Heartbeat Ideas
New York based advertising agency Heartbeat Ideas recently hired Moving Pictures to shoot some green screen video segments for a video series on Crohn's disease. The shoot went smoothly, due in large part to the talent's impressive capabilities working with a teleprompter, as well as Moving Pictures' dedication to meeting clients' needs and providing the best studio experience in Charlotte.
ASCO
Moving Pictures writer/director Chris Wilson and crew recently wrapped shooting that took us from welcome, NC to California, Mexico, then back home to the Charlotte studio. Global technology giant Emerson opened an ASCO Power Technologies factory in Welcome, NC. Partnering with the North Carolina Community College System, they turned to Moving Pictures to provide two training videos for the plant and an online marketing video as well.
Whit Whitley
A few years ago Moving Pictures had the opportunity to work with William "Whit" Whitley, the Singing Mortician from Kannapolis, NC. The project then was a darkly romantic music video set in 18th-entury France. Now Whit has moved to the Old West, and has invited Moving Pictures to follow him and document his uproarious hijinks in Love Valley for a short film featuring the good guy, the bad guy, and the gun-slinging that rekindles the spirit of a powerful era in American history.
Bongos Ikwue
Celebrated Nigerian musician Bongos Ikwue came in to Moving Pictures to discuss producing a series of international music videos for his upcoming album, which he'd just recorded at Gat3 Productions next door. Ikwue, a celebrated performer in the 1970s and 80s, left the music industry to pursue opportunities in real estate and furniture manufacturing. After a couple of very successful decades in these fields, he returned to music to produce his latest album. He is especially proud of the latest songs, for his daughter joined him, singing backup on several tracks. The conversation quickly turned from production of the videos to be shot on several continents, to the construction of a full-scale production and postproduction facility in Nigeria. Chris Wilson has pulled materials, gear, equipment and software together and plans to visit Nigeria in the next few weeks to supervise construction of Mr. Ikwue's production house.
Living Energy
Local Pastor Mike Steinberg shot his multi-chaptered video on interpreting the Bible at Moving Pictures' studio. The shoot ran smoothly for 6 days and now Steinberg, working with local film and video producer John Schwert, is renting one of our FCP edit suites for the postproduction of the DVD.
Charlotte Queen's Cup Steeplechase
Saturday, April 24 Moving Pictures shot the 15th annual Queen's Cup Steeplechase at scenic Brooklandwood Racecourse in Mineral Springs, NC. The 2-mile thoroughbred race provides not only a chance to dress up and gather in the beautiful countryside, but also raises funds for a variety of local charities. This year's event donated money to the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Moving Pictures' EFP crew traveled light, shooting high definition footage on our Panasonic HPX 500. In addition, Moving Pictures is also handling the postproduction of the Queen's Cup Steeplechase video.
Crews Control
Maryland-based film and video staffing agency Crews Control has called on Moving Pictures to assist with several local productions. We appreciate the business, and look forward to working with Crews Control again soon. For decades we've been proud to work with companies all over the world. If you're not in the Charlotte area, but could use some assistance with a location shoot, studio rental, or postproduction, don't hesitate to give us a call!
Balfour Beatty
Moving Picture recently shot a series of interviews and a banquet event featuring internationally acclaimed mentalist Jon Stetson for National building contractor Balfour Beatty. The company built the Ritz-Carlton in uptown Charlotte, which was just awarded LEED gold certification as the queen City's first green hotel. The Ritz-Carlton was constructed from local and renewable materials. It sports two beehives one its roof, as well as an in- house herb garden and water purification system. Chris Wilson shot the footage on our Panasonic HPX 500 in 24p.
Junior Cabaret
For the second year in a row, Chris Wilson shot and edited Theatre Charlotte's Junior Cabaret, which showcases some of the Queen City's best and brightest rising talent. DVDs of the event will be made available to interested parties. Call Theatre Charlotte at 704-376-3777 for more details.
General Dynamics
Defense Industry contractor General Dynamics returned to Moving Pictures when the company needed a promotional video showcasing their Charlotte Operations facility for civilian industry development and manufacturing. With a two-day location shoot, voice-over narration by industry veteran Frank Lasseter, and Moving Pictures handling the post production, General Dynamics now has an exciting and compelling video to attract clients from any manufacturing industry.
Victory Automotive
National automobile dealership Victory Automotive regularly relies on Moving Pictures’ 23”x12” Chroma Key Green cyc wall, HPX 500 camera, and remarkable audio system to make their on-screen talent look and sound the best. Commercials shot on Moving Pictures soundstage air from Wilkesboro North Carolina to Detroit Michigan.
Corning Cable Systems
Hickory-based fiber-optic cable manufacturer Corning Cable Systems liked what we shot for them last year on our Chroma Key Green sound stage last year so much that they recently returned to Moving Pictures to shoot talent for a 3-D virtual studio environment. The video will promote Corning’s LANscape® solutions 50 micron cables with bend-insensitive ClearCurve® Multimode Fiber.
Camden Properties
Texas-based Apartment Home Developer Camden Property Trust came to Moving Pictures to shoot footage for an annual corporate talent/sketch comedy show. Varying segments parodied popular television shows ranging from Judge Judy to the e-Trade talking babies.
Carolinas HealthCare System
Industry-leading hospital network Carolinas Healthcare had Moving Pictures
shoot and edit a short video celebrating employees who had provided 20, 25,
30, 35, 40 and 45 years of service to the company. A two-camera studio shoot,
a virtual set and segments based on the 5-year increments provided a sincere
and personable video “Thank You” to all individuals at the awards
banquets where the video was displayed. Attendees also got a keepsake DVD
copy of the “Celebrating Service 2010” video.