Kiwanis Club of San Carlos - Hollywood's Golden Age
Recently we were asked to video the production "Hollywood's Golden Age" put on by the Kiwanis Club of San Carlos. This show was phenomenal! A truly wonderful show, excellently directed and produced starring a slew of age-varying singers, dancers and performers with such energy and vitality that it was impossible for me to edit without tapping my foot and smiling broadly the whole way through.
Kiwanis is one of San Carlos' oldest Service Clubs. Founded in 1947, San Carlos Kiwanis Club is one of almost 9000 Kiwanis Clubs in 82 Countries.
Simply Interactive was asked specifically to shoot and edit the video in a timely fashion and offer the DVDs to the performers at a reasonable rate.
These types of events are often more a labor of love than a way to really advance business, but videoing plays and dance recitals (got a dance recital at Notre Dame De Namur University on Thursday), and commencements (we are also doing the videography for the NDNU Commencement on May 7th) is really a lot of fun and shows that we support the community that supports us. We do these because the need is there and it is a great way to give back.
More often than not, the ROI on these is enough to cover expenses, but they are so much fun that we never say no to them.
If your school or club is having a graduation, play dance, etc... please let us know so we can discuss how we can help to document the event in a way superior to an average person with a video camera, and completely affordably as well.
¶ 3:27 PM
4.22.2005
Available Videographer Job
Simply Interactive is continuing to grow and as we do, we need a larger group of videographers. If you or someone you know is a videographer, please have them contact us.
The best candidates will:
Have their own 1/3" 3-Chip Cameras
Be able to use their environment to create excellent compositions
Be reliable
Be insanely customer focused
We will only be looking for two more regular videographers for contract work in and around the bay area. Contact us for more information and to schedule a time to meet and discuss our customer service focus and view our best practices reel.
¶ 11:36 AM
4.20.2005
Group 3 Media Website Creation
Recently, John Clecak of Group 3 Media contacted us regarding his company website. Group 3 Media is an event dj, video production, and lighting and sound rental/design firm located in Fremont California.
The objective of the project was simple enough, let people know about the diverse, yet related services offered, and to upgrade the website from an older, clunkier, Java-based site to a sleeker website taking advantage of todays popular styles.
We created a complete CSS Style sheet, and categorized the services into a more readily understandable format. Additionally we created a customer highlight section and a service highlight section to showcase successes and rotate popular services for visitors to view quickly.
View the new website here
Golden Peacock Bridal Expo
Very often we get last minute jobs that require we shuffle resources and focus intently on a specific project for a short, but intense period of time. I am one of the few who really enjoy these forays into the unknown because they really challenge your creativity and help you advance your skills in both planning, and organization.
Recently, a consortium of interested parties contacted Simply Interactive about creating a website for a bridal show they are putting together.
I know this weblog is primarily for wedding videography news and tidbits, but I think stories like this will help anyone realize what they get when they hire a company like ours.
Essentially, we got 98% of the info for the website two days ago, and I (being a web designer, webmaster, and all sorts of other hats related to multimedia) very quickly put together a website that showcases the popular design of today, along with the crucial information needed to sell their service.
Simply Interactive is a multimedia company fully capable of wedding and event video, eLearning, video training, website design and development, CDROM development, interactive tutorials... anything involving visual media. We can manage audio media and outsourcing to a few specific companies, but our core members have a combined 60 years of experience in multimedia.
I am proud to be a part of the success of the first Golden Peacock Bridal Expo.
On the surface, this site may seem very simple, but under the hood, our design is always perfected. This site is in full utilization of CSS to maintain style across multiple pages, and enable the site to grow as their business grows.
This consortium only hired us to create one page for them. Being a perfectionist, there is no way I could possibly cram all that information elegantly into a single page while adhering to both design and information presentation guidelines, so I made them a larger site, and again, designed it for easy scalability.
Additionally, we created a CGI mail handler that not only sends eMail from a webform (cutting down on spam) but is designed to present the information using html in order to organize the information in an easier to read format.
Again, this stuff is under the hood, but this type of service is what we offer everyone. Totally Outrageous Customer Service is our motto. Our goal is to always give you more than you asked for, more than you bargained for, and wherever possible, in unexpected and pleasant areas.
