Make it Stand Out
It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story can make all the difference. We shoot and edit all of our videos in cinematic 2:5:1 and 2:66 CinemaScope format to help your videos stand out from the rest.
Promo Video
We were recently asked by a small business here in San Diego to create a one-of-a-kind promotional video. They had a very low budget, but we decided to go all out, with a customer testimonial shot on two cameras, lighting, original music, some Steadicam work - because that’s what we do and love doing it. The Budget? $700
Real-Estate Film
Most real-estate videos you see these days combine drone shots, gimbal walkthroughs joined together with “speed ramps” - that effect where the video is playing normally, then rapidly speeds up to show the next area of a house, over and over again. There’s no regard (it seems) for lighting, showing off the details with beautiful depth-of-field and bokeh, and they all feel just hard and “digital”. We shoot with purpose taken into every shot - framing, composition, wide establishing shots. slow pans or tilts - and some “walking”, caught with a Steadicam which provides much more control. And then each piece of music is selected and hand-crafted to match the edit - a score versus just “upbeat music”. Everything is shot anamorphic with cinema lenses, on cinema cameras, and then processed to take out that “digital” look, as if we filmed on 16mm cameras.
“Talking Heads” - Interviews
Whether it’s a CEO, or folks who love their product and the business owner, or anyone who matters (hint: EVERYONE matters), we take the time to find the right location to shoot them in their element, then set up 3 point lighting to get the right mood.. not over lit, not bland, but with nice detail and contrast. And then everything is shot on wide-screen anamorphic CinemaScope lenses, with Panasonic Cinema Cameras to make it feel like you’re watching a film and not just a run-of-the-mill video interview.
Events
From an event for your company or non-profit, to personal events such as anniversaries or other celebrations, we can make sure every little detail is caught and documented on video. We can shoot standard 16:9, or for a more classy, immersive cinematic look, wide-screen CinemaScope to make your video look and truly feel like it’s not just a video but a classical film.
Weddings
We shoot our weddings on cinematic lenses and cameras (check out the Panasonic EVA1 and Blazar lenses), giving a softer, TrueFIlm™ look to all of our work, similar to the old school CinemaScope films of the past.