Posts Tagged ‘Sloan Productions’

Getting Ready for Some Football

Tuesday, April 6th, 2010

In preparation for ESPN’s telecast of Monday Night Football in San Diego, Director of Photography Bob Sloan leads a Sloan Productions high definition crew and shoots the helmets of the opposing teams. The San Diego Chargers hosted the Denver Broncos during ESPN, ABC, and Disney’s 40th year production of the most popular football telecast of [...]

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Undersea Classroom

Tuesday, April 6th, 2010

Sloan Productions provides live television production off the Pacific Ocean. A technician aims a microwave transmitter antenna towards Scripps Institution of Oceanography as Sloan Productions produces the educational series, “Undersea Classroom“, a live event where elementary school children interact with divers undersea in the California kelp forest. www.scripps.ucsd.edu

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Underwater Production Services

Tuesday, April 6th, 2010

Underwater production has it’s own unique and specialized requirements. Since 1985, Sloan Productions has served it’s clients with underwater production services. In this project, an exercise video for Speedo, Bob utilizes an underwater housing for a Betacam SP camcorder, recording in the camera and powering the camera from the surface while the director and client [...]

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Technical Quality in Multi-Camera Production

Tuesday, April 6th, 2010

For multiple camera shoots, each camera must be monitored for proper video levels and matching color. Jeff Landie of Sloan Productions uses his extensive notes about different cameras to make this job easier. Multi-camera camcorder production is a production style that Sloan Productions specializes in.

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Creating a Positive Working Environment

Tuesday, April 6th, 2010

In the operating room, the surgeon runs the show. Sloan Productions is known for an ability to communicate & create an inter-dependence with “leaders of their environment”, it may be a surgeon, a CEO, or an America’s Cup skipper.

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Multi-Camera Camcorder Production

Friday, April 2nd, 2010

During taping of The Golf Fitness Academy by Titleist, hosts Greg Rose and Dave Phillips discuss golf exercise with a guest. Sloan Productions has shot five seasons of GFA with four Betacam SP camcorders & transforming Titleist’s Carlsbad, CA gym into a television studio.

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Working with Sharks

Friday, April 2nd, 2010

With the popularity of sharks in television programming Sloan Productions has answered the call on numerous occasions to share the set with them. In this photo, Bob Cranston draws a blue shark closer to the camera during a shoot for Inside Edition off of San Diego. ww.insideedition.com

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Production in Surgery

Friday, April 2nd, 2010

Working in the operating room has some very specific challenges. One is positioning a camera above the surgeon to see his point of view. Sloan Productions has executed many single and multiple camera surgery shoots including oral, open-heart, & plastic surgery.

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Prepare for the Environment

Friday, April 2nd, 2010

Whether it’s in a sterile clean room or an oilfield, Sloan Productions prepares for each specific environment. The location may be wet, extremely hot, cold, desolate, or dirty. It’s not the challenge, but creating the solution that we enjoy.

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A Commitment to Our Clients

Friday, April 2nd, 2010

Sloan Productions has a commitment to our clients and the production of quality television and video programs. Our goal is to take make the production process transparent for our clients allowing them to focus on the core content for their footage and shows.

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Conference Video Services in San Diego

Sunday, February 28th, 2010

Sloan Productions provided facilities and crew for Hall Media Productions and their client, the Taking Care of Your Diabetes Conference. TCOYD offers a unique and very personal way to understand diabetes and to educate patients to become the most active members of their health care teams. Through conferences and health fairs held in cities across [...]

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Working with Children

Sunday, February 28th, 2010

Capturing intended responses from children has a unique set of challenges.  For one thing, children are much smarter than most adults give them credit for.  Acting silly or stupid is a dead giveaway to most kids that the production is lacking authenticity.  In this photo, a Swift Media producer asks questions of children for an [...]

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Canon 5D Mark II Production

Friday, February 26th, 2010

Chris La Palm directs while Bob Sloan shoots with the Canon 5D Mark II.  One of the Canon 5D‘s advantage for a DP is that it has a full frame sensor which allows for very shallow depth of field to help isolate your subject from the background.  You also have the entire line of Canon [...]

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Professional Profile-Leslie Ann Nichols

Friday, December 11th, 2009

It isn’t often that I get to work with someone who helps set the standard for talent, ability, professionalism, and genuine character.  Leslie Ann Nichols of  Junkdrawer Media, Philadelphia, produced and coordinated the video production for Hall Media, Philadelphia of the Taking Care of Your Diabetes conference in San Diego last month.  Sloan Productions provided the crew and equipment, [...]

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Monday Night Football on ESPN

Tuesday, October 27th, 2009

In preparation for ESPN’s telecast of Monday Night Football in San Diego, Director of Photography Bob Sloan leads a Sloan productions high definition crew and shoots the helmets of the opposing teams. San Diego hosted the Denver Broncos during ESPN, ABC, and Disney’s 40th year production of the most popular football telecast of each football [...]

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