production crew

MASON LAKE

Mason Lake strives for his team to reach for new bars in film & video. While working to stay focused & on the cutting edge of an industry that will be radically changing over the coming decade.

Production companies must be efficient, lean, powerhouses with crews who know how to work together & avoid the “wrinkles” that plague many productions. If they wanna stay in business, they must adapt with the times & use the new tools available.

So the crew can focus on the craft, the execution & get back to the roots of cinema. Update the old ways with new technology, then merging those disciplines with the versatility that social media offers to reach audiences in whole new ways.

A man with brown hair and a beard holding a professional video camera against a black background.
Mason Lake's National Geographic Photo

director, producer, PRODUCTION OWNER

Award-winning photographer with over 15 years of Photography experience & over 5 years in Film & Video.

  • Arts & Communication Magnet Academy degree in Visual Arts (Photo & Video) & Computer Arts (Animation & Graphic Design)

  • 2016 National Geographic Photographer of the the Year Finalist

  • Accolades & Awards from Epson, HIPA, ND, IPA & More.

  • Previous Photo Gallery Owner in Portland, OR Alberta Arts District, current Production Company & Studio Owner.

  • Over a decade of commercial experience from events, fundraisers, weddings, ceremonies, modeling, music performances, products, portraits, realty, sports, social media, & studio.

  • Clients such as Kona Brewing Co. for 2 years, before merger with Anheuser-Busch.

  • First job: Co-Manager of Camera Store for 3 years, after 4 years in sales/photo lab tech. Sold over $1 million in camera equipment & stayed in business through the 2009 recession.

  • Worked as a production-line supervisor at one of the largest facilities in Portland, OR in its industry, going through $100k in product daily. He helped refine it to the point of creating their SOPs.

  • Planned & executed two 3-week-long trips, generating a huge travel photography portfolio. Through Thailand & around the English channel of Northern Europe

  • Where we come from matters, Mason believes. One great-grandfather of his was a WW2 admiral; his other great-grandfather was a tycoon in the paper industry. Mason follows a philosophy & work ethic towards film-making that draws from the strengths of those two family members.

A person in tactical gear, including a helmet and gas mask, sitting on a metallic stool, with a graffiti-covered wall in the background.

the frontlines of Portland, or

Reported on the front-lines of civil rights protests 150 days.

  • Using equipment, experience & creative skills seldom seen in the middle of riots.

  • Has the largest library of never-before-seen 4k footage from the front-lines of Portland, OR during the BLM movement that swept the nation. Yet today is nearly forgotten about.

  • Settled with the City of Portland a 1983 Federal Monell claim citing infringement of
    rights as a member of the free press, after nearly 4 years in court.

  • Was written about in a Seattle Time article over the efforts & struggles facing him during the firs 100 days of consistent protesting in Portland.

  • Over a dozen assaults written about by the US Press Freedom Tracker.

  • Barley Riverstone - They/Them

    Assistant Director & Assistant Producer

    Award winning filmmaker. Barley is an “anarcho-communist-socalist” with a passion for radical bodily autonomy, & re-imagined food/transportation networks. They'd like to see an uptick in commune living & reclaiming of private infrastructure in favor of better pedestrian mobility & urban green spaces.

  • Brain

    Associate Editor & Color

  • Iz Jucie

    Production Assistant

  • Phoenix

    History & Research

  • *DISCLAIMER

    *For the safety & protection of the crew, identities are kept from open public knowledge until after production releases. Personas are used in-place for the public to get to know the production crew.