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Cast & Crew
One team. One system. Founded in 2020 in Maryville, Tennessee.
Our story
We started with a simple problem. Businesses were stuck piecing together freelancers, agencies, and DIY tools that never talked to each other. Great video. Weak social. No ads strategy. A website nobody updated.
ZC Productions exists to fix that: one team, one strategy, every channel pulling in the same direction. We work with business owners who are done settling for "good enough" marketing.
Starring
Select a name to read their story.
Directed by
Zac Taylor
Co-Owner · Creative Director
Zac lives, eats, and breathes video production. He got his start shooting music videos in high school, building a following across Knoxville, Chattanooga, Atlanta, and Asheville, and turned that early hustle into a self-taught craft sharpened at national conferences and on set with other production teams. He oversees every video from concept to delivery, runs the camera himself when a shoot calls for it, and leads ZC's videographers, editors, drone pilots, and audio engineers on everything else. His rare gift: making a small budget look extraordinary.
Social & design direction
Cole Ford
Co-Owner
Cole's creative journey started behind a camera, shooting personal projects, weddings, and sports. By 16 he was designing seriously, with his own clothing brand and screen printing business. A Blount County native and former state champion golfer, he co-founded ZC Productions in 2020 and, entirely self-taught, leads its day-to-day creative output. Highly organized and detail-driven, Cole is the glue that holds it all together.
Business development · editor & publisher
Robert Berlin
Co-Owner
Robert started in journalism in high school at the Knoxville News Sentinel. He studied journalism at four universities and earned a master's from the University of Missouri–Columbia, then wrote and photographed for Army Times and Army Magazine in the U.S. Army, worked as a freelance photojournalist in Alaska, and built a weekly newspaper from scratch in Whitefish, Montana. In 2020 he founded Open Roads Media, LLC and co-founded ZC Productions.
Websites & paid advertising
Kacey Myers
WordPress Developer · Paid Ads Specialist
A WordPress developer with certifications in SEO and Google Ads and dual associate degrees in information technology and web design. Before joining ZC in May 2026, Kacey spent five-plus years as Web Designer and SEO Engineer at Maryville's Allevia Technology, managing 75+ client sites with more than a million combined visits. Yes, Kacey built this website.
Camera & edit
Nate Miller
Videographer & Editor
From Northern California, now at home in East Tennessee. Nate studied Video Production Technology at Pellissippi State and joined ZC after starting as an intern. He loves both sides of production, and his latest personal project, Tahoe 100, documents his training for a 100-mile ride around Lake Tahoe (releasing December 2026).
Camera, edit & drone
Grant Livesay
Videographer · Editor · FAA-certified drone pilot
A Blount County native whose love of video grew out of gaming and streaming on Twitch. Grant earned his associate degree in Video Production from Pellissippi State, interned with ZC in 2022, and now shoots commercials, social content, interviews, and events, and edits for ZC's clients.
Aerial & second unit
Philip Young
Camera & FAA Part 107 Drone Operator
A camera operator and FAA Part 107 remote pilot with experience across commercial, aviation, military, and specialty-camera productions nationwide: multi-camera shoots, aerial cinematography, FPV, underwater work, and projects with the U.S. Navy and Army National Guard.
Edit
Luke Baillie
Editor
Luke has been editing since he was eight, cutting funny skits with his cousins for the whole family. After studying film production he has taken on projects across five continents over the past decade, from emotionally connecting stories to attention-grabbing visuals.
Special thanks to our clients
A&L Heating & Air
Anderson Lumber
B&T Health
Blount Partnership
Cades Cove
City of Alcoa
Clean Eatz
Codestock 2025
CRS Exteriors
Floor Coverings International of Southeast Knoxville
Gray Hodges
Harvest Thyme
IEDC 2026
Keep Knoxville Beautiful
Knoxville Chamber
LED Marquee Knoxville
Live2Lead 2025
McGhee Tyson Airport
Millsaps & Bennett CPA's
Onrise Care
Pattersons Appliances
Pinnacle Turkey Creek
Precision Garage Door
Rodefer Moss
SLB The Agency
Special Growers
Tailgating Against Cancer
TreeHouse Grove
Vermillion Law
Young Professionals of Knoxville
ZC Productions
Filmed on location in Maryville, Tennessee
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