You’ve Got Vision. We Make It Loud.
Great content gets
FORGOTTEN
every day.
We came up through
THE WORK.
The Audio\Visual Crew is a queer-founded LA production company built on a specific point of view — one that spent years in the closet and isn’t anymore. That’s not a footnote. It’s why the work lands.
We make hero commercials, documentary, virtual production, photography, and multi-platform content. The capability is broad. The perspective is singular.
Every project starts with a story worth telling and ends with an audience that remembers it.
IMPACT
ONE BILLION VIEWS
(and counting)
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World Premiere
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The Letter Men
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94%
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The Mattachine Family
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Winner
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Campaign, Public Service & PSA
Adweek · Billboard · Wired · People · The Verge · Mashable
HuffPost · Bustle · TechRadar · The Wrap
The crew.
Andy Vallentine
Founder & Creative Director
The Mattachine Family · The Letter Men
Andrew Richards
Vice President
American Skyjacker · Cat Person · Spiderhead
Connor Panse
Producer
MAC Cosmetics · Trisha Paytas
Patrick Lincoln
Lead Editor
Veterans Affairs
Oren Soffer
Director of Photography
The Creator
Nick Ramsey
Director of Photography
American Express · Nike · Verizon
Brendan O’Connor
Production Designer
Station 19 · Shameless
Cesar Reyes
Production Designer
Fix · Listen · El Mozote
Kris Sundberg
Visual Effects
Bad Boys: Ride or Die · Jurassic World
Carlos Fueyo
VP & VFX Supervisor
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom
Michi Que Doan
Assistant Director
Ms. Purple (Sundance) · Women Is Losers (SXSW)
Chris Ryan
Composer
Chevy · Nike · Apple TV+
What sets us apart.
Creator-native storytelling.
We grew up making content, not managing it. Every frame comes from genuine creative investment. Audiences know the difference.
Virtual production leadership.
We've shot five locations in a single day on a volume wall, with the same crew building worlds for Aquaman and The Creator.
Shoot one, get everything.
Hero spot, social cutdowns, and photography done simultaneously. The content volume modern campaigns demand without multiplying the budget.
AI in the hands of people who know how to use it.
We integrate AI where it sharpens the work, never where it replaces the craft. Faster, smarter, and unmistakably ours.
We tell the stories
OTHERS PASS ON.
Andy Vallentine founded this company with a specific point of view. His work with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs spans five years of mental health storytelling. His short film THE LETTER MEN premiered at Tribeca. His feature THE MATTACHINE FAMILY centers a queer family navigating faith and identity. That body of work exists because he fought to make it.
Inclusive storytelling is how we make the work land.
CREATIVE
Every project starts in the same place: a story problem worth solving. We develop concepts, write scripts, build treatments and boards from the ground up. Some projects come to us fully scripted and boarded. We plug in where we're needed and execute. Either way, every frame has a reason to exist.
PRODUCTION
From a single-camera documentary to a full-scale commercial production, we build the crew the project demands. Commercials, music videos, documentaries, PSAs, branded content. Multi-format, multi-location, scalable from a one-day shoot to a weeks-long production.
VIRTUAL PRODUCTION
We've shot five locations in a single day on an LED volume wall using Unreal Engine environments on the Disguise platform. Our virtual production crew includes Carlos Fueyo, Virtual Production Supervisor on Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom; Oren Soffer, Director of Photography on The Creator; and Brendan O'Connor, Production Designer on Station 19 and Shameless.
POST PRODUCTION
From shoot to delivery,
IN-HOUSE.
Editorial, sound design, music composition, music licensing, color correction, VFX, infographics. One team shepherds it from idea to final deliverables.
We use AI across production in pre-visualization, asset generation, and workflow, where it makes the work sharper and faster. Every creative decision belongs to the people making it.
Spec work
DoorDash
AI-integrated commercial production
Patrick Starrr, Joey Graceffa, Trisha Paytas, Charlie Puth. We've built productions around creators at the height of their cultural reach, turning their audiences into brand audiences. Social-native storytelling with over a billion views behind it.
DIRECTORS
Four directors.
One point of view.
