Production Company Insider: A Look Inside Coolfire Media

Company Name:
Coolfire Media

Year Founded:
2002

Physical Location:
415 N. 10th Street, 3rd Floor
Saint Louis, MO 63101

Online Location:
WWW: coolfiremedia.com
FB: facebook.com/CoolfireMedia
Twitter: @coolfiremedia

Company Philosophy:
• It's all about the work and providing our clients the best execution of their creative vision and project objective.
• A good work environment is key. We work hard and have fun.
• Managerially speaking, we hire good people and get the hell out of the way.
• Give back to the creative community. That's why we do things like the Pinewood Derby and our Fall Party. It's important to be able to get our creative community together and socialize.

Client List:
• Just about every agency in St. Louis, plus many others across the country.

Personnel Count:
Currently we have 22 employees at Coolfire Media. Coolfire Originals has 4 employees and Coolfire Solutions has 12 employees.

Best Achievements from Last Year:
• Gold Pencil (Typography), FWA SOTD, and Webby Nomination for Vibram (youarethetechnology.com) site.
• Finally finishing our new space design.
• Having Tone Loc and Digital Underground play at our annual fall party. *EGOTIST NOTE* (This year's party was even better. Coolio & Young MC ripped it as an excellent soundtrack to unforgettable Game 6)

3 Things The World Doesn't Know About Coolfire Media That It Should:
1. We ARE a Production Company. We are NOT an ad agency. We partner with practically every agency in Saint Louis and have clients throughout the country and worldwide. We love to collaborate and consider ourselves a satellite office of those we serve.
2. We have two other separate entities of Coolfire. Coolfire Originals creates television shows for major networks. They are currently in production on a show called "Sweetie Pies" for OWN (Oprah Winfrey Network) and have other shows in development with FX, Lifetime and many other networks. The group is represented by William Morris Endeavor. Coolfire Solutions, specializes in mobile application development for the defense and military intelligence sectors. They recently launched an "app store" specifically for the military. We can't say any more than that as it may be a breech of national security. Between the three companies we are able to share expertise, opinions and ideas - allowing each of the companies to
3. Founder Jeff Keane can sing a mean karaoke rendition of "Rappers Delight."

Our Space

Our Work

Project Title: St. Louis Destination Video

Hoffman Lewis credits:
Mark Manion, Creative Director
Ashley LaPoint, Art Director
Jake Edinger, Copywriter
Diane Chacharon, Agency Producer
Blake Padberg, Account Director
Teri Schilly, Account Executive

CFM Credits:
Jason Stamp, Director
David Johnson, EP
Pete Halliday, EP
Bill Schwarz, DP
Patrick Vaughan, Editor/Lead Animator
Brent Johnson, Original Music Sound Design
Mary Kate Shields, Production Coordinator

Project Title: RAM Trucks CV Launch

Ad Agency: Sapient Nitro
Notes: CFM produced the live action video and oversaw all of the still photography. CFM produced all of the final audio and online editing of the piece. Shot on 5D in Detroit.
CFM Credits:
Director (Stills / Live Action): Jason Stamp
Executive Producer: David Johnson
Online Editor: Mike Kuhn
Audio: Brent Johnson

Project Title: Chrysler - "Boggy Creek Farms" & "Studio B Design

CFM Credits:
Jason Stamp, Director/Editor/Color
Brent Johnson, Audio

Project Title: "Spill-abration" for Carpet-One

Ad Agency: Integer
Notes: Fun national spot shot on the Phantom high speed digital camera.
CFM Credits:
Director: Patrick Vaughan
Producer: Pete Halliday
Editor/Final Color Correction: Mike Kuhn
Audio: Brent Johnson

Project Title: Tuaca Facebook Tab - "Tuaca Gets Inked"
Click image to go to Facebook page.

Agency: Boxing Clever