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LOCAL KNOWLEDGE...INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE
Searching for video or film crews in Florida for High Def , video, or film
production utlizing the latest technology like Panasonic's 24p Varicam, new HPX 3000 1080p system with P-2 technology,
HDX 900 , HPX-200 with custom underwater housing, Aaton Super 16mm or Final Cut Pro HD Post...well you've come to
right place! But, we're not just limited to Florida. In the past 20 years we've circumnavigated
the globe, filming commercials, Grand Prix events, major league baseball and football, documentaries, and high end corporate
image films ...everywhere from the Valley of the Kings in Egypt to the forests of Siberia...from the remote islands of the
Pacific searching for Amelia Earhardt to 18,000 feet underwater aboard the Russian MIR submersibles. We
appreciate that every production is a unique and challenging adventure and we look forward to helping you create your vision.
We've got our shots, our passports, and we know how to travel...
SITE EXPLOITATION FILM FOR USMC
Panasonic HPX3000 allowed for a wide lattitude of exposure situations
FLORIDA FILM & VIDEO and Director/Cameraman BILL MILLS teamed up with the USMC and the National Terrorism Preparedness
Institute to produce this 30 minute dramatic video in high definition. Utilizing a mix of seasoned Marines from Camp
Pendleton and several Florida based actors the production spanned five months and was shot in San Diego, CA. and St. Petersburg,
FL.
The program garnered a PLATINUM BEST OF SHOW and a GOLD AURORA as well as a TELLY AWARD. It was
photographed using the new tapeless P-2 format and 1080p Panasonic HPX-3000 HD system.
MILLS DIRECTS FOR NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC PROGRAM "BLOWDOWN: MST 40"
Director/Cinematographer Bill Mills and CDI's Devon Loizeaux atop MST40 prior to the blowdown
National Geographic's BLOWDOWN: MST 40 is the fourth in a series of one hour programs that follows the expert team
from CONTROLLED DEMOLITION as they are tasked with the controlled destruction of one of the world's largest moving structures,
the mobile service tower at Cape Canaveral AFB. PARALLAX FILMS of Vancouver selected BILL MILLS of FLORIDA FILM &
VIDEO to work as Segment Director.
ABOUT US
Florida Film & Video is a full-service film,
video and multimedia company managing the production process from script to screen. Incorporated in 1984, our clientele
have included advertising agencies, independent producers, Hollywood studios, and corporations throughout the world shooting,
producing and directing.
In April of 2003 we became one of the
first Florida companies to offer high definition production and post utilizing the Panasonic DVCPro Varicam HD 720p
system. In 2007 FFV added the Panasonic HPX-3000 P-2 1080p camera system and the versatile tape based Panasonic HDX -900
to its High Def packages. The HVX 3000 utilizes up to five 16 or 32 gig P-2 cards for tapeless HD acquistion.
The portable HVX-200 can be offered with a custom underwater housing, color on board monitor, and dual DC powered HMI
lighting.
FFV offers a versatile and elegant solution
for inputting P-2 media into your post production workflow. As part of our HPX-3000 package FFV provides the new Panasonic
P-2 Mobile (AJ-HPM110). This useful device, which operates ac/dc, allows the user to view P-2 cards and easily download
the files to their own portable harddrive. In addition, the P-2 Mobile can be used with the traditional Varicam workflow
to record in the AVC-Intra mode and offers immediate playback of variable frame rate material recorded by the Varicam.
Director/DP Bill Mills recently used the
3000 system for a NOVA documentary that required a “PAL/50 hz” based recording. The camera is capable of
shooting standard definition, HD (DVCPro or AVC Intra/NTSC or PAL).
In the summer of 2006 Mills spent several weeks in Ecuador and Mexico shooting the History
Channel 2 hour documentary, PEYOTE TO LSD: A PSYCHEDELIC ODYSSEY, with Director Peter Von Puttkamer (GRYPHON PRODUCTIONS)
and host Dr. Wade Davis. Using the Panasonic Varicam and HVX-200 P-2 system the crew lived with the Cofan Indians along
the Amazon while shooting re-creations and sequences for the show. The program was first broadcast in April 2008 and
has since garnered numerous awards.
Our south-central Tampa Bay, Florida location allows for exceptional shooting sites
year round as well as an international travel base for field production.
As a reliable resource for everything
from crews to location scouting, grip and electric packages to high def and standard def post production and duplication,
we offer solutions and resources to assist in your project.
