Jon

Skylar

James

Nathan

Alex

Alyssa

Marco

Marc-Alain

Trevor

Eun Gwon

Scott

Bluto the Jerk

Chuck

Millie

Fairy

History of the herd

Our motley crew of creative mischief-makers, miscreants, and video production specialists began their long journey together when Jon Foster and Elliot Cutler first met during a local athletic competition in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Upon proving their worth to one another out on the field of play, they decided the next logical step would be to tackle a few video production projects together. Soon, the dynamic duo would be joined by the likes of other brave nomadic video experts, in their own right.

Now with a team of 9 and their loyal canine/feline/guinea pig companions, they continue to make a name for themselves in the greater video production community, capturing motion, and building it out from scratch.

Impatient Cow truly exemplifies the principle of Gestalt—the idea that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. And even with all the nominations and awards for their countless video production efforts—Tellys, Addys, Emmys, and Moobys, just to name a few—it’s still the time spent with their most cherished companions that matters most. Somewhat sappy, but very true.

Impatient Cow’s video production skill set includes HD video, film, editing, color correction, 2D and 3D animation, motion graphics, virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR) and much more. Our combined video production experience totals 157 years, 10 months, 3 days, 11 hours, and 47 minutes—give or take a minute or two, of course. We’ve been described as easygoing, but hygienic, reliable, yet flexible and smart, consistently doing whatever it takes to get the job done right.

If that’s enough to pique your interest and want more information on what we do, Jon’s cellphone is permanently attached to the side of his face, so he’s always available to take your call.

Toolbox

35,000 SQ/FT VIDEO PRODUCTION FACILITY
GREEN SCREEN SOUND STAGE
5 VIDEO EDITING SUITES
COLOR CORRECTION SUITE
SOUND BOOTH
AUDIO SUITE
SONY FX6
RED
ARRI
CANON
DLSR VIDEO
GOPRO
DRONES

VIRTUAL REALITY (VR)
AUGMENTED REALITY (AR)
MOTION CAPTURE
LOCATION SHOOTING
LOCATION SOUND
FILM
ADOBE PREMIERE PRO
AFTER EFFECTS
PHOTOSHOP
ILLUSTRATOR
DAVINCI RESOLVE
LOGIC PRO
ADOBE AUDITION
UNREAL ENGINE

MAYA
CINEMA 4D
MUDBOX
V-RAY
ARNOLD
RED GIANT SUITE
SAPPHIRE
MOCHA
ADR
VO
CUSTOM MUSIC
SHALL WE GO ON?

Jon

Foster

JOB TITLE:

Partner, Co-Founder

YEARS AT COW:

What’s your unofficial role at COW? // What hats (metaphorically and/or literally) do you wear at COW?
Executive Producer/Partner/Head Stressor

How’d you get started in the industry?
TV news intern, thank god I escaped.

What brought you to COW? What keeps you there?
I needed to stop working 70 hours a week for other people at advertising agencies, so I decided to work 80 for myself that was in June of 2003

What makes COW different?
We try to suck less than everyone else.

If you could tell a prospective client only one thing about working with COW, what would it be?
We will make you happy.

What’s your favorite part of your job? What gets you out of bed in the morning?
I like the people we work with.

What’s your philosophy when it comes to production?
I used to be on the Agency side and I hated the way production companies worked. If you needed a small change half the Prod companies wouldn’t make them, I’d have to go to 3-4 places to get things done. I wanted to provide a one stop shopping version of a production company.

Where can we find you on a long weekend?
Usually in a giant 5th wheel trailer somewhere cool or on the coast.

Who is your hero?
My son

What’s the key to a smooth production?
Lack of drama which means good pre-production

SKYLAR

NIELSEN

JOB TITLE:

Director

YEARS AT COW:

2 years directly, 15 years indirectly

What’s your unofficial role at COW? // What hats (metaphorically and/or literally) do you wear at COW?
Director/Partner/Head of Distractions

How’d you get started in the industry?
I started at the bottom, and worked for anyone who would give me a chance.

