Creative Video Honored with Aegis Award
 In January, Creative Video collected yet another award to add to its collection. Judges selected CVW as a winner for the prestigious Aegis video and film production award for the production of the “Challenge America- Songwriter’s Circle” event that took place June 8, 2009 at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts’ Concert Hall.
The event, a two hour long concert held to launch the Challenge America charity to benefit wounded soldiers returning home from service, featured performances from country stars Amy Grant, Vince Gill, Allison Krauss, Mike McDonald, Mac MacAnally and Darius Rucker. It was a “music in the round” concert in which each artist took turns playing selected tunes, with the help of the other performers.
The production took home a score of 88 in the category of Live Event Production. Nominees must receive a minimum score of 85 to qualify as a winner. Aegis Awards judging is based on a complex formula which grades the various elements of the production (such as shooting, editing, use of music, etc.) and then a composite score is calculated based on an average of all the judges' opinions. The proprietary scoring system automatically adjusts the importance of each production element based on the category of the production.
The production team was led by executive producer Kirby Whyte, and technical director Matthew Eidemiller. The award is Eidemiller’s first. Other crew members included camera operators Sean Hovan, Cameron Bartlett, Eric Bugash and Joe Brown, as well as video engineer/tape operator Kathi Overton.
This marks the second time in less than a year that a Creative Video production has been selected as an Aegis Award winner. The Easter Seals Inter-Generational Center documentary video was also deemed a winner last summer.
CVW Captures the annual ADL: In Concert Against Hate
The Anti Defamation League and the National Symphony Orchestra teamed together on November 16, 2009 at the Concert Hall in the John F. Kennedy Center for the Arts, for their annual concert against hate. Creative Video was there to help capture the moment, by providing IMAG and projection for the event, as well as recording it.
The concert, which featured several musical arrangements by the NSO, as well as four separate stories of individuals who have exposed and confronted hatred and injustice, extremism and terrorism. The stories were told by actors Liev Schreiber and Gabriel Byrne.
Creative Video captured the event using a Panasonic MX70 three camera switch, with Hitachi z3000 series cameras. Technical Director Sean Hovan, camera operators Preston Cobbs, Shana Goldman and Cory Williams, and video engineer Matthew Eidemiller worked together to provide great images of the event.
Creative Video has been teaming with the Anti Defamation League and the NSO for many years to help make the concert a truly memorable evening. For more information on how Creative Video can help with your next event, please contact a representative today.
2009 Veterans Day Concert Captured Successfully
 On November 4, 2009, Creative Video was at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception at Catholic University for the “Healing for the Nations” 2009 Veterans Day Concert held by the VA-National Medical Musical Group.
The VA-National Medical Music Group orchestra performed patriotic tunes such as the 1812 Overture, Battle Hymn of the Republic, Armed Forces Medley, Grand Old Flag and Stars and stripes, among others. The concert also included a “thematic segment of integrated readings and music” written by Victor Wahby, MD. Narrators included Marueen Bunyan, Craig Duehring Bill Kurtis and others.
Creative Video recorded the two hour concert with four Hitachi z3000 cameras, using Broadcast Pix’s SDI based switcher. In addition to the program record, each camera was also ISO recorded on to BETACAM SP tapes. The five tapes will be remastered and added to the multi-track audio recording, and then broadcast on television at a later date.
Technical director Matthew Eidemiller, and video engineer Kathi Overton used the stellar camera work of jib camera operator Cameron Bartlett, dolly camera operator Shana Goldman, long lens camera operator Sean Hovan, and Kirby Whyte to capture the inspiring orchestra. Taking into account the Shrine’s enormous layout, Eidemiller, Goldman, Hovan and video tech Kelly Withycombe ran over 1,300 feet of CCU cabling to connect the cameras to the control location.
Despite the obstacle of extremely long cable runs, the Creative Video team worked hard and made the event an enormous success. Please contact a CVW sales representative today to find out how Creative Video can help make your next event a success.
CVW Completes Pro-Bono Video for Children's Law Center
 Each summer, Creative Video produces a Pro Bono video for a deserving charity or non-profit community service organization. This past summer we produced the District's Children's Law Center video. Working with the Washington Women in Public Relations, who were helping redesigning the Center's web site, Creative Video embarked on capturing the spirit and dedication of the Centers staff and the commitment of its clients to what the Center has done for them.
Working closely with the Center's Development Director, Joan Geiger Wood, we established a shooting schedule involving three locations. The Center's Headquarters in DC's China Town, the top of the Jones Day law firm across from the Capital and at a Children's Hospital center in Anacostia. Additional B-roll was shot in Anacostia, South East and South West DC. All shooting was done using Creative's Panasonic HPX 500 P2 HD camera. Intern Ashley McPike logged all the P2 Media that was shot by Sean Hovan, Matt Eidemiller, Kirby Whyte and freelancers Eric Bugash and Mike Joy.
CLC's Executive Director, Judith Sandalow, who had never been involved in a video edit before, became an active member of the edit team of Joan Geiger Wood and CVW's editor David Smolar. The process took over two weeks of back and forth as they cut down over 4 hours of video into a tightly packed video about the Center, it's services and the clients it served and who feel very strongly about the Children's Law Center. The video we produced can be seen through the Children's Law Center web site at www.childrenslawcenter.org and click on CLC Video Now Available.
The video was shown at the Children's Law Center Annual Fundraiser at the Kennedy Center where Attorney General Eric Holder was honored. Over 450 of Washington's top lawyers and civic leaders attend. Creative Video also produced this event for the Center.
Judith Sandalow, CLC's Executive Director added "Creative Video made the process easy and fun. They explained the process, engaged us at the right time and were very creative. The video has already raised $15,000 to help at-risk children in DC and raised awareness about our work."
We feel that giving back to the community is an essential part of doing business in the Washington area. The Children's Law Center is an excellent example of an organization that gives back every day and we are proud to have helped tell their story.
Rock Stars of Science
In mid-September, the Rock Stars of Science, an organization which pairs scientists dedicated to finding cures for diseases  and the Rock Stars that support them, held its Tribute to Congressional Champions of Research at the brand new Capitol Visitors Center.
Aerosmith’s Joe Perry was scheduled to perform at the Visitors Center to help commemorate the event, but due to daytime noise restrictions at the venue, the group was forced to make other arrangements. So the night before the event, Creative Video was called upon to film the live rock performance by Perry. Technical Director Sean Hovan and Engineer Matthew Eidemiller used a two camera switch with the Panasonic MX70 to capture the three songs. The performance was edited later that night by Mike Danko and shown the next day at the Rock Stars of Science event. The two cameras were operated by Mike Burke and Corey Williams, with production assistants Shana Goldman and Ernesto Cobos there to help out.
This is just one example of how the Creative Video team can work on tight deadlines, using creativity, to help make any event a success.
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