WC Shoots National Campaign

Wild Collective recently produced a major national campaign for a leading computer-tech accessory company. The shoot was spread out across 7-days in two major cities with many moving parts including models, real-world locations, studio locations and prop houses, extensive lighting, travel and a crew that was as few as 2 and as many as 6. To meet the clients deadline, extensive retouching was done in real-time around the shoot with an additional 4-days of post-production after final selects were made. Despite the intense schedule, it was success! Once the campaign is made public, we’ll post images here on the blog.

Photo Copyright Suzanne Gotis

Book Trailer: Osa, Roy Toft

Wild Collective teamed up with Photographer/Author Roy Toft to produce a 2-minute trailer showcasing the beautiful photography captured by the author. Since the project was being produced after-the-fact and the WC team was not in the field with Roy, there was no original HD footage or video at all, only the stills that appear in his book in addition to a few behind-the-scenes still images. The team at WC decided to do an in-person interview with Roy, who was relatively local to our offices in Los Angeles. Then in post, the music selections were made and  sound bed created while our graphic design team began to come up with concepts to display the still images as well as “spice up” the presentation of the images. Our goal was to steer clear of a traditional book trailer that often is just a slide show with audio, but to create a dynamic, entertaining and potentially viral social-networking piece. After approximately two weeks of post production, the final result is one we are proud of.

Wild Collective presents the Island of Hawai’i

Wild Collective produced the recently release multimedia for National Parks magazine (a member benefit magazine of the non-profit NPCA.org) about the Island of Hawai’i.

For two weeks, the team at WC traveled the largest of the chain of islands looking for stunning imagery in both stills and video. During this period, the team had to not only produce enough strong still imagery to fill a 7-8 page feature in a national magazine, but also capture enough HD footage to produce an approx. 5-minute multimedia companion film for the web. As a team of three people, WC worked in the haze of a spewing volcanoes sulphur-dioxide tained air that burns lungs and eyes, spent hours in dense, tropical rain forests and of course, enjoyed the breeze and black sand of the beaches. The team also summited Mauna Kea, the world’s highest mountain including it’s 20,000 foot base underwater. At over 13,000 feet, oxygen was scarce and shooting became as laborious as our breathing.

Once the trip was over, there was another 4-weeks of production for both the still photos and multimedia. Stills took approx. 2 weeks to edit the nearly 125 “hero” shots that best represented the island. The multimedia went through it’s various processes from original music selection, script writing, editing, graphic design and animations to voiceover from a native hawaiian.  In the end, the project is a simple glimpse into this otherworldly landscape.

Wild Exposure Episode 4 Launches

Wild Collective has released the final installment of the four part series chronicling the “making of” photographer Ian Shive’s new book, The National Parks: Our American Landscape. In this episode, Shive reflects on one of his favorite national parks, The Channel Islands. Wild Collective shot the footage, sound and photos on location.

WC seeking Multimedia Photographers

Wild Collective, a Los Angeles based multimedia company, is looking for 10 multimedia-savvy photographers to represent for our commercial clients. We have recently engaged in some new work and need photographers who have shot for multimedia in the past and know what it means to shoot for it. You do not need to know how to put your own piece together – we have a production team who will do that for you – but production knowledge is helpful and knowing how to take on a top-tier commercial or editorial assignments is a must. This is a non-exclusive representation meaning you can still take all your own clients but in addition we will market you under our banner for our projects that need photographers. This new division will be launching June 1st and we will be taking applications/submissions until May 1. Please send a portfolio of your photography, a list of your past clients and if available, tear sheets of published work. Applicants with their photos in a finished multimedia piece go to the front of the line. Email photographer “at symbol” wildcollective.com. Please send links, no attachments.

On Assignment: Hawaii

In February, Wild Collective ventured to the Big Island, Hawaii for a major multimedia project involving original video and photography. WC ventured into the rain forests, the coastal lava flows and the highest mountain in the world, Mauna Kea. The end product will be a travel excursion for the non-profit stewards of the National Parks, the National Park Conservation Association. Stay tuned to the blog and the website to see this piece when it goes live in Summer 2010.

photo copyright 2010 Suzanne Gotis

Wild Exposure now on Virgin America flights

Wild Exposure, the popular TV series airing on Current TV and produced by Wild Collective is now available on TV screens on all Virgin America flights. Just tune-in to the Current channel while sitting back and enjoying the modern, awesome way to fly across the country.

Click here to visit the projects page and watch the episodes of Wild Exposure now

Call of the Wild

WC has produced a short film that takes a poetic approach to humanity’s reconnection to nature in a dynamic and fast-paced world. The film combines a variety of footage all shot by Wild Collective with a Sony HD XDCAM, Canon 5d Mark II and still images from a Canon 5D. The piece was produced specifically for a reception on climate change in the National Parks at the U.S. Capitol in Washington D.C.

 

Wild Collective Launches

Wild Collective is a Los Angeles based multimedia, film and television production company which unites veteran Hollywood filmmakers focused on creating top-tier productions for the global community at an affordable price. The company brings together award winning editors, producers, cinematographers, writers, photographers, animators and composers creating dynamic and original content for film, print, television, and the web.

In addition to working with traditional businesses, WC will also bring in new levels of marketing and communications to the environmental and non-profit community. With nearly a decade of experience in major motion picture marketing and brand strategy, we are able to not only create stunning visual productions, but also help define and create projects that will further a company’s specific mission, visual identity and brand with our unique understanding of how the marketplace and public perception work.