About Us
Jim Flis
Director/Cameraman
Jim Flis is a 25-year veteran of television broadcasting and video production. He is known for his creativity and his excellent production instincts, both in the field and in the studio. As an independent director of photography from 1986-2001, Jim's client list included professional sports networks, public television and international corporations.
Sports Photography and Public Television
As a sports photographer, Jim's skills could be seen on ESPN, Fox Sports, NBC Sports and at the Olympic Games in Sydney. When he wasn't documenting world championships, Jim worked for several national public television programs including Antiques Roadshow, Evening at Pops with Keith Lockhart, Masterpiece Theatre and Nightly Business Report. Jim's relationship with PBS stems back to 1983 and his first job as a sound engineer at WGBH after graduating from Emerson College.
Corporate Video Production
Throughout his career as a director of photography, Jim maintained an extensive roster of corporate video production clients including Liberty Mutual and Ocean Spray. For 12 years, Jim photographed Colgate-Palmolive's World Report – an international video news magazine that took him to six continents and over 40 countries.
In 2001, Jim joined the staff of Cramer Productions. As a creative director, Jim conceived and created a wide variety of videos, webcasts, podcasts and sales events for such diverse clients as Boston Scientific, the Archdiocese of Boston, the Joslin Diabetes Center and EMDSerono.
Beth Chambers-Flis
Producer
Beth Chambers-Flis has worked in broadcasting and video production for more than 15 years. She is known for her unflappable production management skills and gracious style. She believes that building relationships is the key to success.
Public Television Production and Programming
Beth has spent a majority of her career working in public television including seven years at WGBH, Boston's flagship PBS station. At WGBH, Beth worked in the National Promotion department, promoting WGBH's national programs to the press and PBS stations. She joined the staff of Antiques Roadshow in 1998, where she spent six seasons traveling to 42 cities with the production team and supervising events that welcomed upwards of 5,000 people at each venue.
After leaving WGBH, Beth worked on the production team for the venerable "how-to" series, This Old House and Ask This Old House. Beth then moved into public television programming at American Public Television where she screened and contracted syndicated programs for APT, the second largest supplier of programs for PBS. More recently, Beth worked at Boston Productions where she produced a four-screen immersive theater experience for the Tampa Bay History Center called Coacoochee's Story. Coacoochee was a 19th century Seminole War Chief and this unprecedented multimedia exhibit enlightens visitors to the complex story of the Second Seminole War, often considered America's least understood but most costly war.
Higher Education and Corporate Video Production
Outside of public broadcasting, Beth worked at Boston University's Admissions Department while earning a master's degree in Public Relations from Boston University's College of Communication. She also produced commercials, corporate video productions and events at Cramer Productions. Her corporate clients include Boston Scientific, Casual Male XL and Straumann Dental.
