Last month an airplane full of Jamaicans arrived in Central Oregon to shoot their third and fourth video productions with Oregon filmmaker Tim Cash. The videos will feature the Jamaican R&B star Omi, who has risen to fame throughout the Caribbean, South America and Europe since joining the Kingston-based label Shang Records.

Much of Omi’s buzz is due to the two videos created by Cash last July. Omi’s producer “specialist” hopes to keep the buzz high with two more videos filmed in Central Oregon; a new and different setting for reggae music productions usually set in the Caribbean.

The Cash films produced last summer include Cheerleader and Standing on All Threes.

This time around, one Omi video will tell the story of a woman calling to him in his dreams. Omi follows her through the mountains and the snow, going deeper and deeper into the wilderness. When he finally finds her, he ends up saving her life by rescuing her from a cave. Much of the footage for this video was shot from a helicopter in order to capture the true grandeur of the Cascade Mountains.

“We’re really trying to push the boundaries of low-budget filmmaking,” Cash said. “I don’t know the last time I saw helicopter shots in a low-budget music video, but I’m sure that’s why Omi keeps coming back, because we can pull off some incredible things for the right price, and we have some incredibly scenic locations right out the back door. We’re drawing the attention of all kinds of artists and labels from abroad because of this great mix.

“My goal for 2013 is to take my company to another level of production and compete with the big-budget music videos out of LA,” Cash explained. “Who says you have to live in LA to make a living doing film? It’s the 21st Century! Everyone needs some kind of video work these days from the yoga instructor down the street to the fledgling musician who just recorded his first EP.”

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