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Simple Interview

tbanucci — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 00:41:44 +0000

Want a great simple interview video for your website that will really tell everything about your business? The Last Cut has been creating simple viral videos such as this one for years. The great part is that these cost less than you would think! Send us an email via our contact form or give us a call. Let us tell you how you can get something like this on your website or YouTube for as little as a few hundred dollars!

Studio S Squared Interview from Ted Banucci on Vimeo.

Video For Alumni Campaign

tbanucci — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 05:50:49 +0000

We recently worked with Archbishop Mitty High School, which is a well known and highly recognized private school in West San Jose. Some well known alumni have attended Mitty, including Olympic medal winners Brandi Chastain (Soccer- 1996, 2000) and Kerri Walsh (Beach Volleyball- 2004, 2008).

Mitty’s goal was to make an emotional impact on alumni by conjuring up past memories through stories, images, and ideals that have tested time. We interviewed about 15 people with different perspectives on their Mitty experiences, and ended up taking about 3 hours of footage, compressing it down to 3 minutes. While certainly not the ideal production situation, we made it happen!

This video was shot entirely in HD for the web, and came out beautifully. I only wish I was able to use some of the other HD footage that we captured, there was so much to choose from! It was my first “official” video using the Canon 7D for B-Roll purposes, and I had a fun time integrating it’s look into the final product.

Have a look and tell us what you think. Have an idea like this for your own educational facility, non-profit organization, or company? Give us a call and let us help you get the ball rolling!

October SVTweetup and my Canon 7D

tbanucci — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:14:02 +0000

The Last Cut Video Productions is proud to announce a new tool to our arsenal of HD video cameras! We’ve been studying the effects of SLR cameras and their HD video functionality for some time now, and could just not hold back our drool anymore (it was a lot of laundry)! So about a month ago I went out and bought a Canon 7D on a whim, and luckily already owned a few lenses to work with (although I foresee this getting very expensive by adding many more).

The 7D brings a whole new look to our videos, by adding a huge depth of field in the shots, giving a more professional look and allowing us to tape in tight situations (which we somehow get into a lot).

I have recently started attending the Silicon Valley Tweetup (http://www.siliconvalleytweetup.com/). You can find me on Twitter under @LastCut.

The SVTweetup is just a bunch of people coming together to have a good time and network, but it supports a great cause, donating to various funds such as the Anissa Lopez Foundation. Free drinks and prizes make this a must attend event! We were there at the recent October (Halloween) Monster Mashup and were asked by the heads of the event to take some video…. so we did!

Here is the result of those efforts:

Dancin’ On The Avenue 2009

tbanucci — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 17:00:03 +0000

Every year, downtown Willow Glen hosts a big party called Dancin’ On The Avenue. They block off the street for three stages where bands and acts come to perform, and revelers dance everywhere. Well it so happens that The Last Cut has it’s office across from the main stage, and a balcony to boot!

Every year at Dancin’ On The Avenue, we hold a little party for friends, family, and clients to come on up and take a load off. It especially is fun to people watch from the balcony. I happened to take my camera out for a grand total of 5 minutes for the whole night to shoot some video. This was around the time when the office was filled with everyone’s kids, so it’s not the most accurate description of the night, but you get to see some of the action anyway. Enjoy!

Dancin’ On The Avenue 2009 from Ted Banucci on Vimeo.

BTW- The song is called “1901” by the band Phoenix

Digital Signage Content

tbanucci — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 06:12:34 +0000

The Last Cut has been creating digital signage content for the past year, and recently, for universities across the USA.

What exactly is digital signage content you ask? Well, if you have ever been to a grocery store or mall, and have seen a television or even one placed sideways, then that is referred to as “digital signage”. It’s like a billboard with moving video on it, pretty cool! And we are producing the video content that plays on those types of screens. This content varies from information to advertisements.

In the case of our latest project at the University of Santa Clara, we are creating content which promotes the multiple uses of their student ID cards. These ID cards have an RFID chip in them, which makes their applications limitless. Right now, the students can use the cards to get coupons by our signage, and even use the IDs to pay for things.

Here is our recent demo that shows off some of the content we created, enjoy!

Video to Communicate

tbanucci — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 03:08:09 +0000

Today, it was announced that President-Elect Barack Obama would be using YouTube for weekly addresses to the American public. Here is the story from the Mercury News.

This is, in my mind, a terrific form of communication evolution, and something I have been promoting for years with my business within the corporate video sector. In fact, we have been producing quarterly corporate video updates for some businesses as far back as 1996, before we were even officially in business! Here is a sample of an ATMI quarterly report from a few years ago that was used to keep the employees of the company abreast of business operations (this is a 20 minute video, you will probably just want to skip around in it).

Click on the picture to play the video:

When you are trying to keep thousands of employees in many countries up to date on the operations of the company, then video is an excellent medium to spread the word in a convenient form.

What bigger company do we have than the United States of America? Which is why I applaud Obama for making the move to weekly updates of public addresses, and other pieces which he plans to include, such as policy talk with head administration officials. This will bring the discussion of politics and life to a larger forefront in our society, and will hopefully even enlighten a few people on multiple sides of a political argument.

These types of videos are not only convenient for large countries and large companies, but for small businesses, niche stores, even families who want to send vlog posts to each other. Think about it, instead of wasting a bunch of paper this year on your holiday cards, how about a message via video to update friends about your family and send holiday wishes? Inexpensive, green, and creative!

If you would like us to produce a professional message for yourself or your business, contact us today!