Fastest Hula Hooper Alive

I ran behind Betty Hoops again with a video camera attached to a walking stick mono-pod documenting her as she ran the BolderBoulder 10K Road Race in 1:14:48.71 while hula hooping. She beat her previous world record which is currently in the Guinness World Records 2008.

Impact Awards - Nominees Video Profiles

A Michael Conti Video Productions completed 5 video profiles on the Boulder Valley School Educators nominated for the Impact Awards and awarded at the Glenn Miller Ballroom on the University of Colorado Campus on Thursday, April 17 2008. At the end of the evening, there was not a dry eye in the house.

The videotaping of each nominate required an intimate interview with educator at their school. Our goal was to capture the affirming story behind why the educator was nominated, and who inspired them to their path. These interviews were supplemented with additional footage of students at work and play, supporting interviews from parents, staff and students. The end result was about an hour of content for each nominee which was then edited down to a four minute piece that was shown at the awards ceremony prior to each acceptance speech.

A Michael Conti Video Productions is honored to be part of the event and to have the opportunity to spend time with each of the nominees in the process of making this video.

Now its 17th year, Impact on Education, a community partnership with Boulder Valley Schools recognizes educational excellence by providing a visible forum and awards to individuals who make extraordinary contributions to public education. The 2008 Impact on Education award recipients are: Leticia de Lozano, Spanish Teacher, Boulder High School; Michele Hibl, Fifth-Grade Teacher, Coal Creek Elementary School; Larry Orobona, Principal, Heatherwood Elementary School; Al Real, Science Teacher, Nederland Middle/Senior High School; Barb Steiner, Fifth-Grade Teacher, Bear Creek Elementary School.

The videos will be combined together into a longer format program including additional material shot and edited by Alan O'Hashi of Boulder Community Media (BCM) is a non-profit organization with which the City of Boulder has contracted to provide public and educational access television services. In 2007, BCM launched Boulder Valley Educational Television channel 22 (BVET channel 22).

The voice-over on the opening video was provided by Katharyn Grant, a Denver-based Actress and voice-over talent.

Video on “What’s TechStars like?”

A Michael Conti Video Productions was contacted by David G. Cohen, the founder and Exective Director of TechStars, which runs a program founded by a collective of Colorado-based entrepreneurs as a way of promoting entrepreneurial activity in their home state. Ten start-ups receive up to $15,000 in seed funding for their new company, plus the chance to pitch to angel investors and venture capitalists at the end of the summer.

David wanted to answer one of the most common questions they get at TechStars which is simply “What’s it like?” A Michael Conti Video Productions was responsible for the filming and editing of that video.

All the filming took place over 6 hours at the TechStar's offices in Boulder, Colorado. Each interview with a founder lasted no more then 20 minutes with the final goal consisting of a 3 minute video. By bouncing a small kit of lights off the surrounding walls, Michael was able to use the colorful environment in a variety of setups while maintaining a natural look. David didn't want the video to feel too polished and was looking for a more documentary feel as opposed to a commercial or marketing look. David's line of questions helped drive the story of "what's it like?" Additional shots were inserted from material that had been shot the previous summer.

TechStars is now accepting applications for Summer, 2008. The application deadline is March 31, 2008.

A Michael Conti Video Productions received a Gold MarCom Creative Award

Rounding out another busy year of production, A Michael Conti Video Productions is a recipient of the 2007 Gold MarCom Creative Award which were announced recently by MarCom Awards.

A Michael Conti Video Productions received a Gold MarCom Creative Award for its Video/Film/Marketing Services on Piñon Management's "Welcome to Piñon Family" video, which is currently distributed in a DVD format to prospective clients. Piñon Management provides clinical and financial consulting to owners and operators of nursing homes and assisted living facilities.

Owner, Michael Conti says "Piñon Management is a first class organization, and we had to show that capability in the video. Getting this award of excellence answers that goal."

The MarCom Creative Awards exists to honor excellence and recognize the creativity and hard work of marketing and communication professionals. Administered by the Association of Marketing and Communication Professionals, an international organization consisting of several thousand marketing, communication, advertising, public relations, media production and free-lance professionals, the competition has grown to perhaps the largest of its kind in the world.

A Michael Conti Video Productions work was judged against over 5,000 entries from the United States and several foreign countries. A look at the winners shows a range in size from individual communicators to media conglomerates and Fortune 50 companies. Winners were selected from over 200 categories in seven forms of media and communication efforts: marketing, publications, marketing/promotion, public service/pro bono, creativity and electronic/interactive. About 18% of the entries won the Gold Award.

A Michael Conti Video Productions offers capabilities including standard and high definition digital video production, editing, script and concept development, along with design and creative resourcing. The company provides a truly integrated video and award-winning solution for their Clients.

Jil Nesbit & David Cohen's Wedding in Breckenridge

A Michael Conti Video Productions shot and edited the rehearsal dinner, wedding and reception party for Jil Nesbit and David Cohen on December 1, 2007 in Breckenridge, Colorado. The final result was made into a DVD which was provided to friends and family of the newly wedded couple.

The bride and groom were looking for solid documentation of their wedding event, and A Michael Conti Video Productions shot hours of footage in order to find capture those special moments: from the couple leaving the church for a snowy carriage ride; to last minute bustle and tassel arrangements on the wedding dress before the introduction of the couple at the reception; to children dancing with grandparents late at night. Every wedding has its different moments, but these are the types of precious video moments that brought a smile to Jil and David's face when reviewing the final video.

A short preview is able below.

Storage Markets uses video to showcase market services

Rich Pappas and John Ives of Storage Markets contracted with A Michael Conti Video Productions in October 2006 to produce a quarterly vblog that would highlight their predictive market services.

By using a green screen in which the actress could be placed in front of, the costs for shooting on location was greatly reduced. All the background plates were added in post production along with the motion graphics and charts. Katharyn Grant, a Denver-based talent, provided the expertise for the presentation.

A Michael Conti Productions hosted the vblogs on a Flash Server for the best quality presentation, and to insure that there were enough streams for the 1000 plus views that occurred quarterly to their separate hosted site.

Founded in 2006, Storage Markets is at the forefront of providing predictive market services to the technology industry and beyond. Storage Markets is headquartered in Boulder, CO. For more information, please go to http://www.storagemarkets.com/.

Volunteers of America makes a Tribute Video

Deborah Perry with Volunteers of America in Eden Prairie, MN asked A Michael Conti Video Productions to produce a video that highlighted the career history of Robert Nolte, Sr., a long-time employee of VOA. At the time, Mr. Nolte and his wife were residents of a VOA nursing home at in Tempe, Arizona so the production team traveled to that location for the interview. Additional footage was shot at the Colorado Branch Headquarters of Volunteers of America in Denver, which included an interview with the President of the Colorado Branch, Dianna L. Kunz, D.P.A.