Florida Film & Video also offers a state
of the art post facility in downtown St. Petersburg complete two full HD edit suites and the ability to cross convert HD or
SD footage into most any format.
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DP Bill Mills and Director Gail Willumson on location in Luxor,
Egypt for NOVA. The High Def program was shot entirely with the 24p Panasonic Varicam.
Its national PBS release on January 3, 2006 was well received,
as noted by The New York Times ("A Leader as Notable in Death as He Was Powerful in Life") by Ned Martel, who wrote: "The
"Nova" treatment never seems as macabre or indiscreet as that mystifyingly popular "Bodies" exhibition of posed human specimens.
And the producers know just how to pretty up the arcana. As the narrator reads from ancient Egyptian forecasts of what the
afterlife would look like, the pharaoh's actual travels seem fitting for a great leader, whose adventures in death have been
nearly as interesting as his conquests in life."
DP Bill Mills with Dr. Zahi Hawass during production of
NOVA HD "THE MUMMY WHO WOULD BE KING"
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The Primtime EMMY Award winning
National Geographic Special
TIGERS OF THE SNOW
110 days on location in the Russian Far East
During the unprecendented four hurricanes that struck Florida in fall of 2004, Florida
Film & Video documented the efforts of thousands of responders to compile over 100 hours of High Definition footage,
capturing footage of the storms, their aftermath, and the emergency operations.
... Mills and Biologist Marurice Hornocker with
tranqualized Siberian Tiger in Far East Russia for National Geographic
The Shotmaker Insert Car proved invaluable for filming a Ferrari
commercial in Atlanta
MARKETING AND TRAINING VIDEOS
FLORIDA FILM - VIDEO produces programs for broadcast television, video,
CD-Rom, DVD or the Internet. Our film and video work has taken us around the globe, filming everything from new product introductions
(Saab USA) to interactive training kits (IBM),including marketing and sales tapes, corporate ID tapes, employee communication
tapes, interactive DVD's ,infomercials, and educational videos.
Since FLORIDA FILM - VIDEO owns the most current broadcast
equipment and post production facilities, we are able to better design to cost the production.
One of our great strengths
is being able to tailor programs to suit the financial needs of a wide variety of clients with a wide variety of audiences
to reach.
LIGHTS...CAMERA...CREWS EQUIPMENT PACKAGES
Location production is our specialty...Florida Film - Video offers packages to fit most budgets and filming
requirements. Hard to find items such as underwater cameras and lighting; car and boat rigs; PAL Cameras; helicopters; and
specialized camera boats...no problem!
DOCUMENTARY PRODUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT
The development and production of documentary programs has been a specialty of
FLORIDA FILM - VIDEO for over 18 years. We have produced or photographed broadcast programs for TBS, National Geographic,
Discovery, Animal Planet, NOVA, British Broadcasting, Nature, and PBS.
Our ability to adapt to the required technology
and style has taken our crews from the Siberian forest of far east Russia to three miles under the Atlantic Ocean.
A favorite specialty of ours is marine and underwater production. Services include
filming everything from jet skis to million dollar yachts, dolphins to tiger sharks, and include specialized deep water production
with manned and unmanned vehicles. Our cameras have captured images in the deep ocean to 18,000 feet and been up close and
personal with dolphins, sharks, manatee, monk seals, green turtles...well you get the idea. FFV also can provide beautiful
picture boats (sail or power)fully crewed and available for your still or video shoot. Recently Bill Mills coordinated the
marine portion for IMPOSSIBLE PICTURES (London) for an upcoming DISCOVERY HD series.
AERIAL CINEMATOGRAPHY
FLORIDA FILM - VIDEO has a vast history of experience in filming from helicopters and fixed wing. Our work
has been used in everything from Hollywood feature films to National Geographic Specials.
We utilize only the finest
in aircraft technology and vibration free camera mounts. Our crews and equipment are portable and can travel to most any location
for this service.
Tyler Nose mounts, side mounts, or WESCAM technology is available. Please call for a quote.
...18,000 feet down - MIR 1 and the Japanese Submarine I-52 National Geographic Special,
1999...
35mm commercial...Cox Cable
Specilized camera boat skippered by the A TEAM - Captains John Rankin and Bob Hamilton, made it possible for FLORIDA
FILM & VIDEO to capture exceptional images of the U.S. Coast Guard Barque EAGLE on their arrival into St. Petersburg.
...Morgan Creek's "WILD AMERICA" 2nd Unit Director of Photography.
