San Diego's Award-Winning Video Production Company for 35 Years
Camera movement adds visual interest and production value. For this industrial film we employ a “doorway dolly”, (yes, it fits through a door). The doorway dolly is one of the least expensive, easily deployable and repeatable means of getting the camera moving.
Productions large and small all have commensurate amounts of necessary administration that require skill and organization. Turning a garage into her office, associate producer Janie Brown keeps track of scripts, budgets, schedules, locations, props, cast, and crew for a series of industrial films and DVD’s.
For multiple camera shoots, each camera must be monitored for proper video levels and matching color. Jeff Landie of Sloan Productions uses his extensive notes about different cameras to make this job easier. Multi-camera camcorder production is a production style that Sloan Productions specializes in.
Using fundamental tools for lighting a scene yields a more deliberate and artful picture as opposed to the “light it up and look at the monitor” approach. Jeff Landie of Sloan Productions uses a light meter to determine the key to fill to backlight ratio.
Cost effective production is facilitated by detailed notes and logs that are passed on to the editor. Jeff Landie marks individual and keeper takes during on location interviews for one of Sloan Productions corporate services clients.
In town for a major medical conference, client Don Wheatley of V-Worx Digital Media needed to shoot a panel discussion for one of his clients. Using a local affiliate’s stage and facilities we accommodated Don as well as many similar clients over the years. Whether you need a simple two-man camera crew or a multiple camera shoot on a sound stage we’ve got you covered.
Great quality sound is just as important as are great pictures. Sound recordist Ron Hyatt extends a directional microphone to John Madden as he shares his opinion of an upcoming Monday Night Football game.
Proper make-up and hair-dressing are essential ingredients to compelling imagery. Michelle Streeter, one of San Diego’s best make-up artists, attends to our female lead character for a series training DVD’s shot and edited in the Digital Betacam format.
As the number of additional cameras goes up in production so does the complexity. For multi-camera television and video production in San Diego and elsewhere, we have proven to our clients we have the experience to execute in a cost effective manner. Sloan productions specializes in multi-camera camcorder production.
An aid to performers who have long on-camera deliveries is a teleprompter. A computer scrolls enlarged text of the script and displays it on a one-way mirror in front of the lens. On the cliffs of Torrey Pines, Fred Kaufman, Executive Producer of the PBS series NATURE, addresses the camera for an upcoming episode.
