Mark Schulze

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President, DP and Producer at Crystal Pyramid Productions

Mark Schulze is Founder and President of two companies. The first is Crystal Pyramid Productions, an award-winning San Diego video production services company. The second is New & Unique Videos, a distribution and stock footage library. It features contemporary and archival images from around the world. And it’s a distributor of special-interest video titles.

After graduating in 1981 from UCSD with a BA in Communication and Sociology, Mark Schulze formed Crystal Pyramid Productions, a multiple-award-winning San Diego video production services company. For over three decades, Mark has served as CEO and Director of Photography. He’s worked with Inside Edition, Extra, IBM, UPS, Scripps VA Hospital and many other corporate and broadcast clients.

New & Unique Videos

Mark Schulze also heads New & Unique Videos, a stock-footage library and special-interest video production and distribution company since 1985.

New & Unique Videos has produced and distributed a dozen award-winning special-interest video titles including the world’s first instructional massage video, “Massage For Relaxation,” and world’s first mountain-bike instructional video, “The Great Mountain Biking Video.”   In 1994 N&UV produced a video called “Full Cycle: A World Odyssey,” a mountain-bike travel adventure to nine exotic countries, starring Mark Schulze and his wife, Patty Mooney, that earned 15 international awards and kudos from countless publications.  In 2008, Mark and Patty produced “The Invisible Ones: Homeless Combat Veterans,” which drew attention to the issue of homeless veterans.

Three-Time Top 100 Producer

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Mark is a three-time “Top 100 Producer.” His specialties include green-screen interviews of CEOs and celebrities, and “run ‘n gun” shoots using his Easyrig. He knows how to elicit sterling interviews from talent, and how to set up lighting to make them look great.

In 1981, he graduated from UCSD with honors, after having majored in Sociology and Communications. That same year he formed Crystal Pyramid Productions. He served as President and National Board Member of the San Diego Chapter of San Diego Media Pros (Media Communications Association International). For nearly a decade he was the official Gala videographer for the San Diego Chamber of Commerce. He is a lifetime member of the UCSD Alumni Association.  He often shoots and produces many programs for non-profit agencies at substantial discounts or pro bono as a way of giving back to the community.

His philosophy of life: “Be now.”

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Mark is an early innovator of  the helmet camera (circa 1987).

The Invisible Ones Homeless Combat Veterans Award Winning Documentary Trailer
Fighting Cancer with Cannabis Award Winning Documentary
Cultural Resources Awareness Training  Award Winning Video
Golden Hour Award Winning Poetic Documentary
Rancho Santa Fe Best Kept Secret Video Documentary
Small Acts of Kindness Multi Award Winning Documentary on San Diego Homeless
A Day in Pompeii with the Massive Sculptures of Igor Mitoraj 2016
Peace Out San Diego Multi Award Winning Documentary Trailer
Embers The Hidden Threat Video Produced for Mission Trails Regional Park

An Amazing Job

I would recomend Crystal Pyramid Production to any one looking to film anything Mark and Patty did a video for my company called Pest Patrol and did an amazing job. They worked my crazy schedule and did an amazing job showcasing all of the amazing services we have to offer. Since having these videos made we have deffinatly noticed an increase in buissness. Thank You Mark and Patty

– John Aguilera, Pest Patrol

Our Go-To Team

Its safe to say Crystal Pyramid is our go-to team for all SoCal productions. This team always goes above and beyond for our clients and we will continue to use their services for all of our production needs.

– Yvonne, TeamPeople

Amazing to work with

Mark and Patty have been amazing to work with. Being an out-of-towner, Mark made sure we had everything that we needed for the shoot to go by without a hitch. He even recommended a few places that we should check out while we were in town. I look forward to coming back to San Diego next year to work with these wonderful folks!

– Mallory Knight, Quantum Health

 

I wouldn't trust anyone else!

Patty and Mark, aka Crystal Pyramid Productions, are consummate professionals and the finest videographers around. I’ve been working in the entertainment industry for decades and I’ve never met a more talented and compassionate team. They have the highest degree of technical knowledge, expertise and skill, and they take great care with their subjects, telling the story in the most effective way possible. I first encountered their skills when Inside Edition sent them out to film a story with which I was involved. They were extremely helpful during the shoot, and yet also managed to be unobtrusive when appropriate. The footage they created was extraordinary. When Inside Edition decided to do a follow up on the story, I insisted they hire Crystal Pyramid to film it once again. Simply put, I wouldn’t trust anyone else!

– Jan Breslauer, Attorney at Law

I recommend them to everyone

Mark and Patty are hands down two of the best videographers I’ve had the pleasure of working with. They made very efficient use of time and helped make it an extremely fun experience for the whole team. The level of skill and dedication to getting the right angle, perfect lighting, and making sure that we had ample takes to provide editing a lot of options to choose from helped ease any concerns that we may have had. When it was all done and said, I thought we did a great job of capturing our company culture and they are officially extended members of the ICM and TCG family! I look forward to working with Crystal Pyramid again very soon and recommend them to everyone. Thanks again for a wonderful experience!

-Sean Shahrokhi Director of Communications and PR at The Control Group

Always a pleasure

It’s always a pleasure working with Mark and Patty. It’s reassuring to know that I’m in good hands no matter what might come up. At the last minute I found out our event planner had not ordered a number of items for our shoot. I asked them where I might find the stuff in San Diego. They took care of everything themselves! Also, our schedule changed two days before the shoot – no problem! They made all the necessary adjustments and the shoot went off without a hitch. Mark also introduced me to some new lights and we are now thinking of upgrading our sets with them. I love how Mark always refers to a shoot as : we’re having fun, playing! What a great attitude! Thanks Mark and Patty!

– Vinci Fibbiani, WebMD

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Broadcast segment producers Patty Mooney and Mark Schulze with Shark Tank's Laurie Greiner in San Diego, 2018
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