San Diego Video Production

Tha Amazing Chase!

September 2, 2010

Still catching my breath after running from one red carpet to the other on TV's biggest night! The race began last Friday when your intrepid San Diego field producer hopped in the fast lane and headed to the Nokia Theater in Los Angeles to shoot preparations for the 62nd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards. For this Los Angeles video production, we videotaped as an army of construction workers turned a plain concrete patio in front of the Nokia into a wonderland of interview platforms and photo areas for arriving Emmy nominees and presenters. On Sunday afternoon, I was in full Emmy finery and high heels on the red carpet as everyone from Cory Monteith of "Glee" to Glenn Close of "Damages" stopped by for a quick interview before heading into the awards ceremony. Five sweaty hours later, with my sunburned skin as red as the carpet, I changed into flat shoes and dashed to the red carpet at "Entertainment Tonight's" after-party for post-Emmy interviews. It was non-stop star power as Cyndi Lauper, LL Cool J, pro dancers from "Dancing With The Stars," stars of "The Office," "Mad Men" "Glee" and more poured into the bash. The Emmys -- it's really a 10K in formal wear to me!

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Get Ready To Really Get Real!

August 18, 2010

Though we're sworn to secrecy, we can reveal that you're in for some pretty compelling television on the next season of "Dr. Phil," premiering Sept. 13. For the 9th year in a row, our San Diego video crews are again shooting background pieces for the popular daytime show, and they've been pulling out the stops to capture those signature "get real" moments with dignity, respect and sensitivity. These San Diego video productions have actually taken us throughout Southern California, from the bedroom communities of Orange County to deep into the desert. In our Orange County video production, a family fights to heal painful wounds, while our Palm Springs video production looks at how a different family is bringing its dark and disturbing secrets into the open. Intrigued? Set your DVRS now!

Los Angeles Video Production

Solana Wins with 'Biggest Loser' Trainer

Solana Productions captured all the drama as Jillian Michaels, fitness trainer on TV's "The Biggest Loser," invaded a former Hollywood star's home for a complete diet and fitness makeover. ...more

Client Testimonials

"Thanks again for the remarkable video production services provided for our series "Animal Miracles with Alan Thicke." Each time we are more and more impressed with your team when we shoot at various locations throughout the western United States."

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San Diego High Definition Video Production

San Diego high definition video production is booming. As the costs come down the quality that HD offers is becoming more affordable for shows and companies.

We began shooting HD several years ago with HDNet, the first all HD cable channel. Assignments included shooting several hours of stock footage in Hawaii, surfing dogs in California and the Blue Angels precision flying team.

TV’s highly successful “Entertainment Tonight” has made extensive use of our HD capabilities. We frequently shoot star interviews for ET and these are often last-minute assignments.

ET and many other CBS shows have chosen Sony’s tapeless XD camera for their productions. Most producers who’ve used our XD cameras on their shoots rave about it. Shot footage can be instantly called up from the camera’s disk and played back on the camera’s color LCD monitor. After reviewing we can immediately return to shooting without having to re-cue.

Other shows prefer the Panasonic HDX-900, which we also own. It produces beautiful images and we’ve used it for many, many clients.