Our talented roster of New York and Los Angeles-based filmmakers, artists and technicians are all experts in their respective disciplines. We enjoy the challenge of variety—it keeps us on our creative toes, allows us to develop a richer palette, and enables us to bring an arsenal of new ideas to every project. We also love collaboration, and work closely with our clients to understand their unique needs and deliver a product that truly resonates with their audience.
With a collective, strong foundation in narrative, we each bring a storyteller’s sensibility to every film. Even in non-narrative projects, we seek to infuse our work with drama, escalation, reveals, and discoveries. Our combined backgrounds in film, scriptwriting, editing and animation, and marketing and nonprofit development enrich our approach and the way we are able to tell brand stories.
LEADERSHIP
JOE TURNER LIN – FOUNDER AND DIRECTOR
Joe (“JT”) has over 20 years of experience in the film & media industry, during which he’s worked on hundreds of feature-length and short films, television, commercial and music video productions.
As founder and director of Outside The Frame, Joe has directed numerous films for clients such as Pricewaterhouse Coopers, Neiman Marcus, Fossil, Gerber, Columbia University, Cedars Sinai Hospital, and Google.
Joe holds a B.A. in Film Studies and a M.F.A in Directing from Columbia University, and is based in New York City with his wife and two sons.
JULIE ANNE MEERSCHWAM – ACCOUNTS, STORK FOUNDER
Julie is a principal at Outside The Frame as well as the founder of Stork, OTF’s sister video production company specialized in creating promotional content for family and children’s brands.
Julie completed her M.F.A. in film at Columbia University (Audrey & Einstein, Celamy) and now spearheads communication and creative with various clients under the Stork umbrella including Boon, Johnson & Johnson, Sago Mini, Skip Hop, Beech-Nut and others.
When not keeping OTF accounting afloat, Julie’s helping her son build his own business – julianbusinessman.com
ERYN DAVIDSON – PRODUCER
Eryn produces films for both Outside The Frame and Stork. After earning her B.B.A. and working in the nonprofit sector for five years, she moved to New York where she began her partnership with OTF and studied at the International Center of Photography.
Since joining the team, she has produced films and written scripts for clients ranging from USC, Columbia University and Providence College, to Boon, Beech-Nut and Cedars Sinai Hospital.
When Eryn is not collaborating with Outside The Frame, she’s attending births as a birth doula or leading her semi-annual childbirth ed class.