Las Vegas, you either love it or you hate it. Personal feelings aside, many of us travel to Las Vegas on a regular basis for work related video projects. Crews Control has been shooting the bulk of our video podcasts in Las Vegas since 2008. According to the Las Vegas Convention Center in 2013 there were 22,027 conventions with 5,107,416 attendees.
Archives for May 2014
10 Tips for Shooting Video in Las Vegas
May 27th, 2014 by Rebekah Toth BurnsPanasonic VariCam HS
May 20th, 2014 by Tony MuzzattiAt the 2014 NAB convention Panasonic unveiled the third generation of the VariCam camera series, the VariCam HS and its big brother the VariCam 35. These cameras are the first modular style professional video cameras Panasonic has ever designed. It seems like Panasonic looked into the future (or at the RED Scarlet), and what they saw was camera’s being mixed and matched with different recorders and lenses, so they kept that in mind when they set out in designing the new camera series. What they have done that is different from the competition is drawn a line between their high-speed camera and cinema camera.
Canon CINE-SERVO CN7x17 KAS S
May 17th, 2014 by Tony MuzzattiThe Canon CINE-SERVO CN7x17 KAS S is a Super 35mm 17–120mm T2.95 lens you can shoot cinema, broadcast news, or run-and-gun with it on your next corporate shoot. There really is not much this servo lens cannot do. Canon designed this servo lens for the new market of 4K cameras, and they designed it to be good enough to mount on a studio camera or bring along on your next ENG shoot.
Communication Professionals Marketing Themselves
May 5th, 2014 by Rebekah Toth BurnsAs media professionals providing internal and external business communication solutions it can be challenging to market ourselves, departments, and product lines to key stake holders. How do you make your products and services current and relevant within your organization? Creating a digital magazine is a great example of how a marketing manager within a massive organization like Sony is able to elevate a product line and make management take notice.
For Marketers: 4 Ways Video Can Enhance Your Communications Efforts
May 1st, 2014 by Andrea KeatingDo you work in public relations, social media or advertising? If so, this blog post is for you. In your line of work, you’re constantly hearing the buzz around brand videos and their effectiveness. From Dove’s Real Beauty Sketches to Volvo Truck’s Epic Split, companies have been successfully using video to captivate their audiences, share critical brand messaging and spark conversation.