What brought you to COW? What keeps you there?
I worked alongside the COW team 18 years ago as a still photographer, and then after years of working together on random projects a chance came up to buy into the company – and thus I am now a partner.

What makes COW different?
Consistency and capability to do pretty much anything relating to production.

If you could tell a prospective client only one thing about working with COW, what would it be?
We are ready, are you?

What’s your favorite part of your job? What gets you out of bed in the morning?
I like the people we work with.

What’s your philosophy when it comes to production?
We are all on the same team, so lets make it amazing and have lunch on time.

Where can we find you on a long weekend?
Power washing – I have the best power washer money can buy and I love it!

Two truths and a lie.
There should only be truths.

What’s the coolest piece of tech at COW?
The peoples brains that are part of the team, I still am trying to keep up with their minds and their updates.

James

Jolly

JOB TITLE:

Producer

YEARS AT COW:

6 years

CONTACT:

james@icow.tv (646-201-3795)

What’s your unofficial role at COW? // What hats (metaphorically and/or literally) do you wear at
COW?
I handle day to day production and logistics of shoots as well as creating estimates for shoots.

How’d you get started in the industry?
I started doing freelance for a photographer named Steven Klein, and went from 1 day to 2 days to full time.

What brought you to COW? What keeps you there?
Coworkers, enjoying working with the crew.

What makes COW different?
The people we work with.

You’re stuck on a deserted island with only a film crew and the necessary equipment to shoot a short film. What’s the plot?
Think Gilligan's Island but with a drone.

If you could tell a prospective client only one thing about working with COW, what would it be?
We are one stop shop that does not take any shortcuts and makes sure everyone is happy with the finished product.

What’s your favorite part of your job? What gets you out of bed in the morning?
I love production because every day and job is different, we are not always doing the same thing over and over and over again…..

What’s your philosophy when it comes to production?
Do it right and take pride in your work.

Where can we find you on a long weekend?
On the mountains snowboarding during the winter and mountain biking the rest of the year.

Two truths and a lie.
I love my job, I want a Nissan GTR and I don’t want to retire.

Nathan

Buchanan

JOB TITLE:

Post Production Supervisor

YEARS AT ICOW:

17 years

CONTACT:

nathan@icow.tv (801-652-5970)

How’d you get started in the industry?
As I was finishing my college degree at the University of Utah in 2004, I built the original Impatient Cow website (using Flash!), and when they found out I was also studying video editing and animation, they interviewed me for the position of Post-Production Supervisor. I’ve been here since.

What’s your favorite part of your job? What gets you out of bed in the morning?
The amazing team I get to work with on a daily basis is what keeps me going, as well as the wide variety of types of projects. I also enjoy the challenge of managing the constantly shifting schedules and expectations, and developing my skills at client interaction and collaboration.

Where can we find you on a long weekend?
Winter: wrapped in a cozy blanket reading a book with a cat on my lap
Summer: out in the garden or riding my bike around town

What’s the key to a smooth production?
Communication, flexibility, and no egos.

Alex

Harris

JOB TITLE:

Editor | Motion Designer | Post Production Supervisor of the Night

YEARS AT COW:

CONTACT:

alex@icow.tv

What makes COW different?
We’re called Impatient Cow. Don’t you want to work with us to be able to write that on your tax forms?

If you could tell a prospective client only one thing about working with COW, what would it be?
We’re one of the oldest, or *ahem* “most mature” production companies in Utah for a reason.

Where can we find you on a long weekend?
At a café writing my sci-fi novel, at a café writing music, or at my friend’s house doing coffee tastings pretending we’re a café.

Two truths and a lie.
1. I fought off a mugger at an ATM in Paris.
2. I’m nocturnal
3. I am Batman (is it really a lie if the other two are true?)

Who is your hero?
Carl Sagan. Or Jean-Luc Picard (yes I’m turning this question into a Star Trek is better than Star Wars fight. Come at me, Marco).

