Chris’s Cliffhanger: The Skyfall
Chris’s Cliffhanger: The Skyfall By Chris Tracz, SolidLine Winter Intern My name is Tracz… Chris Tracz. I’m the new intern at SolidLine Media (SLM). I’d tell you more but that information is classified. I can tell you this though – just as there have been numerous actors who have played the charming James Bond, many [...]
Watch And Vote: SolidLine Intern Editing Challenge
Media Contact: Greg Vass, Executive Producer SolidLine Media 312-648-6600 media@solidlinemedia.com All SolidLine Media interns walk away with plenty of hands-on experience in the video production field. But sometimes we just have to put that experience to the test and see what each intern is really made of. That’s why we asked SLM Intern Broc Pachesa [...]
SolidLine’s 2012-2013 New Year’s Card Photo Shoot
This is a short video featuring our photo shoot for the 2012-2013 SLM New Year’s card. Typically, when you see “something strange in the neighborhood,” you’d call Ghostbusters, but a troupe of impostors is roaming the streets of Chicago. On 12/12/12, the SolidLine Media crew bundled up and ventured out to an “undisclosed location” to [...]
All Aboard the S.S. SolidLine
Sure, the SolidLine Production Truck is not a boat, but it is our flagship and we are mighty proud of it. So proud, that we think it deserves another blog post. You may remember our initial blog-tour of the SolidLine On-Location Office, but that was four years ago. If you thought our on-the-go-office was neat then, you’re [...]
SLM: A New Year, A New ShowReel
Media Contact: Greg Vass, Executive Producer SolidLine Media 312-648-6600 media@solidlinemedia.com Here at SolidLine, we’re proud of what we create, and we love to show off our high-end video production work. Our brand new 2013 ShowReel highlights a variety of production work from the past year. Check it out, we hope you enjoy it as much [...]
SolidLine Media’s Fall Intern Editing Challenge
Another day, another throw down in the SolidLine Media office. This time the gauntlet has been thrown, and by the interns no less. The battle wages forth for another SolidLine Media Intern Editing Challenge. For this fall’s challenge, interns Ryan Nice and Broc Pachesa have been charged with the task of editing footage from SolidLine’s [...]
B-roc’s Third Blog
B-roc’s Third Blog By Broc Pachesea, SolidLine Fall Intern So far at Solidline Media, mostly everything that we have filmed have been on-location based shoots. While those are fantastic, being able to control your environment and make shots appear the way you want them to look is one of the most valuable assets when it comes to [...]
Winners Announced In SLM 2012 Cook-Off
Media Contact: Greg Vass, Executive Producer SolidLine Media 312-648-6600 media@solidlinemedia.com Last week the SolidLine Media crew rose to their greatest challenge yet: The Chili Cook-Off. The brave SolidLine Director of Social Media Marcus Leshock served as official guinea pig…er…judge, and we are proud to report that the chili has been tasted, the votes have been [...]
SLM Helps To Raise Over $30,000 For Bears Care
Media Contact: Greg Vass, Executive Producer SolidLine Media 312-648-6600 media@solidlinemedia.com Ten years ago the Midtown Athletic Club in Palatine, IL decided to host a 5K run to benefit Bears Care, an organization committed to improving the quality of life for people in the Chicagoland community. They came to us at SolidLine Media in the hopes of [...]
SolidLine Broadcasts Live From LA With Hilary Duff
Media Contact: Greg Vass, Executive Producer SolidLine Media 312-648-6600 media@solidlinemedia.com This season’s SolidLine-produced “live” web broadcasts for the National Society of Leadership and Success kicked off this month with productions in Dallas, TX and Los Angeles, CA. Last week’s broadcast from LA featured former Disney star Hilary Duff as the featured guest. The audience of [...]
