• SANDED

    A unique and cinematic look at the art of shaping surfboards. This montage was shot entirely on one 400′ roll of film, in one day, without any planning or preproduction. The challenge of this shoot was to put an emphasis on the cinematography while be cautious of film usage, yet taking the time to set [...]

    SANDED

  • Quiksilver International

    A series of broadcast and web videos for Quiksilver’s spring line of clothing. Shot on Super 16mm film on location in Thailand, the spots were used domestically and internationally for broadcast, web and DVD promotional purposes. Client: Quiksilver International Shoot location: Bangkok and Krabi, Thailand Project Lengths: 1:30, 4x :30s Debut Date: 2/2008 Talent: Julian [...]

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  • Creative Recreation

    Creative Recreation uses a unique marketing approach by forgoing traditional means of advertising and athlete endorsements. Instead, Creative Recreation gives the occasional pair of shoes away and lets their product do the rest of the work. When they approached us about doing a commercial we knew it had to be very unique to fit within [...]

    CR8REC

  • On A Rail: Europe

    Award-winning documentary featuring three professional surfers touring Europe via the Eurail while exploring the cultures and waves the continent has to offer. The 12-page cover story article was featured in Surfing Magazine (Feb ’09) covered the entire trip and the film was critically acclaimed and distributed worldwide. project title: On A Rail: Europe project length: [...]

    ONARAIL

  • British Customs

    British Customs, makers of fine motorcycle enhancement parts, needed a video to compliment a complete rebranding and redesign of the company. New marketing elements included a new brochure, catalog and photographer, and website. The website was designed to specifically allow and compliment video in the wireframe. The goal for this shoot was to capture the [...]

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Everything is a Remix Pt. 4

Kirby Ferguson is at it again with his Everything is a Remix series. He’s just released part 4 and completed the series in a fantastic fashion. In what I’d say is the most entertaining and informative of the series, part 4 focuses on law. More specifically copyright, trademark and intellectual property. It’s pretty fascinating to [...]

Afternoon Delight

One of the most interesting facets about production right now is the feasibility and accessibility of quality production equipment. One of our recent videos was partially shot on an iPhone 4S – and matched up pretty well, too, with a range of 3-chip cameras and DSLRs. The availability is only going to increase production value, [...]

Logo Doodle

Bryce Frees sent over this logo doodle randomly one day. Apparently he was on the phone, bored, and TAR PRODUCTIONS came to his mind. Bryce is a creative thinker & web designer.

Stop SOPA + PIPA

The Internet is about to break. Our privacy is about to be controlled. The Internet is about to grounded like a 13-year-old punk with a bad attitude. As you may have heard, the Stop Online Privacy Act (SOPA) and Protect-IP Act (PIPA) threaten the many glorious freedoms of the web and the communities that have [...]