What’s the coolest piece of tech at COW?
Our surprisingly stable Promax fiber network that allows us all to edit off a central server as if it were a super-fast SSD in our own computers. Either that, or the giant fiberglass cow in the corner named Mooby.

Alyssa

Oglesbee

JOB TITLE:

Post Production Specialist

YEARS AT COW:

CONTACT:

alyssa@icow.tv

What’s your unofficial role at COW? // What hats (metaphorically and/or literally) do you wear at
COW?
I don’t know how unofficial it is at this point, but I am the dog godmother/aunt at ICOW. I am the person the dogs come to when they need or want something. For Blu, I am the only person qualified to fill the water bowl and, for Chuck, I am the person he comes to for everything. I am the person whose desk Chuck hides under when he is in trouble, the person whose lap he jumps into uninvited when he’s cold, and the person he cries to when all the other dogs have gone home, and he’s bored. I gladly watch all the dogs when their owners need to step out of the office or are in a meeting.

How’d you get started in the industry?
I went to school for biomedical art where I fell in love with 2D animation. After I graduated, I worked as a contractor for a few years doing mostly illustration work while teaching myself as much animation/motion graphics stuff as I could. I ended up with a full-time position for a company making medical education videos for patients. After 5 years, I started to get a bit bored only working on medical content. I applied to ICOW and somehow got hired. Since starting here, I’ve gotten to work on a much wider variety of subjects and techniques. I am very glad I made the switch because I feel it has made me a more well-rounded artist and kept me sane.

What brought you to COW? What keeps you there?
The name of the company is what caught my attention when I was searching for a new job. I thought it was funny, so I researched the company a bit more and it sounded like exactly what I was looking for in terms of employment. I stay because all I ever wanted in a job is to work on cool projects with other talented artists and that is exactly what I get to do at ICOW.

What’s your favorite part of your job? What gets you out of bed in the morning?
My favorite part of my job is that every day is a bit different from the day before. Even though I’m always doing post, we have such a wide variety of clients that I never get bored. My coworkers are pretty great, too.

Where can we find you on a long weekend?
On a long weekend, you can find me outside hiking, climbing, or camping year-round. If the weather is truly terrible, you can find me climbing in the gym or at home knitting while listening to audio books.

Marco

Perez

JOB TITLE:

Post-production / VFX / 3D / Social Media Specialist

YEARS AT COW:

7 Years

CONTACT:

marco@icow.tv

You’re stuck on a deserted island with only a film crew and the necessary equipment to shoot a short film.
What’s the title? Coconut
Who’s the star? Chuck
What genre do you go with? Murder Mystery
What’s the plot? A bloody coconut is found next to a crew member. The crew member was hated by everyone, so people start pointing fingers. With no clue what's going on and a recipe for disaster, detective Chuck solves the mystery.

What’s your philosophy when it comes to production?
Patience and Self Awareness.

Where can we find you on a long weekend?
Either Little Cottonwood or Big Cottonwood SHRALPIN (Snowboarding). Nothing is better than a long weekend blasting through the trees at Brighton or slashin POW at mineral basin!

What’s the key to smooth production?
It’s simple: Communication!

What’s the coolest piece of tech at COW?
My PC DUH

Marc-Alain

Miller

JOB TITLE:

Post Production Specialist

YEARS AT COW:

3 months (lol)

CONTACT:

marc@icow.tv

What’s your unofficial role at COW? // What hats (metaphorically and/or literally) do you wear at COW?
Editor, Colorist, all-around hand, and general morale booster. I’ll jump into whatever role they need on set, but I’m mostly behind the scenes making the colors pop and the story sizzle.

How’d you get started in the industry?
I moved to LA after my college and got water (at a precise 47 degrees, no more, no less) for Gwyneth Paltrow and delivered scones for Lisa Kudrow. When I was tired of laying RAM board, I drifted more into post production, working as an editor for a number of production companies and agencies ranging from narratives, docu-mini series, and advertising for companies large and small. Eventually, I moved to Utah just in time for the Covid party, and discovered ICOW through the creative director of my last job.

