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HDM = CSI | Video Forensics

Andrew — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 01:22:47 +0000

So HDM was recently hired to do some “video forensics”… don’t know what video forensics is? Neither did we… nah, just kidding. Video forensics is something that is most often seen in movies and shows like CSI… you know, where they take some crummy surveillance video and “enhance” it and in the process solve some sort of crime or mystery. If you’re still not sure, allow THIS VIDEO to demonstrate.

Anyway, unfortunately Hollywood has a way of making impossible things a reality… sorry if I ruined anything for you, but it’s not as easy as pushing a button on your keyboard that will magically take a low resolution video and turn it into HD so you can read the numbers off a license plate. However, HDM was recently hired to clean up some video and do some interesting things with some surveillance footage from the BPD that will most likely determine a criminal case. I am also headed to court on Thursday to be an “Expert Witness” with this newly “Enhanced” video that will no doubt change to tides, so to speak. Pretty cool stuff, I wish I could talk more about it or even post clips or something, but obviously that’s not possible at this time. Hopefully if all goes well I will not have to be entered into witness protection or anything like that… just kidding!

What CAN’T Kim do?!?

Andrew — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 10:27:17 +0000

Last week Kim Mendenhall joined the HDM team. We are very excited about having Kim on board, she has gone to school for video production and is very talented and skilled. Kim brings a lot to the table, both in the editing bay AND out in the field. This girl knows her way around Final Cut Pro and is quickly bringing a lot of new ideas and a fresh look to her projects! After all, it’s OUR TEAM that gives us our competitive advantage! We are very glad to have her. Welcome Kim!

The New Site… A Behind The Scenes Look!

Andrew — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 18:52:29 +0000

We’ve put a lot of work into our new website… and after four complete website redesigns in less than four years, I think we finally have something we are happy with! I’m particularly proud of the images throughout the website… well because I took them all myself! No lame stock images on this site… I wasn’t going to have it! I figured, hey I got a studio full of cool stuff, why don’t I just take pictures of it and use those? So I did! Amber decided to snap a few pics while I was trying to get creative with all the stuff we have laying around our studio.

Here is a behind the scenes look of how I got the images of all the video and audio production equipment that you see throughout the site.

The Matson Kids, world premiere! | Family Shoot

Amber — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 08:10:56 +0000

Here is a little something I cooked up when my sister Emily was in town with her family… Enjoy!

Watch similar videos in our Family/Kids Gallery.

HD Expo Convention 2009

Amber — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:06:21 +0000

The HDM team was able to attend this years HD EXPO that took place at the Burbank Marriott on November 4th and 5th. This was my first year attending and Andrews 3rd. We had a good time there, got to see lots of new and intriguing things, and got to add tons of new stuff to our wish list. One highlight was getting to handle the new Cannon 1D MKIV. It’s a real beauty! A lot of awesome vendors like Zacuto and Redrock Micro participated and it was a real treat to walk around and get to talk with the reps from each of the different companies. I learned so much and it was easy to get caught up in the excitement of the event.

Revolution Home Theater | TV Commercial

Andrew — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 23:17:11 +0000

This is a random :30 second commercial we did for Revolution Home Theater. It’s prety funny, and titled: Punch a baby in the face. Simplest yet time consuming commercials ever done by HDM. The guys at Revolution Home Theater are total studs, a great place to go if your in the market for a TV.
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Any Ticket… Any Time! | TV Commercial

Andrew — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 15:08:54 +0000

Any Ticket, Any Time, Any Event, Any Where… That is the message Pete at Pete’s Seats wanted to convey. We thought this was the perfect opportunity for some 3D composting. We where sort of going for a iPod commercial meets ESPN.

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In a World… | TV Commercial

Andrew — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 14:33:41 +0000

In a world where bad things happen to good people…. This commercial was pretty much a good excuse to put a cute little bulldog puppy in an MGM logo. I presented the idea to Vince over at Bad Dog Bail Bonds and he loved it! A couple days later, this is what we came up with.

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Hourglass Kitchen & Bar | TV Commercial

Andrew — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 16:11:57 +0000

This is the latest commercial we did for Hourglass Kitchen & Bar. We filmed it in a couple hours, and with only one continuous take. We were able to do this with our Steadicam. It made such a huge difference between it and other commercials. We had a pretty good idea of what we wanted for the commercial, but didn’t really finalize the style and concept until we got back to the office and started editing. In the end, the client liked it and so did we!

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Katie & Saul | Love Story

Andrew — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 09:03:55 +0000

This “Love Story” was a lot of fun to shoot… like, really really fun! We here in downtown Bakersfield at our very own building before heading off to Ventura. It was great having a cool change of scenery. Saul and Katie were great to film with and made it easy to get what we needed without having to stress out. In fact Saul was helpful and inspired a couple of the finished shots in the video. In the end they played it at there wedding on a 8 foot rear projection screen, and it turned out great and was a huge hit!

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