St. Louis Video and Film Demo Reels

Film and Video Production

General
Medical
Real People
Comedy
Kids
Food
Corporate

General Reels

Just as you hope that you've made a good decision about your choice of spouse, you also really want to make a good decision when it comes to your vehicle loan....both are long term decisions...hopefully one is much longer than the other. In this spot for CEFCU, a credit union, the bride's vows include a glowing endoresment of CEFCU's car loans.

A whole lotta rigging and climbing in Colorado’s Garden Of The Gods to get this metaphor going…35mm, Swiss crane, and frame speed manipulation.

Use of variable frame rates and unsettling sound effects add to the tension and drama of this 16mm commercial, which seeks to educate the viewer about the sad realities of shaken baby syndrome.

Medical Reels

When you only have the budget for one location, compelling 35mm, combined with great casting and an oblique voice-over drive this different approach for medical center.

Making cutting edge, medical technology impressive but not intimidating. Simple, tasty graphics, 24P and custom music help guide this direct cause & effect spot. Other than a tornado, everything went smoothly.

An eye for detail makes for captivating storytelling. The use of 35mm and a swing-shift lens changes and enhances the look of the flashback scenes.

Real People Reels

Making real people comfortable…honest, relaxed and compelling staff interviews integrated with b-roll on HD and 2-D motion-graphics.

Getting compelling performances from executives at all levels is one of Deeds’ fortes…HD paired together with excellent stock and motion graphics gives a lotta punch for the dollar.

You can’t beat the close-up. 35mm shot with varied stops of overexposure gives beautiful lighting effect to the skin tones of the talent…combined with ramping up and down frame rate, oblique angles and a dramatic voice over for added gravitas.

Comedy Reels

Icons on an icon. Shot on 35mm, Chuck Berry finds Nadine and John O’Hurley reminisces in these vignettes meant to tease viewers to come see what’s new at the Arch.

John Goodman doesn’t know it…but he’s a soprano. Simple set, perfect talent…oops…only two hours to shoot.

The comedic hook for this lumber company’s 16mm spot is an anthropomorphic treatment of two birds that provide commentary on the ineptitude of the human do-it-yourselfer. A lot of grunts, groans and giggles in lieu of a traditional voice-over.

Kids Reels

Combine real patients, kid colors, original music and fun motion-graphics and come up with a compelling 35mm spot.

Start with a casting session of 200 infants (many crying), narrow it down to seven, work around nap times and shoot with beautifully lit 35mm…easy.

Swing-shift lens created depth and drama in the small one-on-one interaction of the on-camera talent.

Food Reels

We’re hands on with art direction and props when we do food table-top…add a motion control camera and you have a delicious look for this 35mm spot.

What’s important to film is important to HD…table top, expertly lit and creatively stylized, intercut with a fun location at magic hour…all done at 24P.

Secrets to beautiful food on tape...24P HD, expert lighting and art direction plus styling finesse. Add a client spokesperson with a 100 watt smile and it's all good.

Corporate Reels

Create a capabilities and video tour for a just-built, not officially open, multi-million dollar structure, dedicated to the education of our future business leaders. Challenging but doable.

Illustrates the advantageous leap to a “paperless” medical center. Used in an employment/technology fair, the video follows the care of two patients through their hospital stay. A lot of locations and motion graphics.

Using low key lighting on the faces of women of all ages from all walks of life, a captivating voice and a flame in the darkness as a transitional image, is a simple, poetic way to open a convention for women who are dedicated to helping others.