About Kirkland Video Production

Kirkland Video Production consists of a team of highly skilled video professionals. We've been serving companies and agencies of all sizes for the past decade and take great pride in every video we make. We recognize the importance of having kind, caring, friendly people to partner with on your video projects. We cultivate that attitude in everything we do and every interaction we have with the folks that are kind enough to hire us.
In addition to our customer-centric video production philosophy, we have a strong focus on delivering high quality branded video content for your company or organization. Having a video partner that understands branding inside and out will ensure that the final video will properly represent your company or organization's image and identity system. A lot of video production companies claim to be "branding experts", but Kirkland Video Production is perhaps the only, or one of the few, that has team members who have actually worked full time in marketing AND video production.
We've developed an agile video production process in order to give you maximum control on the outcome of your final video. By giving feedback and input at specific milestones within the production process, you won't have to wonder if your video is coming out good, you will know that your video is coming out great. Most video production companies will not give you any control or input within the production process. This is what sets Kirkland Video Production apart from the rest.

Meet the Team

Rich Rudy

Senior Producer

Rich Rudy specializes in Producing, Writing, Directing, Shooting, Editing, and Motion Graphics Design for Corporate Communications Video. Based in Kirkland WA, Rich began producing video in the early 2000’s with a slew of Indy films and music videos. In 2007-2008, Rich attended the Art Institute of Seattle, where he graduated with honors and a Best in Show Award at portfolio review. After that, he was a writer for TV Shows on PBS and Nat Geo, field produced segments for TRUTV, and produced hundreds of videos for companies and non-profit agencies of all sizes. Rich has worked full time in end-to-end production of Corporate Communication videos since 2008 and has produced videos for major companies such as Genie, Costco, Microsoft, FedEx, and many others, including contract work for governments agencies, NGOs and non-profit organizations. In his spare time, Rich likes to support the local video production community by speaking to video classes for children at the Boys and Girls Clubs and mentoring interns and new employees at his own company, Kirkland Video Production. Over the years, Rich and KVP have won many awards, including “Best Video Production Service” in Kirkland WA in 2024.

Kim Rudy

Production Designer

Kim is the resident Makeup Artist and Photographer for Kirkland Video Production. Kim is also the glue that holds everything together as our Production Designer, which includes; hair, makeup, props, wardrobe, set dressing, answering texts, marshaling resources, and generally connecting people and things that are moving in disparate directions. If you need information as quickly as possible, Kim is your go-to gal. She has a fifteen-year background in video production as well, mostly specializing in on set hair and makeup design, teleprompter operator, gaffer/grip, and production assisting. She has done a tremendous amount of freelance work in addition to her current work, wearing many hats for KVP. We haven’t even gotten to mention the fact that she deals a mean game of blackjack…our woman of many talents!

Ria Chatterjee

Video Editor

Ria is a passionate video editor with an unwavering commitment to bring stories to life through the power of visual storytelling. She has more than five years experience having worked on numerous corporate and product marketing videos, documentaries and short films. She always strives to stay up-to-date with the cutting edge of technology, including currently, where AI is shaping up to be a huge factor in post production, to ensure that she can always deliver the highest quality work to clients. On a personal note, Ria believes that the true power of editing lies in its ability to connect with viewers on a profound level (something AI can’t do) and likes to use her talent to help clients connect with their audience on a deeply emotional level.

