Litewave Media shoots Pilot Episode of TV Show in Bahamas

Litewave Media shoots Pilot Episode of TV Show in Bahamas

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 Video Camera Crew

Tampa camera operator Christian Schwier films with the HVX-200

Tampa Video Crew in Bahamas

Mike and Christian – Video Crew for TV Production

Litewave Media Makes a Splash at Red Bull Flugtag

Litewave Media Makes a Splash at Red Bull Flugtag

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 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.

Litewave Media wins Telly Award for Video Production

Litewave Media wins Telly Award for Video Production

This summer, Litewave Media won a Telly award for their Apprentice parody video production for Trend Micro. The prestigiuos Telly Awards began in 1978 as a way to honor the very best in cable commercials and programs. This past year marked the 32nd annual Telly Awards with over 11,000 entries from all 50 states and 5 continents.

Litewave Media’s Christian Schwier and Jeff Zampino show off their latest Telly Award

The video Litewave Media earned the award for premiered at a Las Vegas trade show and showcases Litewave Media’s video production and video post-production capabilities. In addition to post production video editing, the Tampa production company also created an original song by Tampa Bay musician Eddie Reyes and Litewave Media’s own Christian Schwier. The corporate video was filmed in high definition using Litewave Media’s Canon 7D and Panasonic HVX-200.

Litewave Media and “The Buying Coach”

Litewave Media teamed up with “The Buying Coach” for their latest corporate video production. The Tampa video crew combined humor and education in this video project highlighting the proper way to buy a car without breaking the bank. Litewave Media saw the entire video production through from start to finish. The project began when Litewave Media’s Christian Schwier penned the 60 page script for the hour long video. From there, the script was filmed over the course of three days in their Tampa video studio. Litewave Media also oversaw the post-production process from editing to voice overs and audio remastering.

The final Buying Coach video production included the hour-long video and three commercials ranging from 15 seconds to a minute in length as well as several web shorts.

Litewave Media films “Extreme Couponing” TLC TV Show

Litewave Media films “Extreme Couponing” TLC TV Show

This week, Litewave Media’s Tampa video crew was filming a TV show with the TLC network for a Tampa video production. TLC’s hit show Extreme Couponing came to the Tampa Bay area and hired Litewave Media to execute another successful video production. The show, Extreme Couponing follows several savvy shoppers through a shopping trip where they must stretch their buck to save as much money as they can. TLC and Litewave Media Studios were at a local Kmart for a full day of photography and video production for an upcoming TV episode.

Two contestants on "Extreme Couponers" anxiously await the grand total

Two contestants on “Extreme Couponing” anxiously await the grand total

For the video production, Litewave Media’s Tampa video crew was represented by camera operator and proprietor Christian Schwier and his Panasonic HVX-200 HD video camera. Be sure to look for our Tampa video production company, Litewave Media, in the credits when the TV episode airs later this fall!