Mechan Media

Skeleton Creek: The Raven

Alex — Tue, 14 Dec 2010 03:08:08 +0000

Mechan Media has just signed with PC Studios to produce the videos for the fourth installment in the Skeleton Creek book series written by Patrick Carman and published by Scholastic.

Like Trackers and Skeleton Creek: The Crossbones (both of which we also worked on), Skeleton Creek: The Raven is a multimedia book series in which part of the story takes place in the book, and part in a series of online videos.

With the exception of a few select scenes, we will be producing all of the videos for The Raven.

More details and updates to come.

3:15

Alex — Tue, 14 Dec 2010 02:39:58 +0000

UPDATED:

Mechan Media has signed on with PC Studio for the production of videos for their new mobile-app-distributed multimedia series 3:15.

To use their words:

‎3:15 is an all new multimedia series that you experience on a mobile device. Listen as the narrator delivers you into the story, and then the reading is up to you. Once you reach the end, you get to watch a video conclusion. The real challenge? Try not to let the neighbors hear you scream.

Mechan Media will be producing the videos for the first 10 of these stories. The first stories are scheduled for launch on March 15, 2011, and a new story will be released every week. 3:15 will be available on Android and Apple platforms, and later as a book published by Scholastic.

Check back often for updates and announcements about 3:15. Also keep an eye on www.315stories.com frequently, as more info, teasers, easter eggs, and a trailer are on the way.

We are currently casting for 3:15. If you are (or can look) 10 to 18 years old, and would be interested in appearing in one of these videos, please email us at casting (at) mechanmedia.com.

Chackle / Yost Wedding

Alex — Thu, 25 Nov 2010 04:23:46 +0000

Mechan Media filmed Lori and Geoff’s wedding at a stunning villa in San Diego. We filmed the pre-ceremony, ceremony, and reception. With our high-end, compact equipment and small crew we are able to produce quality video, while maintaining a low profile during the wedding. The cameras we used allowed us to capture beautiful images even in low-light conditions like the reception.

Downtown Walla Walla Zombie Mob

Alex — Sat, 16 Oct 2010 10:40:08 +0000

On the night of October 15, 2010, the streets of downtown Walla Walla filled with a mob of zombies. We shot video of the event for the participants and anyone else who may be interested. It was a lot of fun to see so many people turn out for a pointless, but fun event.

While the bulk of the attendees showed up as fairly traditional zombies, we also saw human zombie advocates, zombie hunters, specific zombie characters from games and movies, and zombie versions of other characters such as Dr. Horrible and Captain Hammer.

The material seen here is the raw material from the camera, so please forgive the darkness, graininess, and color balance of the material. We wanted to get the video posted while it was still relevant, and so did a very quick cut.

The music is an original piece created by Ryan.

Mechan Media was not in any way affiliated with the event, we just knew it was happening and wanted to film it to share with people.

Mount of Olives

Alex — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 20:03:39 +0000

This production was done for the Mount of Olives orphanage group in Mexico. It was created to help raise awareness of the orphanage and to help them obtain additional funding and volunteer aid.

We filmed for one week covering the various activities of volunteer students while they assisted in the construction of a reinforcement wall. It was filmed with a Sony FX-1 and edited in Final Cut Pro.

Skeleton Creek: The Crossbones

Alex — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 23:05:32 +0000

Mechan Media worked with filmmaker Jeffrey Townsend on the production of the videos for Skeleton Creek: The Crossbones, the third installment in a multimedia book series written by Patrick Carman and published by Scholastic. The format is one in which part of the story takes place in the book, and part in a series of on-line videos.

The videos were produced by Patrick Carman and directed by Jeffrey Townsend, who returned to Mechan Media after having us onboard for Trackers, another book series in the same format.

For this project, Mechan Media performed location scouting, location management, and assisted with set design and construction.

Skeleton Creek: The Crossbones was released on September 1, 2010.

What We’ve Been Working On

Alex — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 00:15:24 +0000

We haven’t had much to post over the last little while, mostly because the projects we’ve been working on are ones we don’t have the rights to post.

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.

A Midsummer Night’s Dream Score

Alex — Tue, 25 May 2010 04:06:42 +0000

Mechan Media member Ryan Sturges created an original score for A Midsummer Night’s Dream, put on by Walla Walla University Drama.

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 image posted here is the jacket art for the CD.

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.

EWB Luis Garcia 2010

Alex — Sun, 02 May 2010 03:53:15 +0000

Mechan Media had the opportunity to travel to Honduras for two weeks with the Walla Walla University chapter of Engineers Without Borders to document the trip with photos and video.

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 while 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.

Mechan Media was also brought on again in September to re-cut this video down for a shorter version to be shown in presentations with tighter time requirements.

EWB Gala Success

Alex — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 17:03:19 +0000

Last night the Engineers Without Borders — Walla Walla University held their annual fundraising gala. Their target was $15,000 and they managed to raise over $16,000!

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 produced for EWB a little over a year ago.