About

Tabletop Productions, run by Jim Krause, has been creating high quality video projects since 1994. Tabletop serves broadcast, corporate, industrial, and educational clients and offers discounts to not-for-profit, arts, and public service organizations.

What we do: We do it all- from writing and design to production and editing. We offer services ranging from single camera video/photo packages to multi-camera studio productions. We are happy to provide turn-key, stress-free production services. Our photography has been featured in Bloom Magazine and our documentaries broadcast on PBS and APT affiliates.

Other services include:

  • Graphics/Animation/Post-Production – Tabletop has two edit bays with Avid Media Composer, Adobe Premiere, Photoshop and After Effects.
  • Production Management & Support – We can carry out location scouting, site surveys, procurement of gear and talent, and line producing.
  • Scripting/Instructional Design – Jim Krause has designed and taught courses for Indiana University, written broadcast documentaries and TV shows, and produced numerous informational and commercial projects.
  • Legal & Law Enforcement Video Support – We supported legal professionals and law enforcement organizations.

Who we are: Tabletop Productions is run by Jim Krause, a photographer, documentary producer, and faculty member of the Media School at Indiana University.  Jim teaches film production, animation, and documentary production. When not working, he enjoys hiking, paddling, and sailing. He composes music and plays guitar in a duo with his wife, a cellist. In the summer months they live aboard their sailboat and sail in the Great Lakes and Pacific Northwest.