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You change the world. We tell your story. We strive to make the world a better place by telling the important, and often overlooked, stories of our world.
We take on all sorts of projects. Be it a campaign short or promotional spot, documentary film or reality TV, we take the time to tell your story the way you want it told. "Balance Media produces beautiful visuals. Their integrity and dedication to the protection of the environment makes them a trusted partner. It is easy to recommend Balance Media" - Mitch Wenkus, Greenpeace Video Producer
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We take on all sorts of projects. Be it a campaign short or promotional spot, documentary film or reality TV, we take the time to tell your story the way you want it told. "Balance Media produces beautiful visuals. Their integrity and dedication to the protection of the environment makes them a trusted partner. It is easy to recommend Balance Media" - Mitch Wenkus, Greenpeace Video Producer
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10/15/2020
We Can't Stop Wildfires—But Here's How We Live With Them
Are you ready for the natural disasters that happen in your area? We're in the middle of producing a series for PBS about them, how to prepare, and how climate change is affecting things. It's sciency, riveting, and focused on positive things we can DO today for harm reduction and preparation.
The first one is about wildfire because now is the PERFECT time to get ready for next fire season.
Check it out and subscribe here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=giDX6ByhWO8
As wildfires become more destructive, we look to design solutions and indigenous knowledge to become safer. Subscribe and get ready for the next disaster: ht...
03/14/2019
JD's Shoe Repair
Balance Media's Sara Quinn helps run a neat resource in Portland called Portland Repair Finder in her spare time. Check out this video she made about a local cobbler!

03/26/2018
There is beauty in a burned landscape. Moss is growing and tiny trees push rocks out of their way as the spring rain brings them up from the soil. New habitat is born in the Columbia River Gorge where fires burned hot last fall.
Follow us for updates on the burn area recovery and coverage of the 2018 fire season.
We produce video for non-profits and companies changing the world and the way we interact with it. Contact us to collaborate.
#rebirth #eaglecreekfire #columbiagorge #balancemedia #mediachangestheworld

03/13/2018
LGBTQ+ Adventurers Are All About Getting Out in the Woods
We got to work with a cool organization called Venture Out and created a video for the Sierra Club about their awesome work to create queer spaces in the out of doors! Check out the article and the video: https://www.sierraclub.org/sierra/2018-2-march-april/feature/lgbtq-adventurers-venture-out-woods
The push for diversity and respect in the outdoors must include LGBTQ+
12/13/2017
Ghost Pong
Great new Emancipator song and video, looks like almost a third of this is Balance Media footage. Great work putting it together Erin Galey!
12/12/2017
Clearcut the Columbia River Gorge?
With a fire season like the one we had this year in the NW, there are so many questions unanswered. Politicians using disaster to push their agenda, locals displaced and livelihoods impacted are just some of the results. This video features some of the best available science and responses to forest fires in the region. Please check it out and share!
Great work to the production team: Sara Quinn, Ralph Bloemers, Trip Jennings and thanks to: Lisa Ellsworth-Johnson Dominick DellaSala Caroline Park David Lipps Animation by Aaron Keuter Thanks to Colin Rich for the fire footage!

10/06/2017
New map of Columbia gorge fire shows how areas fared
A video we made about the Eagle Creek Fire is included on this front page Oregonian article! Check it out, learn some fire ecology, and share widely:
About 7,300 acres were highly burned, and about 14,600 acres were moderately burned.
06/21/2017
Stand With Leo
It was a pleasure to help tell the story of this amazing kid and the critical role of healthcare in his life. Videography by Sara Quinn and Timothy Wildgoose.

06/05/2017
Balance Media updated their information in their About section.
Balance Media updated their information in their About section.
06/05/2017
Portland says NO to hate
Yesterday, Portland showed up to say NO to hate. Please share widely!
Thanks to Sara Quinn, Trip Jennings and Timothy Wildgoose for filming!
03/12/2017
Mount Hood
Mt Hood is amazing. But did you know current wilderness areas were nearly turned into a Whistler style mega-resort THREE DIFFERENT TIMES?? Come check out a film we produced about the life of Kate McCarthy, an instrumental and inspirational figure who helped Oregonians decide the fate of Mt Hood & the Columbia River Gorge for more than five decades.
Next Sunday (3/19) 7:30 The Hollywood Theatre presents Women Working for the Wild / Portland EcoFilm Festival
Part of the Portland Ecofilm Festival with production/editing by Sara Quinn, Trip Jennings and Ralph Bloemers. Featuring: Amy Wheeler Harwood and many more.
https://www.facebook.com/events/1213632065352242/
01/09/2017
On the Ground: An Original Documentary Short
On the Ground: An Original Documentary Short

