New Website. New Reel. New Blog.

We've officially launched our new website, demo reel (watch below) and blog at www.creoproductions.com.

UICA Digital Collection: Beili Liu

We've had the privilege to continue producing videos for the UICA Digital Collection during ArtPrize. Below is an interview with "Lure/Wave" artist Beili Liu.

Job Posting: Production Expert

Creo Productions is looking for a highly creative, self-motivated, multi-faceted video production expert to contribute to our growing production company.

Skill Set: Editor/Videographer/Animator

Must be an intuitive storyteller with advanced skills in Final Cut Pro, AfterEffects, Photoshop, Videography with 35mm film lens adapters and/or DSLRs.

Experience Level: 3-10 years

Compensation: Full-time position with salary and benefits (TBD)

About Creo:

Creo Productions is a full-service video production company located in downtown Grand Rapids, Michigan. Visit www.creoproductions.com or www.vimeo.com/creoproductions to view our work.

How to Apply:

1. Email your resume and links to your online portfolio to contact [at] creoproductions.com. Please include your name in the subject.

2. Include a brief statement about your passions, dream job, ambitions, and why you may be a good fit for our team.

UICA Digital Collection: ArtPrize '09

ArtPrize was an amazing experience last fall, and momentum is building for '10. Creo had the opportunity to shoot and edit a series of five videos for the UICA during ArtPrize, profiling unique artists for the gallery's Digital Collection. Watch Kurt Perschke and RedBall below.

Video: Accenture Case Study

We produced a video case study for Steelcase at Accenture's Houston office, centered on the issue of real estate working harder.

Steelcase: Node

We collaborated with Steelcase Education Solutions and Wonderkind Studios to create this video for the launch of Node, an innovative chair for the educational market. The video was shot on a Canon 5D and Canon 7D at Tribeca Flashpoint Media Arts Academy in downtown Chicago, and made its debut at the Node media event at NeoCon.

GRid70: Grand Rapids Innovation & Design

Watch the launch video of GRid70, a creative working collaboration between Amway, Meijer, Steelcase and Wolverine Worldwide. The video team included the companies, Go Rocketscience and Stegeman Creative, illustrations by Tim Pospisil, and AfterEffects production and post work by Creo Productions.

Solar Power: Timelapse Video

We started working with Cascade Renewable Energy, a division of Cascade Engineering, over the fall and winter to capture a large solar panel installation at Louis Padnos Iron & Metal Co.

We installed a 20-foot scaffolding rig on the rooftop and mounted a timelapse DSLR photography system to capture the process, as well as b-roll on our JVC HM 700.

Rapid Growth covered the solar story here.

You can watch the video below:

Steelcase: Surface Materials Videos

A series of four videos we shot and edited for Steelcase on Surface Materials. We shot in New York City on-location at Designtex, Pollack and The Alpha Workshops, as well as at Steelcase headquarters in Grand Rapids. Visit steelcase.com or follow them on Twitter.

It's a Gold ADDY

Congrats to Gravity Six Alliance for the Gold ADDY award for the Chemical Bank web video campaign Creo shot and edited. Watch the videos below:

The Story of Joe

GR Homelessness: Dégagé Video

We've created a series of videos for Heartside non-profit Dégagé, which provides help and hope to many of our homeless people downtown. To find out more about Dégagé, you can visit them online at www.degageministries.org. Here's the "About Dégagé" video.

Social Media Story

In the dust of ArtPrize, Twitter (www.twitter.com/aaron_creo) notified us that our Vimeo video of Rob Bliss' Airplane event made it onto the French site Fubiz, which serves up "a daily dose of inspiration."

Within hours, the video had 2,000 views.

The next day it had 5,000.

Within three days it had 16,000.

Now, these aren't the type of numbers that'll turn heads around the globe, but it's an example of how quickly videos get passed on today, how far video can travel, and who it may inspire.

*An interesting side note. Our Vimeo site is more of a digital portfolio for our work. Rob's video had already made it's rounds on YouTube (and now has around 45,000 views).

ArtPrize Video: Sigur Rós Site, Freep.com

Sigur Rós Website

Detroit Free Press

MLive.com

Official Video: Rob Bliss ArtPrize

Our official Rob Bliss ArtPrize video is live on YouTube:



Thanks to our crew (13 cameras) for a great shoot. Enjoy ArtPrize.

Visit ArtPrize Haiku*

breathtaking ArtPrize
buzzing, vibrant city streets
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Breathtaking Video: Planet Earth

This video floored me at a retreat this weekend. It's video clips from the BBC's Planet Earth series, set to the sounds of Sigur Ros's "Hoppipolla." Wow. If you haven't seen it, please watch.

Money. Made in Michigan.

Here's our second video edit for Chemical Bank and Gravity Six Alliance...enjoy!

DWM Whirlpool Video

Last night, Design West Michigan and AIGA featured "a Dialogue About National Design Policy Initiatives." For designers, these excellent organizations are helping further your cause.

We've also produced "A Case for Good Design" for DWM, a video case study examining the creation of Whirlpool's Duet washer/dryer system, and how design impacts its business.

ActiveSite, ArtPrize, GR

Grand Rapids is buzzing with ArtPrize. 

Click to read a profile on ActiveSite and the relationship between architecture and art. They also give a quick mention of the 38 short film we created alongside Brian Kelly. 

Our ArtPrize is two-fold. We're hosting artist Kelsey Carriere in our space with "A minor fantasy." We'll also be producing the video documentary for Rob Bliss' event with 100,000 paper airplanes and Sigur Ros.