Wide Eye is pleased to announce the start of the filming season for our next independently-produced documentary, Idaho the Movie 2, to be released later this year. “What’s that?” you ask, “the same folks who brought us the Emmy Award-winning programs Idaho, the Movie and The Rocky Mountain Fly Highway, are at it again?” Yes,…
The Boulder-White Cloud mountains are one of Idaho’s most treasured features, marked by rugged peaks reaching over 10,000 ft, numerous mountain lakes and the headwaters of four major rivers. In a long awaited effort to keep this spectacular area pristine, the Boulder-White Clouds Wilderness bill passed through the house without a single opposing vote…
I am pleased to announce, our baby is back! She never really left us but has been sitting idle on the gear shelf for a couple of years gathering dust. With the crazy advent of the DSLR movement, we just couldn’t use her anymore with the smaller cameras. That is, until now. We found a…
Christmas toys came early to Wide Eye this year. Meet our newest addition: the Sony FS-7 XDCAM. This small and lightweight camera is built for run-and-gun documentary style shooting with its ergonomic shoulder mount, balanced design and trigger/hand grip. But it also sports a full size 35mm image sensor. Documentary style shooting with that…
The most effective kind of storytelling involves personal experiences. We love weaving real life moments into our work. The commercial spots we are currently producing for Pioneer Federal Credit Union highlight what the bank does best through the stories of their clients. The spots are build around short features of people like Trudy Peterson, who…
It’s not often that I wish I were sick. But after a week of shooting out at St. Luke’s Pulmonary Rehabilitation and witnessing their “dream team” of medical personnel in action, I found myself wishing I had a reason to sign up for their services! St. Luke’s Pulmonary Rehabilitation is a comprehensive program for patients…
On the road again filming the Rocky Mountain Fly Highway! We got to spend our day with the 2006 Individual National Fly Fishing Champion, Bret Bishop. Bret has competed in two Fly Fishing World Championships, and shares his expertise guiding with Silver Creek Outfitters. Bret shared his knowledge about the uniquely challenging nature of fishing…
We just completed HD video production on this member recruitment video for the Boise State Alumni Association. Enjoy!
All the moisture this spring made for emerald green new aerials of Boise. These were shot with our new Panasonic VariCam 2700 and our Canon 5D Mk II camera packages. What a pretty town we live it!
As digital production moves away from video tape, post production work-flow and backup procedures become more important than ever. It seems like it happened in the blink of an eye. Tape is gone. Gone with it is a “hold it in your hand” assurance that all the work that went into planning, lighting, directing and…
Principal and Producer Jennifer Isenhart is a fourth generation entrepreneur. She also happens to be the great grand daughter of one of the first cinematographers in the Pacific Northwest. Media mogul Ted Turner says an entrepreneur is what you call yourself when you don’t have a job. By that definition, I come from a long…
What’s cool is when a client, in this case our friend Sue Nass with the Idaho Department of Fish & Game, comes to us with an idea for a great campaign that encourages kids to get outside and play. To put away their Xboxes, turn off the television and shutdown their computers to get out…
