Jeff Patton—CVP Partner/Producer

Jeff began his media career early, as a university newspaper reporter and TV scriptwriter in Los Angeles, while pursuing his first degree, a BSc in Mass Communications. Since then his media experience has included work as: circulation manager for a French-language magazine servicing 250,000 subscribers worldwide, managing editor for a corporation in San Diego, and freelance writer and videographer on Vancouver Island. Jeff has produced On the Water, a series of 12 video shorts, and a variety of educational, business, and promotional web videos and DVDs for commercial and non-profit enterprises. He is a BC professionally certified teacher who understands the power of a story to educate and inspire. Jeff and Jeremiah started up Cinnabar Vista Productions in September 2005 in Nanaimo, B.C.

Jeff’s work in the business sector includes experience as a residential income property broker in Beverly Hills, California. He understands the needs of business and non-profit organizations from firsthand experience and coursework in marketing and management. His wealth of research and writing know-how, and media experience, coupled with good business sense gives him powerful tools to help you tell your story and reach your target audience. Jeff is prepared to use his media savvy, writing expertise, and broad skill base to produce a script and video that will interest, inform, and inspire your audience.

On a personal note, Jeff is an “Eagle Scout” who is equally at home hiking the rugged Juan de Fuca Trail on Vancouver Island, driving in the fast lane of the Los Angeles freeways or London's M25, wandering through small villages on the backroads of Europe, combing the ancient Roman ruins of Pafos, Cyprus, driving across North America, or navigating the Tube in London or the Metro in Paris. In the global market place it is important to be well-traveled, well-read and well-versed in media trends. Jeff can bring his multi-faceted expertise to your next project.

Jeremiah Patton—CVP Partner/Lead Editor & Director

Jeremiah began his video career with high school video projects, courses at the Gulf Island Film and Television School, and then advanced video editing at the backlot of Universal Studios in Orlando with InVision Digital. His teachers noted his ability to direct a film crew and “get the job done” on time and with finesse. Recently, he has directed and shot a series of 12 short programs called On the Water and completed his first half-hour TV pilot called Island Time for which he earned a Silver Remi at the 2007 WorldFest Film Festival in Houston. Jeremiah is a certified Final Cut Pro video editor. He has an unusual gift among video editors in that he combines an editor’s eye for precise storytelling, an artists flair for the creative, and a musician’s ear to synchronize the soundtrack’s musical rhythm with what’s happening visually.

Robert Fresco—CVP Director of Photography

Robert Fresco is a truly amazing pro! He's an international award-winning film and video director of photography whose career history spans virtually all aspects of film and video. Production film experience ranges from 70mm wide screen theatrical films to 16mm documentaries and music videos. Video expertise includes broadcast high definition video. Winner of a 2001 Gemini for "Beauty Shop Bandit," an episode of the CTV and Discovery TV series Exhibit A. Robert has shot 13 theatrical feature films, 10 television series, more than 20 TV dramas, more than 60 documentaries, 37 music videos, and 40 plus corporate film and video productions. In 2006 Robert won a Gracie Allen Award for Crystal Fear Crystal Clear, a CBC "Passionate Eye" documentary, and another Gemini for Race of the Century, a CTV prime time documentary about Ben Johnson and doping in sports. Those are his big honours, but he has enough other nominations and festival awards to fill a whole page. We are pleased to be able to offer Robert Fresco's expertise to our clients.

Rob Hasanen—Stock Footage Editor & Videographer

Rob has had over a decade of professional experience in all aspects of production work including: directing, producing, editing, graphics, and camera work. He gained this experience while working for a corporation in San Diego, where he led his department in producing over 300 half-hour television programs that have been broadcast across North America. His videography has been recognized and distributed by some of the top stock footage companies in North America including Nature Footage (Monterey, CA), Thought Equity Motion (Denver, CO) and AlwaysHD (Mobile, AL). Rob is an expert in selecting, technically packaging, editing, and marketing video clips for the stock footage market.

Carolanne Patton—CVP Partner/Imagineer & Writer

A mother of four sons and “home-stay mom” for 3 foreign exchange students as well, Carolanne is a “genie of all trades” doing whatever needs to be done: from directing, writing, craft services (healthy home-cooking) to book keeping, photography, lighting, and grip work.

However, her real passion is teaching and, as a BC certified teacher, she brings her classroom and tutoring expertise and love of learning to the team.

Carolanne is an avid supporter of the idea that language is the door to intellectual growth and drama is a key that unlocks language and unites emotion and intellect in the learning process. She understands the power of visual media and uses her talents in researching and writing to create proposals, scripts, shot lists, and everything else for digital educational video. For fun she writes readers' theatre scripts, poems, and lyrics for children.

In 2004, Carolanne received her Bachelor of Education from the University of Victoria and became a member of the Golden Key Honour Society. She has a special interest in issues that contribute to social justice and educational opportunities for people of all ages.

In our transient world family ties remain important. As family historian and scribe, Carolanne values the need to preserve our family heritage in words, photos, and films. Is there a personal story you would like to share with family or friends? Carolanne would enjoy working with you to capture your life’s experiences or interests in digital video.

Before her latest plunge into academia, Carolanne spent 10 years operating a small residential and commercial interior design firm, CGP Designs, in Los Angeles. She worked regularly in the fabulous Pacific Design Center and the Los Angeles Home Furnishings Mart and would be an able resource for designers,architects, contractors, and homeowners who would like to capture their project with “before and after” digital videos.

Cinnabar Vista Productions is based in central Vancouver Island, Nanaimo, B.C., Canada.