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Inventive Productions

Inventive Productions LLC is a leading producer of Video Biographies and Corporate History documentaries.

About half of our projects are for individual biographies and the other half are for corporations, non-profits, and other organizations.

Our motto is "on time and under-budget" so you can depend on Inventive Productions to over-deliver.

We are called the "Autobiography Company" because we specialize in creating world-class documentaries using personal interviews to help you tell your story in your own words.

We have created projects all across America and the World. In the past few years we have travelled to over 30 states in America and also to places like Pakistan and South Korea.

We can travel anywhere in the world to do the interviews.

ABOUT US

RJ McHatton with daughter Crissy on location shooting a documentary.

Inventive Productions LLC is a team of creative filmmakers who are dedicated to helping people tell their stories in their own words. We have helped the new tidal wave for the cottage industry of custom Video Biography and Corporate History DVDs.

RJ McHatton is the award-winning filmmaker of documentaries UMATILLA and THE SHIP OF MIRACLES, director of short films ARREST MOMMY and DUCT TAPE, and the feature film THE RED SUIT. He is published author of three books-- the novels MY KIDS and THE DIRTY DEED and BONUS TIME AND OTHER SHORT STORIES (all available at our DVD Store). RJ is currently the NW Regional Coordinator for the Association of Personal Historians. He is also a member of the International Documentary Association, 911 Media Arts, the Pacific Northwest Historians Guild, and several other organizations.

RJ with director Frank Capra

Here is Director Frank Capra with RJ McHatton in 1980.

RJ really enjoys travelling all across America and to foreign countries to shoot documentaries. In recent years, his work has taken him to South Korea and Pakistan. You can learn more about RJ's background by going to www.rjmchatton.com

Bill Peare is the former VP of Horizon Airlines, former VP of Thousand Trailes, and co-founder and CEO of Trendwest Resorts. As the CEO of Trendwest Resorts he took a startup vacation ownership and hospitality company in 1992 from only two condos to an industry leading International company in 2004. In 2004 Trendwest Resorts was sold to Cendant Corporation for nearly $1 Billion. Bill Peare is a visionary who knows first hand the importance and value of a Video Biography. He is co-founder of Inventive Productions LLC in 2005. You can learn more about Bill by clicking HERE.

Jeff Sites was the co-founder of Trendwest Resorts in the early 1990s. As CFO for Trendwest Resorts, he was instrumental in organizing the IPO and eventual sale of the company to Cendant Corporation for nearly $1 Billion in 2004. Jeff is a visionary who has total belief in the importance of Video Biographies for every American family. He is co-founder of Inventive Productions LLC in 2005.

Mitchell Pickett is a Producer with Inventive Productions. Mitchell couples advertising and technology sales experience with an extensive film and television background. He recently wrote and hosted THE ECOTOURIST, an environmental documentary shot on location in the rainforest of Costa Rica and is extremely passionate about filmmaking. You can reach Mitchell at mitchell@inventiveproductions.com

RON PATTERSON is a great guy who represents Inventive Productions LLC in his local area in Ontario Canada. You can contact Ron Patterson at (905) 315 5045 or Email: rpatterson7@cogeco.ca

Julie Zander has a very impressive background as a journalist, editor, and a regional and national leader of the Association of Personal Historians (www.personalhistorians.org)

Julie is working with Inventive Productions clients to help guide them through the processes necesary to write a winning biography or autobiography book.

Have you ever thought about writing a book? Julie would be happy to meet with you to discuss your vision and show you how to achieve your dream. For more details email info@inventiveproductions.com

Our Webmaster:

Kevin Jurgens is our web designer. If you are thinking about a website, we trully recommend you talk to Kevin. He is dependable, great to work with, and has tremendous knowledge and skills. He also is the one of the world's great fishing experts. You can reach Kevin at kevin@fisheyesoup.com

Inventive Productions - Current and Past Clients

For information on how we can create a custom Video Biography for you, your family, or your organization please email or call today at 425-284-1900 or email .RJ@inventiveproductions.com

