Yep, we’ve been asked by Lancaster University to shoot a 3D film as support for one their courses. I know that you’re probably thinking about Avatar, Pixar, etc…..Nope this is going to be old-style 3d, yes the one that you watch with red/cyan glasses. The subject matter is free so we can foresee fun times ahead! Needless to say that this is one of the most original requests that we’ve ever had and one that we’ll enjoy to the full. We’ll keep you informed!
G
This was definitely one of the most challenging projects that we’ve worked on. A three days conference with over 1000 delegates coming from 65 countries held at Stamford Bridge (Chelsea FC). Lots of well known faces from the world of Football; we even interviewed David Moyes! Needless to say that it was hectic but we managed to cover the whole event and make two 3 minute promotional videos. James and Andy at Leaders in Football were impressed by the results. You can also watch them as part of our video production portfolio
At the beginning of November we were asked to film a live event that Sexergy (energy drink) had put together in London. We were there and we had a great time. The result is a dynamic and funky promotional video. Enjoy
So far, we had been doing it ear to mouth or just as camera/editing freelancers but now….we’re taking the step ahead and offering the filming and editing of weddings to our customers. To mark the launch of this new video production service, we have created a new website with tons of info, samples and prices.
www.vivalawedding.co.uk – wedding videos
So if you know someonw who’s getting married or thinking about it, send them this way and we will show them what we’re capable of.
thanks!
G
We are very pleased to inform that Paula, the latest short film produced, directed and post produced by viva la zoom has gone to win 3 awards.
‘Best Post-Production Award’ at Manchester Exposures Festival, ‘Best Student Film’ and ‘Rising Star award’ to Georgia Ryan (for her role as Paula) at Falstaff International Festival.
We are very proud of the film and the crew who were part of this film. Plans are to produce another short film in 2010. Script is being written as we speak and we can only say that the working title is ‘Norma’. We’ll keep you updated!
Thanks
G
“The reason you haven’t felt it is because it doesn’t exist. What you call love was invented by guys like me, to sell nylons. You’re born alone and you die alone and this world just drops a bunch of rules on top of you to make you forget those facts. But I never forget. I’m living like there’s no tomorrow, because there isn’t one.”
Don Draper
Why do we love Mad Men? because it is simple and emotionally complex at the same time. Because it looks amazing. Because of the hats. Because the characters smoke and drink at the office all day, because of Joan and Betty and because it is cool, very cool.
Mad Men has no big ‘dramatic’ conflicts where characters die and cry on every episode but the drama is rather internal. Mad Men is what some critics call “a slow-burn”, an introspective trip 4 generations ago.
I’ve always wondered why Mad Men looked so good. A combination of superb cinematography, art directing and costume design. I recently discovered the video above. Do you want to learn about cinematography? watch it!
Enjoy!
G
yes, I’ve been waiting a while for this moment to arrive but it is finally here, the viva la zoom showreel!.
This was one the last steps towards completion of the new site and it’s finally here. check it out.
Rather than a traditional showreel, which can go over 5 minutes, we’ve tried to achieve a powerful and colourful video and transmit an idea/feeling of who we are and what we do as we’re aware of the fact than most of the times, less is more.
You can also browse our new youtube and vimeo channels to see more videos from us.
I hope you like it
G
As we take steps towards the completion of the new site, we’ve added a few pages related to video production where we explain a few facts about the process of a video and film development. We thought that it’d be interesting to explain in detail how a video production (promotional, live event, etc…) is developed as we know that this process might be a bit complex.
Video Production information – Filming
Video Production information – Editing
Video Production information – Publishing and delivery
Video Production information – Services
thanks
G
Directed by Hungarian first time director Gyorgy Palfi, Hukkle is a daring, unusual and refreshingly original film. A crime mystery film where the mystery is not the crime but life itself. Life and its circularity. A tale about the natural cycle of birth and death.
An old woman sells poison in tiny bottles which cause the death of one of the villagers. A local policeman investigates this murder. He’s the son of the village bee-keeper. The bees pollinate the farms which contain the wheat that the families eat and the old woman uses to make her venom.
There’s no plot as such but a lot of different themes woven together through the most original cuts. In fact, it feels as if the director is presenting you with lots of different elements so you can put them together and make whatever you want out of them, just like life itself.
The final result is a beautiful film, full of carefully crafted compositions which flow one into another with astonishing fluency.
Ooops, and it’s dialogue-free. Chapeau!
G
Lots have been said about this new camera and not without a reason. One of the most striking features of this ‘photo’ camera is its capability to shoot HD video. Yes, I didn’t quite believe when I first read it almost one year ago but when I recently had a chance to play with the camera, I was astounded by the results. Crisp and beautiful HD from a SLR! Basically, that means that you can use 35mm lenses and get astonishing depth of field on your productions.
Other features are:
21.1 Megapixel CMOS sensor, 3.0” VGA LCD, ISO 100-6400, 9 AF points
We must not forget that even though the Canon EOS 5D Mark II is an impressive piece of kit, it’s not a video camera. Therefore it has certain limitations, like the lack of auto focus (which makes it really tricky to focus motion when big lenses are attached and there’s no tripod), the limit of 4 gbs/HD/clip, 30fps shooting (which means trouble when editing at this side of the Atlantic) and the most obvious one, lack of professional audio inputs.
All in all, the new Canon camera is an impressive piece of equipment and if used cleverly, a very valuable tool for any videographer/film maker.
Full review
Here’s some footage from DigitalRev
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