WELCOME!
Thanks for visiting. Ivy Road Studio is a full service media production company that's been in business for more than twenty years!
NICE TO MEET YOU
SENIOR PRODUCER/DIRECTOR
"I like learning new things and being a producer/director allows me do that because every client is unique and so is every project. There are some weeks that I look back on what I've worked on and it can be so different from one day to the next. I might be meeting with clients, writing a script, holding auditions, on location for a shoot, screening footage, or in an edit suite. There's no "normal week" and I love it!
Meeting new people, getting them comfortable in front of a camera and making sure they look and sound their best is a specialty. Being a good producer means I get to be creative while also being a good project manager. I'm ready to be your partner.
- Kathleen
POST SUPERVISOR AND EDITOR
I started editing during the early days of Avid - I remember how excited we were to have 25G of storage! It began because I was mostly interested in cutting my own rough cuts. However, I found I really enjoyed putting together the story visually. I truly believe being an editor has made me a better producer and vice versa. I start editing the project in my head while still on location.
As a post supervisor, I've managed teams of editors while working under very tight deadlines. In several situations, I was hiring editors right out of college and it was really fun to watch them learn and hone their editing styles. Years later, it's nice to see the creative editing professionals they've become.
- Kathleen
FROM CONCEPT TO COMPLETION
WE GOT YOU!
Our programs inform, entertain, educate and excite. No matter the length or subject matter. Here's a list of services and skills. Don't see something you're looking for? Just contact us, it's hard to list all the projects and skills we've utilized over the years.
CREATIVE VISUAL STORYTELLER
Every project tells a story. So what's yours?
We work with you to develop the right program to deliver your messaging. Need a 15 second social media spot with professional talent? We can do that! Need 30 minute multi-cam webcast featuring your subject matter experts? We've done that too. Seriously, we can help make any topic fun and interesting.
GLOBAL FIELD EXPERIENCE
The passport is always up to date.
We've been across the country and around the world to capture the story. Although we're based in Chicago, we feel comfortable producing shoots pretty much anywhere. We've been in corn fields, factories, C-level suites, lots of offices and even been on a couple of airport runways.
POST PRODUCTION
Let's spend some time in a dark room
Sadly, most editing takes place in windowless suites, but we're fine with that. We're here to help with your post production needs no matter if we produced the shoot or not. We're experienced Post Supervisors and can take your production footage to the next level. Post production is more than editing and graphics, Let us sweeten your project with music, professional voice over talent and sound effects.
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Getting down to business
We're not sure most people like the project management stuff but we do. We want a great finished project, but it has to be on time and on budget too. Your project also deserves to have accurate and reliable schedules. We kinda dig all that logistics stuff.
INTERESTS
Random tidbits
Ok, this is our shameless attempt to let you know other things we're passionate about. We like to travel and volunteer our time when possible. Kathleen is a pretty good cook and baker (see photos below). Oh, and we'd really love to talk to you about your next project!!
GALLERY
Wait! Where are your demos?
We'd love to use this space to show off projects we're proud of. Unfortunately, most of our clients do not allow us to retain, download and/or display finished internal pieces. However, we can send links to projects that are externally posted for the public. Often these links are short-lived which makes any links here quickly obsolete.
We will use our blog to post links to projects. We just can't guarantee they will still be active. You can also contact us - we'll send you links you'll like!
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In the meantime, here are some baked goodies Kathleen made.