Cheers
¶ 11:00 PM
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Wedding
and Event DJ Dot Com This is one of Simply
Interactive's favorite resources. This
site will help you find anything you
would need for your wedding video and
helps weed out the fly-by-night operations.
Wedding
Links Galore! This is a great resource
as well. Tons of links for different
wedding vendor types and broken down
by geographic theatre.
Party Pop
This is a
huge database
of tons
of wedding
service
providers
By Recommendation
Only
This is a
website that
lists vendors
ONLY if they
have been
referred
by
one of their
clients.
REFERR
US!
Approved
Photographer Links
Mark
Stagi -
Fine Art
Wedding
Photography
Mark and I have worked together several times and one
thing that stands out aside from his actual photography
skill (which speaks for itself on his website) is his
awesome, confident, calm and unobtrusive personality
and shooting style. Every time we work together I am
reminded of how cool and confident he is. Check out
his website - he's a great guy!
Anna
Myers Photography I
have worked
with Anna
Myers twice
and have
recommended
her for corporate
jobs as well.
Both times
I worked
with her
I was stunned
at her creativity,
her ability
to get stunning
shots and
work with
ct he bride
and groom
in a comfortable,
non-stress
inducing
way. When
I work with
Anna our
video work
and our synergy
together
to create
great shots
allows both
of us to
walk away
with some
extremely
glamorous
images.
Geoff White Photography While
I have yet
to work with
Geoff, I
have seen
his work
countless
times at
bridal shows
(our booths
are constantly
near each
other). Tremendous
quality every
time I see
his new array.
You can tell
how creative
this man
is by looking
at the effort
put into
his show
booth alone...
but once
you get sucked
into his
photo albums,
you'll likely
do everything
possible
to get him
as your photographer.
Jill
Johnson @ Insza Photography This girl was absolutely
wonderful to work with. She works very
well with everyone and even amidst the
mayhem of a wedding where an entire
TV crew was trying to muscle through
the hired service providers, she still
made sure she got everything the couple
wanted.
Darren
Wong Darren
and Simply
Interactive
have worked
together
on a couple
weddings
and has one
of the highest
skill levels
we have seen.
His compositions
and quality
are impeccable
-- matched
only by
his top-notch
equipment.
Approved
DJ Links
San Jose DJs DJ Earl is an excessively helpful
individual. His dedication to his clients means he
is willing to go above the call of duty to make things
flow smoothly.
Fog City Entertainment Russ Catanach is just plain
awesome! Every time I do a wedding with him he
is always prepared. He is smooth, suave, and professional
without being humdrum or frustratingly boring. He
reads crowds well, and guides the party along. I
could not recommend them more.
Carl
Mindling Music
This gentleman is a fantastic DJ - smooth, professional,
entertaining. Aside from his technical quality, this
was one of the most easy going and in-control DJs I've
ever met. I can only imagine how he would react under
pressure - with the same eloquence.
Approved
Venue Links
Nestledown
Estates
There are
no words
that can
describe
the beauty
and serenity
of this place.
We are proud
to have been
able to shoot
there.
Capital Athletics Club - San Jose Despite
the name,
this is
a beautifully
designed
building,
inside
and out.
Great Service
and wonderful
bar/pool
table/fireplace.
Great ambiance
with vaulted
ceilings
in a victorian
interior
decor.
Palmdale
Estates - Fremont Palmdale
Estates is
a beautifully
landscaped
spacious
venue location
that uses
beautifully
designed
two-story
halls for
the reception.
Ceremonies
are outdoors
on lawns.
Byington
Winery
- Los Gatos Definitely one of
my favorite spots. The ceremony area
is at the top of a set of brick steps
and surrounded by grape vines and gorgeous,
Los Gatos hills covered in hundred year
old forest trees. The reception area
is inside of a magnificent building
covered in ivy. Indoors are huge tanks
and an immense cellar houses hundreds
of oak barrels for aging wine. Great
stuff for video and photo.
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Limo Links
White Hat Limo
I can tell
you this
about White
Hat Limo,
when it
came time
to hire
a limo
service
for my
6th anniversary,
White Hat
Limo was
the first
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called.
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White Hat
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