Welcome to the groovy like a movie blog - or vlog, we should say. This video production blog showcases a behind-the-scenes look at some of the groovy things we're up to. Check back in with our film production blog to see the latest vlog postings from groovy like a movie.

A SAFE – San Diego Advertising Fund For Emergencies Success Story March 10th, 2010

I’m on the board of directors for SAFE – The San Diego Advertising Fund for Emergencies. SAFE is a volunteer, non-profit organization (501c3) dedicated to providing financial aid in life crisis situations to members of the San Diego County advertising and marketing community and their families. If you have been employed in the San Diego advertising industry (or one of the supporting industries like printing, graphic design, promotional products, etc) for a continuous period of three years and not absent from the field for more than one year, and you find yourself in a life crisis, you can apply for financial assistance from SAFE.

This is a project we produced for them to highlight one of their success stories.

Digital Arts Center in the Studio February 7th, 2010

We were very happy to host UCSD’s Digital Arts Center in the studio for two of their studio production classes. This video was produced as part of the class. Student Tom Antl set up some of the lighting elements, shot all of the clips in the opening sequence, and was the roving 3rd camera during the interview. He also edited & color graded the piece as well as created the simple animations at the beginning and end. The class was being lead by professional photographer David Max Steinberg.

Product Shoot Demo January 15th, 2010

A prospective client has asked to see our capabilities in the field of product beauty shots… hopefully this proves we’re capable!

Test Shoot January 15th, 2010

This is a quick test shoot we did (with two color treatments) to demonstrate a “witness protection” concept for a client.

Clark Bartram in Studio Streaming Live December 17th, 2009

Really excited to have Clark Bartram in studio.

For even more fun, if you’re online now, he’s streaming live!
Click here for the live stream

Setting up for Clark Bartram in studio

setting up for “tune into it” – the dsc beyoncé parody video! October 19th, 2009

Getting ready to shoot the Beyoncé parody video for the Dave Shelly & Chainsaw show.

You can find the full music video, along with more behind the scenes video and photos at the DSC website

groovy produces national spot for passages malibu October 6th, 2009

We are very excited to have completed this 30-second spot for Passages Malibu’s book on recovery called the Alcoholism and Addiction Cure. Passages provides a unique and proven program for recovery from substance abuse that focuses on the root causes of a person’s addiction. They came to Groovy to help create a spot that creates an emotional impact. The spot was directed by Bruce Caulk of Intelliscape Films.

FCC shoot @ groovy’s studio September 25th, 2009

This was b-roll for the fashion career college located in San Diego. We had a bunch of models come into our studios to do a photo shoot. The photographer was snapping pics for the college and I filmed what was going on. I ended up cutting together some cool shots, then added a quick color timing in FCP.  the clients cut will have a stock music track.
the temp music track  : Clap your hands say yeah
song: Satan said Dance

http://www.vimeo.com/6741481
john deere as a wireless technology leader? September 11th, 2009

From Qualcomm, Inc’s Leadership Summit 2009; Mark Oliver from John Deere (yes, THAT John Deere) talks about how Qualcomm’s Smart Services helps keep their end users running efficiently. Groovy Like a Movie is proud to have partnered with Qualcomm, Inc to produce this project. What I find interesting about Mark’s talk is how wireless technology has infiltrated and improved industries that we don’t generally think of as high tech!

As he says, “It is just the beginning…”

analyst barry runyon on the future of wireless in healthcare September 10th, 2009

From Qualcomm, Inc’s Leadership Summit 2009; analyst Barry Runyon discusses how Smart Services can transform the health care industry. Groovy Like a Movie is proud to have partnered with Qualcomm, Inc to produce this project. Health care is obviously a huge issue right now, and any technology that could transform the system in positive ways will be a huge benefit to everyone!