Hand Crank Films | Behind the Scenes

This is supposed to be a blog with helpful filmmaking tips using keywords like ‘Seattle video production’, but we really just want to write about A Song of Ice and Fire or Harry Potter or share our hottest takes - though we do enjoy a good behind the scenes post.

New Releases

Making of | Polyphia, Ego Death

When we learned that the new Polyphia song would feature Steve Vai, we wanted to make a music video that ...  Read

A Documentary about Music

In 2020, our friends Ivan & Alyosha (Tim W, Ryan, Pete, Tim K, and Cole) and their manager at the time, ...  Read

2020 Perspective

2020 has been interesting; like everyone we know, the year kicked off hot. Then Covid19 hit like an anchor to the ...  Read

Harry Potter and the Pretentious Film Snob

I didn’t always enjoy reading, even though I majored in English. I always loved a good story and would ...  Read

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Point of View

2020 Perspective

2020 has been interesting; like everyone we know, the year kicked off hot. Then Covid19 hit like an anchor to the ...  Read

Harry Potter and the Pretentious Film Snob

I didn’t always enjoy reading, even though I majored in English. I always loved a good story and would ...  Read

Homecoming and stuff

Recently, I’ve been asked, ‘Why did you want to come back to Hand Crank Films?” That’s a fair ...  Read

Authenticity Paradox

With the launch of Gillette’s ‘We Believe‘ campaign, which has garnered over 25 million hits in less than two weeks, ...  Read

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Mise En Scene

Making of | Polyphia, Ego Death

When we learned that the new Polyphia song would feature Steve Vai, we wanted to make a music video that ...  Read

A Documentary about Music

In 2020, our friends Ivan & Alyosha (Tim W, Ryan, Pete, Tim K, and Cole) and their manager at the time, ...  Read

The events and characters are based on a true story.

Sam’s Story was one of the more personal films we have made and it came about because Seattle Humane ...  Read

Autel and the Power of Content

This drone company out of Bellevue, WA understands the importance of content to engage audiences, and they’ve built a ...  Read

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Celebrations

Can you remake a classic?

Of course you can, but doing it justice is the hard part. Hand Crank Films has been a staple of ...  Read

This is Why We Science

A great commercial is not just something you remember, but something you just have to talk about. Bayer’s This ...  Read

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Archive

Robots and Goosebumps: Storytelling in a Digital Age

I’ve been lucky enough to be invited to talk on a panel about the Evolution of Brand at this ...  Read

The Art of Losing a Client

A couple weeks ago we lost a client. This was a client we had done some really good work for, ...  Read

The Changing Role of Creatives

Anyone who has paid any attention to the advertising space knows that there has been a ton of consolidation in ...  Read

Using High-end Video on Social for Big Results

Typically, when it comes to social media, we advise our clients to stick with documentary style stories and user case-studies ......  Read

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FILMMAKING | WEST COAST & BEYOND

From documentaries for corporations and causes, to music videos for local artists and household names, to creating worlds for narrative films, we are filmmakers putting creative first.

Check out our video catalogue
Production still for a video created for a scientific society SPIE See Details
Lost boys in Ivan & Alyosha music video. Ivan & Alyosha See Details
A group of friends in a Fentanyl Awareness TV Spot Skagit County Public Health See Details
Lavender Siobhan Lines and Blood Films See Details
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We’re going for the emotions. Joy, sorrow, laughter, love - we want it all. And we want to work with people that understand that language. Partners who will challenge us to be better and push us to grow, so when we share it with the world, we've made something that matters.