In the last couple months, we’ve worked on a few projects, including:

• Shooting an interview and B-roll for Virginia Mason Medical Center
• Shooting interviews, B-roll, and additional material for UW TV at a local winery
• Assisting with the pre-production for the video portion of the third installment on Patrick Carman’s Skeleton Creek book series.
• A 3 camera shoot for a wedding in California, for which a video will be posted in our portfolio soon.

We have a few more projects on the horizon, are working on plans for assembling some stock footage libraries to sell and give away, and are transitioning to a new camera platform.  We’ve also just signed on with Comcast Spotlight to shoot commercials for them in the La Grande, OR and Baker, OR markets on a regular basis, which we look forward to.

Check back from time to time.  We plan to have another piece or two added to our online portfolio soon, as well as news about other projects we’ve got going on.

Ryan served as sound designer/engineer for the production and created the score, including ambient pieces for atmosphere during scene changes and more upbeat pieces to which choreographed dance was performed.

The score is available on CD and can be purchased through the link below.  The price is $7.00 (Washington State sales tax included) plus $3.00 shipping.

This fundraising video was produced with a portion of that material and debuted as the main presentation at the EWB-WWU Hope for Honduras Spring Gala 2010. The event raised $16,000 when the goal was $15,000.

In addition to the material seen here, interviews were conducted with the locals in Luis Garcia.  These interviews and additional footage were collected with the intent of providing enough material to make it possible to create a documentary about the community at a later date.

As a part of the main presentation, Mechan Media presented a video for the event that updated the attendees on the project and gave background information about the organization and the impact it has on students.  The video was very well received and garnered a lot of positive feedback.  Pending a few more small tweaks and a very long encode process, we plan to have the video posted in our portfolio in a few days.

The video is a follow up to the first video we did for EWB a little over a year ago.

From the Drama Department website:

Set in a world that’s lost its hope, Shakespeare’s classic tale follows our four lovers through an enchanted forest where with the help of a mischievous trickster,fairy royalty, and a magic flower, they learn that love is still a hope worth having. Infused with music and lots of movement, it’s a new look at a great classic.

The original music and sound design for this play were done by Mechan Media member Ryan Sturges.

Come show your support and tell Ryan (and everyone else involved) how awesome he is.

The videos were produced by Patrick Carman and directed by Jeffrey Townsend, who turned to Mechan Media when putting together the video production team.  Townsend was a fan of the group’s work and wanted to build a crew for Trackers with Mechan Media at the center.

Members of the Mechan Media team filled the following roles during production:

• Art Director
• Director of Photography
• Camera Operator
• Associate Producer
• Location Manager

From the close of production through the winter of 2010, Mechan Media also provided post production services including:

• Assistant Editing
• Principal Editing
• Compositing

The first Trackers book was released May 10, 2010.

We came by several days before the event to become acquainted with the lighting and layout, then again for the rehearsal.  On the day of the wedding, we used a three camera setup, with one fixed and two roaming cameras.

The final product was a DVD with the ceremony as captured by the three cameras, footage from the reception including speeches, interviews with the bride and groom, and advice and congratulations from friends and family.

The client gave us a great statement about their experience with us.

Filming began in the morning with dressing, hair, and makeup.  After the ceremony, there was live music and a meal under tents outside, followed by cheese, fruit, and chocolates inside.  The night was capped off with some amazing dancing and interviews with family and friends.

The final product was a DVD of the wedding including a montage of footage from the day’s the preparations followed by the ceremony, a montage of footage from the ceremony, and selected interviews with family and friends.

This year, they were interested in a more graphical, kinetic typography driven style.