Daryle Dickens

explorer • creator • filmmaker

UPTRN

UPTRN Video Production Agency, Fort Collins, Colorado.

Daryle Dickens and Joyce Dickens launched UPTRN in 2017 to provide commercial video production services for businesses and nonprofits in the Northern Colorado area.

We created this video for The Matthews House (https://www.thematthewshouse.org/youth-shelter/) to help announce the planned Northern Colorado Homeless Youth Shelter. The Silent Crisis: Youth Homelessness in Our Schools and Community Youth homelessness remains one of the most pressing issues in our community, often hidden from view and distinctly different from adult homelessness. Understanding Youth Homelessness: While images of adults living in cars or inhabitable places might spring to mind when discussing homelessness, the reality for youths is quite different. Many homeless youths navigate life by couch surfing, moving between friends and relatives. This temporary and unpredictable way of life keeps them largely invisible to the community's eye, yet their struggles are no less real. The Disturbing Reality: Surprisingly, the extent of this issue is far greater than most realize. Thompson school district has identified over 800 students experiencing homelessness annually. Falling under the McKinney Vento Act's guidelines, these youths lack a permanent home, a stable place to eat, sleep, or keep their belongings. Simple privileges we enjoy, like inviting a friend over or joining a sports team, become insurmountable challenges for them. The Vulnerability of Homeless Youth: Schools provide a consistent environment for these students during the day. But when school's out, their stability disappears, making them incredibly vulnerable. Their unstable circumstances sometimes lead them to engage with strangers, putting them at risk of becoming human trafficking victims. The increased vulnerability to such dangers has been notably evident in our community. The Access Problem: Many homeless youths grappling with mental health or substance use issues find accessing services nearly impossible. Most community services require parental accompaniment, creating a barrier for these youths. Fears of probing questions and a lack of guidance further dissuade them from seeking help. It's disheartening when families see child welfare and juvenile justice systems as their only recourse to access services. The School District's Dilemma: School districts, while equipped with numerous resources for students facing homelessness, operate mainly during regular school hours. As educators, their primary focus is ensuring student safety and learning. However, they're ill-equipped to provide overnight shelter or stable housing. This glaring gap in services hits unaccompanied youths under 18 the hardest. They simply have no place to turn. Our community faces an urgent need to address youth homelessness. Our students, our youth, are the future, deserving of a safe, welcoming, and stable environment. It's a collective responsibility to ensure they have access to these basic human rights. #FortCollinsVideo, #NorthernColoradoProductions, #RockyMountainMedia, #ColoradoCreatives, #NoCoVideography, #FortCollinsFilmmakers, #VideoMagicNoCo, #ColoradoVideoPros, #NorthernCOStories, #CaptureColorado, #FortCollinsFilm, #NoCoVisuals, #ColoradoCinematography, #FortCollinsMedia, #NorthernColoradoFilm UPTRN is a boutique video production agency located in Fort Collins, Colorado. We have a passion for crafting videos that help grow organizations by grabbing attention and telling a good story. When we are not working on client projects you can find us creating our own content for @LearningToTravel, a travel project that hopes to inspire people to not just dream of travel but actually get out in the world to explore and have adventures that will enrich their lives. Connect with us in these places: Our website: https://UPTRN.com Instagram: https://instagram.com/uptrn Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/uptrn And of course subscribe to us here on YouTube! (https://uptrn.com/YTsubscription) If you’d like to check out our travel YouTube channel you can find it here: https://www.youtube.com/c/Learningtotravel
Northern Colorado Homeless Youth Shelter Video for The Matthews House
We created this video for LETA911 (https://leta911.org) to help launch their new NOCO Link service. UPTRN is a boutique video production agency located in Fort Collins, Colorado. We have a passion for crafting videos that help grow organizations by grabbing attention and telling a good story. When we are not working on client projects you can find us creating our own content for Learning To Travel, a travel project that hopes to inspire people to not just dream of travel but actually get out in the world to explore and have adventures that will enrich their lives. Connect with us in these places: Our website: https://UPTRN.com Instagram: https://instagram.com/uptrn Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/uptrn And of course, subscribe to us here on YouTube! (https://uptrn.com/YTsubscription) If you’d like to check out our travel YouTube channel you can find it here: https://www.youtube.com/c/Learningtotravel
