WHAT'S NEW? - Barry Silverthorn
	May 15, 2011 The Electric Wallpaper Company is a memeber of The County Collective. We're a group of video production professionals working in the Quinte region of Ontario. Our goal is to provide content-producers access to reliable, skilled talent for their productions between those cities. Whether you need a camera operator to acquire B-roll for your show, a short interview to be recorded, or an entire crew, we can connect you with the personnel and resources you need. We can help you reduce your production expenses, time spent on the road, and producer fatigue. When it comes to gear, we have access to a variety of equipment to suit any budget. The members on the list represent some of the most versatile and experienced professionals in the region. Feel free to contact any of them for your next out-of-town production.
	August 5, 2010 Here's a video we created for the launch of Mèreadesso, a boutique cosmetics business based in Toronto, started by Linda Stephenson. Linda has created scrubs, toners and moisturizers using natural ingredients from around the world. Our job? To bring together visuals that showcase the variety of ingredients and the places that they're sourced from. All this had to tie in with the branding image of the product, and the design of the website. No small feat, when the design elements are black and white, with tiny, thin fonts! The video was also crafted so that it could be used as a backdrop for a live performance, with an on-stage presenter speaking over the music. Although we would have loved to travel the globe to gather the images, all the video was sourced from our library of stock footage. Click on the "MEDIA" link at the Mèreadesso website to view the video.
	June 20, 2010 The Electric Wallpaper Company has added a bunch of new high-definition video gear to the list of equipment. First up, the Panasonic HPX300. This versatile camera records in a variety of video formats, both standard-definition and high-definition. All the footage is stored on P2 media cards - no more videotape. The footage is downloaded directly from the camera to the disc drives of my editing system for instant access. My video production clients who regularily use Sony's popular EX cameras will find similar quality in this camera, but with a greater variety of features. Anywhere you can use an EX1 or EX3, this Panasonic can do the job... only better. Also new is the Avid Media Composer high-definition video editing system. The arrival of this system means I can retire my old standard-def Avid, which has served reliably and valiantly for nine years. The new system features the latest version of Avid Media Composer software, just released a few days ago. Projects can mix and match material from a variety of video sources, so no matter what format you're shooting on, this system can handle it. And coming soon... What good is a camera without a jib? The E-Z Jib is a boom system designed to create smooth camera "crane" movements. The camera can be moved in any direction, left or right, up or down, up to ten feet in the air. This is a tool that adds a professional look to any production - even ones with small budgets. And it can be set up in about five minutes. What does all this new gear mean for Electric Wallpaper clients? More versatility. More options. Better video quality. And faster turn-around on projects.
	May 4, 2010 I'm proud to announce that Electric Wallpaper will be the official supplier of video production services for countylive.ca. Countylive is a community news and information site devoted to keeping Prince Edward County residents and friends up to date on what's happening in the area. Whether it's hard news, what's on this weekend, or who's having an anniversary bash, you'll be kept in the loop. The Electric Wallpaper Company will be producing stories on local events and creating advertiser content for the site. CountylIve will be online in a couple of weeks. In the meantime, you can visit their Facebook page. Here's a bit of what they're all about: April 10, 2010 The Electric Wallpaper team have created a new online promo for NightingalesTherapeutic Spa in Bloomfield, Ontario. This "webmercial" highlights just a few of the healing services offered by the spa. So far, reaction has been great. It's hard to watch without feeling like you need to book a session there as soon as possible. KUDOS "Working with Electric Wallpaper has given me the confidence to take on more and more projects, because I have yet to go over budget on anything I've edited there. What is quoted is what it takes." Tracey Anderson, Indepedent Producer "Just wanted to pass along my thanks for the great job you did on the B&D video. It was extremely well received by all at the sales meeting! In fact, our General Manager commented to me that "it was the best video he had seen in his 20+ years at Black & Decker." Brett Maves, Black & Decker "It's good to have an editor who cares about my project as much as I do. I never get the feeling that I'm just working with a button pusher." Chris Hollinrake, Hollinrake Communications

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