For the next part of what is turning into the "Isn't it amazing to work on these Tourism Saskatchewan commercials and see gorgeous parts of our province?" series of web posts, let's join the Java Post and Phoenix Group crew on the ruggedly beautiful bank of the Churchill River, north of La Ronge, Saskatchewan. In the light of dawn, with the sun not even above the trees, the…

Frederick the Great and Napoleon are both credited with saying "An army marches on its stomach." If you ask us, that's a very strange way to attack an enemy. But maybe the enemy never sees you coming because you're flat on your stomach. Genius! Oh those clever military types. We know this for sure: a production crew may not march on its stomach, but it will virtually leap over…

One of the many benefits of working with Phoenix Group on the upcoming Tourism Saskatchewan campaign is being able to experience some amazing locations in our own province. Saskatchewan has a lot of breathtaking scenery. A rising-but-not-quite-yet-shining Dustin Panko from Phoenix Group mans the bow of the boat as our Java Post crew departs from Twin Falls Lodge in the early morning light. …

After helping Phoenix Group to create the successful 2015 television and web advertising campaign for Tourism Saskatchewan, Java Post Production and co-directors/co-photographers Greg Huszar and Derek Frankowski were invited back to help create the 2016 advertising campaign. Shooting this summer, the commercials will debut next year - just as the commercials that are currently appearing were shot…

A career in TV and film production is an interesting one. Every project is different and no day is the same. And then there are those days when you have to haul a coffin up to your office. Before you start sending flowers and sympathy cards, everyone here is fine. No need to panic. The backstory here is that we needed a coffin to use as a prop for an upcoming commercial project that Java Post…

In film and television, one of the most powerful post-production techniques for creating images that convey emotional tone and mood is colour grading. Many people are familiar with the term "colour correction." Any amateur photographer with PhotoShop knows about using colour correction to correct (duh) colours in photographs. That white shirt on Uncle Ray looking a little green? The skin…

As we did last summer, Java Post is currently working with Phoenix Group on the latest advertising campaign for Tourism Saskatchewan. Part of the new commercials are being shot from the air by the Java Post Aerial Photography team. While shooting in the Boundary Bog Trail area near Waskesiu, Saskatchewan, our flight crew caught themselves on camera in what UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle or…

It is with great sadness that we at Java Post Production learn of the recent passing of our friend and colleague, Chris Hyndman. From 2000 to 2002, working in conjunction with show producers Westwind Pictures, Java Post Production worked with Chris and his future husband Steven Sabados on the first 3 seasons of the HGTV program Designer Guys. Our sincere and heartfelt condolences go out to…

As we did last summer, Java Post is currently working with Phoenix Group on the latest advertising campaign for Tourism Saskatchewan. To view the two commercials produced last year by Java Post, click HERE and then HERE. Part of the filming this summer takes place in and around the Saskatchewan resort of Waskesiu and, while much of the filming takes place at ground level, the Java Post Aerial…

While our Java Post Aerial Photography crew was recently shooting a lovely farm property near the city of Regina for Sheppard Realty, we caught a few "dronies" (selfies taken with our drone) of our two-man flight crew and the property owner, below on the ground. Against a backdrop of a great rural Saskatchewan farm property, on a sunny Saskatchewan afternoon, even "dronies"…