“The Post” Studio Finally Complete

December 5, 2008 – Jason Brown
Well, we finally got it done. Between getting episodes out the door, in-field production shoots, the whitetail rut of the mid-west, a four-month remodel and a multitude of other production projects…the new Rack Focus Post Production facility is complete. Set back in the White Pines of Northern, Michigan, the goal I had with our studio was making it more like a lodge than your typical post-production house. I wanted an open feel inside throughout the studio that would give us a creative atmosphere and reflect our company’s niche as a Producer within the Outdoor Industry.

The lower level is 1800 sq. feet, and 1700 of it had to be completely finished. The upper level is just over 1000 sq. feet, but unfinished and available for expansion. The studio was previously owned by a woodworker and unfinished, besides the bathroom.

Preston and I had a lot of different layouts in mind before we finally decided on this one, with a little help from my very design-savvy wife, Darci. I’ll be the first one to admit that this isn’t your textbook post-production facility…it doesn’t have the best sound proofing, the most advanced editing desks and chairs or state-of-the-art lightning fast network storage system…but it is damn nice and a place we will continue to translate great stories from the lens of a camera to millions of homes. After almost 10 years of running Jack Pine Productions, I can honestly say that I have looked forward to every single day I have gotten up and headed in to the studio. Whether we ran it out of the the spare bedroom, the basement or a miniature downtown Midland location, this new place we will spend the next who knows how long doesn’t make us a different company, it just makes it a little easier.

A picture from August in the middle of a big mess

Quite a transformation from beginning to end