Company Profile

Crooked River Productions was founded by Brian Bennhoff to take advantage of opportunities encountered during his twelve years of commercial film production experience. The company's name is the translation of the Indian word "Cuyahoga", the river which winds its way through Brian's Ohio hometown. By providing full access to the film production industry while maintaining a low overhead, Crooked River Productions can offer its clients both exceptional flexibility and the benefits of cost efficiency.

Our services encompass the entire film production process, from creating a bid to overseeing your shoot. If your project requires, we will supervise your job through post production and editorial finishing. The company works on a "cost plus fixed fee" basis -- our fee is based on a percentage of your project's total overall costs.

Each job is uniquely structured to suit the client's creative and budgetary requirements. Crooked River prides itself on developing innovative solutions, working with its clients to meet their varied objectives.

Potential clients include freelance directors, agency creatives and writers who seek to direct their own material, DP's and still photographers with cross-over directing opportunities, and foreign production companies and ad agencies wanting to shoot in the United States. The types of projects produced by Crooked River range from commercials and cable promos to corporate films and point-of-purchase videos.

Based on your creative treatment and/or storyboards, Crooked River will:

Regardless of the scope of your job or the size of your budget, contact us so we can show you how to make it happen.