Recently, a client called and asked if we could do some minor editing; they had rebranded their organization and needed to insert a new logo at the head and tail of a short video. It was a rush job and they asked if we could, “download it from YouTube so it can be projected on […]

Tony Award winning actress Anika Noni Rose and actor B.D. Wong (Law and Order) at The Strand Theater ribbon cutting ceremony. I just returned from Ashland, Oregon, where I saw 5 plays in 3 days. Two Shakespeare plays, one premiere, and two revivals, all magnificently presented and engaging to the young audience.  If you have […]

Performers: Nicholas Pelzcar and Olivia Lehrman Producing short films on a shoestring budget is difficult, maddening, even crazy. And yet, we can’t stop making them. Why? It’s always been our goal to create stories with moving images, and what we learn from producing short films has a direct impact on both the storytelling techniques and […]

Cal Shakes Presents Titus Andronicus It’s About Bloody Time Photo by Kevin Berne, concept by Ilsa Brink Titus Andronicus – 60 Second Trailer For the first time in its 38-year history, the California Shakespeare theater has produced Titus Andronicus, Shakespeare’s bloody revenge tragedy. Flying Moose braved the cold night air at a late night dress […]

For the ninth consecutive year, Flying Moose Pictures has provided video capture for hundreds of actors who perform for the Theatre Bay Area General Auditions. For more details about our work for TBA, click here.

San Francisco has the nation’s third-largest community of professional actors, and the Bay Area is home to over 400 theaters—so why is it best known for its thick fog, Dungeness crabs, rice “treats” and sea lions? Clearly, promoting the performing arts in a naturally entertaining, scenic city like San Francisco is fraught with challenges, but […]

Does Video Production Technology Really Matter? The history of video production is the history of amazing technological innovation that has given us strikingly high-resolution images at “prosumer” prices. The DSL camera revolution put 35mm size image sensors in the hands of millions. GoPro cameras allow high definition image capture in the most extreme circumstances. And […]

Flying Moose designed and produced a music video of Gwendolyn Said for Rachel Garlin’s new album, Wink at July. The song draws inspiration from the poetry of the late Gwendolyn Brooks. The music video will be used to market Rachel’s 12-track album. Our goal was to produce a music video that presented Rachel’s performance without getting […]

Flying Moose Pictures has supported Theatre Bay Area for more than a decade, capturing video of their General Auditions, teaching classes on media, and consulting with a huge number of their member theater companies. This year, TBA will hold its first annual awards event, celebrating “excellence in professionally oriented theatre in the Bay Area.” The […]

Flying Moose Pictures just launched a new website. It’s our 4th or 5th website since we founded our video production company in 2000. Building a new website is a lot of work; designing the messaging and the look, gathering all the assets, and working within the limits of the technology. The practical reasons for building a […]