The feature story on the cover of the September 2017 issue of Canadian Cinematographer magazine is about the work of Java Post Production's good friend and colleague, director of photography Mark Dobrescu, CSC. A local Saskatchewan talent, Mark has worked on a lot of Java Post projects, and this article focuses on his work on three Minds Eye Entertainment sci-fi thriller feature films that…

Java Post Production will be seeing things more clearly with a new set of lenses. Not for our glasses, but for our cameras. We've expanded our lens collection and made a significant investment in a set of six Canon CN-E ("Cine"...get it?) Cinema Prime lenses. Designed with optimum 4K image capture in mind, these lenses are, in the words of Canon USA: "Canon gave a special…

Java Post Production teamed up with director Stephen Hall and advertising agency TAXI on SaskTel's "smartHOME" campaign.  The concept involved a female homeowner walking through her house, trailed closely by her entourage of eager assistants (electrician, security guards, etc.). Each assistant represents the personification of one aspect of the SaskTel smartHOME telephone app,…

Java Post Production was down at Mosaic Stadium in Regina, Saskatchewan for the 53rd Annual Labour Day Classic between the Saskatchewan Roughriders and the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. The game-day sponsor (and stadium name-sake), The Mosaic Company, had something very special planned for the pregame festivities: two giant "card stunts." Involving more than 30,000 cards for each of the two…

The Java Post Aerial Photography crew spent some time documenting a project that Ungar Construction is doing at the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) training academy in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. Part of the training that all RCMP recruits receive involves how to handle their police vehicles safely and effectively in a wide variety of conditions. Ungar Construction was asked to create two…

Java Post Production teamed up recently with director Stephen Hall and advertising agency LMNO to create a new campaign for SaskTel. As major sponsors of the Canadian Football League's Saskatchewan Roughriders. SaskTel wanted this campaign to have a strong "Rider" theme, so the commercial juxtaposed scenes of Roughrider receiver Naaman Roosevelt preparing for a game with scenes of…

Over the past year, the Java Post Production and Java Post Aerial Photography have been doing some work for Regina Public Schools, documenting the construction of several new schools in the city. The flip side of the new school construction is that an older school building is being demolished: the 94-year-old Scott Collegiate building, located in Regina's North Central neighbourhood. Students…

Our Java Post Aerial Photography crew was out today doing some shooting on private land near Coronach, Saskatchewan for the next Tourism Saskatchewan advertising campaign. Although we're shooting in several locations across the province this summer, the ads will be released sometime in 2018. While our drone was in the air, we grabbed a "dronie" of the clients and crew. Soaking up…

Java Post Aerial Photography recently welcomed its latest addition: the DJI Inspire 2. In the experienced words of Java Post's primary UAV pilot, "Java Jack" Tunnicliffe: "This craft is absolutely unbelievable. The flight control and modes and speed...it's incredible." The DJI Inspire 2 joins the other members of our drone squadron: the heavy lift DJI Matrice 600, the…

Happy Canada 150 from your friends at Java Post Production and Java Post Aerial Photography!

Recently, the Java Post Aerial Photography crew was - as the Blues Brothers put it - "on a mission from God." Well, perhaps it wasn't quite that dramatic. But our aerial crew WAS asked to do a roof inspection of St. James' Anglican Church in Regina, Saskatchewan. The church wardens were thinking about getting some roof repair/replacement work done and wanted some videos and still…

Java Post Production animator Tomás Ibar recently had some of his work featured in the CG Society gallery. The CG Society is the most respected and accessible global organization for creative digital artists, supporting artists at every level by offering a range of services to connect, inform, educate and promote digital artists worldwide. Tomás created a fantasy forest scene…

Java Post Aerial Photography was very pleased to do aerial photography for the Amblin Entertainment / Walden Media / Universal Pictures feature film A Dog's Purpose, starring Dennis Quaid. With a total production budget of $25 million US, the movie had so far earned more than $189 million US worldwide. Our aerial crew from Saskatchewan spent time in the small community of Lockport, Manitoba,…