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Conrad Denke
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Conrad Denke, CEO and owner of Victory Studios and American Motion Pictures, has been in the film and video business for over thirty years. Denke has a degree in Radio/Television Communications and Psychology from the University of Washington. He served four years in the Air Force as a cameraman/director for the Fifth Air Force Pacific Command, producing films in Korea, Japan, The Philippines, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam. In 1973, Denke was a cameraman for Operation Homecoming, a show documenting the POW releases from Hanoi, North Vietnam. In 1978, he and his wife Laura started American Production Services.
As a producer, Denke has worked in several arenas, including documentaries, corporate, children's programming, TV talk shows, and feature length television movies. He recently completed five years as co-executive producer on a series of public affairs documentaries for PBS, entitled National Desk. His most recent program, Education in America: A Public Right Gone Wrong, was aired in January 2000 and is now available on video-cassette through Laissez Faire Books. Denke has also formed a new company, E Pluribus Unum Films, to produce documentary and dramatic programming for television.
Denke’s filmmaking awards include: several Cine Golden Eagle awards;top awards from the New York International Film and TV Festival, the US International Film Festival, the International Television Association, the Houston International Film Festival, IFPA, and the Telly awards; a Chris award from the Columbus film festival, numerous Emerald City awards, and an award for directing from the Western Heritage Center and National Cowboy Hall of Fame.
Denke has served as President of the International Television Association - Seattle Chapter and President of the Association of Independent Commercial Producers. He’s been on the board of the Washington Film and Video Association and was the founder and acting president of The Washington Motion Picture Council. He is currently the chairman of the HDTV Consortium for NATPE and Vice President of the American Cinema Foundation, a Los Angeles based non-partisan group dedicated to recognizing films and television programs that exemplify positive social values, such as tolerance, respect for others and freedom of thought. Denke is active in community affairs and his church, where he serves in the stake presidency of The Seattle Shoreline Stake. He is also listed in Marquis’s Who's Who in the World, America, the West and Entertainment.
What I do in my spare time:
Spend time with my family.
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Mark MacDonald
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As President of Victory Studios, customer satisfaction is Mark’s main focus. He wants each customer to have the amount of creative control they desire while also experiencing the success achieved when working with Victory’s skilled team of creative and post-production personnel.
A Seattle native, Mark is a product of the University of Washington School of Business and a retired banker. He has taught and consulted for governments and industries in the United States, Kazakhstan, China, Russia, and Uzbekistan, covering subjects ranging from marketing, finance, manufacturing processes, and strategic planning. He still teaches continuing education classes at the University of Reno.
Combined with his business knowledge, Mark also has a creative/artistic side. He has worked as voice and on-camera talent in corporate videos, local commercials, and feature films (yes, when he was younger), has been a stunt car driver for a feature film, has worked with the folks at Warren Miller Entertainment, and is an accomplished percussionist.
All of this enables Mark to merge his creative talents and practical business insight with the world of production and post-production, thereby achieving the company goal of building cooperative relationships with others and successfully completing projects. Making sure the customer receives the utmost in attention and service is Mark’s primary concern, with the focus on “doing the right thing, right.”
If you are considering a project or want that extra attention, please call or email Mark.
What I do in my spare time:
When Mark finds spare time, he enjoys golfing, skiing, fly-fishing, woodworking, down hill skiing, music and his children and grandchildren.
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Kurt Horn
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While attending college and working toward a degree in aeronautical engineering, Kurt got a part time job at KIMA-TV in Yakima shooting stills and directing. The Yakima job led to a position as a news photographer at KING TV in Seattle while Kurt attended the University of Washington. After a brief (draft induced) military career spent in Berlin, Kurt once again found himself in a news room environment, this time shooting award-winning stories for KOMO-TV in Seattle. After five years of shooting "talking heads," he moved on to become a producer/director working on live and taped programs as well as commercials. This opportunity was followed by a five-year stint as Production Manager coordinating the daily operations of a major market television station.
Looking for other ways to improve his skills, Kurt moved on to become Creative Director for the Seattle office of Telemation Productions. With the closure of Telemation, Kurt found a home in sales with Western Video, and, from there, it was a short jump to Production Services Coordinator at Victory Studios, where he has been since 1992. In his current position as Director of Operations, Kurt is responsible for the daily operation of this premiere postproduction facility.
What I do in my spare time:
Photography, hiking and goofing off at the cabin.
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Scott Thomas
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Scott started at the Victory Studios in 1991. He has a Bachelors Degree from Brigham Young University in Electronics Engineering Technology. In addition to the Victory Studios, Scott has worked for KBYU-TV and as well freelance for sports remote broadcasts. Scott has been instrumental in the development of the Digital and High Definition capabilities of the Victory Studios.