Inventive Productions -- Current and Past Clients

Alaska Structures, Kirkland WA, location shoot in Pakistan, editing
Dr. Dan Baldwin, Puyallup WA, Marketing Video
Mike Bashey, Bellevue, WA, Autobiography Video
Roy & Patricia Bates, Glendale AZ, Autobiography Video
Bellevue Chamber of Commerce, Bellevue WA, Awards Dinner Video
Dr. Mathias Berry, Redmond, WA Consulting & Marketing Videos
Evelyn & Robert Birkby, Sidney, IA, Autobiography Video
Norm Blye, Renton, WA Autobiography Video
Albert Campbell, Seattle WA, Veterans History Project Interview
Richard Christiansen, Mesa, AZ, Veterans History Project Interview
Dave & Fran Divelbiss, Roslyn, WA Autobiography Video
Eastside Domestic Violence Program, fundraising Video
Ted & Joan Eaton, Surrey, British Columbia, Canada, Biography Interview
Dean Echelbarger, Edmonds WA, Autobiography Video
Tyler Echelbarger, Edmonds WA, Real Estate Marketing Video
Bill Endicott, Marysville WA, Autobiography Video
Mary Elizabeth Eschleman, Skillington, PA, Autobiography Video
Explosion Basketball, Monroe WA Video Coverage for 2008 Season
Al Farmer, Sherwood, OR, Autobiography Video
Gregory Farnum, Cle Elem, WA, Autobiography Video of his Grandmother
Tamara Ferguson, Auburn WA, Video Biography
Daniel Foley, Fresno CA, Autobiography Video
Violet Folk, Everett, WA, Autobiography Video
Gordon Graham, Redmond, WA, Autobiography Video
John D. “Bud” Hawk, Bremerton, WA, Medal of Honor Autobiography Video
Gene & Marian Hensley, Kenmore, WA, Autobiography Video
Fern Herbert, Attorney, Bellevue WA, TV commercial
Jamba Juice, Gig Harbor, WA Grand opening video
Letip International, San Diego, CA, Power Breakfast Event DVD
Terry & Ted Kilcup, Tacoma WA, Autobiography Video
Peg Keough, Bellevue WA, Autobiography Video of her parents
Barbara Knapp, Kirkland WA, Christmas Video
Adeline Kim, Woodinville WA, Autobiography Video
Randy Kim, Bellevue WA, Cross Promotion Video
Gilbert Kvam, Kirkland WA, Autobiography Video
Peter LaHaye—Woodman Lodge, Snoqualmie, WA, Biography of a Building
Carla Lamar & Jack Barr, Roslyn WA, Wedding Video
Linda Linderman, Seaview, WA, Memorial Video of husband Rob Linderman
Bev & Ed Leaf, Shelton, WA, Autobiography Video
Virginia Lintott, Chehalis, WA, Autobiography Video
Paul Loberg, Redmond OR, Autobiography Video
Lucky Strike Bowling Alley, Bellevue WA Grand Opening Video
Colleen MacIntosh, Kirkland, WA, Autobiography Video
Irene V. Marbach, Vancouver WA, Memorial Video
Ward Martin, Redmond WA, Veterans History Project Interview
Dion & Amy McIntosh, Hollywood, CA, Autobiography-Wedding Video
Douglas Moorhouse, Napa CA, Veterans History Project Interview
Larry Mercury Morris, Lakewood, WA, Autobiography Video
Dolores Murphy, Buffalo, NY, Autobiography Video
Pat Murphy, Irving, NY, Autobiography Video
Shirley Mulliken, Bellevue WA, Autobiography Video
Richard & Joyce Nicolazzi, Milwaukee, WI, Autobiography Video
Woody O’Rourke, Roslyn, WA, Autobiography Video
Paula Ortega, Bellevue, WA, Wedding Anniversary Love Letter Video
Bob & Jackie Pappas, Bellevue, WA, Husband-Wife Autobiography Video
Sandi & Chris Payne, Seattle, WA, Family Video Biography
Bill Peare, Cle Elem, WA, Autobiography Video
Connie Peare, Phoenix, AZ, Autobiography Video
Pacific Institute, Seattle WA, History & Culture Video Series, assorted projects
Sandi Payne, Seattle WA, Video Biography
Linda Kay Porlier, Leavenworth, WA, Video Business Card, Audiobook
Providence Marianwood, Issaquah, WA, fundraising Video
Bob & Carol Puccinelli, Sacramento CA, Autobiography Video
Puget Sound Security, Bellevue WA, Marketing Video
Redmond Historical Society, Redmond WA, Biography of Daryl Martin
Angus Robson, Seattle WA, Autobiography Video
Bowen & Janie Scarff, Kent, WA Autobiography Video
Bill & Dorothy Shaw, Long Beach, WA, Autobiography Video
Greg Shaw, Seattle, WA, Real Estate TV Commercial
Roger & Christine Silk, Sherman Oaks, CA Video Biography
Ray Slaugh, Bellevue WA, Veterans History Project Interview
Southwest Securities Inc, Dallas, TX, Corporate History DVD
Steeleheart Country Western Band, Canada, Documentary Music Video
Tacoma Land Company, Tacoma, WA, Marketing video
Stephanie Walter, Bellevue WA, Autobiography Video
Jan Warren, Gleneden Beach, OR, Autobiography Video
Adrienne & Chuck Weidenbach, Detroit MI, Autobiography Video
West Coast Real Estate, Portland OR, TV Commercial
Mara Williams, Kirkland, WA First Dance Training Video
Wyndham Resorts, Bellevue WA Kickoff Dinner Event Video
Yakima Memorial Hospital, Yakima WA, Into the Blue Video
Jim Zorn, Mercer Island, WA, NFL Quarterback Coach Autobiography Video

To schedule an Interview, CLICK HERE