Henrietta the long-billed curlew now has a much better chance of seeing her chicks grow up. That’s largely thanks to The Nature Conservancy’s foresight to help permanently protect and preserve a key nesting ground for these amazing birds– the largest shore birds in North America. The Flat Ranch Preserve is a working cattle…
All three of our independent documentary films are now available on Amazon Prime. If you are a Prime member, you can watch them for FREE: Idaho the Movie Wildlife of the West The Rocky Mountain Fly Highway Check it out, and please, take a moment to provide a review. Every review helps our rankings on…
Our Kickstarter campaign is raising funds to shoot full size helicopter aerials for Idaho the Movie 2. And we know some of you may be wondering, why not just shoot the aerials with a drone? Drones are great tools for shooting low elevation aerials, but they have their limits. In this Kickstarter Update, Wide Eye…
Local filmmaker, Will Von Tagen is bringing Boise to the big screen with the release of his feature film, Almosting It. It’s always impressive to see films with budgets of near-to-nothing make it all the way through to completion, and Will has gone far beyond that. Being a man of many talents, Will wrote the…
This past weekend we were lucky to celebrate the 52nd Northwest Emmy Awards in Seattle. This event was uniquely special for us not only because of the recognition for The Rocky Mountain Fly Highway, but also because our own photographer/editor, Bill Krumm was inducted into the Silver Circle; an honor for media professionals who have…
Often, the best way to get through a difficult obstacle is to learn and connect with others experiencing the same thing. This is exactly what we aim to achieve with our latest production of 60 short, patient education videos to help Multiple Sclerosis and Hepatitis C patients undergoing treatment. We’ve just touched back from our…
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…
After more than a year of production we have finally reached the editing stage on the Rocky Mountain Fly Highway. It’s exciting to see all of the hard work come together, but there is much to be done to meet our November deadline. The Rocky Mountain Fly Highway will broadcast in 4th quarter of 2014…
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…
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…
Congratulations to our staff for competing in– and living thru– i48 this year. Ana Overgaard, Kevin Eslinger and Bill Krumm drew the category of “post-apocolyptic” and in 48 hours, turned around the short film, “Damage Control,” starring Chris Thometz, Hank Thometz and Wanda Crowley. They made the “Best Of” evening and took home the award…
Thanks to our friends at BSU, we had a great week shooting all over campus and beyond, including here in the motion capture lab that’s part of BSU’s kinesiology program. We’re looking forward to putting together the finished pieces!