What I do in my spare time:
Tinker
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Mike Wacker
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Mike joins Victory Studios after seventeen years with the NFL/Seattle Seahawks as Director of Broadcasting, where he created an in-house production environment that ultimately produced all the team’s radio, TV, and in-stadium shows. While with the Seahawks, Wacker was also an instrumental team player in various Paul Allen technology/business enterprises, including pioneering efforts in HDTV production with the Portland Trailblazers and Seattle Seahawks. He also worked as a design team member for video systems and operations at Husky Stadium and Seahawks Stadium. Prior to joining the Seahawks, Mike was president of Rainy Day Productions in Seattle, from 1975 - 1986, where he produced image-media for a Who’s Who of local, national, and international clients. Prior to establishing Rainy Day, Wacker was Production Manager for the seminal Northwest production company, Multi-Media Productions, Inc., in Seattle, from 1972-1975. Mike has been honored with several awards, including the US Golden Cine Eagle, the Emerald City Award, and six Emmy nominations for his work as a producer. Wacker attended the University of Washington, majoring in communications.
Today, at Victory, Mike continues his commitment to forging special relationships with our customers, clients, partners, and friends. He finds creative solutions to the challenges they face in communicating their message through a wide variety of mediums.
What I do in my spare time:
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George Riddell
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George is an accomplished producer of many different types of media projects, including TV and radio commercials, documentaries, corporate marketing DVDs and dramatic film. He brings to each project a unique combination of media technology expertise and creative talent that his collaborators respect and appreciate.
George is a twenty-year veteran of television, having served in numerous capacities at TV stations throughout the West. He has served as Director of Creative Services at KCPQ-TV & KTWB-TV in Seattle, and spent nine years in the same capacity at KWGN-TV in Denver. Along the way, he acquired the marketing aptitude that continues to serve him in his position at Victory Studios.
George received his BA degree in Radio, TV & Film from the University of Michigan and did his graduate work in the Telecommunications and Film Department at San Diego State University
What I do in my spare time:
George enjoys golf and skiing, except on Fall Saturdays, when he’s always in front of the TV cheering for the Wolverines.
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David Thompson
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David has been in the film and video business since he started making 8mm movies for fun while in junior high school. In 1975, he graduated with a BS degree in film & television production from San Diego State University.
For over fifteen years, David managed and worked in print, audio/visuals, and video production for various West Coast banks headquartered in San Francisco and Seattle.
For the past fifteen years, David has performed a variety of functions at Victory Studios, including sales and marketing and customer service. He currently works as Vice President of Special Projects.
Additionally, during the past five+ years, David has functioned as Editor and Advertising Sales Manager of HighDef Magazine, a national, bi-monthly trade publication.
What I do in my spare time:
David enjoys movies, especially foreign films, church activity, his children, grandchildren, and spending time with his wife, and best friend, Cyndy.
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Doug Ramsey
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Doug Ramsey has enjoyed a career in media and professional sports that has spanned more than two decades. Ramsey is a career media veteran with extensive management and business development experience in all media forms. Over his 13 years in professional sports Ramsey held senior management positions with both the Seattle Seahawks, as Senior Director of Business Development and the Seattle SuperSonics, as Senior Director of Corporate Sponsorship and Broadcast Development. During his professional sports tenure Ramsey has played significant roles in rewriting industry standards for electronic innovations, as one of a handful of sports marketing executives to identify, develop and implement a new and now dominate business model for professional sports.
Ramsey is a 1980 alumnus of Central Washington University, where he received his Bachelor of Science Degree in Aerospace Science. He has also studied Communications at the graduate level at Eastern Washington University. Doug and his wife Stacie live in the Seattle suburb of Sammamish Washington, with their youngest daughter Brittney (17) while his two sons, Micah (20) and Brandon (24), are in college.
What I do in my spare time:
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Susan McArthur
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Susan was introduced to playing music at the young age of five while attending music school. It's all history from there. She played the flute for ten years, starting in grade school and continuing through high school. During her career in Seattle, she has worked on everything audio, from duplication, recording, editing and mixing to her vast knowledge of music and sound effect libraries. Her "canniness" to find the appropriate music piece for a project is indomitable. With her audio background, owning her own business and being a partner in another, she was a shoe-in for managing the Sound Department here at Victory.
What I do in my spare time:
In her "spare" time, she enjoys spending time with her husband, Les, and her dog "Shady Lady," and visiting with friends. She loves the water and someday hopes to own a boat! I love to go up to the national forest areas all over Washington State.
