our crew
KATIE ANN LANGE | DIRECTOR & EDITOR
KATIE ANN’S PASSION FOR VIDEO FUELS HER COMPANY, PLICK’S FLICKS, WHICH HAS CONNECTED BRANDS TO THEIR AUDIENCE FOR MORE THAN A DECADE. SHE COMBINES STORYTELLING DEPTH WITH HIGH-TECH PRECISION IN HER DIRECTING AND EDITING ROLES, DRAWING IN DIVERSE VIEWERS WORLDWIDE. AS A TWO-TIME EMMY AWARD WINNER WHO ILLUSTRATES LIFE THROUGH A LENS (SHOT ON RED), SHE ALWAYS PUTS THE STORY FIRST.
KATIE ANN’S CLIENTS INCLUDE HILTON, RED BULL, WALDORF ASTORIA, MATADOR NETWORK, MOUNT BAKER SKI AREA, VIBRAM AND MORE.
JADE THURSTON | EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
JADE’S ROLE SPANS FROM PRE-PRODUCTION WRITER, TO INTERVIEWER, TO GRAPHIC DESIGNER, TO SNACK PROVIDER…AND EVERYTHING IN-BETWEEN. WITH A BACKGROUND IN VISUAL JOURNALISM, HER GOAL IS TO SUPPORT AUTHENTIC NARRATIVES TOLD IN THE MOST CAPTIVATING, ACCESSIBLE WAYS.
JADE’S WORK HAS BEEN PUBLISHED IN THE NEW YORK TIMES, BELLINGHAM ALIVE MAGAZINE, FOR THE SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC AND OTHERS.
MICHAEL DYRLAND | DRONE OPERATOR
MICHAEL LIVES TO CREATE. OWNER AND OPERATOR OF DPDRONES, THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST BASED AERIAL CINEMATOGRAPHY COMPANY, MICHAEL SPECIALIZES IN LARGER-THAN-LIFE PERSPECTIVES. HE’S AN FAA LICENSED PART 107 UAV COMMERCIAL DRONE PILOT AND AERIAL CINEMATOGRAPHER WHO IS AUTHORIZED TO FLY HIS DJI INSPIRE 2 DRONES AT NIGHT IN MULTIPLE AIRSPACES, OVER PEOPLE AND OVER MOVING VEHICLES.
MICHAEL’S CLIENTS INCLUDE NHL, YETI, AIRBNB, AMAZON AND MORE.
“KATIE ANN AND THE TEAM PUT THEIR PASSION IN EVERY PROJECT. I’VE WITNESSED THEM AT WORK ON MULTIPLE SETS AND IT’S A GREAT EXPERIENCE EACH TIME!”