Maine Video Production
Located in Portland, Maine we offer broadcast commercials, web video, infomercial and industrial video.
Maine Web Design
We are based in Portland, Maine and we produce great looking websites that are easy to use.
Maine Creative Studio Video Launch on Facebook
Just posted a quick welcome video for our new Facebook Page, check it out. And if you have not joined yet, head on over and say hi!
$99 Headshot Special – Franklin McMahon Studio
To celebrate our brand new Facebook Page featuring our Maine photography, we’re offering a great special for anyone looking to update their headshot or in need of a new snazzy Facebook Profile picture. Our $99 headshot special gets you a new look fast and easy, the shoot takes less than 1/2 hour (shoots are in Portland, Maine) and you are provided with beautiful high resolution images to use for whatever you wish. Each shoot offers the best in professional photographic lighting and utilizes the latest in full frame high-end photography (Canon 5D Mark II) for amazingly clear and sharp results. If you’ve been looking for a great Maine photographer to update your look, this is the time to do it!
Maine Photography Advice: 4 Tips for Great Photos
Everyone needs a professional photo of themselves these days for marketing. It used to be just models and actors, now everyone is in the spotlight and having a set of photos for promotional purposes is key. Here are 4 tips:
Adobe After Effects CS5 Review
Here is a recent review I did for Millimeter Magazine for Adobe After Effects CS5
Willard Beach TV Series
I act in a series called Willard Beach The Real Story, it is a lot of fun and the cast is great to work with. Here is a recent episode along with a few other episodes I have appeared in.
Creative Expert Video Series Launches
Just a quick note to announce a new series I am doing for Millimeter Magazine (Penton Media Inc.) which is called “Creative Expert with Franklin McMahon”. Each week on the video show I will cover a range of creative tips, reviews and techniques for media professionals.
Shop, Dine and Stay in Portland, Maine
I’ve been working with the Maine Office of Tourism to produce a series of videos that focus on different cities in Maine. Here is one I just completed, based on Portland. I do a lot of commercial HD video production, web video and podcasts for clients, but it’s always so cool to direct a piece focused on the actual city where you live. See what you think 
Watch the video in HD on YouTube
You can also watch the video on the VisitMaine.com website
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Black Belt Mindset – Interview with Franklin McMahon on PowerPOD Podcast
This week I was a guest on PowerPOD, the podcast hosted by Jim Bouchard, which focuses on inspiration and motivation by having a black belt mindset. We talked about a large number of topics, including my karaoke skills, Media Artist Secrets TV, producing podcasts for a living, celebrity marketing, social media, being in the “beam” of the spotlight with marketing and lots more.
A lot of fun! Check it out:
JimBouchard website – Black Belt Mindset
Interview with New Media Producer Franklin McMahon on Meetings Podcast
This week I was on the Meetings Podcast and host Mike McAllens and I talked a lot about my career, video production, podcasting, photography, Media Artist Secrets, Rumor Girls, social media, Willard Beach TV, acting, Millimeter Magazine, Maine and lots more. We also went over some of my career development tips and how to be a rock star for your business.
If you get a chance check out additional episodes of this podcast, very informative and Mike has great guests such as digital marketing guru Mitch Joel of Twist Image and Six Pixels of Separation.
Lots of fun, enjoy! (click the play button below to listen)
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Link to Meetings Podcast and Interview Transcript
Portland Pecha Kucha Video Presentations
A few weeks back I hosted the Portland Pecha Kucha Night featuring 10 creative presenters. Each person had 20 slides, 20 seconds each to tell their story. It was a great night and lots of fun, now we have the presentations from the night up on YouTube so you can check them out. Visit the page below and then click on the videos down the right side. Lots of great perspectives from many different creative careers, hope you find them as inspiring as the audience did that night.
Ian Page/Portland Rockumentarian
John Swan/Painter
Marcia Feller/Retail Display Techniques
Kathleen Kelly/Cyanotype Photograms
Michael Shaughnessy/Sculptor
Erin Curren/Portland Playback Theater
Thomas Hillman/Brand Designer
Luke “Lukaduke” Fuller/Painter
John Stass/Furniture Maker
Greg Daly/Diorama
Bonus clip:
This one is actually from the previous Pecha Kucha but I liked it and thought I would include it here. It is from Dave Poole, who I have had as a guest on my Creative Cow Podcast…very talented guy!
Willard Beach Episode 3.2
I act in a series called Willard Beach, it is shown on broadcast TV around the US and you can check out all the episodes on the web here and also in iTunes. In this week’s episode you can see my character Sebastian having a run-in with the pool guy. As well as a run-in with the guy who stole my girl.
You can also check out another episode with me in it, as well as an interview with the producers, right here.
Here is a little behind the scenes clip from shooting that day with Karla Gilbert and Krystal Kenville
