They say without deviation from the norm, progress is not possible. For those in video production, the past twelve months have been the biggest deviation from the norm we ever could have imagined. They have also been some of the most creative and innovative months of our careers. As the…

Heidi Sipe is the superintendent of the Umatilla School District and, alongside her husband, Kyle, the coach of the Umatilla High School Robotics team. In 2016, we headed to Umatilla to film a documentary, “Big Dreams in Umatilla,” about her robotics team and how it united a town and taught…

Here at Blue Chalk, we’ve worked hard to adopt a new way of working during COVID-19 that allows us to keep everyone safe while still creating projects we’re proud of. …

On November 8, 2018, the largest wildfire in California history destroyed the town of Paradise. The fire left 85 people dead and displaced nearly 30,000 survivors from their homes in a day. In the New Yorker documentary, “Last Days at Paradise High,” directed by Emily Thomas and Derek Knowles and…

On June 17, 2015, nine African Americans were killed by a white supremacist while worshipping at the historically black Mother Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, South Carolina. One of those victims was Mrs. Ethel Lance, mother of the Reverend Sharon Risher. Though many in her church community were soon able…

After two years spent exploring NYC’s food scene, season three of Fix Me a Plate, created with the Food Network, took our crew on the road to Philly. From sandwiches to carrots, they scoured the city to bring viewers the very best food that Philly has to offer. …

Last year, we put out a call to creatives to apply for our upcoming fellowship. We were inundated with responses from a collection of hugely talented folks, but, after much deliberation, we asked the impressive Liz Moughon and DJ Scott to join our team. …

Producer Gordon Klco is one of the creative minds behind our new Travel Oregon series. In this interview, he takes us behind the scenes and shares the challenges and successes on one of his favorite projects to date. 1: Can you tell us about your background before you began working…

When we were approached by hip-hop artist Xiuhtezcatl to help create a lyric video for his song “S.W.Y.M,” we knew that our in-house graphics team would knock it out of the park. …