Our Team
Kurt Wenger – Owner, Shooter & Editor
Kurt Wenger, grew up in Sauk Prairie graduating in 1996. Radio/ TV/ Film major at the University of Wisconsin – Oshkosh in 2000. Immediately after college, Kurt was able to benefit from contacts he had made while working freelance on summer breaks, to land a full time position as a photographer and video editor in Baraboo. This experience running a video department gave him the experience to branch off as a contractor with his own equipment.
In 2001, Kurt started Drop Frame Productions. He has since enjoyed working on two independent feature length films, a series of 35mm national television commercials, created Telly Award-winning web videos, shot aerial video from helicopter a few times, and distributed thousands of DVD.
Kurt met his wife Jenny in 2009. They were married and bought a home together in Sauk Prairie in 2011. Their daughter Katelyn was born about two years later. In addition to spending time with the family, karate, golfing, and occasional USPSA league shoots.
Jeff Elsoffer – Creative Instigator, Freelance Writer & Producer
Jeff Elsoffer is a Communication graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Yellow Moon Media, his production company, specializes in scripting, project development, and media strategy.
Jeff provides collaborative services for Drop Frame Productions on projects that require research, scripting, project development, logistics, interviewing, content selection and editing.
“Restoring the Sauk Prairie: A Story of Hope & Healing” is an award-winning Drop Frame documentary that Jeff helped to create as a writer, producer, and director. Other joint projects include conservation videos for the Washington, D.C. based EPA ENERGY STAR initiatives, and various local videos.
Drop Frame Productions owner Kurt Wenger’s initially collaborated with Jeff on a locally produced TV cooking show, “Cooking the Casbah.” The show aired from 2005 to 2007 on Madison’s ABC and CBS affiliates, WKOW-TV and WISC-TV.
