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Tampa Video Studio Hosts Gulf Beach Weddings Project

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The Gulf Beach Wedding team celebrates a successful shoot at Litewave Studios

Where would your dream wedding be? Tahiti? The Caribbean? Mount Rushmore? Right here, in Tampa Bay, our world famous beaches offer some of the most sought-after wedding destinations in the world. Litewave Studios teamed up with Gulf Beach Weddings to photograph and film their latest line of products. Their revolutionary Wedding Builder system enables clients to completely customize their own wedding packages online and experience their very own dream wedding.

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Brandon Wheeler, Gulf Beach Weddings founder, directs the crew (we may have forgotten to put the batteries in)

Gulf Beach Weddings arrived at our Tampa video studio and preparations began. With ample parking behind the studio and the convenient loading bay, the Gulf Beach Weddings’ team was able to unload both of their trucks with ease. The project included a photo shoot for their new wedding packages as well as interviews of their staff for a promotional video. Our 3200-sq ft full-service video studio provided plenty of space for filming. The Litewave Studios’ production crew set the lighting and the photoshoot began. The 4 new wedding package designs included Country Chic, Margaritaville, Nautical and Miami.

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At Litewave Studios interviewing Gulf Beach Weddings’ founder Brandon Wheeler

Christian Cashmir, from Litewave Studios served as photographer and captured each new item on the Tampa white cyc studio using a Canon 5D mkiii and a variety of lenses. The retouched images will be featured on the Gulf Beach Weddings’ website. The second task of the day was to interview the Gulf Beach Weddings’ team to give a face to the company in their new video. Johanne Castagan, production coordinator, spoke with each team member and set them at ease in front of the cameras. The interviews were filmed on the Canon C300 and Canon C100 cinema cameras.

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Director Christian Cashmir watches monitor as Johanne interviews the Gulf Beach Weddings’ team in our Tampa video studio

Donuts were provided of course (the key to any great shoot), and overall, it was a fun-filled day. The Litewave Studios’ crew truly believes in building lasting business relationships; this marks our 7th shoot with Gulf Beach Weddings, and we look forward to more in the future!

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The Gulf Beach Weddings’ team having fun on set at our Tampa video studio after the shoot

Check out the finished promotional video below:

You can also check out the individual videos Litewave Studios created for each of the three new packages Gulf Beach Weddings has to offer!

Country Chic Package:

Miami Package:

Luau Package:

If you’re looking for a space to film in the Tampa Bay area please contact our Tampa video studios for a free consultation. We invite you to like Litewave Studios on Facebook to view our latest video projects. Be sure to keep up with our blog for more Tampa video studio news!

Tampa Video Studio Hosts 5 Hour Energy TV Commercial

Over the past few years our Tampa video studio has had the opportunity to host a variety of unique projects, including award-winning web series like the Skyship Chronicles, and amazing musicians like Matt Kearney, Grammy award-winning jazz artist Chick Corea, and country crooners The Band Perry. This month, two exceptional organizations came to film at our St. Petersburg video studio: 5 Hour Energy and the Special Operations Warrior Foundation (SOWF).

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The Tampa video crew completes sound checks prior to filming.

5 Hour Energy filmed a commercial in conjunction with the SOWF here at Litewave Studios, allowing our Tampa white cyc studio to become the backdrop for their newest commercial, which is now airing nationwide. Litewave Studios’ founder Christian Cashmir was given the opportunity to work on the production, bringing his skill and expertise to the project.

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A 5 Hour energy drink prepares for its close-up.

During the shoot the producers utilized our Tampa video studio rental and grip packages, including our Panasonic production monitors and the lighting grid that illuminates our Tampa video studios. The project was filmed on a Canon C500 camera with Zeiss CP.2 cinema lenses.

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A member of the Special Operations Warrior Foundation and daughter of a fallen soldier speaks on her experience with the organization.

“It was a great experience filming the 5 Hour Energy TV spot in our St. Petersburg video studio. The charity that they’re working with is such a great cause. It makes what we do more meaningful when it’s directly helping those in need,” says Litewave Studios’ founder Christian Cashmir.

Check out the finished commercial on ESPN or watch it below:

Are you looking for a Florida green screen studio or St. Petersburg video studio rental? Please contact us today for more info. Be sure to like Litewave Studios on Facebook and check out our latest video projects. Keep up with the blog for more Tampa video studio news!

DeChoker Films National Infomercial in Our St Petersburg Video Studio

“The DeChoker is an FDA Class 2 Medical Device…” read the teleprompter when we filmed an infomercial for the new invention at our St Petersburg video studio. Inventor Alan Carver came up with the idea while sailing, where there were limited options for choking victims. Now he aims to save lives both on land and at sea. Litewave Studios was excited to host Alan and the DeChoker team at our Tampa video production studio where we filmed with a variety of equipment right on our Tampa white cyc studio, which offers a seamless backdrop of over 50 feet.

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The DeChoker team celebrates a successful shoot with our St Petersburg video crew.