Andy Vallentine
Commercial, documentary, and narrative. Tribeca. Ryan Murphy Half Initiative Fellow. Five years with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
Sarah Wilson Thacker
Brand and music video. Romanticism meets the fantastical. Clients: PlayStation, Google, Converse, Caesars Las Vegas.
Evan Ari Kelman
Cinematic scope, technical precision. Foot Locker, Verizon, Uber, Chevrolet. Feature debut at Hamptons International Film Festival.
Rob Himebaugh
Education and human connection. Natural History Museum of LA County, Peretti Museum Foundation, John Tracy Center.
DIRECTOR
Andy Vallentine
Andy founded The Audio\Visual Crew and has spent the last decade directing work that lives at the intersection of commerce and consequence. Five years directing mental health content for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. His short film THE LETTER MEN premiered at Tribeca. His feature THE MATTACHINE FAMILY was released by Giant Pictures. He is a Ryan Murphy Half Initiative Fellow. Commercial clients include Mercedes-Benz, Sephora, MAC Cosmetics, and MLB.
DIRECTOR
Sarah Wilson Thacker
Sarah's work spans a decade of brand and music video production, with a specialty in romanticism and the intersection of fantasy and reality. Brand clients include PlayStation, Google, Converse, and Caesars Las Vegas. Her music video work has been featured in major publications and garnered millions of views.
DIRECTOR
Evan Ari Kelman
Evan directs with cinematic scope and technical precision. His Foot Locker spot “The Push” aired nationally during the New York City Marathon. Brand clients include Verizon, Uber, Chevrolet, and Foot Locker. His debut feature BARRON’S COVE premiered at the Hamptons International Film Festival.
DIRECTOR
Rob Himebaugh
Rob’s work centers on education and connection. His documentary CHASING COLOR: A GEM TRADER’S JOURNEY earned award recognition. Brand clients include the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, the Peretti Museum Foundation, and the John Tracy Center.
DIRECTOR NETWORK
We maintain active relationships with freelance directors through Process Artists and The Directors Network, and bring in the right collaborator for every project.
CAPABILITIES
Everything we do, at a glance.
Creative Development
Concepts · Scripts · Art Direction · Storyboards · Treatments
Production
Commercials · Docs · Music Videos · PSAs · Branded Content
Virtual Production
LED Volume Wall · Unreal Engine · Disguise Platform
Post Production
Editorial · Sound · Music · Color · VFX · Infographics
Photography
Hero Campaigns · Editorial · On-Set & Standalone
AI Integration
Pre-Viz · Asset Generation · Workflow
Multi-Platform Content
Hero Spot + Social Cutdowns + Photography
Influencer & Creator
Social-Native Storytelling · 1B+ Views
CASE STUDY · VIRTUAL PRODUCTION · DIRECTION · POST
U.S. Dept. of
Veterans Affairs
Five locations. One day.
We shot Afghanistan, a family memory, an office, the Grand Canyon, group therapy, and a quiet moment at home. All in a single day on an LED volume wall using Unreal Engine environments on the Disguise platform. The campaign covers veteran mental health across depression, bipolar disorder, traumatic brain injury, and treatment access. Silver Telly Award winner.
SPEC WORK · AI INTEGRATION · PRODUCTION · POST
DoorDash
Currently in production.
An AI-integrated spec commercial for DoorDash. Details to follow.
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[Client testimonial — quote to be confirmed with VA contact prior to presentation.]
U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs
CASE STUDY · PRODUCTION · POST PRODUCTION
ONE/SIZE
Every asset. One shoot.
We shot an entire campaign for ONE/SIZE in a single production day. The hero spot, social cutdowns, and BTS footage for influencer posts all ran simultaneously on set. Multiple cameras rolling, multiple looks captured, the talent posting to their own feeds in real time. The shoot itself was the content. By the time we wrapped, the campaign was already live.
CASE STUDY · PRODUCTION
Mercedes-Benz
A product reveal. CES.
We produced a campaign revealing Mercedes-Benz's integration with Google Home and Amazon Echo. The finished spot played during their CES keynote and was covered by four of the biggest names in tech and culture.
We've had the privilege of working with
ONE YELLOW SHOES TEAM.
We'd love to meet the rest of the family.
Let's make something
TOGETHER.
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CONTACT
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