One of our Java Post team members is seeing "the bigger picture" these days, so to speak. Everyone in the Java Post office has been ooo-ing and ahh-ing at Maureen Bennett's new widescreen computer monitor. Maureen does a lot of transcription work with Java Post's sister company, Vertical Sync Closed Captioning, so she's glad to have the extra screen space to watch video…

Christmas came early to the Java Post Aerial Photography offices as our pilots Jack Tunnicliffe and Trevor Bennett recently unwrapped their latest aerial toy: our new Freefly ALTA UAV. The Freefly ALTA UAV will join the other UAVs currently in use by Java Post, and will be paired with a new Gremsy gStabi H16 gimbal and new RED RAVEN camera. To view some of the work done by Java Post Aerial…

Java Post Production went dark and gritty on the colour grading for our recent commercial for Saskatchewan Government Insurance. Directed by Lowell Dean - and with script and creative direction from Groovetime Creative and Phoenix Group - this 30-second commercial promotes SGI's "Heads Up" campaign, warning the viewers of the fatal danger of texting behind the wheel. Java Post's…

Produced and shot in Saskatchewan, Canada, the family comedy movie A.R.C.H.I.E. - featuring the voice of Michael J. Fox and co-produced by Java Post Production and Trilight Entertainment - has "fetched strong sales," according to Variety Magazine. Jason Moring, president of distributor Double Dutch International, announced at the American Film Market that the movie has sold to Arc…

Last Friday, October 30th, the Java Post Production office was treated to an amazing - and spooky - Halloween lunch. The meal was monstrous, both in theme and size, and was cunningly conceived and concocted by two of our talented staff, Maureen Bennett and Crystal Van Pelt. There's a potential joke in here about two evil witches stirring a bubbling cauldron, but we're far too polite to…

In February, 2016, Java Post Aerial Photography will launch the soon-to-be-released RED RAVEN digital camera into the skies of Western Canada. The new RED RAVEN camera uses the 4.5K RED DRAGON sensor and is capable of capturing footage in 4.5K at up to 120 fps or in 2K at up to 240 fps, for exceptionally high speed, high resolution images.  Weighing in at just 3.5 lbs (1.59 kg), the RED RAVEN…

As we wrote about in our previous web post, Java Post Production helped create the latest commercial for SGI, promoting the "Heads Up" campaign against texting and driving. You can read more behind-the-scenes info about that HERE. Java Post Aerial Photography was also part of the production process, providing aerial shots for the commercial. Let's look behind the scenes at the aerial…

This past September, Java Post Production and Java Post Aerial Photography helped SGI (Saskatchewan Government Insurance) create a new advertising campaign for web, television, and theatre screens. Directed by Lowell Dean - and with script and creative direction from Groovetime Creative and Phoenix Group - this 30-second commercial promotes SGI's "Heads Up" campaign, warning the…

So, here's a little visual effects challenge. You're making a television reality series. And, partway through the series, one of the main characters changes her hair colour. Like, we're talking REALLY changes her hair colour. And now all the previous interview footage taken of her doesn't match anymore. In fact, she looks like a totally different person. Short of going to all the…