ABOUT
Elgin Productions is a collaborative venture that brings talented professionals together to create videos for individuals and organizations whose work contributes to a more conscious, compassionate, and healthy world.
"Many of our clients are teachers, leaders, and organizations that want to bring forth a message, story, or vision that is grounded in their experience and deepest knowing. Through video we create an intimate way to communicate who they are and what they are about.”
We are located in Marin County, California and serve the entire San Francisco Bay Area and beyond.
Coleen LeDrew Elgin
Coleen is the producer, director, and key editor for Elgin Productions. Depending on the project she collaborates with other professionals, such as a director of photography, scriptwriter, cameraperson, sound technician, and editor.
Coleen draws on training and experience in video production, digital storytelling, writing, transformative learning, mindfulness practices, and working with groups and teams. In 2001, she co-authored with Duane Elgin the book Living Legacies: How to Write, Illustrate, and Share your Life Stories. Coleen has an MA from the California Institute of Integral Studies in Cultural Anthropology and Social Transformation with a concentration in Human and Organizational Transformation. Coleen has a wide range of experience managing and directing programs and projects for the nonprofit, government, university, and business sector. Many of these were focused on new educational initiatives and the use of digital media.
Clients include: AgeSong Inc., Alliance for Technology Access, Betsy Gordon Foundation, Breakthrough Enterprises, Pacific Institute, as well as author and teacher Dr. Roger Walsh, QiGong Master Mingtong Gu, Buddhist teachers Lama Palden Drolma and Sensei Lew Richmond, and author and visionary Duane Elgin.
Photography credits
Coleen has worked with two highly talented Directors of Photography
and their work is displayed on the homepage and about page (photos) and
in the video examples.
Don Starnes, filmed The Living Universe and Zen Heart Vajra Heart, as well as other projects with Coleen. Beyond being highly skilled, creative, and fully engaged in what he does, Don is also a great guy to hang out with.
Amir Terkel, described by Don as the best new talent, shot the video about Lama Palden, the Eldership Awardee, and AgeSong. Amir is missed as he no longer lives in the US.

