
EQUIPMENT/SUPPLIES: owns an extensive array of production equipment for on-location and studio production and rents additional gear as necessary
SELECTION OF CREDITS: Inside Edition; C-SPAN; PBS; NAHB Media (Dream Builders); CBS 60 Minutes; NBC News; Media Central-MTV; The Maury Povich Show

MOUNTAINSIDE MEDIA, INC.
2144 Pleasant Valley Drive
Huntington, WV 25701
Region 3, Cabell County
CONTACT: Byron K. Durham, Video Producer
DAY PHONE: 304-523-6162
EVENING PHONE: 304-523-6162
MOBILE PHONE: 304-751-6337
FAX: 304-523-6155
EMAIL: bdurham@mountainsidemedia.com
WEBSITE: mountainsidemedia.com
YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 10
FORMATS: Beta; DVD; SVHS; Digital
FACILITIES: video editing suites; website design; graphic design; scriptwriting; music arrangements, producers, composers
EQUIPMENT/SUPPLIES: JVC DV500 video camera; Bogen Tripod; Lowell Light Kit; Sony Beta camera; Azden wireless mic; non-linear editing Media 100; JVC linear editing; output to Sony Beta 1400 and JVC SVHS/VHS; output to DVD; Mac G4s w/Lacie drive for tape storage
SELECTION OF CREDITS: West Virginia Traditions: Families, Food & Fun (WV Department of Education); Making Ends Meet (WV Community Voices)

MUDDY HOLE STUDIOS, LLC
570 Poor House Road
Martinsburg, WV 25401
Region 8, Berkeley County
CONTACT: James S. Smith, Owner
DAY PHONE: 304-261-9426
EVENING PHONE: 304-229-1649
MOBILE PHONE: 304-261-9426
FAX: 304-229-1649 (manual)
EMAIL: mudsmith@earthlink.net
WEBSITE: www.muddyhole.com
YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 10
FORMATS: DVD; CD; video
FACILITIES: location and post-production audio recording studio; multiple post-production work stations
EQUIPMENT/SUPPLIES: mini-DV record deck w/time code; video monitors; time code generation; time code slate; 48+ tracks of tape-based and hard disk multi-track records, high resolution, w/full time code compliance; wireless and wired mics; portable and stationary mixers; portable and stationary Digital Audio Workstations (DAW)
SELECTION OF CREDITS: concert DVDs for Kenny Rankin, Keiko Matsui, Herbie Hancock, Randy Weston, and many others (Image Entertainment); The Capitol Steps (PBS specials); infomercials for Busch Gardens, Williamsburg, VA (Frederiksen TV); Live at Blues Alley series w/Ahmad Jamal, Stanley Turrentine, Charlie Byrd, Ramsey Lewis, and Dizzy Gillespie; Kenny Gee at the Soul Café (The Jazz Channel); The National Symphony Orchestra (WETA-FM); Normandy: The Great Crusade (feature documentary, Discovery Channel); Blacklist: Hollywood on Trial (feature documentary, American Movie Classics); Jobs, Not What They Used To Be (PBS); infomercials for Natural Cover (Frederiksen TV)

OMNI PRODUCTIONS
1600-1/2 Washington Street, East
Charleston, WV 25311
Region 3, Kanawha County
CONTACT: Bob Gates
DAY PHONE: 304-342-2624
MOBILE PHONE: 304-542-0779
FAX: 413-653-2455
EMAIL: omni@ntelos.net
YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 10
FORMATS: mini-DV
FACILITIES: editing suites
EQUIPMENT/SUPPLIES: Canon XL1 w/wide lens; video non-linear editing for S-video and mini-DV; 16mm CP-16 w/Nagra; Moviola for 16mm editing; Lowell lights; 6" fresnels
SELECTION OF CREDITS: Creative Cometic Concepts

PIONEER ROCKS PRODUCTIONS
600 Mayfield Road
Morgantown, WV 26508
Region 6, Monongalia County
CONTACT: Chip Hitchcock
DAY PHONE: 304-292-6535
EVENING PHONE: 304-292-6535
MOBILE PHONE: 304-288-5879
EMAIL: chitchcock@wvpubcast.org
YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 4
FORMATS: film; video
EQUIPMENT/SUPPLIES: Super 16mm (Aaton) film camera package; BetaSP (Sony) video camera package; one-ton grip and electric package (detailed description available)
SELECTION OF CREDITS: Voices of Girls (BetaSP documentary feature, Appalachian Educational Laboratory); Partnering with Schools (BetaSP short PR video, Eisenhower Mathematics and Science Consortium); Making a Difference (BetaSP short PR video, EdVenture Group)

