Yearly archive for 2015

Country superstar Garth Brooks took a break from his chaotic touring schedule for a two-camera San Diego music video production with Solana Productions that took place backstage at one of his recent sold-out concerts.

Garth graciously welcomed our San Diego video production crew of five into his tiny Green Room several minutes early, allowing us to set up and mark all camera and lighting positions. Our video team then removed the gear from the room so that Brooks could spend time with contest winners, and quickly moved everything back into the room after the meet-and-greet. During our video shoot, Brooks talked about his latest tour innovation, “Backstage With Garth,” in which he webcasts live from his dressing room so that fans worldwide can catch impromptu moments like Garth brushing his teeth and prepping for his show. After the shoot, our crew transmitted the interview to Los Angeles using a Live U backpack wireless unit, which sends live video feeds from just about any location around the world. The interview was conducted by “Entertainment Tonight” host Nancy O’Dell and appeared on ET on Nov. 6. In a second story on Nov. 20, O’Dell presented Brooks with an Icon Award from “Entertainment Tonight.” #garthbrooks #backstagewithgarth #sandiegovideoproduction #sandiegocameracrews

Solana Productions’ San Diego video production group recently shot an important new video for WomanCare Global, a high-profile, non-profit women’s reproductive health organization receiving support from actress Jessica Biel and and other celebrities.

The new video campaign is called, “No Topic is Off-Limits. If You Won’t Tell Them, Who Will?” and features WomanCare Global founder and CEO Saundra Pelletier encouraging women to educate themselves about their bodies. The campaign is aimed at dispelling myths, correcting assumptions and sparking honest discussions about women’s reproductive topics, such as contraception and puberty.

Featured on the WomanCare Global website and YouTube channel, the San Diego video production shot by Solana Productions received nearly 40,000 views in its first two weeks of being posted. As part of the campaign, Pelletier and Biel have also launched a humorous new online series on the comedic website Funny or Die in which Biel and actresses Whitney Cummings and Joy Bryant discuss discuss condom disasters, birth control pills and female anatomy.

Biel and Pelletier appeared on ABC’s “Good Morning America” to promote the women’s reproductive health campaign, which launched Sept. 28. Biel, who is married to Justin Timberlake, gave birth to their first child, son Silas, in April of 2015. The 33-year-old actress has been quoted as saying she lacked knowledge about her own reproductive health while growing up and later raised those concerns to her friend Pelletier.

For more information please visit the website for our San Diego video production group, SolanaProductions.com

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For the 16th year in a row, Solana Productions’ San Diego video production teams were a dominant force at San Diego Comic-Con International, providing several high-profile clients with successful video projects at the annual pop culture fan festival. Our San Diego video production team shot all the newsmaking A-list interviews for “Entertainment Tonight;” rolled on every star appearance for Warner Bros. Studios at their exhibit booth; and, handled all of Hasbro’s video coverage of their many brands and products. In all, Solana had 8 cameras rolling almost non-stop at Comic-Con — plus we even coordinated a last-minute aerial shoot to capture footage of downtown San Diego and the bustling scene outside the convention center. Most important, our experienced team provided on-location management and coordination to insure seamless productions for our clients. This invaluable assistance included expert troubleshooting for wireless transmission and live video transmission during chaotic Comic-Con activities. For “Entertainment Tonight,” our seasoned San Diego video production teams expertly lit a suite inside the Hard Rock Hotel, where they shot interviews with stars like Halle Berry, Ryan Reynolds, Hugh Jackman and “The Big Bang Theory” stars. Our crew also provided rock-steady hand-held video coverage of the costumed extravaganza inside the San Diego Convention Center for “ET,” and shot red carpet arrivals at the ET/AMC “Fear the Walking Dead” zombie party. We successfully transmitted all of our footage live to the “ET” studio in Los Angeles. For Warner Bros. Studios, our veteran video team spent two days before Comic-Con installing two complex wireless video systems at their prominent and impressive exhibit hall booth. During the convention, our tireless camera crews rolled continuously during dozens of star appearances, including those by “Batman vs. Superman” stars Ben Affleck and Henry Cavill; the “Game of Thrones” cast; and, the new CBS-TV “Supergirl,” Melissa Benoist. Our crews’ footage was simultaneously beamed onto 6 big-screen TVs above the Warner Bros. booth for thousands of fans to watch inside the exhibit hall. For toymaker giant Hasbro, our video team picked perfect angles and rigged the company’s elaborate exhibit booth for time-lapse footage of all the action. We also shot interviews and promotional events inside the booth, where important announcements were made about the company’s popular brands and products, including, My Little Pony; Transformers; GI Joe; Star Wars merchandise; and, Marvel action figures. In addition, our video team recorded several Hasbro-sponsored Comic-Con panels, where creators shared exclusive artwork and information about upcoming projects such as the My Little Pony movie, and previewed the latest Star Wars and Marvel action figures. Need San Diego video production teams for your next project? Get in touch with us now at www. solanaproductions.com for expert planning and coordination. #comiccon #sdcc #sandiegovideoproduction #sandiegocameracrews #sandiegoproducer