The Klontz Chronicles: Joe’s Baby Blog
The Klontz Chronicles: Joe’s Baby Blog Hello SolidLine Media followers! If you have not seen me around already, let me make my official introduction! My name is Joe Klontz, SolidLine Media’s newest Video Production Intern for Summer 2013. I will be blogging periodically throughout my time here at SolidLine Media, as I embark on multiple [...]
O’Hare Airport Welcomes SolidLine Crew
Media Contact: Greg Vass, Executive Producer SolidLine Media 312-648-6600 media@solidlinemedia.com This month the SolidLine Media crew headed to O’Hare airport, but for the first time in history it wasn’t for travel purposes. They were there to create a movement safety video for the Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) and Transportation Research Board (TRB). It was [...]
The Tribe Has Spoken: SLM Takes Home People’s Telly Awards
Media Contact: Greg Vass, Executive Producer SolidLine Media 312-648-6600 media@solidlinemedia.com SolidLine was again highlighted in this year’s People’s Telly Awards, an online video competition where peers can vote for the best video according to separate categories. Three SLM productions were awarded with Bronze People’s Telly awards after viewers voted them among the best productions in the annual competition. [...]
Behind the SolidLine: Chris’s Cliffhanger
SolidLine Intern Chris Tracz cut together this awesome video highlighting his time spent with SolidLine. We love you, Chris!
Ten Years at SolidLine–Happy Work-iversary to Mike Petrik, AD
This week, our Art Director, Mike Petrik celebrates ten years at SolidLine. Ten years is a pretty big milestone, so we sat down with Petrik to chat about his time at SolidLine, how the production company has changed and grown, how he’s been a part of that and how he’s grown. SLM–What was the first [...]
Thank You Chris Tracz!
Media Contact: Greg Vass, Executive Producer SolidLine Media 312-648-6600 media@solidlinemedia.com The SLM crew would like to send a special thank you to Winter Intern Chris Tracz for his hard work and dedication. Over the past four months, Chris has traveled the US with the crew for on-location shoots, assisted in all aspects of production, developed [...]
The Perks of Hiring Professional On-Screen Talent
Part of the production process is deciding whether or not you need to hire professional on-screen talent. In most circumstances, we’ll suggest that you do. Professional talent definitely costs more, about $1,000+ a day per actor plus the cost of auditions, but will also save you time and money in production because professional talent will be [...]
Chris’s Cliffhanger: SLM Wars
Chris’s Cliffhanger: SLM Wars By Chris Tracz, SolidLine Winter Intern Episode IV: A New Video A long time ago in a studio far, far away…. young winter intern Chris Tracz is thrust into the struggle of video production when he comes across Producer Obi-Wright Kevin. Kevin begins to teach Chris how to create award-winning videos. [...]
Bragging Rights: SolidLine’s NCAA Bracket Champion
March Madness is over and the Louisville Cardinals have taken the title of NCAA Champs. Meanwhile, in the SolidLine office, we have our own winner. Based on the results of last night’s game, John Courchane, editor, has claimed his new title of SLM NCAA Bracket Champion. The reward for this achievement goes beyond a title; [...]
The 2013 People’s Telly Awards: Vote for SolidLine Media
This year’s People’s Telly Awards are in full swing and, as SolidLine Media is up for a few different awards and categories, we wanted to reach out to our supportive fan base. The People’s Telly Awards give the online community the power to rate entries and decide this year’s People’s Telly Award Winners. It’s incredibly [...]
Aurora And Communitas Awards Honor SolidLine Media
Media Contact: Greg Vass, Executive Producer SolidLine Media 312-648-6600 media@solidlinemedia.com The crew recently brought two production awards home, proving yet again that hard work in this industry pays off and is recognized in an honorable fashion. The Aurora Awards is an independent and international film and video competition for commercials, cable programming, documentaries, industrial, instructional, [...]
WATCH AND VOTE: SolidLine Extern Editing Challenge
We’re proud of our interns and the opportunities we offer them, and they eagerly take, to get hands-on experience in the video production field. Our externs are no different. What’s an externship? It’s an internship that we offer to students over their spring break. It’s short and sweet but we try to jam-pack it with as much [...]
First Annual SolidLine Media Pie Bake-Off
The office is flooded with delicious sweetness this morning as competitors for the First Annual SolidLine Media Pie Bake-Off file into the office. That’s right, in honor of March Madness and Pi Day, SolidLine Media is bringing a little competition to the workweek. The Chili Cook-Off got pretty heated, and not just because Editor John [...]
Meet the SLM Crew: Adam Marzec, Motion Graphics Artist
It’s about that time again. Time to meet another member of the ever-talented SolidLine Media team. So let’s get onward with another edition of “Meet the SLM Crew!” This week, we’re swinging by the art department to check in with one of our fabulous Motion Graphics Artists, Adam Marzec. I pried Adam away from his [...]
What is a Styleboard?
Ready to launch? When working with clients it is very important that we understand what they like, what they don’t like and how we can best represent their voice and brand visually. According to SolidLine’s Art Director and Motion Artist extraordinaire, Mike Petrik, “As much as we’d like someone to say, ‘Make us something cool [...]
Chris’s Cliffhanger: Behind the Internship
Chris’s Cliffhanger: Behind the Internship By Chris Tracz, SolidLine Winter Intern He is the only winter intern at Solidline Media (SLM). But behind the intellect, good-looks, charm, and insatiable thirst for knowledge, there’s an addiction… to cocoa. This is Chris Tracz – The Story Behind the Internship Interns are like a box of chocolates – [...]
The Few. The Talented. The Interns.
Internships are a strong first step into any career path, and film and video internships are no different. At SolidLine, our internship is an invaluable hands on experience. You won’t walk away knowing everyone’s coffee order; you’ll walk away with the confidence to pursue any career in film and video. What’s the opportunity?– Come with [...]
Maintaining Video and Audio Quality on the Web
It’s one thing to produce a compelling video, it’s another thing entirely to get it out there and get it viewed. When it comes to publishing and sharing your work, YouTube and Vimeo have moved mountains for filmmakers. However, at SolidLine we don’t just slap our videos up on YouTube or Vimeo and hope for [...]
The Sony F3, The Camera Behind the Productions
Behind every strong man is a strong woman. Well, at SolidLine it’s no different…well it’s a little different. First off there are women in our crew and secondly, the strong woman supporting us is actually a camera. The Sony PMW-F3 to be exact. Making quality videos is about the vision and talent of the crew, [...]
Winner Announced: SLM Winter Intern Editing Challenge
Media Contact: Greg Vass, Executive Producer SolidLine Media 312-648-6600 media@solidlinemedia.com It’s official! SolidLine Intern Ryan Nice edged out Intern Broc Pachesa in the latest installment of the SolidLine Intern Editing Challenge. Both interns were given a strict set of rules using the same exact footage from the SolidLine Holiday Card photo shoot. The competition was fierce, and [...]
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