Richmond Video Production

Virginia Independent Film Festival

admin — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 17:13:32 +0000

On February 28th at the Byrd Theatre in Richmond, the VPA is co-sponsoring the Virginia Independent Film Festival, an all day screening of independent documentaries, short films and features from Virginia filmmakers.

Proceeds from the festival ticket sales will be donated to the VPA.

We need your help to get the word out about the event and to run the festival!

You can help by:

-posting the attached web poster on your website and linking it to
http://www.filmvirginia.org/News/ScheduleFilms2010PDF.pdf

-printing the 8×11 festival flyer and posting it in your favorite coffee shop, local library, school bulletin board or anywhere else around town where you think indie film lovers might see it.

-visiting the event Facebook page and using the Share tab to invite all of your friends to the festival

-emailing kstephens@virginia.org by February 17th if you would like to volunteer as Festival Staff for the day of the event, please include the following information:

Richmond Post Production

admin — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 14:41:40 +0000

Mad Box is a new post crew that is working in the downtown Richmond area. The work being done at Mad Box is on par with New York professional post houses. They recently decided to add me as one of their editors and I’m very honored to start working with Mr. Williams and the rest of the crew. The 9WG facility that houses the tapeless Mad Box room is certainly state of the art and is equipped with FCP raid editing for up to 4K resolution, generated when using a RED camera. 9W6 has some other rooms and features including a green screen in the kitchen, recording studio, in-house catering, free hotel rooms, nice people and the list goes on. The grand opening a few weeks ago brought out post production (Malkie crew) from the Martin Agency, Runnning with Scissors. Other agencies, production crew and producers from all over joined in the festivities. It was complete with grand tours and lots of tasty morsels. Click the image below to visit their new website…

The 9WG crew

The Virginia Production Alliance

admin — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 14:13:45 +0000

Video in Richmond is better if you have a team of production heads to contact on at any moment. We have a grip truck, HD and RED cameras and all the apple boxes you could desire. Get the job done while the client is still excited about it!!! DP’s, Lighting Directors, Actors and production crew can be found @ the VPA. Learn how to get a free hotel room for each day you edit at certain post houses. WHATT!!!?? Join the VPA today and become a member of a solid production crew. It looks like I might be the new Membership Chairman. I’ll keep you posted. If you are interested in joining… call me 804.491.9663

Another House Hunters Show from Richmond, VA coming soon…

admin — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 23:32:23 +0000

Keep watching for another House Hunters show from Richmond Virginia is coming to HGTV sometime in the early spring. The crew was in town this past week shooting with a local couple. Check out pictures from the shoot on my facebook page… Swood Media Facebook

Wedding Gig in Downtown Richmond

admin — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 21:12:32 +0000

I shot a wedding video this weekend in the Downtown Richmond, VA at the Reveille United Methodist Church. It turned out to go very smooth and everything ran on time down to the very last minute, except when I had to get a ride back to the church from the reception because the bride and groom (Heather & Blake) asked me to ride with them in the Cadillac Escalade stretch limo. Wow, what a nice ride!!! We stopped at 3 different location downtown for various photo ops including the location that Blake proposed to Heather. It was a magic on video.

The reception was at the Main Street Train station and the night went completely according to plan. The party was a grand ole time and everyone seemed to have a blast. I should have the video edited within a week or two and will post a montage of the ceremony and reception online.

For more information on a wedding video for your wedding… visit my website Richmond Wedding Videos or connect with me on Facebook and Twitter.

Testimony from an Agency client

admin — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 17:16:23 +0000

We at CorpComm appreciate the enthusiasm Seth has for the work he does for us. We understand that it can be challenging to work with us / our clients indefinite schedules and conversely tight deadlines. Regardless of the situation, the product is delivered as requested. ~ T. Jeffreys

Latest Animation project…

admin — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 21:04:28 +0000

Text Animation Example from Seth Wood on Vimeo.

This is the latest project that I edited for one of my favorite clients.
We have just completed all the changes and it is officially done. woop woop!

Have your wedding at Celebrations on the Reservoir

admin — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 19:34:19 +0000

A Few Raindrops, The Wedding of Ryan and Julia from William Gaff on Vimeo.

This video was shot on location at Celebrations in Midlothian, Virginia.
Missy Wood (my wife) was the harpist at this rainy wedding.
See if you can find her and the harp in this well shot video.
To book Missy for your wedding… visit her website.

http://www.missywood.com

I should note that even though I shoot lots of wedding videos, I didn’t shoot this video.
Major props to the guys that did shoot it… Nice Work!

Promo Video for BFW…

admin — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 01:27:51 +0000

(example of a script)

Click To Play

This past month, I have been extremely busy with new projects. I love to work with clients that I have worked with in the past.

I get very excited when I do a project for an agency that produces only the highest quality videos. The project becomes something more than just work; it is enjoyable and easy to get things right.

In this instance, my favorite client (Mr. B) sent me a hard drive with the footage already captured. All I had to do was examine the storyboard and cut the shots that their producer had chosen. Of course, they gave me some liberty to change or add shots, but usually the producer knows exactly what shots should be used.

The voice over that Mr. B provided was filled with terms about products that I had never seen before, and I was very happy to have the shots picked out for me in advance.

One of the best parts about this project was the high quality HD footage that was used. Some of these shots reminded me of CSI Miami. It looked amazing!

The Animation Experience

admin — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 01:22:13 +0000

I had the great pleasure of working with a fantastic Ad Agency this past week on an animation project. It was my first job with the new Agency, so I didn’t really know what to expect. Some Agencies have it all together, while others are still trying to figure out a good process. This particular company have it down to a science, from task agreements to online timesheets. They know how to get the job done.

- The storyboard they provided was well drawn out and a perfect example of what a storyboard should look like. (see top-right image)

- The Resolution is HD, so the image is amazing.

- The 3D Elements are included to enhance the animation realism.

High quality ad agencies make my job as a freelancer much more satisfying.

If you want to animate your company logo, contact me today… 804-744-1177