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GeoBeats: See the Destination…Before you See it!

Moving Box has landed a new internationally acclaimed client called GEOBEATS. This useful website lets you see your destination, before you explore it. In the upcoming months interesting places in NYC and Western NY will be filmed and published on their website. Look for upcoming pieces featured on this great site.

Cheers,
Matt

LET ME SEE THEM HANDS!!!

This past summer Joe, Nick & Luke flanked future roots reggae icons John Brown’s Body during their appearance at the 20th Annual Grassroots Festival of Music & Dance. The Moving Box team was on hand to capture an amazing performance from the locally founded octet.

Their set contained many musical and visual high points. While reviewing the footage of their performance, Luke chose to showcase their performance of “The Gold (Dubmatix Version)“. During the editing process, Luke felt the song deeply resonated with him. The crowd response was absolutely electric and the visual evolution of the light and camera angles created a flow that was sensually stimulating from beginning to end.

While editing the performance, Luke worked with local music legends Phil Abbott and Dan Timmons at Pyramid Sound Studios. They contributed a mixed and mastered recording made the music and sound of the event come alive.

So load up the 720p HD footage, get comfy, strap on your ear goggles and be transported to a lovely summer night, a beautiful crowd, and a unique band!

http://vimeo.com/16596568

Traditional Ethiopian Wedding Celebration

Chuchu & Emnet

Ethiopian Wedding Celebration filmed in New York City on October 9th, 2010. This is a recap of the day cut in the style of a music video. Videographers for the day Were Matt Lenz and Nick Schwiep. Taking Photos was Walter Rodriquez, His first experience working with Moving Box.

One Day On Earth

Moving Box’s Jeff Hellman recently participated in the worldwide documentary film One Day on Earth. One Day on Earth is a collaboration of over 10,000 filmmakers, photographers, journalists, and inspired citizens in every country of the world, who collectively recorded the 24-hour period of October 10th, 2010 with video and photography. Started in 2008, this massive project has created a growing online community. Its focus is to create a shared archive and communal film that showcases the amazing diversity, conflict, tragedy, and triumph that occur in one day.

A Sneak Peak from the Recording Studio

It’s not often we’re able to post a fresh track from one of our recording artists, but Ithaca based Kid Magnum has blessed us with this one. “Just You” was recorded and mixed today in the recording studio at Moving Box Studios. Kid Magnum has been working with indie label Blind Arcade Records out of Philadelphia. Enjoy the track.
-C

Kid Magnum – Just You by drtymavrikk

I’m Loving Lynda.com

Jeff Hellman, one of Moving Box’s videographers and graphic artists, has been working on a variety of projects using the latest in professional creative software. In order to learn new tricks and keep his skills sharp, Jeff has been using the tutorial services offered by Lynda.com. He has been so pleased with the tutorials that he wanted to pass along this great site to you guys.

As we progress day by day with new technology and software advancements changing constantly, it’s important to stay in the know. This is why I’m loving Lynda.com. As a premium member, I have access to over 54,000 online video tutorials instantly. Now, whenever I have a question about how to do something with creative software, it’s just a click away. Lynda.com has tutorials and info about a variety software the Moving Box team uses on a daily basis including After Effects, Final Cut Pro, 3D Max, Flash, Photoshop, and ProTools. Lynda.com also offers tons of other tutorials on a wide variety of other software. Don’t need tutorials for professional creative software? They have tutorials for eBay, Excel, PowerPoint, and lots of other software we all use on a daily basis. Lynda.com offers a great service so go and check them out!

– Jeff Hellman

Moving Box Partners Up With The Center for Transformative Action

Moving Box is excited to announce a new partnership with the Center for Transformative Action to produce a series of promotional videos about their project partners. Moving Box is set to shoot videos covering the Veterans’ Sanctuary, the Tompkins County Workers’ Center, and The Life Writing Project. The CTA defines transformative action as “seeking to solve social problems by acting on the unseen threads that connect us all, rather than focusing efforts on defeating adversaries.” These videos, production of which is already underway, will be designed to educate viewers about what the philosophy of transformative action looks like in practice.

Sustainable Enterprise & Entrepreneur Network

http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=15230194&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=1&color=00ADEF&fullscreen=1&autoplay=0&loop=0

The Sustainable Enterprise & Entrepreneur Network, or “SEEN“, is a local network of businesses and entrepreneurs in the Finger Lakes Region who are working together to maximize ecological and social health as well as financial success for local business. The SEEN has been holding events for nine months and was officially launched at this month’s event at the La Tourelle resort in Ithaca, New York. This promotional video was produced by Moving Box’s own Luke Gustafson played to a banquet hall filled with conscientious local business owners.

Rozatone’s Press Kit

Rozatones Press Kit DVD Cover

The Rozatones have relocated to New York City and have been packing each venue they’ve preformed at. They have performed at big name spots like Sullivan Hall, the Canal Room, and The Bitter End and its looking like nothing can stop this force of soul & funk. The Rozatones have recently chosen Moving Box Studios to create their first press kit to send out to record labels and booking agents here in the big city. The Rozatones are no longer a small town band anymore after recently winning a Magic Hat sponsorship for their “Body on the Move” album release and tour. The group has since added two new members giving them a new, more powerful sound. The Rozatones are a unique band with a powerful sound and they chose Moving Box to help them illustrate that talent and professionalism and bring them one step closer to stardom.

www.therozatones.com

Press kit DVD and cover were designed by Matt Lenz in Moving Box’s Brooklyn office.

More Chalk Outline Stills

Need a Chalk Outline fix? We got some more stills in from Moving Box head of videography Joe Zohar. Some cool things to look for in these stills, as well as in the other images from the last Chalk Outline post, is the great work done with lighting, composite shots, and green screen. Great work Joe.