Road trip! The Java Post Aerial Photography crew is heading to Winnipeg this weekend to put on a live UAV demonstration for Manitoba filmmakers. Date: this Sunday, April 17th Time: 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM (Winnipeg time) Location: William F. White, 11-2073 Logan Avenue, Winnipeg. We'll be chatting about using UAVs (AKA "drones") in film and television production, doing a little live…

Our Java Post Aerial Photography crew took advantage of some clear weather earlier this week to put some flight hours on our Freefly ALTA UAV. We wanted to see how the ALTA would handle when carrying our Blackmagic 4K Cinema camera, which is heavier than another camera we commonly fly: the Panasonic 4K GH4. We also expect to take delivery of our new the RED RAVEN camera very soon, and we're…

For today's #ThrowbackThursday post, we set the way-back machine to the early 1990s. A time when Canadians first heard of a Goods and Services Tax (GST)...when Operation Desert Storm invaded Kuwait...and when serial killer and cannibal Jeffrey Dahmer was arrested. Of course, there were also some bad things that happened in the early 90s. Such as the dreaded "man-perm" and gigantic…

It was cake day this past Monday at Java Post Production, as we gathered in the boardroom to celebrate the April birthdays of two of our staff: Kevin Drysdale and Tomás Ibar. As is long-standing Java Post custom, each birthday celebrant gets to pick what kind of cake (or, in some cases, pie) they want. The trade-off is that they have to cut and serve it up for the rest of the staff. And,…

Digital Producer Magazine - the online resource for news, tools and techniques for content creation - recently published an article about Java Post Production and our use of Blackmagic Design production tools, specifically the DaVinci Resolve colour grading platform. Our founder, president, and head colourist Jack Tunnicliffe shared his thoughts and a few before and after examples of the kinds of…

Our Java Post Aerial Photography crew had our Freefly ALTA UAV out for a little spin this morning. The weather was so pleasant, it seemed a shame to waste the opportunity. So, our UAV pilot Jack Tunnicliffe and our UAV technician/camera operator Trevor Bennett, headed to our usual test flight facility outside Regina in order to put some flight hours on the unit. Parked on a deserted rural road…

Premiering at the Whistler Film Festival last year, the Saskatchewan-based feature film Basic Human Needs will have its theatrical release in Saskatoon and Regina this month. As part of National Canadian Film Day, the movie will show at the Roxy Theatre in Saskatoon on April 20th at 7:00 PM. This will be followed by a run at the Rainbow Cinemas Studio 7 in Regina, starting on April 22nd, with…