Litewave Studios’ director and cinematographer, Christian Cashmir, filmed the commercial using our studio’s Tampa video equipment rental package, including a Canon C300, Canon cinema lenses, and our teleprompter. For lighting, our Kino Flo Divas, and 4′ Four banks lit up our talent with a soft, stylized look. Altman LED cyc lights lit our Tampa white cyc studio and gave the shoot the clean and professional look our client was looking for.

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Actress Michele Yeager as the spokeswoman for the DeChoker infomercial in our St Petersburg green screen studio.

Actress Michele Yeager came on-board as spokeswoman for the commercial. We filmed her scenes on our Tampa green screen studio so we could add in dynamic graphics during post production.

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One of the many testimonials we filmed for the DeChoker infomercial.

With our Florida film crew on set to light our Tampa green screen, filming for the commercial went off without a hitch. After a great shoot, we began the next objective: shaping the footage in the edit suite. The editing team cut together 10 different versions of the commercial suited for different media, and even a European version that went on air this week!

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Bobby-Anne, a Tampa Bay resident, anxiously waits to give her testimonial on how the DeChoker saved her life.

Do you need a St Petersburg video studio rental or Tampa green screen studio? Please contact us for a free consultation. Be sure to like Litewave Studios on Facebook and check out all of our latest video projects. Keep up with our blog for more St Petersburg video studio news!

A Variety of Projects Filmed in our Tampa Green Screen Video Studio!

Litewave Studios rounded out 2014 with three green screen projects from three diverse companies. Our clients enjoy the freedom and infinite possibilities that the green screen provides to their video projects. Litewave Studios’ Tampa green screen rental is perfect for projects of all shapes and sizes.

Brandon Honda was looking to create a modern television campaign with their owner/spokesperson interacting with the Brandon Honda web site. This series of 10 TV commercials, filmed in both English and Spanish, was filmed in our Tampa green screen studio and the visual effects were created in one of our Tampa post-production editing suites. Litewave Studios used a combination of Adobe After Effects and Premiere to achieve the high-end visual style our client was looking for. See the commercial below:

HealtheSystems, a longtime client of Litewave Media, was looking to film a series of informational videos on healthcare with their medical directors. The Litewave Studios’ crew created a two-camera setup in our Tampa green screen studio. The green screen was keyed out and the Tampa skyline background added in post-production. Additional voice-overs were then recorded in the sound booth of our Tampa Recording Studio to complete the project.

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The green screen studio crew preps the talent.

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EdTraining Centers is an instructional video company focusing on compliance training and professional development videos. Actors ‘role-play’ situations, which are then discussed in the videos.

Using our Litewave Studios’ teleprompter, the cast was able to quickly deliver a series of 20 scripts. The quick setup and break down of our green screen studio enables us to create high-quality projects in an efficient manner.

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The cast and crew after another successful EdTraining Center shoot at the studio.

Litewave Studios enjoys working with a wide variety of clients. Whether your business sells automobiles, pharmacy benefits, or training videos – let our experienced crew help you with your next green screen video project. To keep up with our latest studio news, please like us on Facebook. For more information, contact us for a free consultation.

Hulk Hogan Rides Wrecking Ball in Our Tampa Video Studio!

Litewave Studios had the pleasure of hosting wrestling great Hulk Hogan at the St. Petersburg video studio last week.

Salt Media Group wrote, produced and directed the spot for Hostamania, a new web domain company.

The video, which already has more than 600,000 YouTube views was filmed entirely in our Tampa video studio rental on our seamless Tampa white cyc studio. The spot points to Hostamania’s site, which is scheduled for an October 30th live date.

Tampa video crew, and studio co-owners Christian Schwier (Camera Operator) and Jeff Zampino (Production Coordinator) assisted on the shoot, directed by Salt Media’s Daniel Jones and Luke James. Andrew Ortoski (Gaffer) provided the lighting on our white cyc. Anthony Brock and Harold “Pinky” Hood (Production Assistants) were also great additions to the Tampa video studio crew.

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Hulk Hogan, a worldwide celebrity noted for his professional wrestling in the WWF and WWE, was the spokesperson for the spot. Wearing his trademark yellow T-shirt and wrestling boots (and a thong. Yes, a thong! Watch the video…) Hulk flew across the studio on a wrecking ball, a parody of Miley Cyrus’ Wrecking Ball video.

The wrecking ball was made from an exercise ball wrapped in tape and covered in cement, topped with a wooden seat. The “ball” was hung from a 40-foot telescopic boom lift stationed outside the studios’ 12-foot loading bay door, which provides direct access to the studio. The basket was telescoped into the studio, and a heavy chain attached the basket to the ball.

Though Litewave Studios has a green screen studio, the video was shot in our white cyc studio. The seamless white cyc made it easy to “swing” Hulk on a wrecking ball with plenty of room to spare. Between takes, Hulk chilled out in our private green room.

Salt Media and Hostamania were very happy with the response, and with Litewave Studios’ professionalism and customer service. We wish them success on their new business venture!

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