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Behind the Scenes of the You Make Me Feel So Good Music Video

Behind the Scenes of the You Make Me Feel So Good Music Video

After the last Xavier Toscano video we produced which was featured incredible laser banding technology, we knew we had to do something unique again. Going with the concept of future/retro disco, we decided to rent a 24 x 24 foot programmable LED dance floor. Benjamin Jones created synced projections and floor videos that were synced […]

Behind the Scenes of The Remedy Music Video

Behind the Scenes of The Remedy Music Video

I was really excited to work with my old Kaura bandmate Adam LaBay who now runs @precisionlasers and has created what is known as “Laser Banding”. When shot on video at a certain shutter speed, parts of the laser become invisible to the camera and the result is an incredible look. We utilized this for […]

Behind the Scenes of the Con Artist Fire Breather Video

Behind the Scenes of the Con Artist Fire Breather Video

We had an amazing time producing our second music video for the Twin Sage’s song ‘Con Artist Fire Breather’. Produced, Directed and Edited by Benjamin Jones. We shot this video on an Arri Alexa and the DP was Joseph Rubenstein for the live segments and Director Benjamin Jones for the narrative segments. The video features […]

Behind the Scenes of the NEX Band Commercial

Behind the Scenes of the NEX Band Commercial

Montreal based toy company Mighty Cast contacted us to film a commercial in downtown LA for their new tech product NEX Band, an interactive fashion bracelet that connects with your phone and all your social media.   For this production we oversaw casting, wardrobe, and location scouting in addition to the filming, editing , and post production graphics we typically do.   We wanted a lot of motion so we shot with a steadicam on the streets of LA.   The weather was great, and we got our epic shot atop a building at sunset.   You can see the video in our portfolio and here are some behind the scenes photos from the shoot:

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Getting into the Holiday Spirit with Hailey Reese

We were excited to get a call from Hailey Reese’s management a few weeks ago as we had enjoyed producing a series of 3 behind the scenes videos for her in the summer.   She has just recorded a great version of “Santa Baby” and wanted to film a music video for it and have it shot and edited in less than 5 days.  It was a very tight schedule with only a 4 hour shoot but we pulled it off!   We shot the video up in the Hollywood Hills and on Hollywood Blvd.   Two little people actors, Eric and Lena were hired and they were a pleasure to work with.   A Santa’s Village was erected quickly and we were able to get the last shot finished right before the sun dropped over the horizon.   As always Hailey was a complete pro and the shoot went very smoothly despite the fast shooting pace.  

We just finished the edit, and with a little fake snow added in post production, the Hollywood Hills were turned into Santa’s Village.   You can view the music video by clicking here. 

Year End Wrap Up Videos- CAIR LA

Last month, CAIR LA, a non-profit advocacy group for Muslim Americans in the Los Angeles area contacted us about producing a year end wrap up video to showcase their many accomplishments from this past year.  They were familiar with our work with the UMMA Clinic and we were excited to work with them for the […]

Music Video-Hip Hop From Across the Globe

When we got the call from Ash Niaki’s management that the 15 year old hip hop phenom from Tehran, Iran was going to be in LA and wanted to shoot a music video we were excited.  However, we only had 48 hours to gather crew, studio, and put together a concept.  Thanks to Malcolm Guess, […]

Behind the Scenes with Hailey Reese

We had the pleasure of producing 3 behind the scenes video vignettes for pop singer Hailey Reese, a Toronto native.   Our intention was that each video would have its own unique look and focus.   This was achieved through using different cameras as well as the coloring of the video during editing.   We […]

Using the Sony FS700 for Television Commercials

We were hired to produce three television commercials by Wilshire Consumer Credit.   We  were excited to use the FS700 for the shoot which we have been loving for the past 4 months since we have been using the camera.

We were very happy with the results and are anxiously awaiting the release of the Odyssey 7Q which will  give the camera 4K capabilities. In the meantime we shot the commercial 1080 24p and we were happy with the results.

We used a 27″ Panasonic monitor to gauge color and focus on set.

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Two of the finished commercials can be seen below:
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Working with the Bay Area’s Tainted Love

For over the past month we have been excitedly working on a promotional video for one of the country’s hottest 1980’s cover bands Tainted Love who hail from San Francisco.   We flew to Sacramento on January 18th to film the band’s sold out show at Harlow’s.   We utilized the slow motion capabilities of […]

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