Able Video Blog
Gold Coast as a venue for unique videos
The Gold Coast has some truly unique locations for video production.
It's amazing the number of different locations available to shoot at on the Gold Coast. It's no wonder that the fifth installment of the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise, Dead men tell no tales, chose the gold coast as the perfect setting for the range of locations required. within 20km there is ocean, jungle, white sandy beaches and sub-tropical surroundings, not to mention the production facilities and horizon tank at Movie World's studios. The built environment on the Gold Coast also offers a range of opportunities for contemporary productions, with high rise buildings and waterfront luxury houses not unlike Florida and rural properties with rustic buildings and surroundings providing locations for period productions.
Video production for Gold Coast Youth Orchestra's Jam 'n' Jazz night
The Gold Coast's Youth Orchestra's Jam 'n' Jazz night on the 16th of May was a big success, with great music and food and a wonderful showcase of local jazz talent, with video production by Able Video and Multimedia capturing a record of the night.
For the last six years Able has captured the Youth Orchestra's annual concerts, producing a record of the various musical group's showcase performances for the year. Whilst these are held at the Arts Centre Gold Coast, the growing use of the Gold Coast Youth Orchestra's wonderful venue is opening up new opportunities for the members and other local musicians to perform for appreciative audiences.
World Beauty, Fitness and Fashion Show 2015
Able Video and Multimedia is busy editing over 20 hours of footage captured during the production of the World Beauty, Fitness and Fashion (WBFF) Show 2015 at the Arts Centre Gold Coast on the 9th of May. Able's video production involved a six camera shoot, with a switch of four cameras going live to screen and a backstage interview setup running non-stop throught the day and night.
A showcase DVD is being produced for sale, with talk of a series of TV shows being produced for airing on digital lifestyle channels. Various assets are being produced for social media and website promotions, as well as preparation of material for the WBFF world finals in Las Vegas later in the year. Ari Hamalainen, WBFF Show producer and manager of Empire Fitness, one of the Gold Coast's preier fitness centres, had nothing but praise for Able'v video production of the event, and engaged Able to produce the next installment in October.
Able produces TVCs for Dillinger Electric bikes
Able has produced several TVCs for local manufacturer, Dillinger Electric bikes, showcasing the low-cost transport alternative for seniors and students.
After producing an AV of the Dillinger range last year using some of Brisbane's iconic locations as a backdrop, Able Video decided to utilise the sights of the Gold Coast and once again take advantage of the opportunities available with the use of the highly mobile DJI Ronin electronic gyro to capture smooth motion in a range of situations. Shooting in 4K on the Panasonic GH4, the crew were able to capture a wide range of shots from various perspectives, without the expense and setup previously required for this type of action. The result, in the words of Dillinger CEO, Sam Sewell was 'F...ing Brilliant!"
Production of a series of TVCs for Noble House Designs
Able has recently produced a series of classy TVCs for Noble House Designs, showcasing four of the themed rooms in Noble House's Bundall showroom..
Once again, the amazing DJI Ronin kept it smooth and made the transition between shots something to behold. DOP Daniel Turner used the 4K Panasonic GH4 which required virtually no grading in post and left various options for moving the field of view around to suit the shot. Noble CEO Garry Russel was generous in his praise of the high production value of the commercials and the boost in sales they achieved.
