COMPANY MOVE

Jason Dinges grew up in Winchester, VA just like Patsy Cline.  He got an Associates degree from the local community College before transferring to The (now defunct) College of Santa Fe, where he barely earned a  BA in the Moving Image Arts.  He moved to Portland, OR for no reason whatsoever in 2003. He ended up  playing music, touring as much as possible & then eventually finding his way onto film sets in 2009.  H...

Eliza is a former Portland based camera assistant, currently living in Arizona. After deciding to leave the industry in 2015 she spent two years traveling extensively in Central and South America. During that time she reembraced her life long love of drawing and painting. In the years following her travels she has dedicated countless hours to her craft, taken classes and workshops throughout the US, and developed bond...

Steve Vitolo is the Emmy® Award winning founder of Scriptation and is the company’s CEO. Steven leads overall strategic initiatives and has over a decade of film and television production experience. He has written for the acclaimed series Black-ish, as well as Hot in Cleveland and Crowded. He also co-wrote and executive produced the Universal Pictures romantic comedy, The List. He has been a Script Coordinator for scripted series ...

Emma received her BA from Hampshire College with a focus in experimental film and is a recent graduate from Adler University with a Masters Degree in Counseling and Art Therapy. Her in-depth experiences working with youth in public school systems has offered her insight into the strengths and needs of the communities she serves. She utilizes that knowledge to support youth, families and communities directly where they...

Kathryn Brunet worked as a camera assistant in Los Angeles from 2012 to 2018. She now lives in London, working as a reference librarian at The British Library Special Collections. She also teaches workshops on western palaeography, medieval manuscript production, and printed book history. She completed a master's degree in Library and Information Science from UCLA in 2020 and a master's degree in medieval studies from...

The life of Matt Vaessen is a winding path of exploration and reinvention. Originally from Green Bay, WI, Matt began his journey with the U.S. Army, where he developed skills in security management before transitioning to the world of film and media. His work in production and locations departments spans numerous documentaries, films, commercials, and TV shows.

Matt’s career took a new direction when he ...

Kyle has spent countless hours on productions ranging from o...

Eldridge “JR” Huntington and his wife, Gina, moved to Portland, OR from Chicago in 2009. Nearly a decade later, he considers himself a champion of the city.

His background in film production and design - including work on local projects like Grimm and the Librarians - has found a harmonious balance with his career as a real estate agent and creator of House Hunter PDX. The creativity, multi-tasking, and ...

Laura currently is a financial advisor with Northwestern Mutual. She has been in the financial services industry for three years now and is a board certified financial planner (CFP®) and a chartered financial consultant (ChFC®). Previous to this she worked in the camera department on films and television shows for the better part of a decade. She currently is based in Los Angeles, CA and has a wealth management practice that is tai...

Aaron Ward has always enjoyed taking care of people and really listening to what they need to feel comfortable at work and in their interactions with him.  This has been a common theme with all of his jobs-from taking care of children, managing a family owned pizza place, to his work in film as craft service and now  his new career in paratransit. He’s always enjoyed working and providing a service to the community in...