12/28/2016
Mount St. Helens: No Place for a Mine
Hey look, Modest Mouse shared our video. Thanks! Good music, good cause.
Please help the Cascade Forest Conservancy stop a mine near Mount St. Helens! https://cascadeforest.org/nomine/
12/28/2016
On the Ground Trailer
Yes! Working with Sisters Of The Road on this short film was amazing. So good to be able to go deep into an issue this important. So inspired by the good work that the folks at Sisters do. Please check it out.
11/22/2016
Act Now: Protect the Columbia from the world's largest methano...
Did you know the WORLDS LARGEST METHANOL REFINERY is proposed just outside Portland on the Columbia River? The same company that is already responsible for 2 pipeline explosions wants to build the new pipeline to service it. Please share this video far and wide, because when we fight together, we can win!
11/09/2016
Election message from owl
There is still beauty in this world. Some days it feels that we have to dig deep to find it so please listen to what one short-eared owl said in the lead up to the election.

10/14/2016
Pronghorn's are amazing! They're North America's fastest land mammal and can travel at up to 55mph. I shot these photos just after sunrise yesterday while working on a documentary on ecosystem recovery at Hart Mountain National Antelope Refuge after cattle grazing was stopped in 1990. The recovery is as amazing as the antelope. I'm excited to share more soon! #natureisawesome #antelope #hartmountain

09/27/2016
Timeline photos

09/27/2016
Timeline photos

09/25/2016
On a dive near Cayo Caulker I spent a bout 25 minutes with this lady while she munched in the sea grass. Then the light got great just before sunset. Most of it was video but I snapped a couple of photos. Isn't she beautiful?! Working with the Smithsonian Marine Conservation Program and International League of Conservation Photographers ILCP to help make small scale commercial fishing sustainable.

07/13/2016
Petty fun day in the office! If you look real closely you can see a jelly fish being eaten by an anemone. Pretty damn cool. We've been working with Divers Institute of Technology for a few years now and always look forward to producing great underwater content for their commercials and YouTube channel. Great team to work with!
One of the stellar photos from @Balance Media's Trip Jennings during SCUBA class with 101-16 yesterday. #pugetsounddivingisawesome #pacficnorthwestisthebest #deapseadit #diversinstitute #jellyfishinseanemone
05/20/2016
Break Free PNW: Weekend Wrap-up
This was fun! We worked with 350.org and a coalition of local groups to document this amazing action.

04/20/2016
Climbing Trees in Borneo | Mission Critical
Yes! The show we worked on last summer airs THIS FRIDAY at 9PM on Nat Geo Wild. Check out this quick promo from NG: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UfCX-PgJoNM
Nat Geo Photographer Tim Laman goes to extraordinary heights for the perfect photo op. MISSION CRITICAL: ORANGUTAN ON THE EDGE AIRS FRIDAY APRIL 22 at 9/8c.
04/15/2016
Here's one of our favorite time lapses from the Protect Your Lands campaign, working to keep public lands open to the public. Sign up for our Thunderclap to help promote the video when it comes out during earth week!
https://www.thunderclap.it/projects/40287-join-us-to-protectpubliclands
12/08/2015
"It doesn't even look like a forest!"
Brenna Bell is an amazing person to walk in the woods with. Here's a very emotional and intimate moment with her in a place she knows and cares about very deeply. We just made this as a follow up to our last project with Bark and hope folks will share far and wide.
11/06/2015
Will Portland Make Climate History?
This was a very fun project to be a part of and we're happy we could contribute. Congratulations to all the organizers that made it possible at 350 PDX, Columbia Riverkeeper, Portland Rising Tide and many other organizations. Also thanks Amanda Fritz and Charlie Hales for introducing such great legislation!

10/02/2015
Yolks and Spokes
Personal projects are awesome! Here's a cool write up on an awesome bike trip that Balance Media's Sara Quinn did this spring. Breakfast culture on the Mississippi?!? Yes please.
Dana Bialek and Sara Quinn biked down the Mississippi for their dual project, "Yolks and Spokes." They sat down with strangers for breakfast and found out how (and why) they took their eggs.
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"Balance Media produces beautiful visuals. Their integrity and dedication to the protection of the environment makes them a trusted partner. It is easy to recommend Balance Media" - Mitch Wenkus, Greenpeace Video Producer "Balance Media handled a demanding shoot with grace and humor; they literally went to the bottom of a lake to get the shot we needed. The final videos were huge crowd-pleasers, and thanks to Balance Media we now offer video to all our clients with the confidence that they'll love the results" - Brian Buchanan, Headline International Marketing Consultant
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