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…
Who knew a movie about fly fishing could capture so much excitement and attention … not to mention a couple of Emmy nominations? Here at Wide Eye Productions we had a hunch that bringing the fly fishing world together with the beauty of the great northwest was a good mix. This week “The Rocky Mountain…
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…
Thanks to Pamela Kleibrink Thompson and Greenbelt Magazine for the nice write-up on Wide Eye Productions and our project, “Idaho, the Movie.” To view the full article, click here.
Call me a geek, but this image captures a thing of beauty. 48 terrabites of RAID level 6 beauty, if anyone is counting. We just installed our newest, under the hood upgrade to Wide Eye’s post production facility in Boise. It’s a shared media server that feeds HD and 2K footage to our three Premier…
Prime Time Live, The Sarah Johnson Story When director/photographer Tom Hadzor got the call from ABC producer Jeff Diamond to shoot a series of four-camera interviews for an upcoming Prime Time Live special, he knew he’d have to bring along the entire equipment locker. Wide Eye was to provide a third BetaSP unit to a…
