Chamber Member of the Week: Alexander Francis Films

Alex and Bri Clark started a part-time wedding videography business in 2014.

About two years ago, the couple turned Alexander Francis Films into a full-time company that now offers commercial and corporate services.

Alex serves as the videographer/filmmaker and does the bulk of the work, while Bri helps when she’s not working at her full-time job.

According to their website, “Together we’ve been filming weddings since 2014 but our professional lives as creatives started in 2009 out of college. Shooting weddings is the dream job that neither of us knew we wanted but after our first request fell into our laps we quickly became obsessed with composing wedding stories.”

Eventually, the opportunity arose to branch out and offer more services to local agencies.

“It just kind of evolved into doing more commercial and corporate,” Alex Clark said. “We do a lot of different work for different agencies. It’s grown quite a bit.”

Some of those local companies include MediaWorks Advertising, Oddball Creative, and the Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame & Museum.

Clark said the videos they’ve been asked to produce has brought unique travel experiences, a surprising upside to the new journey.

“I’ve been able to travel to different places like New York,” he said. “It’s been fun seeing the business grow and the different types of businesses and agencies that have hired me.”

Alexander Francis has also received a handful of awards despite the short staff and limited time in operation.

Last year, they received four Telly Awards — which “annually showcases the best work created within television and across video, for all screens.” They earned one gold, two silver, and a bronze.

“It’s really rewarding,” Clark said. “I’ve won (a different award) in the past working at other places, but being able to win some awards from my own company is really rewarding.”

With 2020 being a rough year for his business, key on the short-term goal list is making it through to the other side of the pandemic. Clark said he is als looking forward to finishing up some projects.

“I’ve got some big projects in the works,” he said. “One is a documentary for New Beginnings and Green Dot that I’ve been working on.”

Clark said it’s hard to make long-term goals at this point because of the current climate and the youth of their business.

“I’m not really sure,” he said. “Everything has kind of changed. I’m still trying to figure that one out.”

By Ryan Richarson The Owensboro Times