18 Dec 2018

Happy almost-New Year! The new year always seems to arrive to us at Uncage the Soul about 25% planned, the rest an unexpected adventure. Sure it’s a tad uncomfortable, not knowing how the months ahead will shake out (or how the bills will be paid …), but the truth…

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25 Sep 2018

Visions Shared

Happy Fall Y’all! We hope your summer adventures put some impressive deposits into your memory bank. Our team was busy chasing down pretty pixels between Oregon and Iceland, and then smooshing them together and letting them simmer into the projects below. Thank you for taking the time to check…

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06 Dec 2016

We’re really proud of this one… A year in the making, we were commissioned to produce a recruitment video for the Portland Police Bureau who entrusted us with telling their story and helping shape the future of our city’s police force. Portland Police Bureau Recruitment Video from Uncage the Soul Productions…

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07 Sep 2016

Social Free Summer

Written by John Waller, September, 3, 2016 On June 3, I was feeling depressed, scattered, and distracted…so impulsively I deactivated my FB account, deleted all social media apps from my phone…and quietly stepped away. There were still plenty of ways to stay connected in my life…text, phone, email, happy hour…

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28 May 2015

“Yesterday’s Tomorrow; A Portland Journey” In our latest project “Yesterday’s Tomorrow,” we brought our cameras to the same position and angles of our favorite Portland historic images. We wondered, what’s changed? What’s remained the same? This ‘new’ Portland that is captivating national attention- how new is it really? We’ve…

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09 Sep 2013

Hummingbird

Have you ever thought about how amazing a hummingbird is? These small birds are quick and dart effortlessly through the air. But maybe the most impressive way to see them is through slow motion; giving us an idea of just how truly amazing they really are. We shot this…

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09 Sep 2013

Nightly Wonder

We love the night sky, and we love the challenge of capturing and presenting it to you. It’s an aspect of nature we thrill to share. Now, we excitedly present a step up in night sky media: video of the stars! Over the past 5 years, digital cameras have…

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10 Jul 2013

Treeverse Wins an Emmy

In June, we were honored to find out that Treeverse won a Pacific Northwest Regional Emmy Award. Entered by Oregon Field Guide videographer and Treeverse lead cameraman Michael Bendixen, Treeverse received the award in the Photography and Craft category and represented the outstanding efforts of the entire production crew….

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04 Dec 2012

Les Voyageurs Sans Trace

For 30 days in September we filmed, rafted, and lived on the Green and Colorado Rivers, working on NW Documentary‘s latest documentary project, Les Voyageurs Sans Trace. The story follows a team of French adventurers in 1938 who came to the US to explore the route of John Wesley…

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02 Jul 2012

Uncage the Soul Productions spent a few months traveling across the National Forest in Oregon and Washington to showcase the diverse and spectacular locations we all have access to on our public lands. We love rediscovering our own backyard and found some new hidden gems too. As summer kicks…

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