Welcome

In 2011, we - Andy and Jen - decided to team up for the purposes of collaborating on film projects. With our combined backgrounds in all aspects of film production, we have produced a varied list of projects, hiring additional crew along the way, as needed for each endeavor, the keeping Leapyear Films a two-person operation. Our projects cover a range of documentaries, comedic short film and web series, dramatic shorts, visual effects and television commercials. Our newest venture is a film school at our studio, teaching everything from the basics of film-craft to the details of every crew position or piece of gear.

Leapyear's client list is diverse, from corporate entities needing a short video or commercial; to indie directors with a screenplay they need produced; to a non-profit wanting a documentary that not only involved the shoot itself but raising the funds to travel to a third world country for filming; to a local health care provider, wanting to partner for an addiction and recovery program. We relish the opportunity to work with varied people and companies both near and far. Many shoots have been near to our studio in Ohio but have also taken us to New York City, Illinois, Iowa, Jamaica, and Malawi.

Aside from our day-to-day work as filmmakers, Leapyear has produced live events, including producing and directing TEDxMansfield, a six-hour celebration of the community's metamorphosis from crumbling former industrial giant to the arts-filled community that it is now becoming; featuring six speakers, live music (jazz, classical, comic opera, folk, rock), an interactive art project, an aerialist, poetry, dance, a living red carpet, food and a short film we made to open the show. Leapyear has also produced projection mapping and animation for live ballet performances; a clip of "A 1940s Nutcracker" can be seen here.