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Dan Eason

General Manager
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Image of old Troutdale, Oregon building
SUMMER 2019
Yoshida starts demolition to transform the building into one giant open space, and approaches Eason with an idea for a film studio.
WINTER 2019
ABD Engineering and Dan Eason consult Yoshida Group for a feasibility study to build out a soundstage.
SPRING 2020
Dan Eason is hired as General Manager of Vision Stages. He installs LEX Powergate company switches and coordinates an upgrade of the house lights to LED with rebates from the Energy Trust of Oregon.
WINTER 2020
Arbon garage door is installed at ground level of the front entrance. Another Energy Trust of Oregon rebate allows Eason to install TC-417 sound insulation throughout the entire Vision Stages facility above the ceiling joists.
FALL 2021
Stage 2 grid and cyc construction begins.
WINTER 2021
Zoneworks and Arbon install a retractable curtain for Stage 3. Collective Concrete finishes the cyc floor in Stage 2.
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Film crew working at Vision Stages
SPRING 2022
Damien Gilley paints a mural inside the northwest silo entrance to Vision Stages. Junki's Riverview Restaurant has a new menu for production catering at Vision Stages.
SUMMER 2022
The obsolete HVAC ducting referenced in HBO's "The Rehearsal" is moved to more production-friendly spaces. Remotely Video rigs Stage 2 grid with lighting and distro.
FALL 2022
The Entertainment Workforce Coalition receives grants from the Department of Labor and Future Ready Oregon. Mount Hood Community College greenlights the workshops to begin in preparation for the "Visionaries" program.

CATERING

Order from Junki's Riverview Restaurant only 2 miles east of Vision Stages.

EQUIPMENT RENTALS

Contact Remotely Video just a few doors down from Vision Stages for lighting, grip, camera, and post-production needs.

FILMING LOCATIONS & SCOUTS

Make use of the Oregon Film Office Location Database.

PRODUCTION OFFICES

Take a virtual tour of the Yoshida Haven Estates.

CREW, VENDORS, & RESOURCES

Contact the OMPA for directory listings.

LODGING AT MT HOOD

Stay at the Grand Lodge South.