Feb 8, 2013
Litewave Media, one of the most innovative Tampa video production companies, recently celebrated its seventh anniversary, so we thought this was a great time to share some of our very best work from 2012 in our 2013 demo reel!
What began in Litewave Media founder Christian Schwier’s home in 2005 has expanded exponentially over the last few years. Our production team has worked on a variety of projects from feature films, national reality TV shows, corporate training videos, TV commercials, and award winning short films. We’ve worked all across the U.S. and around the world in locales like Nigeria, Europe and the
Cayman Islands.
Litewave Media founder Christian Schwier and Producer/Writer Jeff Zampino win a 2012 ADDY Award for their Trend Apprentice video.
Our Tampa video crew has grown from a one-man operation to a team of camera operators, set designers, producers, writers, make-up artists, video editors and more. We’ve continually expanded our range of video equipment and editing suites. Our arsenal now includes multiple HD and 4K camera packages, including the RED Scarlet, Panasonic HPX-170, HVX-200, Canon 5D Mark III, and Canon 7 D.
Our client list has grown tremendously. We filmed a concert for gospel stars Cepeda McKay and No Limits and dove into ABC’s Shark Tank to shoot the backstory for a local contestant. We also helped women Shrink Their Dress with nutrition and fitness expert Dr. Delrae Messer and met Dr. Condoleeza Rice at the Republican National Convention. Our current projects include a series of over 50 training videos for Microsoft as well as filming two episodes for ABC’s “The Chew” that will air next month!
As Tampa corporate video producers, we filmed projects for clients like Health-e-Systems, and Ideal Image, and won multiple ADDY and Telly awards for our work. We participated in national film festivals with our short and feature-length films, and took home 8 trophies at the 48 Hour Film Project this year including best film for our short titled “F” (which will be competing nationally at Filmapalooza in LA in March).
As we plan for our next stage of growth, we look forward to taking Litewave Media to a whole new level as Tampa’s leading video production company. In December 2012 our company opened a new 3200 square foot Tampa video studio facility, Litewave Studios, in St. Petersburg, Florida where we will produce, shoot and edit our video projects, as well as provide studio rental space and crew for other productions.
The world premier of Litewave Media’s feature film Jules Dongu Saves the World at Gotham Screen Festival 2012 in New York City.
We also look forward to completing our next film, The Skyship Chronicles and acquiring distribution for Jules Dongu Saves the World, a full-length anime-action adventure film which premiered at The Gotham Screen International Film Festival in New York City last October.
In closing, we’d like to share a reel of some of our Tampa production studio’s favorite work with you. We hope you enjoy.
Litewave Demo Reel [2013] from ChristianSchwier | LitewaveMedia on Vimeo.
To keep up on all of our video projects, be sure to like our Facebook page, and if you have a video project coming up, contact our Tampa production studio to make it memorable. E-mail us at [email protected] for a free consultation. Are you ready for your close-up?
Nov 7, 2012
Our Tampa video production company was hired by ABC to film the back story package for two local contestants appearing on the new season of the hit show Shark Tank.
ABC producers flew from Los Angeles before the show to film the story of David Mealey, an unemployed golf equipment salesman, and his pregnant wife Nique. Footage was shot on a North Tampa golf course and inside the clubhouse. Their product, Back 9 chicken dip, was presented to the Sharks on October 5.
The Shark Tank crew was eager to partner with Litewave Media, a veteran reality show production company, and was thrilled with how smoothly the day went. The Tampa video crew included camera operator Christian Schwier, sound technician Mike Barnitt, and production assistant, Harold Hood.
Litewave Media founder, Christian Schwier, on the Shark Tank set.
“It was a fantastic experience to work with the Shark Tank producers,” says Schwier. “We shot on the Sony XDCAM PDW-700 and used a variety of sound gear to get great audio for the different shots.”
The Mealeys pitched their dips, which include Bubba’s Chicken Wing dip, then stayed poised during an interrogation from Shark Lori Greiner. After some negotiating, the couple secured $150,000 in a partnership deal from Greiner and fellow Shark Robert Herjavec. The money will be used to fund production and distribution.
If you have a back story package or reality show project our Tampa video production company can help you with, please give us a call!. To keep up with all of the latest Litewave Media happenings, be sure to like our page on Facebook.
May 30, 2012
On Saturday, May 5th, Litewave Media’s Tampa film crew recorded a live three-hour concert performed by local gospel group Cepeda McKay and No Limits. The band has been uplifting audiences in Tampa and across the country with their original compositions and signature sound since 2002.
Cepeda McKay and No Limits rocks the house.
A packed house enjoyed the concert at the beautiful new First Baptist Church of Progress Village near Tampa, Florida. Five cameras—two Panasonic HVX-200s, two Canon 7Ds and a Canon 5D— filmed the concert simultaneously, capturing the members of Cepeda McKay and No Limits, along with the live band and dancers performing with them.
Our Tampa video production company arrived early to plan the camera angles and set up film equipment, which included a 20-foot CamMate jib system. The jib allowed the video team to capture sweeping overhead shots of the concert as well as the audience that was grooving in the aisles to the catchy songs.
Litewave Media’s Tampa film crew included: CamMate Crane operator, Andrew Ortoski; camera operators Jamie Parslow, Ryan Zarra, Evan Zissimopulos; and Director of Photography, Christian Schwier.
Andrew and Jamie, members of Litewave Media’s Tampa video production crew, set up the CamMate jib to film the Cepeda McKay and No Limits concert.
Preliminary editing is scheduled to begin next week at Litewave Media’s post production studio in Tampa, Florida. Using Final Cut Pro and Adobe After Effects, our Tampa post production team will craft a professional concert DVD that the band will then use to promote their music and ministry.
Cepeda McKay and No Limits shares their uplifting music all over the world.
If you’re looking for music video companies in Tampa Bay to film your production, please contact us for a personalized consultation.
Oct 11, 2011
Litewave Media’s Tampa video production crew flew to the Bahamas this past week to film the pilot episode of a new TV series. Litewave Media’s Christian Schwier led the camera production team as lead camera operator. Mike Barnitt, Litewave Media’s sound recordist, was also on location to capture dialogue and ambient sound for the production.
The video production was filmed in high definition on a Panasonic HVX 200, a Panasonic HPX 170, and a Canon 7D. The audio production was recorded onto a Sound Devices 744T with a Cooper Mixer and a Schoeps CMU5 mic. Our Tampa video company looks forward to filming the next episode.
Tampa camera operator Christian Schwier films with the HVX-200
Mike and Christian – Video Crew for TV Production
Oct 8, 2011
This week Litewave Media filmed the Red Bull Flugtag in Tampa Bay. The event consists of teams competing against one another in homemade human powered flying machines. Teams are judged in one of three categories: showmanship, distance, and creativity.
Litewave Media’s Andrew Ortoski films Flugtag from the Panasonic HVX-200
Litewave Media’s Tampa camera operators; Andrew Ortoski and Christian Schwier were out in force filming the event and crowd reactions from a boat in Tampa Bay. The Tampa video production was captured in high definition on a Panasonic HVX-200. Additional spectator interviews were captured by our Tampa video production company over the course of the day.
