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OUR TEAM

JON BOWDEN: Though originally (and proudly) from New Jersey, Jon has over twenty years of filmmaking experience in the Bay Area. Jon has directed projects for Audi, Amnesty International, GoFundMe, the Super Bowl Host Committee, etc. Also a deft producer, Jon has led productions both large and small - gracefully adjusting the scale to suit particular budgetary needs. He’s worked with Honda, Toyota, SF Giants, IcelandAir, Intel, Facebook and Apple. His work has won a bunch of Pollie and Telly Awards which sit proudly on his desk collecting dust.

CLIFF TRAIMAN is an award-winning Director of Photography and Filmmaker with over twenty years working as an industry professional. With a background in English Lit and Still Photography, Cliff brings a storyteller’s perspective to his craft - shooting everything from national spots to feature films. His clientele includes companies such as Apple, Google, Facebook, NBC, Hewlett-Packard, Intel, Microsoft, and The San Francisco Giants. Cliff is also an owner of The Little Giant Lighting & Grip Company - one of Northern California’s largest rental houses. He lives in San Francisco, CA with his beautiful wife Michelle, son Theo, and a three nutty cats.

OUR STORY

We have been working together since Jon’s second feature back in 2006.  We made it for a song, won some awards, realized we got along swimmingly, and, some years later, decided to form a partnership. Over the next nearly two decades, we worked on countless projects, both separate and together. From national spots to high end industrials, short films and docs, we’ve tussled with just about every form of moviemaking the industry could chuck at us.

Where we saw a gap was in high-end product work. It wasn’t really being done locally.  In fact, only a handful of Director/DPs were doing it nationally - and none were making a serious attempt to tackle both lifestyle and tabletop. Typically, if a spot requires both, as often it does, it’d be treated as two seperate shoots. Two separate directors would be sourced. Perhaps even two separate production companies. It’s inefficient and expensive. And it’s a problem we wanted to fix.

We started examining the best product spots we could find. We deconstructed and reverse engineered more than a few. We built out a studio so we could play without restraint, and we filled it with motion control rigs, a pricey high-speed camera, and a bunch of fancy lights. 

Some of these shots take a long time to get right, maybe a hundred takes, with a good bit of clean-up in between. We learned as much about patience as we did about technique. We’re still learning, of course, but this is how Drool Visuals was born - out of necessity, and a genuine love for playing in a mad scientist’s lab.

We enjoy working directly with clients and are happy to hop on projects during any step of the creative process. Take a gander, and if you like what you see, give us a shout. We’re excited to work with you!

 

Contact

Jon:

JON@DROOLVISUALS.COM  •  415.412.3567

Cliff:

CLIFF@DROOLVISUALS.COM  •  415.407.2615

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