Archive for the ‘Events’ Category

Video Adventures’ Spotlight: Poindexter Consulting Group

Wednesday, July 14th, 2010

We’d like to Spotlight Vikita Poindexter, CEO of Poindexter Consulting Group, Inc., a Human Resource consulting firm providing outsourced Human Resource management located in Temecula, California.PCGHR Vikita will review, set up, and oversee the writing of employee handbooks and procedures guides. As PCG Consultants, they help with sensitive employee relations issues, disciplinary actions and termination procedures while training supervisors in the process. Depending on specific needs, the PCG Consultants can also oversee recruiting, training, and morale-building programs. Poindexter Consulting Group, Inc. A Partner You Can Trust for your Human Resource Management needs.

In addition, Vikita is the CEO of the Inland Valley Black Chamber of Commerce and an author and inspirational speaker VikitaPoindexter.com.

We are also involved with Vikita, from the video production standpoint, with a few charitable organizations she belongs to; Oak Grove’s Gospel Fest and Jacob’s House. Below is last years Gospel Fest 2009 Promo Video.

Video Adventures’ Spotlight: IVBCF

Friday, July 2nd, 2010

Groucho Marx used to say he wouldn’t join a club that would have him as a member. I used to think the same way. But that all changed back in 1998. Now I belong to several clubs, networking associations, like ABC, WEVA, BNI and local Chambers. One such group is the IVBCF; Inland Valley Business and Community Foundation.

The Inland Valley Business and Community Foundation, a non-profit organization, is dedicated to serving the community by providing a valuable service. Their members enjoy all the perks of the organization. The organization has been widely-recognized as the best of its kind. The membership is growing at a steady pace. With this growth, they have been able to accomplish more, and have a larger impact upon the community. They put on several fund raising events each year. And speaking from experience, they will welcome you with open arms. Inquire about how you can become a part of their growing membership. They are always looking for community-based volunteers as well. Volunteers aid the community in various ways.

Watch the video we produced for their 2010 Family Spring Expo.

Event Videography 1

Tuesday, May 11th, 2010

Event Videography encompasses a wide range of various family and business events. Some of these video productions include Bar/Bat Mitzvahs, Quinceaneras, Graduations, major Anniversaries and Birthdays, Family Biographies, Sporting Events, Dance Recitals and Stage Performances, Seminars, Meetings and Chamber Events. And that’s the short list. But what I do that is different is I try to make them entertaining; as well as informative.

Recently I shot a Temecula Valley Chamber of Commerce Mixer in town at DCH Auto Group just showing what goes on at a mixer. Well, what goes on is a lot of fun, food, drink and of course, networking. Here is a short clip of that mixer.

Theatrical Productions

Saturday, March 6th, 2010

Do you ever go to a school production or a dance studio recital to watch and support a family member or friend? Ever notice all the parents trying to hold their little handy-cams trying to capture the moment? Can you imagine the image and sound quality they are getting? And while they are trying to hold the camera as steady as they can and keep it somewhat framed and in focus, they are actually missing the performance and not truly enjoying the moment. My advice: leave the camera home, enjoy the show and spend a few bucks on a professionally produced video. That’s where we come in.

Video Adventures has several yearly theatrical clients who know the value of having a professionally produced video of their staged productions. They know that over the years we have provided them a high end, multi-camera production, delivered on DVD, that is creative and far beyond their expectations. With exceptional images and sound, as well as packaging, they know the true value of what a professionally produced video from Video Adventures can be.

We are always looking for theatrical production companies who would truly enjoy a high level of creative video production that we offer.

Here is a Video Testimonial from one such client, Dr. Roger Minkle.

Happy Valentine’s Day

Tuesday, February 16th, 2010

On Valentine’s Day while most people were thinking about romance, candy and flowers, we spent most of the day shooting the St. Bartholomew Chapel Dedication Services on the Rincon Indian Reservation in San Diego County. The original chapel was destroyed in the Oct. 2007 wildfire. The Chapel was rebuilt and reborn on February 14th 2010 with about 200 parishioners and guests attending. It was a two-camera shoot for the 2 hour dedication service with many interviews afterwards from everyone involved in the reconstruction and from the community.

Pala, Rincon services

After the fire.

St Bartholomew 1

The new Chapel.

This is one amazing piece of architecture with a precision designed ceiling for optimum acoustics. The Chapel is part of the Southwest environment with reinforced rammed earth walls. This allows for better insulation in the often hot, arid climate. The chapel is highly, fire resistant, understandably. From the recycled metal and steel to the drought resistant landscaping, the chapel is part of the land from which it was reborn. All these elements (and more) make this worship center a distinctive part of the Rincon Reservation.

We were honored to be a part of the history, dedication and documentation of St. Bartholomew’s Chapel which will be featured in the video.

Now, who took my box of chocolates?

Video Blogs

Saturday, January 23rd, 2010

I just finished shooting a commercial, editing a wedding video and published a video blog for a new client, Wine and Jazz Magazine. Now I have to edit the commercial, prepare to shoot the Charity 4 Charity “Valley of the Stars” event on January 30th at Wilson Creek Winery and shoot not one, but two stage productions in Tustin, CA. And still, I have plenty to editing right here in the studio; not to mention a continuous daily effort to learn new software. It never ends. I need to clone myself.

The future for advertizing is the internet. And the future is here, NOW! And what do people want to do? People like to watch video. Video Adventures would like to help you grow your business by putting the power of high quality online videos working for you for your website, blog, Facebook, Twitter and even YouTube. Promotional Videos, Testimonials Videos, weekly blog videos, Training Video; and the list goes on. We produce high quality image videos in large format HD for the internet. Do you want to represent yourself and your business to your prospective clients with cheap looking video or high quality video? View some of our samples here on our blog or in our Video Theater.

Watch the Charity 4 Charity Promo Video below.

Welcome To Our New Blog and Happy New Year!

Saturday, January 2nd, 2010

Happy New Year! We’d like to welcome you to our newly redesigned Video Adventures website and blog. With a lot of help from Golden Apple Design we have finally launched the new site, one of the main features of which is our Video Theater. After all, we produce video, so it goes without saying, you’ll see lots of video there.

We understand everyone’s time is valuable, so our blog posts will be short, informative, and sometimes humorous… but they will always keep you up-to-date as to what we at Video Adventures are up to… as well as lots of video! We’ll also talk about new and exciting trends in the Wedding Video market as well as video production in general. With over 25 years in the Wedding Video business, we have seen tremendous strides in how we create cinematic videos for our brides and grooms. And to all our clients, we always strive to give you something creative and original… and a little bit more than you expected!

In future blogs we will feature some of our fellow wedding vendors and clients, as well as people we know, work with, and whom inspire us!

Check out our new site and please, feel free to leave your comments, suggestions, ideas and/or thoughts, as we are always evolving. Visit our blog often!

Thank you for visiting today and Happy New Year.

Below is our new Wedding Demo. (Also seen in the Video Theater in large format). Enjoy!