Horizon Productions
- Open roles
- 0
- Founded
- 1982
- Employees
- 11-50
- Offices
- 1
About Horizon Productions
Horizon Productions is a full-service creative media, commercial video and immersive XR development studio based in Durham, North Carolina. Founded in 1982 in Chapel Hill, the company developed from a corporate film and broadcast documentary production business into a multidisciplinary studio combining live-action storytelling, animation, audio and interactive technology.
Its work spans marketing, corporate communications, education, training and enterprise demonstrations. Projects range from broadcast commercials and brand films to virtual simulations, augmented reality applications and real-time 3D experiences. The studio brings together directors, producers, technical artists, programmers, animators, motion designers and sound designers to support both conventional media production and immersive development.
Video, animation and creative production
Horizon provides creative and production services from strategic concept development through final delivery. Its capabilities include scriptwriting, storyboarding, live-action filming, editing, voiceover casting, sound engineering and final mixing. Video formats include testimonials, product launches, documentaries, brand anthems, broadcast programming and corporate communications.
Animation and visualization work encompasses 2D motion graphics, 3D character animation, technical explainers, architectural visualization and photorealistic product rendering. These capabilities support projects that explain products, communicate technical processes or combine filmed material with digital imagery. Audio services include studio and field recording, spatial audio capture, sound design and post-production.
Immersive and interactive development
The studio develops virtual, augmented and mixed reality experiences for enterprise and educational applications. Its portfolio includes soft-skills training simulations, interactive medical demonstrations, sales tools, trade show experiences, mobile AR applications and WebAR. Real-time production capabilities also include digital twins, digital human avatars and generative AI integration.
Horizon creates branded environments and gamified enterprise activations through Fortnite for Enterprise and Unreal Editor for Fortnite. These projects extend its production practice into interactive spaces alongside its film, animation and visualization work.
The company serves technology, healthcare, higher education, manufacturing, aviation, energy, agriculture, financial services, government and nonprofit organizations. Its research-supported portfolio reflects a mix of global enterprise commissions and work for universities, public institutions and community organizations.
More about Horizon Productions
Leadership
- Donna Mitchell founded the company and serves as President and CEO.
- Tim Finkbiner is Chief Production Officer, Jason Cooper is Chief Digital Officer, and Kirk Hewitt is Chief Creative Officer.
- Taka Yamato is Executive Producer and Director of Production.
Ownership and certifications
The studio is privately held and 100% woman-owned, with Women-Owned Business Enterprise (WBE) and Historically Underutilized Business (HUB) certifications.
Production resources and industry partnership
Its approximately 8,000-square-foot production facility includes broadcast video stages, sound isolation booths, spatial audio recording suites and real-time visualization workstations.
The report identifies Horizon as a Gold Unreal Engine Service Partner for Epic Games.
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Where Horizon Productions is based
- 6114 Fayetteville Rd., Suite 106, Durham, NC 27713, United StatesDurham, North Carolina, United States
Durham office
HeadquartersCorporate headquarters and primary production facility, with a soundstage, audio engineering suite and immersive XR technology lab.
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