To whom it may concern,
Welcome to Open Letter, a creative production agency.
Think of us as advertising architects...
with construction experience.
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Commercial
Global TV campaigns, award-winning micro-budget documentaries, we've done it all. Along the way we kept what worked, and dropped what didn't until we had an efficient workflow from beginning to end.
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We Believe
With our in-house post capabilities, there aren't many things we can't do. We can partner with vendors, or take a project from start to finish.
At Open Letter, we see strategy and execution as two sides of the same coin. We don't cut corners, instead, we consider all the angles. Is it better to cover the streets of Burbank in snow blankets, use VFX, or fly a three-person crew to Alaska? We deliver scale and story on a budget, because we're open to every possibility.
manifesto
Write for the budget
shoot for the edit
swing for the fences
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CASE STUDIES
By bringing production experience into the writer's room and editing experience onto the set, we turn obstacles into opportunities in order to
make the most out of any budget.
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We Believe
After seeing gigantic budgets squandered on meaningless details and muddled strategies, we formulated some guiding principals.
Consider them the starting point for a conversation.
Be interesting.
Wit never goes out of style.
Resourceful beats well-resourced.
Good taste exists at every budget level.
Copying a trend means you're already too late.
Beautiful isn't mandatory, but should be the default.
If you have someone's attention, attention span isn't a factor.
Control is the most expensive element of any production.*
It's possible to work both smarter and harder.
Time is the only substitution for money.
Showing is better than telling.
The audience wants to care.
Brevity wins.
*Giving up a little is the best way to keep costs down.
motion pictures
You need assets... lots of assets. Whether it's simultaneous capture, shooting in between setups or pulling hi-res stills from the footage, we handle the tightest of schedules. A little forethought, means nothing looks like afterthought.
Open Letter is based in Portland, OR, but we work all over (Canada and the U.S.) *
Here are just a few of our talented production and post production partners:
Untitled Films
T Productions
Vision Film Co
Gus Creative
Arcade Edit
Easy Peasy
Company 3
Mad Cow
The Mill
J Spary
Teamwork makes the dream work
Camera Car: Easy Peasy Films. Producer: Patrick Wilcox
*En français aussi
Yours Truly,
scott pommier
Director/DP/Editor
scottpommier.com
Award-winning photographer turned award-winning director. Ceramicist with no awards (yet.)
Fun fact: 8th place at Tampa Am (IYKYK)
JORDAN CONWAY
Photographer/Editor
jordanconwayphoto.com
Vintage motorcycle enthusiast, anarchist, skateboarder, amateur blacksmith, climber.
Fun fact: Norvegofile