SKY TOURIST VIDEO, LLC
3686 Mount Union Road
Huntington, WV 25701
Region 3, Cabell County
CONTACT: Wayne S. Pollard
DAY PHONE: 304-697-5800
EVENING PHONE: 304-697-5800
YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 6
FORMATS: video
EQUIPMENT/SUPPLIES: aircraft; gyro-stabilized, gimbal-mounted aerial video camera system; pilot; cameraman; recording equipment; extensive stock aerial footage from location shoots in WV, KY, OH, TX, NM, NY, LA
SELECTION OF CREDITS: numerous video productions featuring aerial photography

SOMEDAY VIDEO PRODUCTIONS, LLC
436 – 12th Street, Suite C
Dunbar, WV 25064
Region 3, Kanawha County
CONTACT: Roger Echols, Managing Producer
DAY PHONE: 304-720-8273
EVENING PHONE: 304-744-3392
MOBILE PHONE: 304-610-6700
TOLL-FREE: 1-866-720-8273
EMAIL: info@somedayvideo.com
WEBSITE: www.somedayvideo.com
YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 6
FORMATS: DVCam
FACILITIES: Non-linear editing suite
EQUIPMENT/SUPPLIES: Sony DVCam; ENG light kits, Lowell, and ARRI; Adobe Premiere editing non-linear; duplication for SVHS, VHS, Hi-8, and 8mm video
SELECTION OF CREDITS: Goodwill Industries; WVARF; Prestela; Make-A-Wish Foundation; A.H.A.

TELVIDEO & AUDIO PRODUCTIONS
231 Heritage Drive
Huntington, WV 25704
Region 3, Cabell County
CONTACT: Bruce W. Penley
DAY PHONE: 304-529-4480
EVENING PHONE: 304-529-4442
MOBILE PHONE: 304-412-1444
YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 12
FORMATS: video
FACILITIES: voice-over studio
SELECTION OF CREDITS: Solid Waste Management, Charleston, WV

THE WALKABOUT COMPANY
30 Willow Lane
Wheeling, WV 26003
Region 1, Ohio County
CONTACT: Richard Warmuth and Debra Keddie
DAY PHONE: 304-242-8884
EVENING PHONE: 304-242-8884
MOBILE PHONE: 304-281-7379
FAX: 304-242-6156
EMAIL: gday@gowalkabout.com
WEBSITE: www.gowalkabout.com
YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 16
FORMATS: film; DVCPro50; BetaSP; CD-Rom; DVD
FACILITIES: audio recording studio (24 track, 24 bit digital w/48 channel mixing capabilities); 30' x 40' soundstage
EQUIPMENT/SUPPLIES: Sony DXC-D35WS native 16:9 w/Panasonic DVCPro50 recorder; 25' Jib arm with remote head; dolly platform w/25' of track; still photography cameras (35mm, medium format, 4x5); 16mm camera package w/sound capability (double system); location lighting package; DVD/CD-Rom authoring software and mastering equipment; 3D animation capability; 4:2:2 digital NLE w/SDI input/output, uncompressed capability
SELECTION OF CREDITS: Nature Walk (20-part half-hour series); Serendipity & Stuff (25-part half-hour series); The Midland Trail (feature documentary); A Year and A Day (feature documentary); Martin-Brower Corporation (training series); The Historic National Road in West Virginia; Managing a Drinking Water System (10-part series); Small Drinking Water Systems Security; Stifel Environmental Center (gate and exhibit videos); Domestic Violence National Teleconference

