Brooke Bennett three time Olympic Gold Medalist was at the Shooting Stars Studio as talent for a series of automotive commercials. Ms. Bennett was the spokesperson for Crown Automotive Group’s 13 dealerships in Pinellas County. Crown Automotive and Moore and Scarry Advertising teamed up with Shooting Stars Post, Inc. (SSP) to shoot the HD commercials, which will begin airing in May 2012.

Ms Bennett’s three gold medals came during the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta and in 2000 in Sydney, Australia. Brooke is also a certified personal trainer and nutritionist.

John Samaha, president of SSP said “It’s a great honor to meet and work with an Olympic champion of Brooke’s caliber; she did a great job delivering her lines with poise and professionalism.”

More than a digital production firm, SSP has an 7,000-square-foot facility located at 3106 W. North A Street, Tampa, FL 33609, with more than 4,000 square feet of studio space, top-of-the-line high definition digital production and post production equipment, and complete in-house creative services. Contact us for your next production today!

Each year the Pediatric Cancer Foundation (PCF) holds an event called Fashion Funds the Cure to raise funds for and promote pediatric cancer awareness. This year was the 9th annual Fashion Funds the Cure!

Days before the fashion show the girls experienced a special pampering day sponsored by Neiman Marcus and Mercedes Benz. Every year Shooting Stars Post (SSP) shoots the footage from the pampering day and then produces a video that is shown at the Fashion Show.

The show was hosted once again by Carson Kressley, a famous TV fashion stylist and music was played by our very own Clearwater native Suite Caroline. The girls were escorted down the runway by many of Tampa Bay’s leading athletes such as Josh Freeman (QB of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers) and Vincent Lecavalier (Tampa Bay Lightning).

The event was another great success and raised lots of money for the fight against pediatric cancer. To view the video that SSP produced for Fashion Funds Cure please click the video above!

Hot wings, cold beer and served by the girl next door? Sign us up! WingHouse selected Shooting Stars Post (SSP) to produce four new television commercials as well as a instructional video for cooks and servers based on WingHouse’s new menu items.

Shooting Stars shot the commercials using a Steadicam and the Canon 5D , along with a cinematic lens package. Bold moving shots were achieved quickly and beautifully, using the Steadicam. John Samaha, president of Shooting Stars Post directed the commercials and said “The cast was very professional and fun to work with even with starting at 5am, they hung in there all day”. The cast was comprised of the top WingHouse girls from across the state!

The spots were edited in SSP’s large comfortable edit suite with Avid Nitris DX and latest version 6.1 software . The commercials feature some of the new menu items, drinks, wings and of course the world famous WingHouse girls (need we say more)!

WingHouse wanted a production partner that could incorporate food, fun and atmosphere into their television commercials. They received that and more by partnering with SSP! Shooting Stars has been a production partner with WingHouse for over nine years!

View one of the commercials by clicking the photo to the right!

More than a digital production firm, SSP has an 7,000-square-foot facility located at 3106 W. North A Street, Tampa, FL 33609, with more than 4,000 square feet of studio space, top-of-the-line high definition digital recording and editing equipment, and complete in-house production capabilities including HD production and post production. Contact us for your next production today!

This past weekend John Samaha, president of Shooting Stars had the pleasure of assisting his daughter Anna Kirby Streufert with a wedding shoot at the Don Cesar. Anna is a blue ribbon vendor for Southern Weddings. If you know anyone that is getting married and is need of a photographer please pass on the information! Check out some of the gorgeous photos from last weekends wedding here!

http://annakirbyphoto.com/weddings/kristin-casey-don-cesar-florida/

Leadership Tampa (LT), of The Greater Tampa Chamber of Commerce (GTCC) has been helping to form the next generation of civic leaders for over 42 years. Leadership Tampa was spurred into creation by Park Wright III who noticed all of Tampa’s leaders were over 50 years old. In partnership with the GTCC, Leadership Tampa began and has helped create tomorrow’s leaders for Tampa’s success today and into the future.

Shooting Stars told the story through a documentary style video for the Leadership Tampa Alumni – Parke Wright III Award. The prestigiousParke Wright III Award is presented annually to a member of Leadership Tampa Alumni who have demonstrated exceptional leadership and made a significant difference in the Tampa Bay community.

The video featured Parke Wright IV , sharing his father’s story with Tampa’s downtown skyline as the back drop. Rhea Law, provided additional tales from her perspective as an alumni in the first Leadership Tampa class. Ms. Law was recorded in the Shooting Stars studio on green screen and edited into the presentation with a animated LTA logo. Shot in HD, The project made use of our Avid Nitris Dx suite, After Effects and Photoshop. Jack Harris provided the voice over and was recorded in our audio suite.

Congratulations to this years winner : George B. Howell III! You can view the video that Shooting Stars Post produced by clicking on the picture to the right of the story. Check it out!

Creative spots that create awareness and drive sales is our DNA at Shooting Stars Post (SSP) and why the Outback Bowl has relied on SSP for well over a decade.

The teams selected this year will provide an exciting game with two gunslinger quarterbacks that are sure to “light it up “ on January 2nd at Raymond James Stadium.

The commercials were produced in HD using Avid Nitris DX, Maya 3D animation, After Effects, Particle Effects and the talents of the SSP team. Spots were written by Rayna Lancaster and voiced by Mark Winston.

View the :30 commercial by clicking on the photo of the helmets!

Who do you think will take home the Outback Bowl trophy on January 2nd?

We live in a visual-rich society. If a picture is worth a thousand words, then a video is worth thousands more. YouTube can be used in many ways to market and brand your business. Here are ten tips Shooting Stars suggests to elevate your company on YouTube as well as social media and corporate communications.

1. Put together a creative video explaining your product or service.
2. Show the results of someone using your services.
3. Take your clients on a tour of your office to help them feel connected with you.
4. Run a contest with an outcome to win a service by your company.
5. Display your company information in every video including name, URL, phone number and email address. A video with a thousand views is great but a video that helps drive action is better!
6. Use emotion in your video. If you can make people feel something you will make your video memorable.
7. Tag your videos! Tag your video with keywords about the content in your video as well as tag those important to your brand.
8. Use real people. Record a client of yours or a leader at your office.
9. Add surprise to your video. Viewers expect a corporate video. Surprise your audience with exciting music, a funny activity or even a familiar face.
10. Reach out to your clients. Being proactive with people by sharing your video will help get the content more exposure. Include your videos in your monthly newsletters, social media sites or personally send the clip to fans of your company.

YouTube’s not just for posting silly videos of singing dogs and other strange moments it can also be used as a highly effective business tool. Take some time to expend your companies viral marketing.

YouTube is a fun and smart way to reach your audience.

If you are looking for some help with your viral marketing give Shooting Stars Post a call! We can help you shoot, edit and market your video.

More than a digital production firm, SSP has an 7,000-square-foot facility located at 3106 W. North A Street, Tampa, FL 33609, with more than 4,000 square feet of studio space, top-of-the-line high definition digital recording and editing equipment, and complete in-house production capabilities including HD production and HD post production. Contact us for your next production today!