Video production

Commercials, documentaries & brand films in Alaska

Mountain Mind Media makes commercials, documentaries, series and interviews across Alaska, with local directors, videographers and crew. We take projects from the first idea and script through permits and the shoot to the final cut.

Recent work for KUIU · Red Bull Media House · Netflix · Ford · Hulu · Newsweek · France 5

Brendan Wells filming with a RED cinema camera on a lakeshore at golden hour in Alaska
 
 

What we make

  • Commercials & campaigns

    Brand films and ads for national brands and Alaska businesses, cut for TV, the web and social.

  • Documentaries & series

    Character-driven stories and episodic series, from one-day shoots to multi-week expeditions.

  • Interviews & testimonials

    Multi-camera interviews with clean sound, lit to suit your brand.

  • Education & training

    Explainers, how-tos and training video for agencies and companies.

  • Events & live streams

    Event coverage, recaps and live streaming.

  • Social cuts

    Short versions of every project, sized for Instagram, YouTube and the web.

  • Concept & scriptwriting

    Ideas, treatments and scripts, written by the team that will shoot them.

  • Branded series

    Ongoing YouTube and web series made with partner brands. See content partnerships.

  • Stills

    Campaign, product and behind-the-scenes photos from the same shoot. See photos.

What’s included

  • Concept, script and shot list

  • Producer and director

  • Multiple cameras on every interview

  • Cinema cameras, lenses, lighting and audio we own

  • Drone and Cub Cam aerials when the story needs them

  • Editing, color, sound and motion graphics in-house

  • Files ready for every place they’ll run

Recent work

  • KUIU · Here to Hunt

    Alaska production partner: scouting, permits, local crew, gear and drones

  • Red Bull · Originate

    Cub Cam air-to-air and on-slope camera

    Watch on Red Bull →

  • Netflix · The River Runner

    On-water cinematography

    Watch on Netflix →

  • Ford × TGR · Creekbound and Down

    Filmed by our core team

    Watch on YouTube →

  • Hulu · Blood and Myth

    Location scouting, drone and camera operation

    Watch on Hulu →

  • Newsweek · Unconventional

    Director of photography, Alaska episodes

    Watch on YouTube →

All work →

Gear we own

RED Monstro and RED Raven cinema cameras, a DJI Ronin 4D, Zeiss primes, gimbals, lighting and audio, plus an Inspire 3 drone and the Black Arm camera truck. Owning it keeps costs down and means it’s ready when you are. See the gear list →

Common questions

How much does a video cost?

It depends on the shoot days, crew, locations and what you need delivered. After a short call we send a written quote with clear options, so you can pick what fits.

Can you edit footage we already have?

Yes. Our post team edits, colors, mixes sound and builds motion graphics for our own shoots and for footage you bring us.

What if the weather doesn’t cooperate?

Alaska weather doesn’t follow a schedule. We build backup plans into every shoot, and extra days can be added if needed.

All questions →

Have a project in mind?

Tell us the idea and the dates. We reply within one business day, and we’re happy to get on a call to see if it’s a good fit.

Start a project → · (907) 521-8133 · info@mountainmind.media

On this shoot for the FAA we staged a wrecked airplane at the end of a runway. Smoke machine in the engine cowl made it pretty dramatic…

Flew out to film snowshoe art on a frozen lake, backed by massive mountains and glaciers.

Snowshoe art was new to us, but man do we have the best locations in the world to capture it!

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Filming kayakers dropping an 80’ waterfall in the Pacific Northwest

Alaskan vehicle of choice…the A-Star!

Mountain Mind Media owner/founder Brendan Wells taking some free time to “location scout” with his PA18 Super Cub, somewhere near Denali in the Alaska Range

Two camera operators kneeling to film on lake ice in winter in Alaska
Kayaker carrying a red kayak across a steel railroad bridge
Film crew cutting a block of lake ice for a winter shoot in Alaska

Customized F150 w/ upgraded suspension, custom hitch mount for easily adjusting black arm. Entire system is AC-powered so no changing batteries during a full day of recording Running Footage!

Gimbal operator on a frozen lake below snowy mountains in Alaska
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FPV w/ GoPro 12 made for some fantastic footage buzzing through icebergs at 70+ mph!

The mud was way worse than it looks. But we still had a blast!

Producer Ash Ryan plays many important roles at MMM. This time she held the Inspire 3 out the window of an EC135 helicopter, which delivered some incredible results!

Snowmobiling to who-knows-where to film dog mushing.

Willow, Alaska: a great place to film dog mushing, the Iditarod and just about any outdoor sport.

Hard to beat access to glaciers with bush planes on skis and frozen lakes!

Air-to-air view of a Super Cub on tundra tires flying over glacier ice in Alaska
Helicopter Inspire 2 Drone Alaska

Packing it in tight in the loaded helicopter!

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Brendan river diving to capture salmon migrating upstream and spawning.

Filming a ski movie with Teton Gravity Research

“The Gear Room”