WITEK & NOVAK, INC.
241 Whitaker Boulevard
Huntington, WV 25701
Region 3, Cabell County
CONTACT: Deborah Novak, President
DAY PHONE: 304-697-0681
EMAIL: novak1@marshall.edu
YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 20
FORMATS: video
SELECTION OF CREDITS: Ashes to Glory: The Tragedy and Triumph of Marshall University Football (recipient of Emmy Award; 1st place Platinum Award for Documentaries, Worldfest-Houston; 1st place Angel Awards, Hollywood, CA; Telly Communicator, Chris Awards) (PBS Satellite; WV Public Broadcasting); Blenko Retro: Three Designers of American Glass (nominated for Emmy Award; recipient of 1st place Crystal Award of Excellence, Communicator Awards for documentary and arts programming) (PBS Satellite; South Carolina ETV); Hearts of Glass: The Story of Blenko Handcraft (nominated for Emmy Award; recipient of NETA's Best of the Best; 1st place Crystal Award of Excellence, Communicator Awards for cultural programming; Silver Award for arts programming, Worldfest-Houston; Telly Award) (National Educational Telecommunications Association; WV Public Broadcasting); New Music (recipient of 1st place Performance Programming, NETA Awards; 1st place Crystal Award of Excellence, Communicator Awards for cultural programming; 1st place Gold Award, Worldfest-Houston for arts programming; Telly Award); Blenko Handcraft: An American Heart of Glass (NETA; Oregon Public Broadcasting); Ashes to Glory DVD (including Emmy Award winning documentary and bonus material When You and I Were Young: Huntington and Marshall in the 1970s; The Making of Ashes to Glory; The 1970 Marshall University Thundering Herd: In Memory of Those Who Perished; The Young Thundering Herd: A Tribute); dozens of fitness industry infomercials (NordicTrack; Jane Fonda; Joe Montana; Buns/Abs of Steel; and many more); dozens of television commercials (Sheena Easton; Jake Steinfeld; Time-Life Books; Newsweek; The New York Times; Readers Digest; Field & Stream; Golf Illustrated; Harlequin Books; The Rolling Stones; and many more); consultants (HBO; IBM; New York Telephone; Fitness Quest; Kent & Spiegel; American Harvest); seminars and publications (Direct Marketing Association; DMA Council; Response Television; International Direct Marketing Association; and many more)

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PUBLICISTS

STEVE FESENMAIER
907 Churchill Circle
Charleston, WV 25314
Region 3, Kanawha County
DAY PHONE: 304-558-3978, ext. 2015
EVENING PHONE: 304-345-5850
EMAIL: mystery12@charter.net
YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 28
FORMATS: 16mm film; video
SELECTION OF CREDITS: Loose Ends (dramatic feature film); Correct Change (dramatic feature film, Down Home Films)
AFFILIATIONS: AFSCME

JEANNE MOZIER
3041 Pine Grove Road
Berkeley Springs, WV 25411
Region 8, Morgan County
DAY PHONE: 304-258-4248
EVENING PHONE: 304-258-4248
EMAIL: star@starwv.com
WEBSITE: www.starwv.com
YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 25-plus
FORMATS: print; media
FACILITIES: 235-seat movie theater (Star Theatre) w/fabric walls and 35mm platter system projectors for film exhibition; also used for recording music albums (no equipment, just space)
SELECTION OF CREDITS: Berkeley Springs (public relations for arts events and activities, festivals, tourism, local history)

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RESEARCH SERVICES

STEVE FESENMAIER
907 Churchill Circle
Charleston, WV 25314
Region 3, Kanawha County
DAY PHONE: 304-558-3978, ext. 2015
EVENING PHONE: 304-345-5850
EMAIL: mystery12@charter.net
YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 23
FORMATS: 35mm film; 16mm film; video
SELECTION OF CREDITS: Matewan (dramatic feature, Red Dog Films, Artisan Entertainment); West Virginia – A Film History (WV Humanities Council, WV Public Broadcasting); Pearl Buck
AFFILIATIONS: AFSCME

JEANNE MOZIER
3041 Pine Grove Road
Berkeley Springs, WV 25411
Region 8, Morgan County
DAY PHONE: 304-258-4248
EVENING PHONE: 304-258-4248
EMAIL: star@starwv.com
WEBSITE: www.starwv.com
YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 25-plus
FORMATS: print; media (25-plus); television (less than one year)
FACILITIES: 235-seat movie theater (Star Theatre) w/fabric walls and 35mm platter system projectors for film exhibition; also used for recording music albums (no equipment, just space)
SELECTION OF CREDITS: Berkeley Springs (more than 25 years in public relations for arts events and activities, festivals, tourism, local history); Capital-to-Capital 1989, Environmental Issues in Soviet Union (ABC-TV Nightline)

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STORY BOARD ARTISTS

RONN SMITH
2608 Sixth Avenue
Charleston, WV 25312
Region 3, Kanawha County
DAY PHONE: 304-766-7869
EVENING PHONE: 304-744-8309
MOBILE PHONE: 304-546-3254
EMAIL: ronnsmith1@hotmail.com
YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 5
FORMATS: digital video
SELECTION OF CREDITS: Return from Captivity (long-form video, Judy Miller Productions)

