What We Do
Full-Service Video Production & Motion Graphics
Drywater Productions is a full-service video production and motion graphics company based in Janesville, Wisconsin. We serve clients across the Midwest and beyond, taking your idea from concept to finished product — delivering a video that tells your story like no one else can.
Video Production for Every Need
Maybe your story is best told in documentary form. Maybe it needs humor, green screen, special effects, or a slick animation. Honestly, we love it all.
Our clients come from all over the spectrum. Some show up with just a spark of an idea, and we love those calls. We’ll brainstorm with you, write the script, develop the storyboard, and get to work. Others arrive with everything mapped out and just need a crew that can execute it without dropping the ball. We’re good at that too. Whether you have a fully developed vision, a rough idea scribbled on a napkin, or just know you need a video but have no idea where to start — we’ve got your back.
Where It All Began
The story of Drywater.
Where It All Began
The Story of Drywater.
Before there was Drywater Productions, there was just Stephen and Cameron Pickering — two crazy newlyweds who took a leap of faith in 2005 and decided to start a business. They used their wedding money to buy their first cameras, and landed their first paid job straight from their wedding announcement in the newspaper. Not a bad start.
Two months earlier, Stephen had graduated with a degree in Video Production from Vancouver Film School in British Columbia. His plan was simple: start his own production company. First, though, he returned home to marry his high school sweetheart, Cameron, and together they built Drywater Productions from the ground up. Of course, the next logical step after launching a business was to buy a 19th century home, dive into a massive renovation, and have 5 kids. Because why not. The Pickerings burned the midnight oil, learned new technology, and stayed ahead of industry trends — all in pursuit of building something great.
Growing Into the Midwest
Over the last 18 years, Drywater Productions has grown into one of the Midwest’s premier video production companies. From capturing the stories of individuals to producing content for international brands, we’ve built deep experience in event videography, cinematography,
commercial production, 2D and 3D animation, script-writing, and Special FX.
So what’s your story? We’d love to help you create a video that will knock your socks off, make you cry, or get a genuine laugh out loud — we’re storytellers to the core.
Meet Our Team
He trained at Vancouver Film School in British Columbia, Canada. He loves directing actors and non-actors alike. When he’s behind the camera he’s looking for the little details in the frame that help tell the story.
