No, Java Post Production staffer Randy Shumay wasn't involved in some horrific, back-breaking extreme sports accident, he's just strapped into a EasyRig Cinema 3 (courtesy of our pal, George Hupka at Downstream Pictures) for a shooting gig this weekend. With a RED Epic camera mounted on our DJI Ronin handheld stabilizing gimbal, Randy will be doing some camerawork for a Saskatchewan Union…

Due to the kind of scheduling challenge that all parents face from time to time, the Java Post staff temporarily increased yesterday as Randy Shumay's son Cohen joined us for the afternoon. To paraphrase what Randy said on his Facebook page: "Unexpected take-your-kid-to-work day. Productivity is through the roof." Cohen (he's the good-looking one on the left) and Randy buckle…

Java Post Aerial Photography is very pleased to announce that our open Special Flight Operations Certificate (SFOC) from Transport Canada has now been expanded to include all three Prairie provinces - Saskatchewan, Alberta, and Manitoba. Additionally, because of Java Post's flight experience and professional reputation, our expanded open permit from Transport Canada continues to provide us…

Java Post Production V.P. and producer Joan Speirs recently joined actor Keith Bomphrey at Jason Plumb's Studio One recording studio in Regina to lay down tracks (that's hip musician talk) of off-camera dialogue for the upcoming broadcast and web campaign for Tourism Saskatchewan. Java Post Production has been working on the new tourism campaign since last summer and the new 60-second…

Java Post Production animators Kevin Drysdale and Tomás Ibar (seen below) have been busy the past few weeks animating some episodes of the Rogers / City TV children's show Doowett. Designed to teach preschool-age kids about discovery, cooperation, and music, Doowett is the brainchild of Regina, Saskatchewan animator, Adrian Dean, with music by Vancouver's Andrea Carlson. Doowett is…

The numbers are in and audiences across all media platforms agree: Corner Gas: The Movie delivered a full tank! Java Post Production is proud to be part of the Corner Gas: The Movie team - not only as a producing partner, but also providing the aerial photography, the visual effects, and the final colour correction and grading for the project. Fueled by a forward-thinking, groundbreaking event…

Congratulations to our friends at Karma Film! Their documentary Who Killed Gandhi? has been nominated for not one, but two 2015 Canadian Screen Awards, presented by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television. The film is nominated in the categories of "Best Visual Research" and "Best History Documentary Program or Series." For this project, Java Post Production did the final…

Aerial photography that's as free as a bird? Well, it' not quite free, but - for a limited time - it's certainly very affordable! From now until February 1st, 2015, you can get your first 1-hour, in-Regina aerial photography session with Java Post Aerial Photography for the special introductory price of $200, plus applicable taxes. This is the perfect introduction to aerial photography…