Knok Studio
{{Short description|Organization in the State of Washington, USA}}
{{Notability|Companies|date=February 2020}}
{{Infobox organization
| name = Knok Studio
| logo =
| headquarters = Enumclaw, Washington
| type = 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation under the laws of the State of Washington, US.[http://www.sos.wa.gov/corps/search_detail.aspx?ubi=603160520 Washington Secretary of State Corporations Registration Detail - Knok Studio]
| tax_id = 45-4021000
| location = Seattle, Washington, United States
| coords =
| founded_date = 2011 [http://www.sos.wa.gov/corps/search_detail.aspx?ubi=603160520 Washington Secretary of State Corporations Registration Detail - Knok Studio]
| founder = Beau Chevassus[http://www.blscourierherald.com/news/220240051.html Viral filmmaker and current President of Knok Studio, Beau Chevassus]{{cite news |last=Sinha |first=Ranji |date=2018-04-19 |title=Enumclaw man with vanity plate 'N O' receives thousands of dollars in unpaid parking tickets |url=https://www.kiro7.com/news/local/enumclaw-man-with-vanity-plate-n-o-receives-thousands-of-dollars-in-unpaid-parking-tickets/734917738/ |newspaper=Kiro7 |accessdate=2020-02-14}}{{cite news |last=Miller-Still |first=Ray |date=2019-10-22 |title=Election Day is Nov. 5 — here is what's on your ballot |url=https://www.courierherald.com/news/election-day-is-nov-5-here-is-whats-on-your-ballot/ |newspaper=Courier Herald |accessdate=2020-02-14}}
| key_people = Beau Chevassus (President)
Jerry Chevassus (Chairperson)
| homepage = [http://www.knok.org/ www.knok.org]
}}
Knok Studio (Knok) is a film studio and charitable organization[http://www.guidestar.org/ViewEdoc.aspx?eDocId=670039 Guidestar Exchange Report and Non-profit Letter of Determination] located in Seattle and Enumclaw, Washington state producing media for non-profit 501(c)3 organizations in the Pacific Northwest as well as internationally.
History
In 2011 Beau Chevassus returned from serving as the videographer aboard Mercy Ships in Sierra Leone. At this time, Mercy Ships had a media team; however, Chevassus noted the equipment, craft, and long-term commitment of conventional for-profit media studios or independent filmmakers were unaffordable for conventional non-profits.{{cite web | url=http://www.pamelagrow.com/7780/power-nonprofit-storytelling-knok-studio-cost-effective-storytelling-communication-video/ | title=Power of Nonprofit Storytelling Knok Studio cost-effective storytelling and communication with video | publisher=Grow | date=8 Oct 2016 | accessdate=8 Oct 2016}} This situation arose because Mercy Ships had hired Chevassus as their videographer, but they required him to raise his own support because the non-profit group could not afford a staff videographer.{{cite news |last=Sexton |first=Brenda |date=2011-11-02 |title=Missionaries Unpack Months of Stories |url=http://issuu.com/pnwmarketplace/docs/i20111031171220865/22 |newspaper=Courier Herald |accessdate=2015-01-21}} Knok Studio was established in 2011 to meet the needs of accessibility and cinematic storytelling for non-profit organizations.{{cite web |url=http://www.seattlefoundation.org/npos/Pages/KnokStudio.aspx |title=The Seattle Foundation, Knok Studio |publisher=Seattle Foundation |website=Seattle Foundation, Verified 501(c)3 Database |access-date=2 March 2015}}
Awards
Knok is the production company involved in winning the 168 Film Project Evangelista Award (2013) out of 7 nominations and 84 total film entries.[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3252904/companycredits?ref_=ttfc_sa_4 Knok Studio Pressed, 2013, IMDb][https://www.168film.com/Festival/Nominations-Awards/2013 Evangelista Award, Knok Studio, Beau Chevassus][https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3252904/trivia IMDB Trivia Section, Knok Studio] Knok Studio's founder, Chevassus,{{cite news |last=Miller-Still |first=Ray |date=2020-02-14 |title=Local entrepreneur gives tips on successful crowdfunding
|url=https://www.courierherald.com/business/local-entrepreneur-gives-tips-on-successful-crowdfunding/ |newspaper=Courier Herald |accessdate=2020-02-14}} has won multiple awards,[http://www.vidopp.com/uncategorized/interview-with-beau-chevassus-winner-of-10-video-contests/ List of early Awards from Chevassus] including the Jury Award for Short Experimental Film, As Vapour (2012), in the Show Me Justice Film Festival,{{cite web |url=https://m.facebook.com/SMJFF/photos/a.272398582778868.73423.222157091136351/504094629609261/?type=1&source=46&refid=17 |title=Show Me Justice Film Festival |date=22 October 2012 |website=Facebook |access-date=2 March 2015}} and is responsible for viral video content published on YouTube.{{cite news |last=Walters |first=Daniel |date=2014-12-03 |title=The Selfie Generation |url=http://www.inlander.com/spokane/the-selfie-generation/Content?oid=2385843 |newspaper=Inlander |accessdate=2015-02-25}}