About

PE Uses of Video

V&V produces customized videos to drive colorful and compelling messages for a range of PE-related stakeholders

When a business is in a sale process, one or more videos accompanying investment banking presentations can illustrate what the company does and the pride and passion behind the business in a way that would not be possible in the absence of the productions.

At AGMs, videos bring color and energy to presentations. They may focus on topics as varied as value creation at portfolio companies, exit success stories, expertise in sourcing, M&A, operating partner backgrounds, ESG, firm-wise initiatives, company culture, and special occasions.

Additionally, video captured for a specific goal can be repurposed for a litany of needs and ideas.

V&V Expertise

How V&V landed at the nexus between Video and PE – and stayed there.

Representative Clients

We are proud to be a service provider to some of the top PE firms in the world.

We call them Clients, but they often blossom into Friends. That’s what happens when we create and collaborate together, obsessing over unlimited details in countless videos. After enough cups of coffee (and other beverages of choice), we learn to appreciate a lot about each other.

Team

V&V’s core team consists of five individuals with a wide range of creative skills and decades of experience. We work collaboratively with camera people, editors, graphic designers, and producers. Our goal for each video is to piece together the stories and visuals unique to each client to create a top-quality production.

Ellen Friedland
Co-Founder, Producer and Writer

Ellen’s background in law, journalism, and documentary production provides a deep understanding of the worlds of private equity and video, enabling her to help clients merge the two to create high-quality, substantive productions. Ellen began her career as an attorney, working at a large corporate litigation firm in NYC. She served as a law clerk to a US District Judge for the Southern District of New York and was a consultant to the New Jersey Bioethics Commission. Ellen subsequently migrated her career track to journalism, which led to her interest in telling stories through film and the co-founding of Voices & Visions in 1997 with Curt Fissel.

Ellen received her BA from Brandeis University and her JD from Cardozo School of Law.

Curt Fissel
Co-Founder, Director of Photography and Video Editor

Curt has worked for over 35 years as a cinematographer, director, editor, and commercial photographer. He formerly served as the Chief Photographer for NJ’s PBS station NJN, and he has freelanced for stations such as HBO, CBS, ABC Nightline, CNN, YES Network, and Voice of America. Among the awards he has received over the years are the Cine Golden Eagle, nominations by NATAS in various EMMY categories including Individual Achievement in Photography and Outstanding Historical Documentary, an Associated Press Outstanding Documentary Award, and numerous Tellys. In 1997 Curt co-founded Voices & Visions with Ellen Friedland.

Curt is a graduate of the Art Institute of Pittsburgh.

Lori Newman
Motion Graphics/ Animation Designer

Lori’s background as an artist and designer are at the soul of her motion graphics. She transitioned into her career as a motion graphic artist in 1997, co-founding a post-production facility in NYC, and later freelancing. Lori has been working with Voices & Visions since 2008. Her work involves concept, art direction, graphic design, production and animation. Projects vary in style with a special love of combining color, motion, images, and typography.

Lori received her BFA from Rhode Island School of Design and her MFA from the University of California, Berkeley.

Robert Bowlus
Video Editor, Audio Mixer/ Composer and Tech Enthusiast

Robert’s strengths as a video editor come from four distinctive backgrounds that he weaves together to create captivating and effective video productions. First, he has an academic background in business, which enables him to quickly grasp PE content concepts. Second, he leverages over two decades of experience in all things post production, ranging from video editing to coloring to audio mixing. Third, Robert is a lifelong musician specializing in creating soundtracks that elevate content. And fourth, Robert is passionate about technology, keeping up to date with new techniques, workflows and technologies to incorporate into productions.

Robert received his BA from Ohio University Scripps School of Communication and his MBA from Ohio University.

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