Diary of a San Diego Video Crew
Lingerie Sky Divers
The jangling phone woke us early one Saturday morning. It was our producer friend at Inside Edition. “Can you guys get your video production crew together and head up to Lake Elsinore to videotape some lingerie sky divers?”
Um, YEAH!
Megamind
While trolling online, I came across the video that I had edited back in 2010 for DreamWorks. This is the San Diego Comic Con Megamind Panel featuring Will Ferrell, Tina Fey and Jonah Hill, who were there to promote their film, Megamind. It contains footage that was shot for I-mag (those large “Image magnification” screens you see in big conventions and events) by convention videographers. Plus it has hand-held crowd footage shot by the DreamWorks producer. I sewed it together into this amazingly awesome video.
Comic Con Tales
SD Comic Con is the most attended of any convention in the City of San Diego.
It is truly intimidating in its Hulk-like proportions. Over the years, our video production company, Crystal Pyramid Productions, has provided crews to broadcast studios such as 20th Century Fox, Nickelodeon, M-TV, Daily Variety, Savan, and many others.
Queen Califia Magic Circle
Queen Califia Magic Circle Upon entering the Queen Califia Magic Circle, one wonders, How could we humans live without music and art? These expressions feed the soul, inspire and enthrall us. One of my favorite artists is Niki de St. Phalle, who spent her last days in...
A Tim Burton Elevator Tale
The characters from the movies that Tim Burton has created come alive during every Comic Con. Our company, Crystal Pyramid Productions, has covered the San Diego Comic Con for more than two decades, sending out broadcast video production crews to collect footage for clients including Nickelodeon, 20th Century Fox and Extra. In 2009, due to the Incredible Shrinking Economy, Mark and I freelanced, capturing stock footage of the costumed attendees and behind-the-scenes with some of the celebrities for our own stock footage library, called New & Unique Videos.
Clutch
Clutch’s sister site, The Manifest, recently recognized Crystal Pyramid Productions. This type of acknowledgement further solidifies our superb standing in the San Diego area. Part of Clutch’s work is to compile lists of top companies in various geographic locales. This process makes for more transparent interactions between B2B firms. The San Diego Video Production list is an excellent resource for delving into the local market or getting a general sense of video production companies.