High Quality Video: On Message. On Time. On Budget
We’ve got you covered whether it’s a live broadcast, a podcast, a sharply edited promo video, an interview or even a full talk show. With over a decade of marketing experience and 20+ years behind a camera, we craft videos that tell your story and keep your audience engaged.
Clients
Our favorite clients are the ones who know what they like. They’ve done their due diligence. They’re passionate leaders in their field, people with a sense of style and taste, or just interesting people. We get acquainted and loosen up. Rather than dictating how it goes, we collaborate to produce the best results possible, uniquely tailored to you and your brand.
Commercial Clients
- FOX Sports San Diego
- Formula E Racing
- San Diego Startup Week
- eBroadcast Television
- Your Beer Show
- The Horvath Group
- Full Sense Productions
- NorthSide Pictures
- John F. Kennedy Center
- Sweedo Events
- NAMM
- ASML
- TEDx
Self-help and Information Product Industry
- Jordan Belfort, the real “Wolf of Wall Street”
- Frank Kern, marketing expert & copywriter
- Allison Maslan, business coach
- John Assaraf from The Secret and The Answer
- Vishen Lakhiani of MindValley Academy
- Shanda Sumpter of HeartCore Business
- Lisa Sasevich, “The Queen of Sales Conversion”
- Mike Koenigs & Ed Rush of You Everywhere Now
- Pam Hendrickson, content strategist
- John Lee Dumas of EOFire
- Pat Flynn of Smart Passive Income
Wide Ranging Technical Experience
Video Production Types & Styles
- Live Broadcast & Streaming Video
- Live-to-Tape Studio Productions
- Information Product Creation
- Interviews & Testimonials
- Events & Conferences
- Live Performances & Concerts
- Documentary Filmmaking
Camera & Sound Equipment Experience
- PTZ cameras (Panasonic, PTZ Optics, NewTek)
- NDI sources (laptops, cameras, broadcast systems)
- DSLR & mirrorless cameras (Canon, Sony, Lumix)
- Professional Studio & ENG Camcorders
- Action Cams (GoPro, DJI, Insta360)
- Microphones (lavalier, shotgun, dynamic, condenser)
- Audio mixers, signal processors & field recorders
- Studio & On-Location lighting setups
- Truss systems & Grip gear
- Green screen setups
Live Broadcast Systems & Platforms
- NewTek Tricaster (Mini, 400 series, 8000, 3Play)
- LiveStream Studio
- vMix
- Wirecast
- Blackmagic Design ATEM
- NewTek TalkShow Skype TX platform
- Gnural Net “Live to Air” remote guest call-in platform
- Kajabi, WebinarJam, Everwebinar, etc.
- YouTube Live, Facebook Live, Vimeo
What Makes Our Productions Different
Attention to Detail
The difference between an okay video and a professional-quality production is in the fine details. Setting the lights just right for your face. Gently processing your voice to sound more powerful, calming, or listenable. Building and decorating a scene to set the right mood. These and a myriad of other physical, technical and creative details all add up, big time. We notice those nuances and we’re here to get everything dialed in for you.
Audio Can Make or Break the Video
Sound makes a huge difference in how you come across on video. But somehow many video producers struggle with audio quality. Brendan’s production experience began first with audio. As a musician in high school, he learned the basics of recording instruments and voices and he’s continued to build on that since 1998, working in public/college radio, a major-market commercial radio station, and live sound. Brendan also worked as production sound mixer for short films and documentaries. Music fans should check out the live music video series at BPM Live Sessions.
Direction & Performance Coaching
Being comfortable and confident is important on both sides of the camera. Collaborating with Brendan and his crew on a shoot is a calm experience where we coach you on your body language and positioning, your vocal delivery and how to better connect with your viewers. Looking into a tiny black circle (camera) doesn’t always feel as natural as speaking to a human, but we can bridge that gap. We pride ourselves on being able to help people relax, compose themselves and deliver the their best performance to the camera and their audience.
Nervousness and tension are contagious. The director’s nerves get passed on to the on-camera talent, and then their nerves get passed on to the viewers. That makes for an uncomfortable experience for everyone and unfortunately means your viewers may not act on your message or ever watch your videos again. That’s why we run our shoots with a touch of humor and an abundance of zen.
Constant Professional & Creative Development
We owe much of our skill sets to the Internet and our urge to create. We’re always watching training videos and updating our knowledge of current technologies, trends and equipment. Something that helps keep Brendan inspired is the wide range of artistic pursuits he keeps up. Photography, performing and recording music, shooting and editing video, designing studio setups, or just building something at home with his hands. The joy comes from the variety of experiences, and the skill sets all overlap and play into each other.
Background
After learning in a classic newsroom production environment in college, Brendan’s live broadcast career officially began in 2004 when he ran the daily live streaming production for the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC. These performances were a wide variety of music, dance and multimedia pieces streamed with the best tool of that era, RealNetworks.
Brendan’s bachelors degree is in Multimedia Production Technology, combining audio and video production with journalism, advertising, and storytelling. He learned this industry hands-on in a television studio similar to the one in Will Ferrel’s Anchorman movies. With other students, he produced a weekly nightly news broadcast for the community. Brendan was also very active in college radio, serving as the Commercial Director and hosting several shows. This foundation has led him through a 20-year production career with various roles including audio specialist, voiceover performer, photographer, cinematographer, video editor, and technical director.