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WRITERS / SCRIPTWRITERS

CARPENTER PRODUCTIONS
200 Main Street
Sutton, WV 26601
Region 5, Braxton County
CONTACT: Kevin Carpenter
DAY PHONE: 304-558-2051
EVENING PHONE: 304-765-5960
FAX: 775-514-0844
EMAIL: kevincarpenter@hotmail.com
WEBSITE: www.elkhotel.com
YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 1
FORMATS: Beta; mini-DV
EQUIPMENT/SUPPLIES: Sony mini-DV; Final Cut Pro
SELECTION OF CREDITS: Elk Hotel (dramatic short)

ERIKA CELESTE
1527-B Quarrier Street
Charleston, WV 25311
Region 3, Kanawha County
DAY PHONE: 304-556-4940
MOBILE PHONE: 304-395-8785
EMAIL: blondblond25@hotmail.com
YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 11 (short films); 2 (documentaries)
FORMATS: digital video; Beta
SELECTION OF CREDITS: Just Like Anyone (documentary); Red Salt & Reynolds (short documentary, U.S. Army Corp. of Engineers); Prehistory of Native Americans in the Kanawha Valley (documentary); multiple short stories for PBS, CNN, VOA, NPR, MPR, IPR, ABC, NBC

JAMES (JAMIE) COPE
203 Rolling Meadows
Scott Depot, WV 25560
Region 3, Putnam County
DAY PHONE: 304-755-1235
EVENING PHONE: 304-757-3592
MOBILE PHONE: 304-610-5104
FAX: 304-755-1352
EMAIL: jamie@destinyimages.com
WEBSITE: www.destinyimages.com
YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 11
FORMATS: video; web; multimedia
FACILITIES: audio recording, digital recording; single person voice-over booth
EQUIPMENT/SUPPLIES: DVCam deck; BetaSP deck; computer work stations; Hi-8 deck
SELECTION OF CREDITS: Letter TV animated educational series (52 five-minute segments, Public Television); television commercial (Pioneer Credit Union); Kid's Science News Network animated segment series (NASA); Atoms and Molecules educational video (Films for the Humanities); Why AEI? Promotional Video and CD-Rom (AEI)

MOUNTAINSIDE MEDIA, INC.
2144 Pleasant Valley Drive
Huntington, WV 25701
Region 3, Cabell County
CONTACT: Byron K. Durham, Video Producer
DAY PHONE: 304-523-6162
EVENING PHONE: 304-523-6162
MOBILE PHONE: 304-751-6337
FAX: 304-523-6155
EMAIL: bdurham@mountainsidemedia.com
WEBSITE: mountainsidemedia.com
YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 10
FORMATS: Beta; DVD; SVHS; Digital
FACILITIES: video editing suites; website design; graphic design; scriptwriting; music arrangements, producers, composers
EQUIPMENT/SUPPLIES: JVC DV500 video camera; Bogen Tripod; Lowell Light Kit; Sony Beta camera; Azden wireless mic; non-linear editing Media 100; JVC linear editing; output to Sony Beta 1400 and JVC SVHS/VHS; output to DVD; Mac G4s w/Lacie drive for tape storage
SELECTION OF CREDITS: Dealing with Underage Alcohol Use in West Virginia (Marshall University Prevention Resource)

GARY SIMMONS
2410 Woodland Avenue
South Charleston, WV 25303
Region 3, Kanawha County
DAY PHONE: 304-744-7725
EMAIL: gswasc@charter.net
YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 17
FORMATS: video
SELECTION OF CREDITS: Freedom of Speech

SOMEDAY VIDEO PRODUCTIONS, LLC
436 – 12th Street, Suite C
Dunbar, WV 25064
Region 3, Kanawha County
CONTACT: Roger Echols, Managing Producer
DAY PHONE: 304-720-8273
EVENING PHONE: 304-744-3392
MOBILE PHONE: 304-610-6700
TOLL-FREE: 1-866-720-8273
EMAIL: info@somedayvideo.com
WEBSITE: www.somedayvideo.com
YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 10
FORMATS: DVCam
FACILITIES: Non-linear editing suite
EQUIPMENT/SUPPLIES: Sony DVCam; ENG light kits, Lowell, and ARRI; Adobe Premiere editing non-linear; duplication for SVHS, VHS, Hi-8, and 8mm video
SELECTION OF CREDITS: Goodwill Industries; WVARF; Prestela; Make-A-Wish Foundation; A.H.A.; The Our Dow Show (local CBS affiliate)