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Nick Denke
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Nick Denke is Victory Studios' Senior Audio Engineer and has been mixing audio at Victory Studios since 1985. He was the first Dolby surround engineer in Seattle in 1991 and has mixed Grammy nominated videos and DVDs. Nick is Victory Studios' in-house music composer as well, providing, for example, the Seattle Seahawks with their theme music. Nick fronts the Seattle rock band, IVAN, and is often called upon to use those talents to lay vocals, guitar, keyboard, and flute tracks in embellishing his clients' projects. From corporate videos to TV and radio, Nick puts his heart into everything he works on and keeps himself and his customers smiling and having fun.
What I do in my spare time:
In his time away from Victory Studios, Nick fronts the local rock band, IVAN, and acts in local theatrical productions. He loves to ski and ride his bike whenever he can.
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Jason Devore
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Jason Devore has been working in the field of music and audio postproduction since 1985. Playing in as well as recording bands, working in radio, and earning his BA in music from CSU, Chico, led Jason to Seattle in early 1993. During his time in Seattle, Jason has worked on sound design projects for corporations like Microsoft, AT&T and Nike, local and national radio and television commercials as well as long format documentaries and feature films.
What I do in my spare time:
Spare time?!? I don't have spare time. I'm very busy working on your soundtrack.
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Mike Thompson
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Mike brings thirty years experience in video & audio production to your project. He started in the Seattle market in 1972 with Multi-Media Productions, where he gained experience in all aspects of audio mixing, editing, and location sound for film production. In 1974, WNA Audio Video acquired Multi-Media, which started offering film and 2" to ¾” video transfers. This launched him into the wave of video postproduction, where he gained experience ranging from 2" video editing to the rapid changing technology of computer editing and special effects. In 1976, Telemation Productions acquired WNA, where he became senior editor and honed his skills as an online editor. In 1984, Mike went to Alpha Cine Labs, where he spent eleven years as Senior Editor. In 1985, he came to Victory Studios for the opportunity to always be on the leading edge of technology.
What I do in my spare time:
Mike likes to fish, camp, and mountain bike, and he participates in a pool playing league.
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Erick Larsen
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After several years of motion picture tech work and earlier experience in radio and newspaper production, Erick found a place in Victory Studios’ Video Duplication Department. He worked here for three years before shifting to multimedia. Erick finds that his range of experience has been extremely useful in taking on the unpredictable challenges of multimedia, in which ongoing projects may include a DVD video series, a high-resolution .AVI application for scientific study, or the compression of aging video tapes for an MPEG digital archive.
What I do in my spare time:
When not dealing with the constantly changing universe of digital video, Erick pursues an interest in silent era cinema, particularly the films of Georges Méliès. (Through no fault of his own, Erick's silent movie webpage is a top-five result for the keyword "Méliès" in search engines such as google and goto.com.)
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Saul Mitchell
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Video Duplication Manager
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I've spent years managing the fulfillment division and have been the project coordinator for all of the company’s shipping needs. Much of my time has been devoted to building strong bonds and lasting relationships with a vast line of courier companies and tape vendors alike to ensure that our customers have access to the best quality at low cost.
What I do in my spare time:
In my spare time, I play a good deal of tennis, camp whenever possible, and nurse my undying love for the game of golf.
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John Davidson
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My interest in this industry began in the Air Force. I worked in a photo unit, first working on aerial cameras, then ground still cameras, then motion picture lab equipment, and finally motion picture cameras. After leaving the Air Force, I worked for F&B Ceco in Los Angeles servicing their rental film cameras (mainly Arriflex 16 & 35mm and Mitchell cameras). I then went to work for Young & Rubicam, an ad agency in L.A.. There I started taking care of their audiovisual systems. I recorded audio demos and rough mixes as well as demo video reels and presentations. Through working at the agency, I became quite involved with the on-staff producers and became exposed to all facets of conception production and postproduction. Working at Young & Rubicam solidified my interest was in postproduction.
I then received the fortunate opportunity to work at Editel in Hollywood; so I left Y & R and went to work at Editel doing utility work on their remote video trucks, eventually moving inside to run tape for the editors and telecine. After awhile, and 2 telecine (colorists) later, I expressed an interest in doing telecine, was given a crash course in telecine, and thrown into the job. I grew there and developed a client base around Budweiser, Bank of America, A&M records, Good Year Tire, and a number of other national clients that Editel had built up over their short history in L.A.
However, wanting out of L.A, I then left and moved to Seattle,. I came without a job to a city that, at the time, did not have a telecine. I first worked at Boeing as a contract employee doing some shooting, editing, and maintenance of their video cameras. This led to a position at Telemation doing video on their studio and remote shoots. They hired me with the intent of putting in a telecine. Two years later, they did.