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  • “Bongarde, as a publisher of safety training and compliance information is alwayslooking at better ways to communicate the value of its services to potential prospectsthrough video. Rich, with his extensive experience in video production and editing, isperfect for that role. His ability to accurately scope video projects and deliver on timeand the budget is outstanding. Rich has produced several videos for us and each time we were impressed by his quality, skills, responsiveness and flexibility.”
    by Andre Chernih, Bongarde
  • “We had to get a video shot on a pretty tight deadline for a webcast for our Grip Stripzproduct. We called Rich and he gave us exactly what we needed on time and within ourbudget. He was a pleasure to work with and we plan on using him for all our future video work."
    by Heather Byrnes, Grip Stripz
  • “We engaged them to help us produce a video for our flagship software product, Filelytics. During the entire process of producing the video, Rich was fast, friendly, efficient, and very easy to work with. If you are looking for great video for your company, I would definitely recommend that you give Rich Rudy a call!”
    by Beth Lightly, Interstack Inc.
  • “Rich took on a very large project with us to shoot an eight and a half minute video for our flagship carpet-cleaning product, the Rotovac Powerwand. Rich was fast, professional, and easy to work with from beginning to end. We love the video!”
    by Cliff Monson, Rotovac Corp
  • “After speaking to Rich, we hired him based on the fact that he was so well versed in all aspect of sales, marketing and high tech. Also, based on his work samples he could obviously produce great video. He exceeded our expectations with the resulting product marketing video for our Filelytics software. Love it. Found it easy to get my site up and running. Great examples. Great design."
    by Luis D. Aguilar, Interstack Inc.
  • “I hired Kirkland Video Production to shoot and edit a video that I am producing as part of a larger marketing and branding project for a client. Rich at KVP was immediately helpful, friendly, and consistently did a great job during the shoots and the post production phases of the project. I immediately hired them again for a bigger shoot with a larger crew. I plan to continue hiring Rich and KVP. I would unreservedly recommend this company to others as well.”
    by Elizabeth Martin-Calder, MartinCalder
  • “I’m a naturopathic doctor specializing in Neurotherapy. I was looking around for a company to film and edit a series of workshops when I came across Kirkland Video Production. I sent them an email and got in touch with one of their producers, Rich, almost right away. I managed to get a quote, get all my questions answered and initiate the project(s) all within a few hours of my initial request. I found the team at Kirkland Video Production to be fast, accurate, professional, and very knowledgeable in their field. After seeing the success of my first few projects, I decided to use them for all my videos going forward. I would highly recommend Kirkland Video Production if you want to make some great looking and sounding videos for your business or organization.”
    by Jeff Harris, Naturopathic Doctor
  • “We hired Kirkland Video Production to shoot product videos for a major membership only big box retail chain that our company produces products for. They are a great partner for video production…timely, dependable, and right on point.” 
    by Peter Joseph, PJ Sales Guru
  • “I have goosebumps. Gorgeous graphics. Wonderful flow of dialogue. A fantastic choice for voice narration. Superb selection of background music. A concise overview of the solution. Preaches business value - not technology. And overall: We tell a great story in a fun, educational way. Rock on.”
    by DJ Norman, Interstack Inc.
  • “I engaged Kirkland Video Production several years ago to make a Safety and Operations video for our Cranetainer product. We found them to be easy to work with, ethical, talented and friendly. We’ve used KVP to produce a great number of videos for our other products since that time. I would highly recommend giving them a call if you’re a business in need of some great videos!”
    by Mark Mueller, Cranetainer System
  • “Thank you so much! It’s been a pleasure working with you, responsive and very efficient. I may need more work in the future so I will be in touch and I'd definitely recommend you to my friends or anyone that wants a great video for their business.”
    by Alex Lebedev, ReelSonar Inc.
  • “We engaged Kirkland Video Production for several years now to help with making our annual fundraiser videos. I’ve been consistently impressed with the results and the reactions to the video from the people at our events. You guys just simply nailed these! LOVE, LOVE, LOVE them! I thought the videos were amazing and know they truly were a key to our success! Thanks so much for your hard work on these – what would we do without you? We are so, so lucky!”
    by Kathy Haggart, Bellevue Boys and Girls Clubs
  • “They shot and edited a fantastic video for our complex technology product. They were fast, courteous and highly talented. We used a weddings-only videographer in the past. Rich’s editing skills were so superior. We'll be using them again.”
    by Kent Lundgren, Pivotal Commware
  • “Artistry and pragmatism aren’t always best buds but they comfortably coexist within Rich Rudy. I found this out when he did top notch work editing the audio for our comedy pilot SPACEBERG. He turned out a quality product within the scale and budget of the project.  With a background in music, he’s excellent at audio editing, but I’d be comfortable with him as a producer, director, videographer, or video editor. Rich is responsive and reliable. When you call, he gets back to you quickly, usually within a day.  I’d love to do another project with him because he has an ear for comedy.”
    by Mark Martino, SplashTastic Productions