Hello, I'm Brian!

Howdy World!

Born and raised in Washington state, I’ve always had a passion for technology, film making, and storytelling.

Many of the early films of Steven Spielberg, Robert Zemecks, George Lucas, Joe Dante, and animator Don Bluth fueled my imagination growing up, but the film making bug didn’t hit me until high school. It was then that I discovered my love of film editing and writing (film scripts, short stories and film score/soundtrack reviews). Meshing those with my love of all things technological, I’d found the place where I knew I belonged.

Starting my production career in high school and sharpening those skills during my time at Bellevue College, my focus expanded into other areas when I attended Washington State University. During my time at WSU, I became involved with Cable 8 Productions. Working with the students there, I not only wore my editing and writing hats, but my talents grew in other areas including: photographer, project management, project coordination (and equipment setup) for PSAs, commercials, short films, live events and video promotion materials. If anything, my time at WSU gave me a more rounded tool belt.

I’ve gotten to work (and still do) with some great teams of people over the years, including Apogee Entertainment, Nintendo, Nike, Inc., Trico Films, and PBS affiliate, KWSU, now NWPTV, where I earned an Emmy Nomination for “World War II – Our Neighbors’ Stories”, a web series about World War II veterans of the Inland Northwest.

I currently live and freelance in the greater Portland area.

Thanks so much for visiting! And by all means, shoot me an email: brian [at] briancosta.com and say hi! 🙂

–Brian

PS: If you’re wondering, Feri Gonzalez drew my avatar. 🙂