About Hand Crank Films Video Production company in Seattle, United States
Hand Crank Films is named after the Bell & Howell 70 hand crank film camera that director Max Kaiser used to shoot our initial :30 television spots in the summer of 2005. The clients of our small town of Bellingham, Washington loved the high-quality tacti
In 2005 Max Kaiser founded Hand Crank Films. He literally shot his first round of commercials using a Bell amp; Howell hand crank camera. His vision was to tell great stories through a cinematic lens. As he grew the company he sought out and hired a talented group of independent filmmakers and artists to execute video on a high level. The creative energy under the Hand Crank roof was electric – you could feel it with every new project released. The goal was to make something emotional something great. And people took notice.
The company grew expanding out into Seattle and bringing in bigger clients and new talent. The legacy of Hand Crank was solidified: beautiful films made by amazing people.
As Max moves on to his new venture Pipeline handing over the keys to Hand Crank Films we get behind the wheel with excitement and humility. This is a privilege: the prolific output of beautiful and emotional films is inspiring. The bar is high; the crew clients and community expect great things from every project and so do we. Thats why we are here. Hand Crank Films means something to a lot of people and it means something to us too.
Our team has a history with Hand Crank Films. Some of us have done the work and continue to some of us have admired the work from a distance some of us have hired the Crank to create something beautiful and some of us have been lucky enough to be a part of building the Hand Crank Films brand back in the early days.
But with change theres always questions about what that change will look like. For the new Hand Crank Films team and all the returning talent we know that the future is bright. We will continue to produce high quality content driven by creative. But we will also be looking for new talent and find opportunities to amplify those voices to grow the Hand Crank Films brand. It wont always be easy but there is a solid foundation to build upon: a legacy of beautiful films made by amazing people. We will continue that moving forward.
We specialize in telling compelling stories that inspire viewers to action.
