What We’re About
Great content doesn't happen by accident. It happens when the right people, with the right skills, decide to stop waiting for someone else to make something worth watching. That's how Happy Hour Creative was born: three creatives with 18 combined years of experience in video, animation, photography, and visual storytelling who got tired of watching brands settle for forgettable content.
From punchy social media ads to polished commercial productions, from live event coverage to full-scale animation, we bring the full picture. Whether you're a startup finding your voice or an established brand ready to level up, we build content that lasts longer than a trending sound.
Why Hire Us?
Here's the honest pitch: you're not just getting a videographer, an animator, or a director. You're getting all three, under one roof, with 18 years of combined experience, major studio pedigree, and the kind of genuine creative passion that doesn't show up in a rate sheet.
Big agencies charge big agency prices and hand your project to a junior team. Freelancers are great until they're not available. Happy Hour Creative gives you a tight, talented, invested crew that treats every project like it has their name on it. Because it does.
We make content that earns its place in a feed, a boardroom, a website, or a theater. Whatever the screen, we'll make it worth watching.
Let's make something great.
MEET THE TEAM
Austin Abdo - Director | Editor | Producer | Writer
Austin studied creative writing, directing and editing at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts, then spent years on major studio productions for Netflix, HBO, Warner Brothers, Amazon Studios, and Apple Studios, working as a Key Assistant Location Manager on sets where getting the details right wasn't optional. He learned fast, worked hard, and paid close attention to how world-class productions are built from the ground up.
That foundation shapes everything he does at Happy Hour Creative. His goal has always been straightforward: make content that actually hits. Whether it makes you feel something real or catches you off guard with a laugh, he wants the work to land. Every project gets his full attention because for Austin, the size of the budget has never determined the size of the effort.
William Ethridge - Director | Animator | Graphics | Storyboard Artist
Will graduated from the Savannah College of Art and Design with a major in 2D Animation and double minors in Drawing and Storyboarding, which is just a formal way of saying: this guy can draw, and he's very serious about it. Since then, he's built a creative range that's genuinely hard to box in, spanning graphic design, acting, creative marketing, sound design, and 2D and 3D animation.
What makes Will invaluable to Happy Hour Creative is his ability to show you what your project will look like before a single camera rolls. His storyboarding and animatic work takes the guesswork out of pre-production and puts your vision on paper (and screen) with the kind of clarity that saves time, money, and the occasional creative meltdown. If it needs a logo, an animation, or a look that stops the scroll, Will is the call.
Jason Kutzin - Cinematographer | Editor| Visual Storyteller
Jason graduated Summa Cum Laude with a BFA in Film and Television from SCAD. His body of work spans award winning short films, music videos, documentaries, social content, and in every single one, the throughline is the same: visuals that don't just look good, they help tell the story.
Jason's approach is built around collaboration. He gets into the weeds with clients, learning the project inside and out before the camera even comes out of the bag. The result is footage that feels intentional, not incidental. Whether you're promoting a brand, capturing a milestone, or building something entirely new, Jason delivers work that resonates long after the final cut.
