We had the great opportunity to work with a 3D motion picture rig designed by Jason Goodman at 21st Century 3D. The stereoscopic 3D motion picture production rig named the BX3 is a beam splitter rig allowing for very narrow interaxial distance between the two images produced for each eye. The narrow interaxial distance allows the camera to get very close to the subject without an overly exaggerated 3D effect.
Check out the photos to see the 3D rig in action and how much fun we had on this shoot. Thanks to Lee Stranahan for putting this production together!
Recently we created a series of six videos for Harrisburg Area Community College to promote their Tech Prep program. The Tech Prep program helps students transition from high school to jobs in the real word. The Tech Prep program also offers students the chance to earn college credits for those planning to continue their eduction. Wherl Productions was honored to be selected to highlight this great program for Adams County PA youth.
Wherl Productions provided a multi camera live shoot for the band Booker Lee and the County Fair. The live concert was held at the Midtown Arts Center in Harrisburg PA.
“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.
President Abraham Lincoln, our 16th President, was one of the most influential Presidents in U.S. History. A pioneer of Freedom and equality, President Lincoln’s accomplishments are as impressive as they are timeless. President Lincoln faced adversity in every foreseeable form during his presidency, maintaining poise and elegance throughout. Undoubtedly, the most difficult task he faced was holding a country together during a turbulent Civil War.
Arguably the most crucial turning point during this War was the battle of Gettysburg. This battle is something that to this day is recognized as one of the bloodiest, hard fought battles of the Civil War. Many Americans lost there lives at the Battle of Gettysburg, and as the war went on it was the task of the residents of a small town in south central Pennsylvania to rebuild their town, care for the many wounded left behind, and bury the thousands of dead lying upon a decimated battlefield. It was in this devastation that Gettysburg not only recovered, but created the United States first National Cemetery. They created a place of honor for those who gave their lives for their country at Gettysburg. This act lead to perhaps one of the most poignant, memorable speeches of all time, the Gettysburg Address.
Wherl Production’s Lincoln Project chronicles these turbulent times following the Battle of Gettysburg. By interviewing some of the most prominent Lincoln historians, brilliant Professors of History, and intuitive Lincoln authors we will present a informative and entertaining look at this historic time.
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
Wherl Productions is working in partnership with the Sgt Mac Foundation to produce a fund raising commercial for the National Wreath Project. Previously, the Brian LaViolette Foundation hired Wherl Productions to document their involvement in assisting the Sgt Mac Foundation and Gettysburg High School in creating an annual scholarship in the name of Marine Sergeant Eric McColley. Sgt McColley was a 2000 graduate of Gettysburg High School, and soon after, Eric decided to serve his country and became a Marine. While serving our country in Iraq he was killed along with seven fellow Marines and two Airmen when two Marine helicopters collided off the coast of Djibouti, Africa on February 17, 2006. Eric, like so many other servicemen and women gave his live doing what he loved, serving his country. The scholarship proudly goes to a student of Gettysburg High School each year in Eric’s name.
During this project we were fortunate enough to meet and work with John and Susan McColley, the parents of Eric McColley. While working with the McCollys we learned of their deep and enduring passion to preserve their sons memory, to help those who have also lost a child, and to honor those who have paid the ultimate price in serving our country. One way the McCollys have chosen to honor our fallen was to start the National Wreath Project. Each holiday season John and Susan would place a wreath on their sons grave at the Quantico National Cemetery in Quantico Virginia. The following holiday season, they would place a new wreath on Eric\’s grave and place the previous seasons wreath on another Marines grave. It was not long until they wanted to do more. This grew into the National Wreath Project. Each year the McCollys, along with hundreds of volunteers, gather in the parking lot of Giant Food Stores in Gettysburg, PA. The volunteers decorate the wreaths and put them into pods for transport. Giant, a proud supporter of the project, donates the parking lot and supply the wreath at cost. ABF Freight Systems, another proud supporter of the project, supplies and ships pods to Quantico National Cemetery, where hundreds more volunteers place the wreaths on grave sites throughout the cemetery. Volunteers from Quantico, VA , Annapolis, MD, Gettysburg High School’s Jr. R.O.T.C. program, Gettysburg Battlefield Detachment of the Marine Corps League, American Legion Post 202 and, of course, Stan Clark all helped to work on this amazing project.
Wherl Productions, holding to our beliefs that it is important to support our community and are proud to be a part of the National Wreath Project. We have partnered with the McColly’s to make a commercial that will help raise awareness, funds and volunteers to sustain and broaden the project for years to come. At this time the National Wreath Project is able to cover approximately 10 percent of the grave sites at Quantico National Cemetery. It is our goal to see the entire cemetery covered so that no fallen soldier is forgotten during the holiday season. Please consider donating to this worthy cause.
Visit sgtmac.org for more information. Click here to see the spot.
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.
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