What brought you to COW? What keeps you there?
They found me sleeping huddled in the back of the garage with nowhere to go and nourished me back to health, slowly establishing a bond of trust. I owe them my life. To call my coworkers amazing is an understatement. They’ve brought me into the fold of an environment where I can push the boundaries of my talent and expand my knowledge and skills along the way. There’s a familial aspect here, where each coworker brings something unique to the table, and we all lean off of each other to create great things together.

What makes COW different?
They’re more than just a company of artists, they feel like a family with long-standing bonds, with the all-encompassing talent to answer any call to action. I knew from the moment I was hired, I was going to be able to not only contribute but learn and grow in many different aspects. They really take the time and care to put passion into their work, and are a group I could definitely see dedicating myself to for the long haul.

Three interesting facts that most people don’t know about you.
I was born without an appendix, I never developed wisdom teeth, and I can drink a Capri-Sun in under a second.

Trevor

Beecher

JOB TITLE:

Post Production Specialist

YEARS AT COW:

<1 year

CONTACT:

trevor@icow.tv

What’s your unofficial role at COW? // What hats (metaphorically and/or literally) do you wear at COW?
Editor/Camera/ Whatever I am told to do. I applied for an editor position initially and day to day that is my role. But when we have a shoot, I will typically jump on that as a camera operator or grip or really any hat that needs to be worn for the job.

What brought you to COW? What keeps you there?
I applied for an editor position initially and ultimately was not what they were looking for… But I showed a lot of promise and potential and so they took a chance on me and brought me on anyway. Day to day I work as an editor. But when we have a shoot, I will typically jump on that as a camera operator or grip or really any hat that needs to be worn for the job. ICOW has been very good to me and the work environment is great! The people I work with and amazing people and have taught me more than I ever learned working at ABC/CW and they have continued to encourage my growth and development, and that is something I value.

What makes COW different?
Well, most cows are white with black spots, we are… a production company. As I mentioned previously, ICOW strongly encourages growth and development and they have done a great job at providing mentorship and guidance for me as a young new member of the team. Compared to other local video production work the things that are produced here are way more “Big leagues”

What’s your philosophy when it comes to production?
Plan, Plan, Plan, Plan…. Then throw the plan out the window and figure it out as you go…

Two truths and a lie.
- I am a relative of Harriet Beecher Stowe.
- I was part of the Korean war.
- I think Reese’s Pieces are the best candy out there.

Who is your hero?
Me… The fact that I am alive right now and I answered these questions is a miracle I am a hero to the version of me that thought I wouldn’t ever see today. But that’s life… I also really like Peter McKinnon…

Eun Gwon

Kim

JOB TITLE:

Post Production Specialist

YEARS AT COW:

CONTACT:

eungwon@icow.tv

What makes COW different?
There are dogs here. They keep the workplace lively.

Where can we find you on a long weekend?
You can find me either at home, sleeping off the previous work week, or at the shooting range.

Three interesting facts that most people don't know about you
I can never grow good looking facial hair. I shave once a week. And people I already know tend to
introduce themselves to me whenever I buzz my hair off.

Who is your hero?
My piano teacher during my youth, Marie Ashton.

Jon

Skylar

James

Nathan

Alex

Alyssa

Marco

Marc-Alain

Trevor

Eun Gwon

Scott

Bluto the Jerk

Chuck

Millie

Fairy

History of the herd

Toolbox

Jon

Foster

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YEARS AT COW:

SKYLAR

NIELSEN

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James

Jolly

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Nathan

Buchanan

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Alex

Harris

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Alyssa

Oglesbee

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Marco

Perez

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Marc-Alain

Miller

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Trevor

Beecher

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Eun Gwon

Kim

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Scott

Hathaway

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