The problem
Civic Frame crew filming a candidate interview on location in Seattle.
Every shoot has a moment that can't go wrong.
A candidate with two hours before a flight.
Multiple conferences running across state lines.
A bill signing with no second take.
Your strategy is done. Now someone has to plan it, staff it, run it, and deliver it, without you standing over their shoulder.
That's us.
How it works
Brief
You bring the strategy, the script, and the deadline. We learn the message and what can't go wrong.
Plan
Crew, schedule, locations, gear, and call sheets, all built before anyone shows up.
Run
We book and manage the crew and run the set, so talent keeps moving and nothing gets missed.
Deliver
Raw footage, finished edits, or same-day cuts, on your timeline.
The crew
A standing crew, not a list of names
Most production vendors start calling around after you sign. We don't. Civic Frame runs on a core team that works together shoot after shoot: the same directors of photography, camera operators, and gaffer. The look and the pace stay consistent.
Sound, grip, and support roles scale to the job. When the scope grows to a second shooter, a photographer, or more locations, the answer is already yes.
Same core team
The people who shape the look show up every time.
Scales to the job
From one camera to a full production.
Wherever you need us
Seattle-based, crew wherever the work is.
Case Studies
No-2124 with GMMB (agency)
A persuasion series produced on a campaign clock. The initiative was defeated, 55.5% to 44.5%.
Dionne Foster for City Council (agency)
Multiple locations, five days to deliver, live before ballots went out. She won with 62.8%.
Campaign Launch Videos
SEIU 1199 NW - Virginia Mason (agency)
Embedded production supporting an organizing push. The result was a contract win for 1,100 hospital workers.
Campaign Launch Video
PNRI - Rare Disease Day (organization)
We turned research most donors couldn't read into human stories, and built an evergreen content library.
Why Civic Frame
We know how high-stakes work runs
Layered approvals, sensitive messaging, and deadlines that don't move. We fit into your process and keep the production moving.
Approval layers
We move through account, client, and legal sign-offs without losing momentum.
Brand standards
We shoot to your guidelines and deliver to your specs.
Message sensitivity
We know when a word or a frame can cost you, and we protect the message on set.
Timelines
Fixed deadlines are the norm for us. We plan backward from the date that can't move.
Testimonials
What our partners say
"It's like having a whole new partner on our team."
Trusted across digital, broadcast, and campaign work.
Their work feels real—not overproduced—and it shows in the results: stronger engagement, higher conversions, and happier clients.
Heather Weiner
Founder Powerhouse Strategic
“They captured the energy exactly how we needed.”
The team moved quickly, understood the tone we wanted, and delivered content that made people feel something. The result wasn’t just coverage—it created real excitement and engagement.
Shannon Bowen
Founder Rare Impact Agency
“They captured everything we needed — planned or not.”
We had a plan—but a lot changed in real time. Civic Frame stayed ahead of it, adapting quickly and capturing what mattered without slowing things down.
The result was content we could actually use—complete, on-message, and ready immediately.
Louise Maxwell
Director of Communications, PNRI
Who's behind it
Derrick Jones-Nelson, founder
Civic Frame started with one story-first videographer. Derrick has spent 15+ years behind the camera across 500+ events: campaign launches, conferences, advocacy work. Before Civic Frame, he co-founded an event media production company called Brainfitted Media and was a producer at Glass and Marker.
He still shapes every production. The crew he built is how one person's eye scales to whatever the job needs.
Have a shoot coming up?
Tell us where and when. We'll tell you how we'd run it.