CHOC Children's Virtual Event Shoot
We had the opportunity to visit CHOC Children's Hospital in order to create various videos for their upcoming Unidos Por CHOC virtual event. To film the many doctors featured, we converted a spacious conference room into a green screen studio, equipped with a professional lighting and audio set up.
In between green screen inerviews, we moved our set up over to the lobby to shoot a grateful family video. In this video, two parents needed to be interviewed at the same time. Using the colorful lobby of the building, we moved furniture and lighting around to create an appropriate backdrop for a well shot interview.
In the post production process, we intend to accompany this footage with B roll footage of CHOC Children's Hospital. With that, we are able to produce yet another successful virtual event to help support a fantastic organization.
Outside of CHOC Children's Hospital, we had more interviews to shoot that would also be going into the virtual event. We brought our single camera setup to a house in Fullerton, where we interviewed Peter Villegas, Vice President and Head of Latin Affairs at Coca-Cola. We utilized the natural light from the house along with our Aputure C300d as fill, then extended a Fillex light overhead as a back light. We were able to utilize this spacious location in order to achieve some fantastic interviews sets.
Transferring the setup to the home office, we captured an interview with Fred Flores, president & CEO of North American Staffing Group. We used a similar lighting setup, as our location gave us a fantastic amount of natural light. After some minor set design readjustments, we were able to shoot a compelling interview for the event. We followed the shoot with various handheld B roll coverage of Fred with his family, providing great footage for the final product.
Lordstown Motors Shoot
Our team was hired by Rocket Science Marketing and Public Relations in order to help shoot a special project for Lordstown motors. They needed a video for their new all-electric truck, the 2021 Endurance, discussing the unique design created by Hydra Design Labs. We brought out our usual interview setup and shot various engineers discussing what makes this new electric vehicle so unique.
Later on, we followed them using a two camera setup as they gave us a tour of the exterior and interior of the vehicle. Using this along with various B roll shots, we were able to help create a video that fully showcases the story and features of a fantastic new vehicle.
PIH Health Hospital Shoot
We were invited to PIH Health Hospital in Whittier to cover a special message regarding their new partnership with Blue Shield. This project would consist of an interview with Dr. Roberto Diaz alongside graphics and B roll.
To achieve the best look possible, we filmed Dr. Diaz in the lobby of their building alongside a teleprompter to allow for a more efficient shoot. We also used this job as an opportunity to test out a new softbox for our Aputure C300d Mark II. With this, we are able to softly light up our subjects without needing to set up additional diffusers on extra stands.
Gun Range Video Shoot
We were contracted by Take One Productions in Irvine to shoot several videos showcasing new tactical products and attachments at Firearms Training Associates. This shoot required us to move around from different setups within a very short time frame.
In their training room, we filmed Bill Murphy as he demonstrated the features of various tactical products. We used a single camera setup, taking breaks to grab close up coverage of each product. After, we packed up and transitioned to a handheld setup for the following product demonstrations.
In their shoot house training facility, we built a secondary camera on a Ronin gimbal in order to gain more coverage of Bill's movements during the demonstration. After several run-throughs, we attached a GoPro to Bill as he recreated the movements, giving us more options in the post production process.
Continuing with our handheld setup, we came to the firing range for a final demonstration. This segment included a quick talking head explanation as well as a variety of exciting shots of Bill using the products. With the gimbal, we achieved many dynamic moving shots that mixed in smoothly for a great final product.
CHOC's Fellowship Program
We visited CHOC Children's again once more to create a series of videos for their Fellowship program. The video would consist of a various doctors speaking to the camera. This location can get difficult to light, as the large windows can often create ugly reflections. We made sure to give ourselves ample time to tweak the lighting positions, giving us a pristine backdrop for the doctors to use.
In return, the conference room gives us a beautiful backdrop that includes the colorful CHOC Children's building. With the setup complete, we rotated through a number of doctors on a tight schedule so that everyone could have their allotted time to shoot. We also had the pleasure of bringing in a few newer members, so that we could ask them what their CHOC Children's experience has been like until now.
New Episode of From the Pit
Last month, we asked you to take photos of your 4th of July barbecue for a special episode of From the Pit. Now take a look at all of your fantastic submissions. We'll see you next year!