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What's New At Java


Aug
11
2014
Java Post UAV Drone makes the August edition of Pipeline News

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Last June, Java Post Production was an exhibitor at the Estevan Energy Expo in, naturally, Estevan, Saskatchewan. While we were there, the good folks from Pipeline News, Saskatchewan's petroleum monthly, stopped by our booth to learn a little bit about our UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) and how it could be used in the oil and gas industry. Below is a transcript of the article, which appeared in…
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Aug
8
2014
Shooting "Dronies" In Weyburn with Play Creative and Look Matters.

Topics:   Java Blog

We all know about "selfies" - photos you take of yourself with your smartphone camera. Well, in the world of unmanned aerial photography there's now a new thing called a "dronie." That's a photo you take of yourself from your unmanned aerial vehicle, commonly called a drone. Well, the Java Post Aerial Photography crew was out in Weyburn earlier this week, doing some…
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Aug
6
2014
Giving some "big props" to a member of the Java Post aerial UAV team.

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When former Canadian armed forces jet pilot Ted Delanghe isn't working with the Java Post unmanned aerial photography team, he likes to play with slightly larger aircraft. Here's Ted posing with a Turbo Thrush airplane, which Ted uses for doing aerial application ("crop dusting" to us laypeople) on local Saskatchewan farmland. With a 900 horsepower turbine engine, this Turbo…
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Aug
2
2014
First flight with our Kraken Octocopter UAV Drone

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Friday afternoon, our certified UAV pilot, Jack Tunnicliffe, and our technician, Trevor Bennett, took our new custom Kraken Octocopter UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle, sometimes incorrectly called a "drone") out for it's first Canadian test flight. Jack just ran the 'copter through some basic flight paces, and the under-mounted 360-degree camera gimbal and 4K Ultra HD camera will be…
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Aug
1
2014
Putting the Screws to our new Kraken UAV Octocopter

Topics:   Java Blog

First thing this morning at Java Post Production, our technician and UAV camera operator, Trevor Bennett, was busy "screwing around" with our new, customized K123 "Kraken" octocopter. And, by "screwing around," we mean he was literally going through the unit screw by screw, getting it prepped for it's initial flights for Java Post. Also on Trevor's to-do list…
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Jul
30
2014
Java Post's Doug Russell reminisces on the 60th Anniversary of CTV Regina-CKCK-TV

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Courtesy of CTV Regina Morning Live, this is an interview from July 29, 2014, on the 60th Anniversary of CKCK-TV (CTV Regina). A trio of former CTV Regina employees - including Java Post Production's own Doug Russell - chat with host Molly Thomas about their memories of working at CKCK-TV over the years.
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Jul
30
2014
We're "Kraken" open the shipping boxes on our new UAV.

Topics:   Java Blog

As you probably read in a very recent news post (and if you haven't, you should), we were anxiously awaiting the arrival of our new K130 "Kraken" 8-rotor UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle, although everyone seems to call anything that doesn't have a pilot seat on it a "drone.") Well, the boxes arrived in the office and our technician, Trevor Bennett, has been…
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Jul
28
2014
Release the Kraken! Our New UAV Drone Helicopter first flight test.

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Our new, specially customized "Kraken" 8-rotor Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) will be arriving soon at Java Post Production! And, as if we didn't already have enough reason to get excited about our pending new bundle of helicopter joy, we received this YouTube video from the manufacturer, Foxtech, with their company rep, Fu, showing us the very first flight test of our Kraken K130…
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Jul
28
2014
Happy 96th, Joan Tunnicliffe!

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This past Saturday was the 96th birthday of Joan Tunnicliffe, mother of Java Post Production owner Jack Tunnicliffe. Old friends Mel and Marina Friesen arranged for a special "photo cake" and long-time neighbour Antonia Barbaro provided a delicious Italian supper and some wonderful homemade wine which, as you can, seemed to meet with Joan's enthusiastic approval. Happy 96th birthday…
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Jul
27
2014
Happy 60th Anniversary, CTV Regina CKCK-TV.

Topics:   Articles & links, Java Blog

The gang at Java Post Production wants to wish a very happy 60th anniversary to CTV Regina (also known as CKCK-TV). Today marks 60 years of broadcasting from the little television station on the eastern outskirts of Regina, Saskatchewan. There are dozens of former CKCK-TV/CTV Regina employees working in the broadcasting, advertising, production and film industries across Canada. In fact, there are…
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Jul
26
2014
Just another beautiful Saskatchewan day shooting UAV aerials for "Corner Gas: The Movie."

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Earlier this week, "Java Jack" Tunnicliffe (our boss, co-producer and certified UAV pilot) Tom Davidson (UAV camera operator), and co-producer Rob de Lint from Vérité Films were out in the fields near Lang, Saskatchewan, shooting some more UAV aerials for Corner Gas: The Movie. As you can see from these photos, it was just a beautiful day to have our Javacopter up in the…
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Jul
25
2014
Editing for "Corner Gas: The Movie" heads back East.

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While Corner Gas: The Movie was shooting principal photography here in Saskatchewan, Editor Craig Webster and Assistant Editor Doug Caron were tucked into some unused Java Post Production office space, where they busily edited scenes from the movie as the shooting was progressing. Now that principal photography has wrapped, Craig and Doug are packing up their editing gear and heading back to…
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Jul
25
2014
A Toast To Our Friend and Colleague, Crystal!

Topics:   Java Blog

It was enough to drive us to drink (not that we need much encouragement). Our wonderful long-time friend and colleague, Crystal de la Sablonniére, is leaving us to further her education and seek new career adventures...as if working in the Saskatchewan film and television industry over the past couple of years wasn't adventure enough. But we digress. The gang all gathered in the Java…
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Jul
24
2014
Throwback Thursday: Orphan Black's Tatiana Maslany in an early commercial.

Topics:   Java Blog

As chance would have it, one of our Java Post Production staff members was sorting through some of our old productions when she came across an old SaskTel commercial which featured a much-younger Tatiana Maslany, the Saskatchewan actress who is now hitting the big time on the sci-fi thriller television series, Orphan Black. We thought: "This is perfect timing for Throwback Thursday!"…
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Jul
23
2014
While working on "Corner Gas: The Movie," a Farmer shows us his Willys.

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Well, this doesn't happen every day. Corner Gas: The Movie producer and Javacopter pilot, Jack Tunnicliffe, along with Kim Hall, were driving around last week near Pense, Saskatchewan, scouting out some possible UAV aerial shooting locations for Corner Gas: The Movie, when they spotted a gentleman waving to get their attention. Turns out this gentleman's name was Bill, a farmer in the…
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