Is National Barbecue Day a real thing? 🤔 We’ll take it as an excuse to share some summertime b-roll.
We had a blast at the Almost Heaven BBQ Bash in Upshur County last year. If you’re celebrating today, save us a bite! 🍗
Producer / Cam Op: Taylor Napier
Cam Op / Editor: Aaron Griffin
Director / Photographer: Connor Isner
📣 OPEN CASTING CALL!
Location: Marion County, WV
Dates: May 26-29, 2026
🚩 The ONLY way to apply is by email. Please read the instructions carefully!
Casting:
👉 1 female actor, age 20-26 (Previous acting experience required.)
👉 3 actors, any gender, age 20-26 (No acting experience necessary.)
If you know someone who might like this opportunity, please SHARE!
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Mtn Craft is hiring 4 actors for a short video promoting tourism in Marion County, WV. These are NON-SPEAKING ROLES. All roles are PAID.
The content of the video is family friendly, but will take place mostly outdoors, and will require physical activity such as hiking in natural areas.
Any interested individuals should send:
- A RECENT headshot AND full body photo (can be professional or phone photos)
- Age
- Height
- Gender identity
- Location (city/state of residence) - Note: local preferred; lodging will not be provided.
- Availability for May 26-29, 2026
to [email protected]
DEADLINE TO APPLY: May 15, 2026
We look forward to working with you!
Magicians might not reveal their secrets, but filmmakers don’t mind. 🎥🪄
A little fishing line (and a lot of patience) went a long way on this documentary shoot for @omniassociates_architects ! Pretty sure this is what they call a “motion picture.” 👀
#setupvsshot
📍New Jersey
The crew traveled to the Garden State last month for a few documentary shoots with @capeassist and @thealcovecenter
As always, we made the best of our downtime, exploring the bay shores, capturing drone footage, spotting lighthouses & shipwrecks! 🚢🌊📸
Making meaningful work and meaningful memories… how lucky are we? 🫶🏻
As we dive deeper into creating VR video, the #Insta360 camera is our go-to. This tiny camera captures a 360-degree view, which is needed for an immersive virtual reality experience.
For our VR tour-in-progress of @fairmontstate , we needed some sweeping drone shots over campus to set the scene... so we got creative and frankensteined our Insta360 and our drone together.
And...it worked! Just don’t try this at home.
Happy Earth Day from one of the most beautiful places on the planet (we're not biased or anything). 🌎⛰️
We’re so lucky to call West Virginia home, and to spend time capturing all the landscapes it has to offer.
📸 @tadlocka@connor.isner
Pause your scroll for a dog yawn 🐾
Loved getting to help @the_next_ridge bring an award-winning pitch to life for @ignite.wv last year ✨
Taylor Napier - Director / Producer
Aaron Griffin - DP / Gaffer
Taylor Johnson - Key PA
John Hale - Grip / Sound
Studio Ragheb - Assistant Editor
Aaron Griffin - Editor / Color
On a recent shoot with @mission_wv , we were tasked with showing off the friendship and warmth shared between our subjects.
As Appalachians, we know that nothing says ‘together’ like a family meal! As filmmakers, we know a dinner scene is visually engaging, relatable, and would feed our crew! 😉🍝
All smiles with Clay-Battelle Health Services Association. 😁🩺📸
We love highlighting West Virginia's healthcare professionals! Thank you to @agencylmc for the opportunity to photograph these meaningful contributions in action.
#canonr5
We love any opportunity to photograph the hardworking Appalachians making positive impacts in West Virginia. 🌄
📸 Snapshots from the 2025 West Virginia Food is Medicine Coalition conference at the Stonewall Resort in Lewis County.
#canonr5
We prefer to be behind the camera, but before talent arrives on set, one lucky crew member gets to sit in the hot seat so we can ready up with the perfect frame.
Check out the view. 🎥👀
#camerapov
We're prepared to capture you in your element - even out in the elements. 📸🌱
Here are some outdoor portraits our photographer captured of a few fine folks we worked with last year!
#canonr5 #canonr5_images