KELLY STROM
126 Chestnut Street
Dunbar, WV 25064
Region 3, Kanawha County
DAY PHONE: 304-766-7923
EVENING PHONE: 304-766-7923
EMAIL: artistrom@aol.com
YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 17
FORMATS: video; theater
SELECTION OF CREDITS: Camp West Virginia (multi-media marketing presentation, WV Division of Tourism); Angels Among Us (Christmas play, St. Luke's Episcopal Church); Alvin's Gift (Christmas play, Children's Theatre of Charleston)

STROM STUDIOS
126 Chestnut Street
Dunbar, WV 25064
Region 3, Kanawha County
CONTACT: Dennis Strom or Kelly Strom (co-presidents)
DAY PHONE: 304-766-7923
EVENING PHONE: 304-766-7923
EMAIL: artistrom@aol.com
YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 6
FORMATS: video, theater
SELECTION OF CREDITS: Camp West Virginia (multi-media marketing presentation, WV Division of Tourism); Knighthood Ceremony (medieval language knighting ceremony, Susan Kincaid)

WITEK & NOVAK, INC.
241 Whitaker Boulevard
Huntington, WV 25701
Region 3, Cabell County
CONTACT: Deborah Novak, President
DAY PHONE: 304-697-0681
EMAIL: novak1@marshall.edu
YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 35
FORMATS: film; video
SELECTION OF CREDITS (for John Witek): created hundreds of commercials and promotional programs for national advertisers (The New York Times; Newsweek; Reader's Digest; Time-Life Books); television consultant (IBM; Time Inc.; HBO; New York Telephone); author (Response Television, the first standard text in field of television direct marketing and used in numerous colleges/universities; subjects of history, natural history, archaeology, and popular culture for newspapers, magazines, scholarly publications); scriptwriter and producer (Slash of the Knife, New York, NY); recipient of awards by the Direct Marketing Creative Guild and the National Direct Marketing Association
SELECTION OF CREDITS (for Deborah Novak): writer, director, producer of PBS documentaries (Ashes to Glory: The Tragedy and Triumph of Marshall University Football (recipient of Emmy Award; 1st place Platinum Award for Documentaries, Worldfest-Houston; 1st place Angel Awards, Hollywood, CA; Telly Communicator, Chris Awards); Blenko Retro: Three Designers of American Glass (nominated for Emmy Award; recipient of 1st place Crystal Award of Excellence, Communicator Awards for documentary and arts programming); Hearts of Glass: The Story of Blenko Handcraft (nominated for Emmy Award; recipient of NETA's Best of the Best; 1st place Crystal Award of Excellence, Communicator Awards for cultural programming; Silver Award for arts programming, Worldfest-Houston; Telly Award); Blenko Handcraft: An American Heart of Glass; Ashes to Glory DVD (including Emmy Award winning documentary and bonus material When You and I Were Young: Huntington and Marshall in the 1970s; The Making of Ashes to Glory; The 1970 Marshall University Thundering Herd: In Memory of Those Who Perished; The Young Thundering Herd: A Tribute)); writer, producer of plays (Huntington: The Jewel of West Virginia; The Making of Daydreams (Adelphi University Theatre); Daydreams (The Actor's Corner); The Darling and Other Loves (18th Street Playhouse)); composer, score, director, producer of opera (Chat Room, Marshall University); author of books (Staging Musical Theatre (F&W Publications); The Real Ghostbusters (Simon & Schuster)); author of articles (The Forgotten Music of Triple-A Plowed Under, Power, and One Third of A Nation (Journal of American Drama & Theatre); When Huntington Made A Movie (Huntington Quarterly); A Postcard Gallery of the Jewel City (Huntington Quarterly); What Every Actress Knows (Women & Performance); An Evening in the Italian Renaissance Theatre (Minetta Review))

MIDGE FLINN YOST
316 Fillmore Street
Harpers Ferry, WV 25425
Region 8, Jefferson County
DAY PHONE: 304-535-1799
MOBILE PHONE: 202-302-5642
FAX: 304-535-1799 (manual)
EMAIL: mflinnyost@aol.com
WEBSITE: fillmoredigitalmedia.com
YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 17
FORMATS: video
EQUIPMENT/SUPPLIES: HD24p; HDTV; Beta; DV; mini-DV; film; non-linear editing (two FCP desktop/portable); Sony PD-150 DVCam; graphics/animation; scriptwriting; crew coordination (Washington, DC region); video compression; DVD authoring
SELECTION OF CREDITS: Operation Lifesaver (National Cancer Institute); National Archives (Library of Congress); National Association of Elementary School Principals

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