So this week I am working as a Personal Assistant (P.A) for a camera crew. A P.A. is a personal assistant on a film or video shoot. P.A.s usually run errands, such as getting food, coffee, carrying video equipment and other similar items. A P.A. will also help camera operators, directors, sound operators, gaffers and almost anyone on the set with holding lenses, charging batteries, transporting equipment and setting up/taking down a set.
The conference was mainly about college studios being recruited by large companies for jobs. Most of the companies were technology based. We interviewed several college kids, people who run certain organizations and filmed a lot of B-roll. Most of the B-roll were signs for the event, seminars and people interacting at booths. Everyone was in a great mood so it made the job a lot better.
Even though I am a San Antonio Videographer ,I am helping an Ad Agency in New Your City right now. After the first day, the agency asked me to shoot, gaf (set up lighting) and help edit. So, that’s a good thing because the client trusts me and will hopefully use me for the next gig.
Besides this I did a video for a famous jazz musician from Mexico City that passed away not to long ago. His daughter wanted a tribute video for him. We shot her singing one of his songs and made a tribute video for her. We used a lot of FB photos and old footage they were able to conver to MP4s to build the video.
DEKO 37 also finished the video for Nancy from Ascender at Alamo City Studios. We filmed her in the Cyclorama Studio at Alamo City Studios. Nancy wanted to add to the video we already did. She forgot to mention some sponsors at the end.
DEKO 37 video production San Antonio filmed an interview for a documentary being made in Spain. The documentary is about art, and one of the artists, Judy Berg, will be in the documentary is from San Antonio. The interview went well and the producer who hired me out of Spain said that he really liked the audio. Judy wrote a book called Bartolome De Cardenas ‘El Bermejo’: Itinerant Painter in the Crown of Aragon (Iberian Studies in History, Literature, and Civilization). The book is about BartolomZ de COrdenas, known as ‘el Bermejo’ (fl 1468–1495), was the most interesting painter of his generation in a time of great artistic and cultural as well as historic change in Spain. Originally from Cordoba, Bermejo appears to have received training directly in Northern Europe in the new technique of oil glazes. During his fascinating career he sometimes drew on the local ‘art scene’ producing altarpieces of astounding quality. This monograph will examine Bermejo’s career in the various cities in the Crown of Aragon where he worked: Valencia, Daroca, Zaragoza, and Barcelona.
On Tuesday, I will be filming a keynote speaker Sarah McVagnel, from Greatness Magnified. I hired Brandon to help with my Sony A7iv, a Sony camcorder, and gimbal. He will be shooting crowd shots and the speaker while I will get a wide on the speaker with two cameras. One will be a rental from camera exchange and the other will be my Canon C200.
The footage came out really well and Sarah, really enjoyed working with us. She tagged us on her page and loved the Instagram Videos we created for her.
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Our packages will start at $150.00 for editing reels that the actor has together. Package 2 will have one 4k camera, audio, lighting and two scenes from non copy-written screenplays. We will have add ons for another actor in the shot, a director, hair and makeup. DEKO 37 videographer San Antonio will also edit these videos as well. The editing will include color grading, background sound and graphics.
I filmed Cedric’s show with Laurie Viganud, CEO of the Lift fund. The Lift Fund is non-profit organization that helps small business owners with limited access to capital by providing small business loans and minority business loans for women, startups, and entrepreneurs. Laurie Viganud is from New Orleans and recently moved here. The Liftfund actually helped out DEKO 37 with a loan converted to a grant during the lockdown.
DEKO 37 also finished the video for the San Antonio Film Festival. Xavier, Ray and I did most of the work. Adam Rocha, the owner of SA Film Festival, loved our footage and gave us some referrals. Unfortunately, because of the SAG and Writers Guild Strike, many actors and writers did not come to the festival. But there were still a lot of local, Texan, American and international shorts, features, animation, and documentaries. There were also events such as after parties, screen writer classes and workshops. Hopefully the strike will be over next year and the film festival, which will turn 40 years old, will be amazing.
Coming up is the Wild Life Rescue. Hopefully this shoot starts in October. It was delayed because the heat is keeping the animals lethargic.
I am going to be a camera assistant for a video company based out of Orlando. We are going to shoot three 12 hour days of the San Antonio S.W.A.T. team with drones, go pros, C-stands, 2 Sony FS7s and lights/audio. It’s still really hot in San Antonio, so I will bring a lot of water, sunscreen, and snacks. I have no idea what to expect from this shoot. I’ve been getting more conditioned so I can have the endurance to keep up.
I hope everyone is having a great year. Check us out at www.deko37.com
