Post work: Art of Power

With the cut locked Art of Power is brought on several hard drives to Cinevera's office in Grand Rapids to have the look of the film finalized. Chad will use Apple's Color to grade the film and finish what he started in-camera on the set.

The film is very visually-driven and relies heavily on color and camera work to propel the story and differentiate between time periods and states of mind of the characters. We used a lot of in-camera color tweaking on set to start the different looks we knew we wanted, but once in the Color suite we saw how far we could still go with the look. The Red has great latitude for a digital camera and the raw codec offers so many options for the final product.

The film is expected to be finished and submitted to festivals near the end of March.

Michigan Feature wrap: Christmas Bunny

With a working title of, The Bunny Lady, Tom Seidman, a Michigan native turned LA Assistant Director/Producer hired CineVera Pictures to shoot his directorial debut film. Shot over 3 weeks with a modest $200,000 budget, the film boasts a critical role played by Florence Henderson (Carol Brady - The Brady Bunch) as well as a top-notch cast from both Los Angeles and surrounding Michigan areas. A passion project for Tom and several others, the crew was entirely local to Michigan and thus the production will take full advantage of the current tax incentives for shooting in Michigan.

The film is expected to be out for the 2010 holiday season.
Shot on the Red One with Zeiss Super Speeds
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Post work: Summertime Christmas

The cut is locked for Summertime Christmas and Chad starts the final phase of his work for the visuals, the Color timing. Using the CineVera Color suite in the East Town Grand Rapids, the color work is expected to take about a week and will make the picture ready for DVD release.

D.C. & Michigan Feature wrap: Art of Power

With on week in Washington D.C. and 4 weeks in metro Detroit area, Art of Power is a film about corruption and redemption.

Produced by First Element Entertainment, directed by Nathaniel Sherfield. Shot on the Red One camera with Zeiss Super Speeds.
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Ohio Feature wrap: Summertime Christmas

CineVera returns after shooting a 4-week feature near Mansfield, OH. Summertime Christmas is about a small town that decides to celebrate Christmas in June. It is intended for DVD release.

Produced by Ehrenkrook Entertainment and directed by Andrew VonEhrenkrook.
Shot on the Red One with Nikon primes.

Tarnished

3 days of filming are completed on a short film in Indianapolis, IN with the goal of winning the Heartland film festival.

Filming Reds with Red

Filming wraps on the 2-day short film, The Commandant, about two Russian soldiers trying to save their commanding officer behind enemy lines in World War II. The creators of the film are intending to submit it to festivals mid 2009.

CineVera lives "The Good Life"

"The Good Life" Music video is a promotional video for Merillat Cabinets and was shot over two days in Toledo, Ohio. The video is now part of the company's $30,000 Good Life contest. See the video here. Scroll to the bottom to find it.

Music Video - Big Sean - A Million Dollars

Michigan filming wraps for Big Sean's latest music video, A Million Dollars. Shooting lasted 4 days in Detroit and Ann Arbor, Michigan. The new album featuring the song will be out in February. Watch it here.

Rose-colored cameras

Filming wraps for Rose, a 2-day short by Phil Carrel shot on the Red One.

Film Premiere at The Hamptons

Fingers debuts at the Hamptons International Film Festival. We are selected for the Golden Starfish Award category, which consists of the top 5 short films out of 50 selected to screen. The category is actually much cooler than the name sounds and Fingers was up against Sundance & Cannes-winners as well as Natalie Portman's directorial debut, Eve. Check it out.

Passing on the Torch

Chad went to Detroit to help train Tick Tock Studio's new student recruits. Tick Tock is based in Holland Michigan and kicked off their summer with TUG, a comedy feature starring Sam Huntington, Sarah Drew, and Haylie Duff.

The Training was lead by Jeffery Stott, Executive Producer of the Bucket List and Castle Rock Entertainment Executive VP for 14 years.

Film Wrap - This is Bethany

CineVera helps spread the word about adoption, foster care, and child sponsoring with, This is Bethany, a corporate film for Bethany Christian Services.

Music Video - Pop Evil - Hero

Pop Evil's new music video, Hero wraps filming. It was produced by Jason Honeycutt and shot in one day. Jason is currently an editor with Disney and an independent producer in Los Angeles. He was pleasantly surprised to find a "competent and professional" crew in Grand Rapids. We were happy to surprise him.

Film Wrap - WAIT

We wrap filming on WAIT by Sheila Hart. Geared towards teen abstinence, WAIT is two short stories of high school couples who learn a hard life lesson. Filming took four days and the films will be distributed to high schools around the country.

Film Wrap - Buzzard's Roost

Buzzard's Roost is a short horror film centered on Halloween. Filming took place over 7 days outside of Tampa Florida on a beautiful country property.

Press: Music Video

Valley makes the Grand Rapids Press. Read it here.