New Logo!

September 2009

Russell Video recently adopted a new look! Our new color logo is now visible on our building, vehicles, shirts and this web site.

The new logo design is a colorful variation on a camera shutter. Our new slogan "Script to Screen" is a way to tout our complete line of services.

We are currently in the process of coding our new web site and will unveil it as soon as it's ready.

We're Tweeting

August 2009

You can now follow Russell Video on Twitter by our user name: russellvideo. Learn more at: http://twitter.com/russellvideo

Hollywood Comes to Russell Video

March 2009

One of the big stories to hit Michigan this year is the tax incentives that are available for filmmakers who decide to shoot their productions in our great state.

One such production taking advantage of the Michigan Film Office’s incentives is the independent feature “Betty Ann Waters” starring Hillary Swank, Sam Rockwell and Minnie Driver. The entire movie is being shot in the Ann Arbor area.

When it came time to do make up tests on both Ms. Swank and Mr. Rockwell, the producers chose Russell Video for their location. Our building and 1200 ft. studio served as the perfect location to park their trailers, set up their gear and test away….

Confidentiality of the production prohibits us from posting pictures of the actors, but here are a few shots of the production trucks, studio, camera and the stand-ins.

Click on a photo to view a larger version.

If you are an independent filmmaker or director looking to do make-up tests or any other type of work that needs studio rental, please give Russell Video a call! To learn more about renting our studio, click here.

Renewal Ministries’ “Choice” is Russell Video

March 2009

Founded in 1980 and based in Ann Arbor, Renewal Ministries has worked in harmony with Catholic Church leadership to carry out the work of renewal and evangelization in North America as well as in more than 25 countries around the world.

Their television show The Choices We Face, begun in 1985 is currently the longest running Catholic television program in the world. It is available on five continents and is distributed by national and local cable networks, independent broadcast stations and international satellites. Nationally, the show can be seen on the Eternal World Television Network (EWTN) Tuesday evenings at 6:00 PM EST and Friday Mornings at 6:30 AM EST.

Each week Ralph Martin, on this weekly television series, proclaims the basic truths of Christianity. He urges repentance and faithfulness to scripture; he emphasizes the need for all to have a personal relationship with Jesus Christ; he imparts the courage to stand firm over the long haul as together we cope with an increasingly secular society.

Russell Video has provided video duplication services for the show for 20 years. For the past seven years, RVS has produced the show open and the “booklet” spot that appears at the end of every broadcast.

We are pleased to announce that starting with the 2010 season; The Choices We Face will be shot, edited and duplicated exclusively by Russell Video. Shooting for the 2010 season will begin in the Fall of 2009.

We are very happy that Renewal Ministries “chose” Russell Video. We are looking forward to this partnership and are excited to take the show to “the next level.”

Russell Video Goes Racin’ with the #6 Con-way Freight Ford F-150 and the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series

February 2009

For the second straight year, Russell Video has teamed up with Con-way Freight to produce a hospitality video for NASCAR Camping World Truck Series driver Colin Braun and the #6 Con-way Freight Ford F-150!

Colin spent the day at Con-way Freight’s headquarters in Ann Arbor in January and took a few minutes out of his time to answer a few questions on-camera for this year’s promo.

Click on a photo to view a larger version. Photos courtesy Con-way Racing. More photos here: http://www.con-wayracing.com/photos_and_video?page=2#

The video will be shown before all of the truck races this year in the Con-way Freight hospitality areas.

To see more videos of Colin Braun and the Con-way Freight Ford F-150 visit his page on YouTube.

Russell Video hops on “The Tube” and Facebook

January 2009

Social networking sites are all the rage right now and the crack staff at Russell Video decided that some trends shouldn’t be ignored…

Check us out on Facebook here.

Feel free to become a fan and keep up with all of the happenings and news from Russell Video.

Recently we also upgraded our space on YouTube and added a bunch of videos.

Visit http://www.youtube.com/russellvideo1 to check it out!

It’s a Really Big “Deal”

November 2008

For the fourth straight year in a row, Russell Video provided all of the video production, editing and live audio visual support to Ann Arbor Business Review’s “Deals of the Year” ceremony in November 2008.

“Deals of the Year” is a black-tie event held each year to honor the best and most important business deals and transactions of the last 12 months in the Ann Arbor region. Several businesses were honored this year including:
• Executive of the Year: Roger Newton of Esperion Therapeutics
• Company of the Year: HealthMedia
• Banking & Finance: National Center for Manufacturing Sciences
• Commercial Real Estate: Con-way Freight headquarters deal with Bluestone Realty Advisors
• Construction & Development: 601 Forest LLC
• Health Care: Accuri Cytometers
• Nonprofit: The Humane Society of Huron Valley
• Research: Toyota
• Technology: Barracuda Networks

Without using bribes or any other sort of encouragement, Russell Video was mentioned several times throughout the evening…since we are into self-promoting ourselves as much as possible, we now present to you the Deals of the Year “Plug-O-Rama!”

[Video to be uploaded soon!]

To learn more and see photos from the event, visit the Ann Arbor Business Review at mlive.com.
 

To watch more videos from the event, visit the Russell Video YouTube Page.