COmpany oWNER

Mason Lake A man with brown hair and a beard holding a professional video camera against a black background.

director

producer

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MASON LAKE (HE/HIM)

Having grown up in the 90s; arguably the golden age of modern cinema, Mason’s earliest memory of film-making was owning the “making of Jurassic Park” & watching it as much as the main movie at only 7 years old. His passion for video drives him & his team to reach for new bars, with the dream of one day putting a mark on cinema. They work hard 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 merge those disciplines with the versatility that social media offers to reach audiences in whole new ways. Mason dreams to build a new emerging, video production co “platform” for creatives & kind-humans to work at delivering high quality, thoughtful entertainment with insights into what it means being human these days.

photography 20 years+
VIDEOGRAPHY 10 years+

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 for Photography.

2013 Photo Gallery Owner in Portland, OR Alberta Arts District,
2025 Video 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.

Was camera at Fairmont Orchid Hotels, Pacific Dream Photography, Kona Brewers Festival, Kona Brewing Co. (before merger with Anheuser-Busch) & various other operations while in Hawaii 2014-2018.

Have directed numerous small shoots on locations for commercial use, modeling & portfolio.

First job: Co-Manager of Camera Store for 3 years, after 4 years in sales/photo lab tech. Over 7 years total. Sold more than $1 million in camera equipment & stayed afloat 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.

2020 protests in Portland, or

REPORTED ON THE FRONT-LINES OF CIVIL RIGHTS
EVENTS FOR OVER 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 first 100 days of protesting in Portland, OR.
Over a dozen law enforcement related physical assaults on record & written about by the US Press Freedom Tracker.

STUDIO CREW

Barley Riverstone (they/them)

Assistant Director & Co-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.
The Brain (he/him)

Colorist & IT
Juniper (She/Her)

Production Assistant
Athena (She/Her)

Archivist & Community Consultant
JuiceZ (He/him)

Studio Intern
*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.