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Blue Ace Media provide video & film production for any of your media needs. We have extensive experience in broadcast TV commercials, marketing & promotional videos, corporate communications and general use video.

We Have Experience with film (16mm & 35mm), BetaSP, HD and HDV.

Select the Links Below for examples of our work:

Eli Lilly & Company: Major Product Launch

We saved our client a LOT of money and they left with a much better product. This project is a great example of the expertise Blue Ace Media brings to the table. We were asked to shoot a Great Debate-style program for Lilly to highlight a new product for the company-wide launch. Another media production company had suggested the shooting take place on-location at Lilly over the course of a number of days and then go through a week-long post-production editing process to "create" the look of an in-studio CNN-type of program - much like national election coverage. The cost was going to be astronomical.

Well, we had a better - and LESS expensive - idea in mind. We used our local High Definition-capable TV Broadcast studio here in Bloomington and built a custom-designed set to Lilly's specifications. We took a day to light and rehearse (without talent) and then we met to roll tape at 9:00 a.m. the next morning. By 2:30 p.m. we were done, the tape was directed "live to tape" and therefore needed little (if any) post-production editing. We worked to create all the graphics BEFORE we shot - so everything was put on tape "live" as it was happening.

That was it - no on-location sound issues or hours spent moving equipment or trying to dress up a room to look like a TV studio. The president of Blue Ace Media, Jo Throckmorton, has years of live broadcast exprience - and directed news broacast for the CBS-TV affiliate in Cincinnati before coming to Indiana. Having that experience made a big difference in this project.

Lilly talked to other media production companies about this project - but they came to us because they saw we had a solid production plan, great experience, and just as importantly, we found a way to create a far superior product for less money than anyone else.

The images above show the full set, the actors as well as Lilly Reps flown in to do "interview" segments with a "reporter."

Documentary: Hard Life

Hard Life, the documentary directed and produced by Jo Throckmorton of Blue Ace Media, received First Place in the 2008 Best in Indiana Journalism Award for "Best Social Justice Reporting."  It recognizes outstanding performances in Indiana newspapers, TV & radio.  The documentary profiled three people from Monroe County who were struggling to recover from catastrophic events which lead to homelessness. 

The three subjects of the film take viewers through the events which resulted in homelessness, the immediate aftermath of the loss and the route to recovery each was taking.  The film was produced in partnership with WTIU-TV.  The project was conceived by Perry Metz, the General Manager of WTIU-TV and the production was overseen by Ann Shea, the News Bureau Chief. Blue Ace provided:

Story Design
On location Videography
Production Management
Video Editing

Select the Image to the Left to see the finished documentary.

Documentary: A Legacy of Hope

Why does the Malcolm X Institute exist on the campus of a small, liberal arts college in Crawfordsville, Indiana?  That question, and many more, are addressed in the documentary film, LEGACY OF HOPE.

Jo Throckmorton began filming in the spring of 2005.  It is a story of the creation, early challenges and continuing relevance of a cultural center devoted to black studies on a campus composed primarily of white students.  The film took over one year to complete and includes interviews with Horace Turner - the first director of the MXI, Andy Ford - then president of the college, Daryl Johnson, Olympic track coach Rob Johnson, Indianapolis Assistant Deputy Mayor Eugene Anderson, Current MXIBS Director Dr. Tim Lake, and founding MXIBS member Keith Nelson.  The film is narrated by Wabash alumnus Keith Veal.  Blue Ace provided:

Story Research
Interviews
On location Filming (all shot on Super-16mm)
Production Management
Video Editing

Select the Image to the Left to see the finished documentary.

Oliver Winery Facility Tour

We were asked to help visitors see "behind the scenes" of the Oliver Winery bottling production facility. It is not safe to allow visitors to take a tour through this portion of the operation so we put together a high-definition video showing the process from the grape to the bottle. We provided:

Scripting
Videotaping
Video Editing
DVD creation

Select the Image to the Left to see the finished Oliver Winery Bottling Facility tour video.

Associates Recognition

Toyota asked Blue Ace Media to create a short music video highlighting the associates at work set to a music soundtrack to be played at a company event. The video made use of existing footage - reducing the cost of production.  Blue Ace provided:

Production Management
Video Editing

Annual Dinner

The YMCA of Greater Indianapolis works with Blue Ace Media annually to create video introductions for those being honored for Lifetime Achievement in their charitable work.  Each year Blue Ace Media conducts interviews and pulls together the compelling stories of these deserving volunteers.  We provide:

Creative Concept & Scriptwriting
Project Management
Editing and Fulfillment

The value of our quick turnaround on a short timeline coupled with our ability to tell compelling stories is just one reason for the strength of this partnership.

Select an Image to the Left to see different Volunteer Recognition videos written and produced for recent Annual Dinners.

The Customer Experience

Blue Ace Media recently created a short promotional film showing a new customer center.  The facility has a rotunda showroom, product demonstration area, technical training center, and a tiered-seating presentation room.

The program was captured on Super-16 film and transferred to High Definition video.  Blue Ace provided:

Scripting
Production management
Direction
Editing

 

Awards Ceremony History Video

Blue Ace Media created a short historical video showing the origins of the Toyota Material Handling division.  This video was shown at the beginning of the Awards Ceremony that is a part of their annual National Dealer Meeting. The program made use archive footage and photographs - which reduced the overall cost of the project.  Blue Ace provided:

Scripting
Production Management
Direction
Editing

Product Presentation

Blue Ace Media created a comprehensive video showing in detail the features and benefits of a new product being launched by Toyota. We provided:

Scripting
Production Management
Direction
Editing