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This month we were grateful to be selected to provided coverage of the USMC Historical Company‘s activities at the 150th Anniversary of the John Brown raid in Harpers Ferry, West Virgina.
“October 2009 marked 150 years since the abolitionist John Brown perpetuated his raid against the town of Harpers Ferry, (West) Virginia , and the Federal Arsenal there. Although the incident has made an indelible mark in history, many of the details and people involved are still shrouded in myth and conjecture. Few people today realize that US Marines captured John Brown, ending his attempt to incite a slave revolt in Virginia. Fewer still grasp the military and political intrigue, beyond the issues of slavery, that surrounded the raid, nor the challenges that Army Lt.Col. Robert E. Lee and those Marines would face in resolving the issue. Their ability to improvise and adapt to the rapidly changing mission, and the courage and discipline that ultimately allowed them to defuse a very tense and explosive situation would directly reflect those operations that our Marines are dealing with today around the world.”
Wherl Productions provided multi-camera coverage of the event. We also shot a series of scripted narrative for a future USMCHC project. We are proud to have been part of this historical event. Thanks to GySgt Williams, Beth Hall and all the staff of the USMCHC for their incredibly meticulous preparation which made the production and event a success.

We created a TV ad for ‘Jeff Cook 4 Judge’ in less than four hours. The ad had to be shot, edited, color graded and out to tape for delivery to Comcast in less than a day. Click here to see the ad.

The adversity we face in life is not what defines us, but it is how we face that adversity and overcome it that defines us.
Two years ago, Phil Anderson faced one of the most difficult situations a person can face in life. Phil had a stroke. What makes Phil’s story so unique? Phil has been a long distance runner for over 20 years. How can a person in such great shape fall victim to a stroke? The truth is, we are all potentially at risk.
Stroke is the third leading cause of death in the United States. Over 140,000 people die each year from stroke in the United States. Each year, about 800,000 people suffer a stroke, about 600,000 of these are first attacks. Stroke is one of the leading causes of serious, long-term disability such as loss of motor skills or even Aphasia, which was the result of Phil’s Stroke.
Phil has joined two of the passions in his life. Running, and spreading stroke awareness. Annually Phil hosts Phil’s Survivor Run. A race to raise funds for stroke awareness.
Join Wherl Productions as we chronicle Phil’s recovery, and his quest to continue running towards his goal of raising stroke awareness. He may save your life!
For more information on Phil’s Survivor Run, and to donate to his cause visit www.survivorrun.com
For more information on stroke and stroke awareness visit www.stroke.org

This month we had the great privilege to work with Doug LaViolette, President of The Brian LaViolette Scholarship Foundation. Doug and his family started the Scholarship Foundation to honor the memory of their son who lost his life at an early age.  This great organization awards scholarships to students all over the United States and other counties.
During the production we had the pleasure of working with actor James McEachin, military historian Stan Clark, and John McColley, president of the Sgt. Mac foundation.

July 2008 marked the 145th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg.  Wherl Productions was honored to be selected to capture the Buford’s Reconnaissance movement during the historic reenactment.
The cavalry movement consisted of hundreds of horseback soldiers traveling over 5 miles  from the  Pulig Farm, nestled in the Quaker Valley area near Biglerville, Pennsylvania, to the site of the 145th Gettysburg reenactment where more than 12,000 reenactors where present for the main battle.
To the right are some stills extracted from the HD Footage we shot.