The special visual effects work for Corner Gas: The Movie has been proceeding at Java Post for several weeks now and it's been fun to walk by the offices of our animators Kevin (pictured right) and Tomás (pictured left) to get a sneak peek at some of the hush-hush visuals that will be revealed on the big screen in a couple of months. I mean, when we saw the shot of Brent with…

Our Java Post Production team was recently out at the Mosaic Potash plant near Belle Plaine, shooting on the ground and in the air to document a big concrete project by Hipperson Construction. For 11 hours non-stop, concrete was poured onto 60 tonnes of rebar to create a massive foundation, 25 meters in diameter. Sixty-two cement trucks were called in from Regina and Moose Jaw, as 480 cubic meters…

The smiling face of Java Post Production's own Randy Shumay (below in the green shirt with white shoulder stripes) can be seen on the website for the Credit Union Queen City Marathon. Randy will be running the full 42.2 KM marathon event this Sunday in Regina. Looking good, Randy! Try not to show up to the office all sweaty on Monday morning.

Corner Gas: The Movie is rolling out the red carpet for fans to be part of the upcoming film, just in time for the Toronto International Film Festival. During the festival from September 4th to 13th, the Corner Gas Sing-A-Long Booth hits the intersection of Queen and John in Toronto (outside CTV's Queen Street headquarters), giving fans a shot at being immortalized in the tail credits of the…

This morning, Java Post Production and Phoenix Group began production on a new advertising campaign for Tourism Saskatchewan. Led by the co-director/co-photographer duo of Greg Huszar and Derek Frankowski, the shoot began in a field just outside Regina. Here are some behind the scenes photos from day one: With camera assistant Todd Irving in the background, Greg Huszar sets up a low-level slider…

Okay, we all know what a "selfie" is...and the UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle AKA drone) version of a selfie is a "dronie." However, judging from these outtake images captured Wednesday during our real estate project shoot for Harry Sheppard of Sheppardrealty.ca, we haven't quite got the hang of the whole selfie/dronie thing. However, it does appear we have a real knack for…

A Ronin has invaded the Java Post Production office! What's a Ronin, you ask? Well, Wikipedia describes a Ronin as a samurai with no lord or master during the feudal period of Japan, between 1185 and 1868. "Ronin" is also the title of a 1998 spy thriller action film, starring Robert De Niro. But for Java Post Aerial Photography, the Ronin is the latest, greatest camera stabilization…

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…

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…