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.

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.

Abune Merkorios Opens New Church, Moving Box Team On Hand

Patriarch of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahdo Church (EOTC), His Holiness Abune Merkorios, officially opened the St. Mary of Zion Church’s new building in New York on, Nov. 28. 2009. This marked a special day in the church’s history and the Patriarch’s visit was heavily publicized. Moving Box Videographers Matt Lenz and Jeffery Hellman captured the event and this is a brief recap of the momentous day.

Chalk Outlines Nears Completion

Joe Zohar, the head of Moving Box’s Videography Department, is finally putting the finishing touches on his thesis film entitled “Chalk Outlines.”. It has been a labor of love for Joe over the past several years. Check out what the man himself  has to say about the film below:

So if you have talked with me at all about what I want to do in life in the past four years, I am sure I told you about my steady diet of Moving Box and the movie I have been working on called Chalk Outlines. In describing Chalk Outlines, I’ve used the phrase “It’s almost finished” too many times to count. I can now say for certain that it is actually almost finished. I am so pleased with how everything is looking. I just recently got the film color corrected, or “mastered”, and have a final edit I am currently test screening in-house at Moving Box. I have been getting some really helpful critiques and reviews about the film. Their enthusiasm has really helped fuel my excitement about finishing the film.

Once this edit is picture locked I will be sending it to my sound designer and music composer to have the auditory part of the film match it’s visual counterpart. Ryan Mauk at Digital One in Portland, Oregon will be helming the sound board. You may remember him from such Moving Box films as “Repentance” and “Olympus Burger”. Ryan is the man and will give the film’s sound the treatment it deserves!

Providing the musical accompaniment is Erik Spangler (DJ Dubble8) from Baltimore who you may remember from the Moving Box documentaries “Charm City Remix” and “Mandala of the Four Directions.” There is nobody better suited to create the ominous feeling and tension for the world in Chalk Outlines than Erik. I could not be happier with this all-star team and know that Chalk is going to be a heavy hitter on film festival circuit. I have included some stills of the film to whet your appetite. I and hope the style and look intrigue you as I am planning on releasing some more stills soon as well as a trailer in the near future so stay tuned. Much love, Viva La Box!

- Joe

Erin Hilgartner Audition Videos

Joe shot these auditions for Erin Hilgartner with the support of her family for several professional casting calls. This isn’t the first time the Hilgartners have come back to Moving Box to put together audition reels. The Hilgartners have worked with Moving Box on several occasions to get the most out of Erin’s performances.

The Hilgartners understand the importance of making the best impression possible and know that Moving Box is the best suited to help do so. Moving Box takes the time to put together quality audition tapes that really help the actor stand out from their competition. We love to get the chance to work with up and coming actors and have never seen such determination from someone as young as Erin. For her to have her family in her corner along the is a very special thing. She is very talented and it is only a matter of time before she has her big break.

Moving Box Team At GrassRoots Festival

Luke and Joe spent this week going through the great footage we captured at the GrassRoots Festival. Some of the bands we were on stage capturing footage for included Arrested Development, The Black Seeds, John Brown’s Body, Burning Spear, Samite, Johnny Dowd, The TalkToMes, Keith Frank and the Soileau Zydeco Band, Locos por Juana, JSAN & The Analogue Sons, & more. All these bands had a unbelievable sets and the energy coming from the crowd was amazing. GrassRoots is always a great time and if you haven’t had the opportunity to experience it, check out the festival’s site at GrassRootsFest.org for more info, band listings, and future dates. We are kicking around a ton of cool ideas and project concepts for the footage so stay tuned.

Moving Box Work Featured on Ithaca Post

Luke made his second video contribution to The Ithaca Post with a piece about Elisa Sciscioli, frontwoman for the local Ithaca band Solstice. You can find his piece on the Ithaca Post’s website by clicking here. It’s fascinating to hear her talk about her inner life of meditation and how it has helped her find her own voice and the strength to make the move to center stage after her career as a backup singer. For those not familiar with The Ithaca Post, it is a terrific source for music, art, and culture in Upstate New York and features a host of high-quality contributors. Be sure to check them out over at TheIthacaPost.com.

Last Call: All Male A Capella Group

Last Call, Cornell University’s all male a capella group, came to Moving Box Studios looking for a professional quality video to put out on DVD. This year was Last Call’s alumni reunion year and they wanted to make sure it was captured in the best possible way. Moving Box answered the call. Jeff, Luke, Nick, and Joe recorded and edited a three camera shoot of their reunion concert .The production consisted of several original songs and covers from various bands and singers known to all. They did an amazing job and was a pleasure to document such a talented group.

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Moving Box Studios loves the kids!

Moving Box Studios was asked to produce a video for G.I.A.C. (The Greater Ithaca Activities Center) for their participation in the Sober Drinking, Smoking, and Tripping Campaign. The kids at G.I.A.C. came up with the idea for the video and decided to center it around Sobe Drinks, and are looking to submit it to the company in hopes of airing it. Moving Box Studios loves producing skits and even more so… loves to be apart of the community here in Ithaca NY. We are very proud to be apart of this video… Enjoy

Ayurveda-Kashmir live performance video

Moving Box Studios was on hand at this year’s Ithaca Fest to capture Ayurveda’s live performance of Kashmir, made famous by Led Zeppelin. This was only a two camera shoot by MBS’s Joe Zohar and Nicoli Schwiep and the results are pretty amazing.

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