We are excited to announce the recent purchase of a Dana Dolly, which is actually a larger slider used in video production. It allows us to give the camera a great deal of movement with easy set up and quick location changes. It also lets us get moving camera shots in difficult situations quite easily. Where it may have taken a crew to set up a dolly track, now a single person can easily set it up with very little efforts. It’s a real shot-making rig!
We recently had a fun opportunity to shoot and edit an episode for the Sports Illustrated Tailgate Tour 2015 at the Virginia Tech/Ohio State football game on September 7th, 2015. The video was shot, edited and delivered within 24 hours and is now live on the Sports Illustrated website!
Featured are Chef Michael Isabella, Pro Bowl NFL player Bruce Smith, and host Chris Arnold.
Click here to see the video on Sports Illustrated Campus Rush.
At Gefen Productions, we admittedly like our toys. We’re always looking for the newest and most advanced technology, including fancy gadgets that can make your business look sharper and more relevant for today’s market than ever. Our newest acquisition, the Sony FS7, is a compact powerhouse of a camera with incredible bells and whistles.
What’s so great about the Sony FS7?
First of all, it yields a shallow depth of field, creating a more cinematic look. It can shoot super slow motion, up to 180 frames per second. And it can shoot in 4K…this refers to pixels for the most detailed images available. 4K resolution has horizontal resolution of 4,000 pixels, the same level of crisp imagery used for digital cinema. In other words, it’s ultra-HD. This camera competes with the high end cameras used in Hollywood at a fraction of the cost. It truly is a “game changer” in the industry, and elevates our production value to a new level!
Want to learn more about our fancy gadgets for a video? Contact us.
The president of Aerial Solutions, a North Carolina based company that pioneered the use of helicopter tree trimming, announced that the company will be featured on an upcoming episode of Innovations by Ed Begley, Jr. on the Discovery Channel. We had the opportunity to work with the president, Cleve Cox (seen pictured here with one of his helicopters), on a video project leading up to this exciting debut.
This was a very cool project that we had a lot of fun with…meaning we got to ride in a helicopter and video a thirty foot long chainsaw trimming trees like a knife through butter. Aerial Solutions, Inc. has worked with utility companies across the United States since 1985 by offering a unique, fast, and cost-effective alternative to conventional side-trimming methods, with the ability to provide complete sky-to-ground clearance near power lines. Other methods have been limited by terrain, regulations or environmental restrictions.
The air-to-ground method used by Aerial Solutions reduces lateral vegetation encroachment along power lines, resulting in improved safety and service reliability. In other words, they trim vegetation back so when heavy winds occur, nearby towns don’t lose power due to trees falling on the lines.
Here we are at the Wilkesboro YMCA shooting a video for their Annual Giving Campaign. The video we shot tells Bekka’s story. Five year old Bekka Collins is overcoming physical developmental handicaps with the help of the YMCA of Northwest North Carolina. When she was 18 months old she was diagnosed with pneumococcal meningitis. The disease caused her to experience numerous strokes and seizures and left her unable to walk, talk or function as a normal child. Along with professional rehabilitation and the programs and services of the YMCA, she is making great strides to rebuild her life. Bekka is using the swimming and soccer programs at the YMCA of Northwest North Carolina as a way to build muscle and coordination. The care and concern of the program instructors at the YMCA also give her and her family a brighter outlook on life. Bekka is an example of a strong surviving spirit overcoming incredible odds.
Recently, our crew had the opportunity to shoot for a client in Pinehurst during the 2014 US Open. During our shoot, we interviewed professional golfer, Jason Day. This young Australian began playing PGA events in 2006 and has won three PGA tours, including the HP Byron Nelson Championship in 2010, the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship in 2014 and the Farmers Insurance Open this past February.
Day has three runner-up finishes in major championships as well. He and his wife Ellie founded the Brighter Days Foundation as a way to help families in need. He recently procured major sponsorship from Concur, a technology company.
Gefen Productions has been a leader in video production NC since 1983. We stay up-to-date with new innovations and production technologies. As a result, the service we offer our clients is unparalleled.
Our experienced crew offers complete video production services, putting your vision into motion.
Our capabilities include video production for web, corporate communications, broadcast, news and entertainment. We can take a project from concept to completion, or provide individual services such as shooting, editing and formatting video for the web.