San Diego Video Production

Semper Fi-ghting With "The Expendables"

July 26, 2010

It doesn't get more badass than this -- Sylvester Stallone and his tough-guy co-stars from "The Expendables" joining forces with the Marines at Camp Pendleton! This San Diego video production was actually the premiere of the new action movie, held at the 1,300-seat theater on the Marine base in Oceanside. Our San Diego video crew nabbed a TV exclusive for "Entertainment Tonight" as Stallone pulled up to a cheering crowd of Marines and their families in a Humvee. Also arriving in Humvees -- co-stars Terry Crews, "Stone Cold" Steve Austin and Randy Couture, a six-year military veteran. The crew stayed up close with the stars, grabbing tons of memorable moments as Stallone and the boys signed autographs, posed for pictures and high-fived Marines. Inside the theater, we rolled as "The Expendables" bolted down the carpet to thunderous applause and introduced their new film, which opens Aug. 13. Our footage aired on "ET" Monday, July 26, and was featured on the show's website, www.etonline.com.

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Keeping Up With Kathy Griffin

July 18, 2010

We couldn't have asked for a better gig than covering Kathy Griffin's book-signing for "Entertainment Tonight!" From start to finish, this San Diego video production was one belly laugh after another as Kathy lamented the engagement of her "My Life on the D-List" boy-toy Levi Johnston, and had a field day with Mel Gibson's phone recordings. The energetic comedian popped into Border's Books with her mom Maggie Griffin to promote Maggie's new book, Tip It! -- and sign copies of her own best-seller, Official Book Club Selection. My San Diego video crew and I squeezed in with the crowd of about 300 that crammed the bookstore to see and hear Kathy in person. And she didn't disappoint -- signing and posing for every last person!

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San Diego Meeting Video Production

Handling your San Diego meeting video production needs is a specialty of Solana Productions. Client service is at the core of our company. As a meeting planner or producer I’m sure you are continually met with last-minute requests. When this happens on-location during your meeting it can be especially challenging. Our experience with shows of all sizes has prepared us to handle yours.

When the National Education Association’s convention came to San Diego, they brought a large staff and lots of video production equipment. But they soon discovered that events had been added, so we provided crews. Then a foreign broadcaster decided to feed tape live, so we arranged feed times and transportation. Then the Secretary of Education decided to deliver a speech at the convention’s Town Hall meeting. We were called on to provide more crews and on-location post production. Every day we received new requests and every day we filled them.

On a smaller scale, the Veteran’s Administration held training seminars for personnel who help former prisoners of war. This San Diego meeting video production required extensive coverage of Q&A sessions with the POWs. The VA was concerned that the production equipment not interfere with the event because of the sensitive nature of the subject matter. We planned our lighting and camera positions with great detail and the meeting went very well. The VA is using our coverage as a template for future events.