LETA NOCO Link Service Launch Video By UPTRN
We created this video to highlight The Matthews House partner of the year, Whetstone Climbing. https://whetstoneclimbing.com https://www.thematthewshouse.org #FortCollins #videomarketing #videoagency UPTRN is a boutique video production agency located in Fort Collins, Colorado. We have a passion for crafting videos that help grow organizations by grabbing attention and telling a good story. When we are not working on client projects, you can find us creating our own content for Learning To Travel, a travel project that hopes to inspire people to not just dream of travel but actually get out in the world to explore and have adventures that will enrich their lives. Connect with us in these places: Our website: https://UPTRN.com Instagram: https://instagram.com/uptrn Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/uptrn And of course, subscribe to us here on YouTube! (https://uptrn.com/YTsubscription) If you’d like to check out our travel YouTube channel, you can find it here: https://www.youtube.com/c/Learningtotravel
Whetstone Climbing | The Matthews House Partner of the Year 2022
The Matthews House helps youth and families in our community who do not have access to the resources they so desperately need so they are better equipped to handle the stresses of life. This video was used on their website to quickly share the message of who they are. https://www.thematthewshouse.org UPTRN is a boutique video production agency located in Fort Collins, Colorado. We are passionate about crafting videos that help grow organizations by grabbing attention and telling a good story. When we are not working on client projects, you can find us creating our own content for Learning To Travel, a travel project that hopes to inspire people to not just dream of travel but actually get out in the world to explore and have adventures that will enrich their lives. Connect with us in these places: Our website: https://UPTRN.com Instagram: https://instagram.com/uptrn Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/uptrn And of course, subscribe to us here on YouTube! (https://uptrn.com/YTsubscription) If you’d like to check out our travel YouTube channel, you can find it here: https://www.youtube.com/c/Learningtotravel
The Matthews House | Fort Collins, Colorado
This video was crafted to be a video version of an about page. A way to introduce Element Flooring and Design in a way that potential customers can meet the owner and get an idea of what it is like to work with Element. The great thing about a video like this is that pieces of it can also be used in social media campaigns over and over again, making it a great value. Check out Element Design: https://www.elementdesigncenter.com/ UPTRN is a boutique video production agency located in Fort Collins, Colorado. We have a passion for crafting videos that help grow organizations by grabbing attention and telling a good story. When we are not working on client projects you can find us creating our own content for Learning To Travel, a travel project that hopes to inspire people to not just dream of travel but actually get out in the world to explore and have adventures that will enrich their lives. #VideoMarketing #LovelandColorado #FortCollinsColorado Connect with us in these places: Our website: https://UPTRN.com Instagram: https://instagram.com/uptrn Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/uptrn And of course, subscribe to us here on YouTube! (https://uptrn.com/YTsubscription) If you’d like to check out our travel YouTube channel you can find it here: https://www.youtube.com/c/Learningtotravel
Element Flooring and Design Loveland, Colorado
We created this video to help the Fort Collins Breakfast Rotary Club better communicate and demonstrate how they are involved in the Fort Collins, Colorado community. UPTRN is a boutique video production agency located in Fort Collins, Colorado. We have a passion for crafting videos that help grow organizations by grabbing attention and telling a good story. When we are not working on client projects you can find us creating our own content for Learning To Travel, a travel project that hopes to inspire people to not just dream of travel but actually get out in the world to explore and have adventures that will enrich their lives. Connect with us in these places: Our website: https://UPTRN.com Instagram: https://instagram.com/uptrn Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/uptrn And of course, subscribe to us here on YouTube! (https://uptrn.com/YTsubscription) If you’d like to check out our travel YouTube channel you can find it here: https://www.youtube.com/c/Learningtotravel #FortCollins #Rotary #VeteransDay
Field of Honor | Fort Collins Breakfast Rotary
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Creating a video production company was a step in making our travel filmmaking dreams come true. We knew we would need income to sustain ourselves but we also needed the freedom running our own business would provide so that we could travel and make videos for ourselves.

You can find our company website at uptrn.com.