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IN THE MEDIA
November 20 , 2006 Piecing it all together by Dan Haugen
Video biographies have existed for decades, but the accessibility of digital video cameras and editing equipment has helped spawn a new generation of personal history producers.
June 29 , 2004
"We're in the age of the biography," said Perry Cowen, a former photojournalist whose Once Upon a Time Video Productions is among about 40 Minnesota biography businesses that have grown with the popularity of memoirs, TV biography shows and inexpensive camcorders.
October 23, 2003
The Story of My Life, Starring…Me!
By ANDREA PETERSEN Staff Reporter of THE WALL STREET JOURNAL
First there was the big-budget Hollywood movie.Now comes the big-budget home movie.
March 25 , 1999
LOCAL VIDEOGRAPHER ELECTED CO-CHAIR OF TRADE GROUP
... Perry Cowen, president of Minnetonka-based Once Upon a Time Video Productions, was elected co-chair of PWVA, a group of Minnesota and Iowa-based professional videographers who strive to bring the highest level of quality and excellence to wedding and event videography.
October 2 , 1998
AWARDING CREATIVITY
“Perry has really made a mark on the videography industry in the Twin Cities. He’s been a real leader. He’s doing things no one else can or will do.”
Minnesota Business & Opportunities magazine
September 18 , 1998 OUT OF TINSEL TOWN: Perry Cowen of Maverick Productions Inc.
Cowen had beat the odds in Hollywood. But his success there would become a stop-off in pursuit of a different dream career behind the camera. He explains, “What I really wanted to do was to start my own business. I wanted to do things my own way.”