SolidLine Donates Production Services To An Illinois Center For Independent Living
Media Contact: Greg Vass, Executive Producer SolidLine Media 312-648-6600 media@solidlinemedia.com For the 5th year in a row SolidLine has partnered with Northern Illinois based RAMP to provide pro bono production services for their Changing Attitudes Breaking Barriers annual fundraising luncheon in Rockford, IL. RAMP is a Center for Independent Living and provides services and advocacy [...]
SolidLine Produces 18 Videos in 7 Days At AOA’s OMED In San Diego
Media Contact: Greg Vass, Executive Producer SolidLine Media 312-648-6600 media@solidlinemedia.com It was a busy seven days for the SLM crew the first week of October as eight staff moved to San Diego for AOA’s OMED annual convention and exposition. During the week-long production trip, SolidLine crew members produced nine videos onsite, and debuted nine other videos [...]
SolidLine Expands Post Department, Welcomes New Crew
Media Contact: Greg Vass, Executive Producer SolidLine Media 312-648-6600 media@solidlinemedia.com SolidLine is proud to welcome two new designers to our Art Department. Adam Marzec and Ethan Barnowsky have joined the SolidLine crew in the past couple of months and are excelling in their graphics roles. The two designers join SLM veteran Art Director Mike Petrik [...]
Watch: SLM’s Secret Obsession With Mascots
Media Contact: Greg Vass, Executive Producer SolidLine Media 312-648-6600 media@solidlinemedia.com What happens when your brother is a client? SolidLine’s Executive Producer Greg Vass found out the hard way when his brother Brian Vass (and Qvidian VP of Marketing) put Greg in charge of being the Qvidian mascot at Connect12, the company’s annual customer conference. How [...]
SolidLine To Produce 2012-2013 Season of NSLS Broadcasts
Media Contact: Greg Vass, Executive Producer SolidLine Media 312-648-6600 media@solidlinemedia.com Some of the most accomplished leaders in the world will be speaking to America’s best and brightest students — and SolidLine Media will be there to broadcast it to the membership. Once again, we’re partnering with the National Society of Leadership and Success. The organization [...]
SolidLine To Add 4th Motion Graphic Artist
Media Contact: Greg Vass, Executive Producer SolidLine Media 312-648-6600 media@solidlinemedia.com The SLM Art Department continues to push out high-end motion graphics and 3D animations each and every day, and our need for top-notch artist talent continues to grow as well. SolidLine is beginning the search for a new addition to the Art Department. The fourth [...]
SolidLine Celebrates 11 Years Of Production
Media Contact: Greg Vass, Executive Producer SolidLine Media 312-648-6600 media@solidlinemedia.com After celebrating a decade in business in August of 2011 the SolidLine crew is excited to add another year of production to the history books. And the last year at SLM has been an exciting one, which was kicked off by the opening of SolidLine’s [...]
SLM To Produce Quality And Safety Series For Avfuel
Media Contact: Greg Vass, Executive Producer SolidLine Media 312-648-6600 media@solidlinemedia.com SolidLine was onsite last week in Michigan in Ypsilanti and Flint for the first week of production for the Avfuel quality assurance and safety training video series. The training series will be used to educate airport linemen in the field on the many aspects of [...]
SLM Avid Tip Videos Featured On Avid Facebook Page
Media Contact: Greg Vass, Executive Producer SolidLine Media 312-648-6600 media@solidlinemedia.com Michael Kromm’s “Avid Tips” series has garnered the attention from social media big-wigs at Avid and are now being featured on the Avid Media Composer Facebook page. The tip videos feature quick tips and shortcuts to help new editors get acclimated with Avid and create [...]
Telly Awards Salute SolidLine
Media Contact: Greg Vass, Executive Producer SolidLine Media 312-648-6600 media@solidlinemedia.com SolidLine productions were honored again this year in the 2012 Telly Awards competition. This year’s competition drew more than 11,000 entries from all 50 states and 5 continents. Telly’s Silver Council evaluated each SolidLine entry to recognize distinction in creative work and then judged that work against [...]
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