The Java Post crew got suited up for safety on a recent shoot for Brown Communications Group and SaskPower. Producer/Director Stephen Hall, DOP Layton Burton, Java Post producer Joan Speirs and the rest of the crew donned hardhats, steel-toed boots, safety goggles and high visibility clothing to shoot in and around some SaskPower electrical stations. As Java Post does more and more…

Java Post Production is pleased to have completed production on two new commercials for Tourism Saskatchewan. Currently hitting the airwaves and internet in Alberta and Saskatchewan and entitled "Family" and "Road Trip", the spots feature (respectively) a young family and a group of young adults heading off to enjoy the beauty and activities that Saskatchewan has to offer. From a production…

    The new Blackmagic Cinema Camera has Java Post Production in its spell. "With 2.5k resolution and 4:4:4 colour space, the Blackmagic Cinema Camera gives us gorgeous, uncompressed images right out of the box. And its 13-stop dynamic range gives us incredible latitude for shooting in extreme lighting situations, much like 35mm film does," says Jack Tunnicliffe, Java Post owner…

Recently, the sports broadcasting community of Canada mourned the passing of one of its legends: Johnny Esaw. A member of Canada's Sports Hall of Fame and a 2004 inductee into the Order of Canada, the North Battleford, Saskatchewan-born Esaw cast a long shadow over sports broadcasting in Canada for decades. Jack Tunnicliffe, owner of Java Post Production, has his own special memory of…

We hope you all have a Happy Easter. Remember, eat the chocolate bunny ears first.

Whenever you do an outdoor shoot in Saskatchewan in March, you're going to take your chances with the weather. This year, especially. We recently shot a project for the client and, as you'll see in this video, well...let's just say the weather doesn't always take direction as well as we might hope. No worries. We can fix this in post. In fact, our middle name is "Post."

When an editor is sitting in a comfy chair in a nice, warm editing suite, it's easy to forget that the footage didn't just get there on its own. It took a crew of skilled professionals to get it to the editing suite. And this crew is led by a creative, problem-solving, hands-on director. And, oh, it's a glamourous life these directors lead. Surrounded by supermodels...waited on hand and foot.…

Java Post Production is very pleased to announce that several productions in which we took part have been nominated for awards at the 2013 Yorkton Film Festival, taking place May 23-26.   2013 Nominee for Best Documentary Series: "Around the Next Bend" Director Mark Montague; Producers Kevin DeWalt, Mark Montague; Production Company Minds Eye Entertainment. This 12-episode series…

Caffeine Commercial Productions was out shooting the last 2 days for a new Tourism Saskatchewan commercial.  We were excited to use our new Blackmagic Cinema Camera on this project.We look forward to the entire video post production process to be done at our Java Post office.  This will include editing, colour-correction, VFX, and all final deliverables.Rob King was the director for the…

With the recent announcement of nominees for the 66th annual Yorkton Film Festival, being held May 23-26, 2013 in (naturally) Yorkton, Saskatchewan, we got thinking about Java Post Production's work on several Yorkton Film Festival winners over the past few years. You can find videos of most of these on our website. Just go to the "Our Work" section and, using the drop-down menu, select "show…

It was birthday cake day (again) at Java Post Production.  What can we say?  We have a lot of birthdays and we're always looking for any excuse to have cake. Pictured below on the left is birthday boy Trevor, with our boss Jack lurking behind (likely hoping Trevor drops his cake) while Maureen looks on.     Here's a shot of the whole gang gathered in the Java Post…

As you read about in our previous blog posting...what?  You didn't read the previous post?  Well, go on then...we'll wait for you while you do. As I was saying, after much comparison with other high-end cameras on the market, Java Post Production recently chose to purchase a new production camera: the Blackmagic Cinema Camera. We do extensive work with images captured by the top…

We recently decided to purchase a new production camera.  Of course everyone would assume Java Post would choose the highly popular RedCam, given we have worked with Red footage since these cameras were first available, finishing projects from commercials to documentaries as well as several feature films. After looking at the latest cameras and the image quality that was available for…

The producers of this branding commercial for the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Saskatchewan (APEGS) came to Java Post Production looking for the final elements to make the spot come to life. Java Post Production did all the graphics, motion-tracking each separate graphic element in every shot, and also did colour-correction for the spot, giving the commercial the…