THANK YOU AND FAREWELL!
If you happen to be a past client of Rainbow Video
Productions, thank you for your business.
Rainbow Video Productions, Inc. was incorporated on May
18, 1981. Our first production facility
was in the basement of my home, the remnants of which still remain today
although primarily relegated to storage.
In 1981, the idea of a business dedicated to up-scale video production
was a bit of an anomaly, at least in this part of the world. We had two significant competitors at the
time (both long since gone), but the greater sales challenge was not the competition, it was convincing the corporate market that
video was viable and necessary. It was a
slow slog at first, but within the first two years we had picked up a number of
regular clients including Dorsey Labs (now Novartis), Valmont Industries,
Bankers Life Nebraska (now Ameritas), Woodmen
Accident and Life (now Assurity Life), I.C.I. (now Syngenta) and a couple dozen more.
Having the production facility in the basement was disruptive
for everyone; my
family, our employees and our clients.
We had people in our house at all hours of the day and night. (Cudos
to my patient wife who regularly fed and looked after all of us.) It didn’t take long before it became apparent
that we needed a dedicated facility, so we built a studio and offices on our
property, about 250 feet from my back door.
For the next three plus decades, that was my commute to work. In that time, many talented individuals
passed through employment with Rainbow.
For some, Rainbow was a stepping stone in their production career, for
others a launch point for their own business, others
went on to unrelated careers. A few of
these dear friends have passed into eternity.
Over the years, Rainbow produced many hundreds of
projects, shooting tens of thousands of hours of video. Because our productions were for marketing,
informing or teaching, we had the opportunity to see, learn about, and
experience firsthand, many places, concepts and processes that others never
have the opportunity to experience. I
will always appreciate the trust placed in us by our clients in giving us the
access we needed to tell their stories well.
It was like being in school every
day, I loved it!
Within our industry, we did our best to remain on the
cutting edge of technology. We were
often the first in the region to own and employ the latest and greatest tools
of the trade. I have always loved the
production process and being a part of the incredible technological revolution
of recent years has been a joy. It’s definitely
been a good run.
I share this with you because, as I move into retirement,
I continue a need to maintain this domain so people can find me. I’m still in the office every morning at 8:00
and I’m still doing media oriented work, although I no longer maintain a
staff. I’ve switched my focus to
public-space electronic display technology and content development; specifying,
purchasing, writing, producing, programming and installing equipment for
museums and other public spaces.
To all who have been clients of Rainbow Video Productions,
Inc. over the years, I am grateful for the business and the experiences. To my former employees, many of whom I’ve
lost touch with, I’m grateful for your past friendship and your contributions
to the success of the company. To God, I
am thankful for His perpetual guidance and constant love and grace.
Blessings, my friends.
Phil
Rainbow
Video Productions, Inc.
23803
S. 162nd St.
Adams,
NE 68301