Major Clients:
Confidential
Revenue:
Under $250,000
Year Founded:
1973
Pricing:
M
Fulltime Employees:
2 - 9
Active Clients:
45
Client Retention Rate:
89%

Major Clients:
Confidential
Year Founded:
1973
Fulltime Employees:
2 - 9
Active Clients:
45
Client Retention Rate:
89%
Revenue:
Under $250,000
Pricing:
M
Secondary Services:
Social:

About - Early Video Productions

Early Video Productions is a part of Early &

Associates which was founded in 1973 by the late Jim Early. Early was a pioneer in Knoxville television and a Hall of Fame member of the Knoxville Advertising Federation. Early &

Associates has made the transition from 16mm films and reel-to-reel tapes of the 70s to todays world of high-definition digital production. Having found success in advertising merely as a hobby, Jim Early jumped into the profession full-time in 1973 when he founded Jim Early and Associatesan advertising and public relations firm in Knoxville, Tennessee. His background in television news and his outgoing personality made this a natural fit.

Early did not, however, want to run a brokerage agency. He wanted to be able to handle every aspect of a clients advertising in housefrom concept to completion. This was not the way most agencies were run then or today.

Early had to be a jack-of-all-trades and had to acquire all of the necessary production equipment to accomplish his goals. Through the 1970s, the agency was predominately print oriented with a complete in-house art department and staff. Jim was responsible for developing the advertising strategies, writing the ad copy, shooting and processing the photography, doing the layouts for newspaper ads, brochures and outdoor billboards.

Radio and television commercials were also produced in house. All television was initially shot with 8mm and 16mm film camerasa difficult and expensive task. Early saw the future of local television was headed towards video tape and eagerly invested into an arsenal of video cameras and editing equipment