At that time in Seattle, the only film spots that were being shot were for the banks or bigger budget clients.After the telecine was in, the video shooting in town dwindled. People wanted to shoot film here, the labs were here, and now the post was here. I stayed with Telemation until 1990. Then Pinnacle arrived from Spokane. I saw the chance to have the post business in town mature to a level only associated with L.A. or Vancouver. At Pinnacle, I had the opportunity to work with clients such as Turner Broadcasting, Will Vinton, Saturn, McDonalds, Coca Cola, Henry Weinhard’s, Bank of Hawaii, Washington Mutual, NBC, ABC, A&E Networks, Kraft Foods, etc. In April 200I, I made the move to Victory Studios. Here we have had clients such as City Bank of Hawaii, Bank of Hawaii, Maryland State Lottery, Windermere Realty, Washington State Lottery, KING 5 News, Premera Blue Cross, Will Vinton, etc.
What I do in my spare time:
I personally love my wife Cathryn, my children Sophie & Michael, and my dogs Duncan & Delilah. My interests lie in movies, art, Roseville pottery, old cars, soccer, and travel.
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Josh Mallinger
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Josh has a degree in political science from University of Washington, but, upon completing his degree, he quickly realized that it didn’t easily lead to a fulfilling career nor did it deal with his true love, film (spurred by an interest in the films of David Lynch and Hal Hartley, to list just a couple of his favorites). Therefore, Josh returned to UW and received a certificate in film and video production, which involved writing a short film. Within a year, Josh actually shot his film with the intent of "finishing it someday."
In 1999, Josh accepted a position at Victory Studios and took the time to complete his short film. It was accepted at the 2001 Seattle Underground Film Festival. Following this, he continued to hone his technical and artistic skills, focusing on High Definition and color correction for film and video. His exposure to a wide array of talented filmmakers’ work helped develop his eye for the aesthetic of film and video, a necessary attribute for a colorist. At Victory Studios, Josh continues to learn from the great John Davidson, Senior Colorist at Victory Studios, widely regarded as “The Best in the West.”
What I do in my spare time:
Josh plays soccer in the Greater Seattle Soccer League, supports Manchester United Football Club, and immerses himself in the world of David Lynch (and other film makers).
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Geoff Dunlap
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With over thirty years of award-winning film and video experience, as well as the support of Victory Studios' state of the art equipment, Geoff Dunlap has the knowledge and resources necessary to fulfill a wide range of production criteria.
After graduating from film school at UCLA, Geoff began his professional career in Hollywood. Working with all major studios (Universal, MGM, Paramount, Disney, etc.) and many corporate clients, he filmed commercials, documentaries, infomercials, and travel programs. Through this, Geoff acquired the breadth of skills to make quality and professionalism the standard in his work.
Today, Geoff continues to serve the needs of producers, directors, and their clientele from around the world. Names like Microsoft, PBS, Bank of America, Sony, History/Discovery Channel, ESPN, BBC, Eddie Bauer, Holland America Line, NY Life, Boeing, and Albertson's make the list of those with which he’s worked.
Vision, style, and substance are what Geoff Dunlap brings to the production. He has the eye of experience, andit shows.
What I do in my spare time:
Exercising, refinishing furniture, reading history, and traveling fill my limited spare time.
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Adam Martyn
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Rentals Customer Service Rep.
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After attending the Conservatory of Recording Arts and Sciences in Tempe, Arizona, Adam joined the Victory Studios team as an intern in their Audio Department. Adam was an impressive intern, and, shortly after finishing his audio internship, he hired on as a field and studio videographer. In this capacity, Adam expanded his experience working with and servicing Beta SP, (S)VHS, Digibeta, mini DV, and DV cameras as well as solving the many challenges presented when recording video and audio in the field.
This on-the-job experience gives Adam a unique and valuable insight into making sure a client's rental needs are properly assessed and fulfilled.
What I do in my spare time:
Adam enjoys playing chess, riding his bike, recording and mixing local bands, and vegging out to science fiction movies.
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Scott Thomas
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Scott started at the Victory Studios in 1991. He has a Bachelors Degree from Brigham Young University in Electronics Engineering Technology. In addition to the Victory Studios, Scott has worked for KBYU-TV and as well freelance for sports remote broadcasts. Scott has been instrumental in the development of the Digital and High Definition capabilities of the Victory Studios.
What I do in my spare time:
Tinker
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Brandon Bates
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Growing up with computers, electronics, graphics, and video as my hobbies I became well versed and skilled in these areas. I graduated from Bates Technical College with a Broadcast Technology Degree. In 1998 I joined the Victory Studios as a duplication technician. In 1999 I took the opportunity to work on a large 3D graphics project and began to move into that department. In 2000 my technical skills and knowledge allowed me to become our IT / Graphics Engineer helping support our computers, network, and website and the areas of hosting, multimedia, graphics, and programming among other things.
What I do in my spare time:
Programing, building and upgrading computer systems, photography, 3D animation, music, learning, hiking, most of all spending time with my wife Cyndi and children Brindy, Katy, and Brian.
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