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breaking news – ZOMBIES!

Brent — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 15:45:29 +0000

And now for something completely different…

We don’t often have the opportunity to do a completely outside the box project here at Groovy. While we always work hard to be creative and tell good stories for our clients, we are constrained by the project’s audience, the objective, and the “think, feel, do” of the project. This one was different. We were asked to help the San Diego Blood Bank decorate golf holes for their 2011 Transylvania Classic Golf Classic Tournament. Their one and only requirement? Make it fun. So we did!

BIG thank you to everyone who helped make this project a success – especially the team at Titan Arts who brought a lot of humor and hard work to this short film.

Principal photography was on our RED One with second unit photography on our 5D MK II. The project was written on Wednesday, shot on Thursday, edited on Friday, shown on Saturday.

Click here to view the embedded video.

Written by Brent Altomare

Worlds Apart – A Video Produced for the Marine Corps Mobilization Command (MOBCOM)

Brent — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 00:28:02 +0000

This is a piece I executive produced (along with Lt. Col. Bob Grass and Shanon Glezen) for the Marine Corps Mobilization Command (MOBCOM). The goal of the piece is to help further educate Marines, Sailors, and their families about the Return and Reunion process associated with being an involuntary recalled reservist.

Directed and written by Greg Smith

Written by Brent Altomare

Ciani vs Dominic

Brent — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 07:05:32 +0000

Jacob, Dominic, and Ciani from Whirlwind Action came by the studio to discus an upcoming project. Bill had the RED ONE set up on the stage, so of course we had to see some moves in 120 frames per second!

A few caveats about this footage: we just turned on whatever lights happened to be set up, so the image is under lit (the RED was set to 1000 ISO), and if anyone ever sent me video like this and asked me to key it, I would beat them over the head with a KinoFlo.

Written by Brent Altomare

happy halloween!

Brent — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 22:17:48 +0000

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happy halloween from the staff at groovy like a movie!

Formats available: MPEG4 Video (.mp4)

Written by Brent Altomare

more expirements – blue

Brent — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 22:05:47 +0000

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Bill Heffley picked up one of the HVX200s again to experiment with some in-camera painting and focus.Â The music is from the NiN Ghost album and the talent is stage manager Michael Callahan.

Formats available: Quicktime (.mov), Flash Video (.flv)

Written by Brent Altomare

The Students of Monarch Present: The Hereafter

Brent — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 20:11:05 +0000

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This summer Groovy Like a Movie worked with a group of students from San Diego’s Monarch School. This is one of the two short films produced, shot and edited by the students. Starring Joy Hillrigel and Josh McRae.

Formats available: MPEG4 Video (.mp4)

Written by Brent Altomare

The Students of Monarch Present: The Exchange

Brent — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 20:06:16 +0000

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Formats available: MPEG4 Video (.mp4)

Written by Brent Altomare

using video to explain complex ideas

Brent — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 16:15:39 +0000

One of the advantages of video is it’s ability to help explain extremely complex concepts. Below is a movie from Semiconductor Films, which shows us visually how magnetic fields interact with the world around them. Had you just listened to the physicists describe the interactions, you’d be completely lost (unless you were a physicist yourself), but having the visuals makes it much more clear.

As an added bonus, the filmmakers incorporated actual VLF audio recordings as sound design elements. This sound design drives the visuals and ultimately creates a stunning, hyper-real mini-documentary.

Magnetic Movie from Semiconductor on Vimeo.

Written by Brent Altomare

Raiders of the Lost Ark: The Adaptation

Brent Altomare — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 16:30:40 +0000

This is real love of movie making. These kids started making this film when they were 12 years old.

If you can, go see the film on Thursday, July 10. 8 PM at the Museum of Contemporary Art, San Diego

Written by Brent Altomare

now THIS is what animation is for!

Brent — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 17:57:38 +0000

OK… the photoreal stuff is fine and all, but if you want my opinion, this is animation that shines.

What a feeling, indeed! (via GeekDad)

Mandalorian Dance
by PatrickBoivin

Written by Brent Altomare