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14 EMMYs
Solana Productions has been awarded Emmys for Producing, Writing, Photography and Editing.
New York
Film
Festival
Solana Productions won both a Gold and Bronze medal. The Gold Medal was for a live town hall meeting show about the legalization of drugs. This four camera program included an audience of 300, panelists and several roll-in packages. It also included interviews via satellite.
Clients Are Talking
"Thanks again for the remarkable video production services provided for our series "Animal Miracles with Alan Thicke." Each time we are more and more impressed with your team when we shoot at various locations throughout the western United States."
Client Video Production experiences...
Semper Fi-ghting With "The Expendables"
July 18, 2010
It doesn't get more badass than this -- Sylvester Stallone and his tough-guy co-stars from "The Expendables" joining forces with the Marines at Camp Pendleton! This San Diego video production was actually the premiere of the new action movie, held at the 1,300-seat theater on the Marine base in Oceanside. Our San Diego video crew nabbed a TV exclusive for "Entertainment Tonight" as Stallone pulled up to a cheering crowd of Marines and their families in a Humvee. Also arriving in Humvees -- co-stars Terry Crews, "Stone Cold" Steve Austin and Randy Couture, a six-year military veteran. The crew stayed up close with the stars, grabbing tons of memorable moments as Stallone and the boys signed autographs, posed for pictures and high-fived Marines. Inside the theater, we rolled as "The Expendables" bolted down the carpet to thunderous applause and introduced their new film, which opens Aug. 13. Our footage aired on "ET" Monday, July 26, and was featured on the show's website, www.etonline.com.
Los Angeles Video Production
Solana Wins with 'Biggest Loser' Trainer
Solana Productions captured all the drama as Jillian Michaels, fitness trainer on TV's "The Biggest Loser," invaded a former Hollywood star's home for a complete diet and fitness makeover. ...more
Client Testimonials
"Thanks again for the remarkable video production services provided for our series "Animal Miracles with Alan Thicke." Each time we are more and more impressed with your team when we shoot at various locations throughout the western United States."
Client Video Production experiences...
Video Production Awards
Autism
Story Wins Gracie Award
A magazine
show feature on children with Autism was chosen for a national
Gracie Award. The story, shot by Solana Productions, focused on
dads trying to solve the mystery of their sons' illness.
Banding together, they raised enough funding and enough consciousness
to become the "founding fathers" of a unique facility
-- the M.I.N.D. Institute at U.C. Davis Medical Center near Sacramento
-- a Manhattan Project for autism research and treatment.
For 29 years, the American Women in Radio and Television has been
a leader in electronic media by honoring programming that is created
by women, for women and about women, as well as recognizing individuals
who have made outstanding contributions to the industry.
Producer Angela Shelly recognized Solana Productions' contribution
in her acceptance speech. This was a difficult and time consuming
story to shoot. It required spending a very long day with mentally
handicapped adults and took a lot of patience and sensitivity
to light and get the shots.
Solana
Productions, Inc. and Solana Productions Northwest have been honored
with 25 EMMYS and over 60 nominations for video production. This
includes awards for producing, sports producing, writing, photography
and editing.
One of the most unusual stories was a San Diego video production about two older women who repair uniforms for the Chargers. The story aired on CBS and followed the tortured uniforms from game day to the women's station wagon, sewing in their sunroom and finally back on the players. Our story producing, writing and video editing were awarded individual EMMY awards.
Another magazine show story about drug smuggling and the US Customs won photography and producing EMMYS. Our crews shot from planes, helicopters and 4-wheel drive vehicles following Customs agents in pursuit of smugglers.
Solana Productions Northwest won two EMMY awards for a Seattle video production about local artists designing unusual manhole covers. While that may not sound too unique, these manhole covers when stepped on produced blasts of zenon light which would illuminate the entire area and provoke interesting reactions from passersby. The story also led to Stan being honored as Feature Photographer of the Year by the National Press Photographer's Association.
We've also been honored with 2 national IRIS awards, a Golden Mic. and both silver and bronze medals from the New York International Film Festival.