Sight & Sound Services

What Sight & Sound Services does

Sight & Sound Services is a privately held, owner-operated video production company founded in 1992 and headquartered in Welches, Oregon. The firm provides professional video production, post-production, and FAA Part 107-licensed aerial videography to government fire and emergency services agencies, EMS organizations, law enforcement, and corporate clients primarily in the Pacific Northwest. Named engagements span the US Forest Service, Oregon Office of State Fire Marshal, Gresham Fire & Emergency Services, Estacada Fire District, Deschutes National Forest, and the Wildland Fire Lessons Learned Center, with sponsorship-style relationships extending into the EMS vertical via American Medical Response and EMSWorld.com.

Core technical capability centers on a Sony FX9 4K cinema camera with Zeiss glass, a DJI Inspire 2 drone platform for licensed aerial capture, and post-production built on Avid Media Composer and Adobe Creative Suite. The firm also documents forensic and investigative video work for fire and law enforcement clients, leveraging deep operational access that requires both production skill and the safety clearances typical of active incident scenes.

The business model is project-based professional services billing against government and institutional contracts, supplemented by documentary licensing revenue through Amazon Prime (titles include "The Rose City Experiment" and "Endlessly Persistent"). The founder and owner, Pat McAbery, is a retired firefighter/paramedic with 30+ years in emergency services whose domain expertise — both as operator and as subject-matter insider — is the central asset of the firm and the primary justification for client trust in a high-context niche.

Name

Sight & Sound Services

Legal name

Sight & Sound Services

Website

https://sightandsoundservices.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1992

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Sight & Sound Services is an owner-operated Oregon video production firm providing 4K videography, FAA Part 107-licensed aerial drone capture, and post-production for government fire, EMS, and emergency-services agencies in the Pacific Northwest.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Video Production Services

NAICS

Motion Picture and Video Production (51211), Other Sound Recording Industries (51229), Sound Recording Industries (5122)

SIC

Services-Motion Picture & Video Tape Production (7812), Services-Allied To Motion Picture Production (7819)

akta.pro primary industry

Corporate Event Production & AV Services (HSACADAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Audio-Visual Equipment Rentals (Sound, Projection, Screens) (HSACAFAF), Foley Recording & Editing (MPAHAEAC)

Keywords

• Video production services
• Aerial drone filming
• Documentary production
• Post-production editing
• Emergency services video

Headquarters

HQ city

Welches

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Video Production Services: Project-based video production services for government agencies, fire departments, and organizations requiring documentary, recruitment, and educational video content.
2. Documentary Sales and Licensing: Documentary productions available for rental or purchase on Amazon Prime streaming. Original documentary 'The Rose City Experiment' and follow-up 'Endlessly Persistent' are available for sale or streaming.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Sight & Sound Services is a privately held video production company specializing in outdoor, unscripted productions for government agencies, fire departments, and EMS organizations. The company offers end-to-end production — on-location filming using Sony FX9 4K cameras, FAA Part 107 licensed aerial drone operations with a DJI Inspire 2, post-production editing with Avid Media Composer and Adobe Creative Suite, and multi-format output including closed captioned DVD and BluRay. It also produces and licenses original documentaries such as The Rose City Experiment and Endlessly Persistent.

Product overview

Sight & Sound Services is a professional video production company offering a comprehensive suite of services including on-location production (specializing in outdoor and unscripted content with small crews), post-production editing (using Avid Media Composer and Adobe Creative Suite), and FAA-licensed aerial video services using DJI Inspire 2 drones. The company also produces documentary films, most notably 'The Rose City Experiment' and its follow-up 'Endlessly Persistent,' which tell the story of Portland's emergency medical services evolution. Production capabilities include 4K recording, advanced LED lighting, wireless microphones, and specialized stabilization equipment. Equipment rental is available through Sharegrid.com as an add-on service.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Production Services On-location video production services specializing in outdoor, unscripted, and small crew productions for government agencies, fire departments, and EMS organizations. Uses Sony FX9 4K camera with low-light capabilities.
• Post Production Services Video editing and output services using Avid Media Composer (4K capable), Adobe After Effects, and Photoshop. Delivers content in any format from web to BluRay, including professional closed captioning for DVD and BluRay.
• Aerial Video Services FAA Part 107 licensed and insured commercial drone aerial video services using DJI Inspire 2 shooting up to 4K resolution. Two-operator capability enables complex aerial shots, aerial inspections, and other eye-in-the-sky applications.
• The Rose City Experiment Documentary telling the story of Portland, Oregon's private ambulance companies in advancing emergency medicine, covering the transition from untrained crews to modern EMS and 911 systems. Available for rental or purchase streaming on Amazon.
• Endlessly Persistent: The Story of America's First Female Paramedics Roundtable discussion documentary featuring women interviewed for The Rose City Experiment sharing their stories of starting careers in EMS where women were actively denied opportunities. Directed and edited by Pat McAbery.

Quantifiable outcome

• 18,000+ calls for service documented in single production for Gresham Fire

Named customers7 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• EMSWorld.comcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Partnership with EMSWorld.com to distribute the 'Endlessly Persistent' documentary about America's first female paramedics. EMSWorld.com provides streaming platform for the documentary content, extending reach to EMS professionals.
• American Medical ResponseminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2019American Medical Response served as sponsor for the 'Endlessly Persistent' documentary project, supporting production costs in exchange for association with the historical EMS documentation.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• PrecisionHawk: Drone-based aerial data and inspection services for commercial and government customers. Comparable in commercial drone operations, FAA-licensed crew model, and government/industrial client mix.
• DroneBase: Commercial drone services marketplace that supplies FAA-licensed aerial imagery to enterprise and government clients. Directly comparable as a provider of insured, commercial-grade aerial video for inspection, documentation, and promotional use cases.
• Hangar: Autonomous drone services for inspection and aerial data capture, often serving industrial and public-sector clients. Comparable as a commercial drone operator delivering insured, compliant aerial deliverables.

Others

• DroneDeploy: Drone data platform for mapping, inspection, and asset management. Comparable as enabling infrastructure for commercial drone operators serving enterprise and government inspection customers.

Broad incumbents

• Skydio: U.S. drone manufacturer with significant public-sector and inspection market presence. Comparable as a broad incumbent whose FAA-compliant drone ecosystem anchors the commercial-aerial services category the subject firm operates in.
• DJI: World's largest commercial and consumer drone manufacturer. The DJI Inspire 2 is the subject firm's aerial platform; DJI is comparable as a broad incumbent enabling commercial drone videography at scale.

Regional players

• North by Northwest Productions: Long-established Pacific Northwest video production company serving corporate, agency, and broadcast clients across the region. Comparable as a regional peer offering professional video production services in the same geographic market.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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