Midwest Vibes & East Coast Pulse
Where the big idea meets the hard work.
Green Blanket Production makes commercials, branded documentaries and photography for national brands and agencies, and is known for casting real people. Founded by Karmen Dann in Columbus, Ohio, we handle all aspects of production including casting and post in-house. We are women-owned and WBENC-certified.
People
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Karmen DannFounder / Executive Producer -
Thomas DannManaging Director -
Austin RaukusManaging Editor -
Samuel BrickerCreative Producer -
Samuel KendallCreative Producer -
Aileen ClemansProducer / Production Manager -
Sara GalliganProducer -
Lauren WatersCasting -
Nosa OriakhiSocial
What we do
- Production
- From a single shoot day to a multi-market campaign, we build production around the assignment. Our team handles the details from pre-production through wrap: budgeting, scheduling, crew, locations, casting, talent, equipment, logistics and everything in between. We work with an established network of crews and production partners across the country, so we can scale up or down without carrying a fixed production model from job to job. The team is built for the work in front of it, with senior Green Blanket leadership staying close throughout. We can take on a production from the ground up or step in when the creative, director or agency team is already in place.
- Casting + Character Research
- We talk about casting because we take it seriously. The people tell the story, and getting those people right can make or break the work. Depending on the assignment, that might mean traditional casting, deep character research or finding real people with a genuine connection to the story: athletes, families, fans, employees, experts, communities and people you won't find in a casting database. We handle research, outreach, vetting and interviews in-house when it makes sense, and work with an incredible network of casting directors across the country when the job calls for it. However we get there, the goal is the same: find the people who make the story feel true.
- Post Production
- Our post-production team carries a project from footage through final delivery, with editorial managed alongside the same team that produced the work. That covers offline editorial, motion graphics, visual effects, color, sound design and mix, music, finishing, versioning and final delivery across broadcast and digital. Because production and post live under the same roof, we're thinking about the edit before the cameras roll. We still work with outside editors, agencies or existing post partners when that's the better fit.
- Creative + Strategy
- Sometimes we get handed a script. Sometimes we start with a problem that needs solving. Green Blanket works upstream with brands and agencies on creative development, concepting, treatments, campaign thinking and production strategy. Our production experience is part of that process from the beginning, so the ideas we develop are built with a clear understanding of what it will take to make them. We can lead the process or collaborate with an internal creative team or agency at any point along the way.
- Production Network
- We're based in Columbus, Ohio. Our work isn't. We build each project around the work itself, starting with the right director. Depending on the assignment, that might come from our roster of trusted collaborators, freelance relationships or loan-out partnerships. From there, we assemble the right crew, vendors and production partners around the project. That network extends across the country and internationally, so we can scale sensibly and produce wherever the work takes us without forcing every assignment through one fixed production structure. Our Midwest home base is part of the advantage. We know how to make ambitious work efficiently, stay nimble, and bring the same Green Blanket approach whether we're shooting down the street or across the world.
- Branded Documentary
- Branded documentaries give real stories room to breathe. We work with brands to find compelling people, communities and ideas, then shape them into films that feel honest, cinematic and worth watching. Story comes first, with the brand woven into the world rather than forced into the center of it.
Brands impacted
4imprint · Adidas · Altar'd State · Angie's BoomChickapop · ARULA · AS Revival · AWAY · BAI · BankPlus · Bath & Body Works · Big Lots · Champion · Crocs · Dick's Sporting Goods · DSW · Game Changer · GE · Gerber Life Insurance · Gilly Hicks · Hallmark · HOKA · Hollister · Las Vegas Tourism · Local Waste · Loews Hotel · Marriott · Maurices · Microsoft · Nationwide Insurance · Nebraska · Netflix Studios · NetJets · Ohio Lottery · Ohio Tourism · ON · Purell · Rocky Boots · Root Insurance · SageSure · Scooter's Coffee · Sephora · Spotify · Stanley Steemer · The North Face · The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center · Tribeca Studios · TriHealth · U.S. Air Force · University of Tennessee
Awards
- Root Insurance Clio
- Sports Clio


