Feast Your Eyes on Our Taco-Mentary!

Just wrapped our tastiest Los Angeles video production yet -- the search for the best taco! This San Diego field producer, a classically trained Tijuana street taco aficionado, quickly said si to heading north for a behind-the-scenes look at three of LA's most popular Mexican eateries -- Casa Vega in Sherman Oaks, Mexicali Cocina and Cantina in Studio City and El Cholo in Mid-City. With my ravenous San Diego video crew in tow, we spent two days devouring the mouth-watering secrets behind Casa Vega's deep-fried taco, Mexicali's lobster taco and El Cholo's filet mignon taco. Muy delicioso -- they're all winners to us! And just as the Mexicali owners were dishing up details about their celeb clientele -- in walks Gwen Stefani with husband Gavin Rossdale and their two adorable young boys! The paparazzi-hounded family politely declined our request to shoot them chowing down -- but there was "No Doubt" we were working inside a true Hollywood hangout. You can catch the whole enchilada on TV's Emmy-winning "Rachael Ray" show this Wednesday, May 5 -- it's Cinco de Mayo!

Our Polo Prize Production!

Imagine the suits from corporate arriving.....and handing YOU the keys to a cool, new car! Then, they pass out big bonus checks to ALL your co-workers! Too good to be true? In fact, that's EXACTLY the exciting scenario our San Diego video crews captured last week at the Polo Ralph Lauren store in Alpine, just east of San Diego. Shocked employees watched as Polo execs from New York drove a 2010 Mini-Cooper right up to the front of the store -- and ran inside with giant balloon bouquets. "You've won! You've won!" they cried. The store manager burst into tears when the execs handed her the car keys, then delivered large bonus checks to each employee. We had the pleasure of shooting this San Diego video production in crystal-clear high-definition (HD) video with two camera crews. It was all part of an annual nationwide sales incentive contest between Polo Ralph Lauren's 130 stores. Their employees across the country will be watching the winning video this week. Congratulations, Polo Ralph Lauren Alpine! See you next year!

Our Live Webcast With The Beach Boys Aboard the USS Midway

The vibrations were definitely good this weekend during our live San Diego webcast production of The Beach Boys show from the USS Midway! More than 3,000 people were aboard the Midway for the legendary band's performance, while thousands of Internet surfers around the world also caught the show live, thanks to our San Diego video production. You, too, can "Catch A Wave" by clicking on the clip! We spent the last 6 weeks putting the project together, making many visits to the Midway to ensure a flawless show. And, not only were The Beach Boys fun to watch, but their "good vibrations" are also kicking off Better Hearing Month in May. That's when a specially outfitted semi-truck and trailer will travel the US offering hearing tests by Starkey Laboratories, one of the world's leading hearing technology companies.

Behind The Scenes of "Hoarders"

Masks, respirators and the dry heaves -- just another glamorous day of reality show production! Our colleague, Stan McMeekin of Solana Productions Northwest, has been shooting "Hoarders," the popular A&E series about people trapped by their bizarre hoarding compulsion. From feline frenzies to clutter catastrophes, Stan and his team are capturing the sights, sounds -- and foul smells -- of every messy detail. In addition to Seattle video production for "Hoarders," Stan has shot episodes in Iowa, Ohio and South Carolina.

Our Early Morning Retail Therapy!

                                          

Metropark, a fast-growing retailer of trendy men's and women's fashions, opened up its flagship store in the wee hours of the morning while we shot a key orientation video for its sales staff. Our San Diego video crew traveled up the freeway for the Los Angeles video production, arriving at Metropark's Arcadia store at 4 a.m.! Using the store's stunning visual details as background, our video teaches salespeople how to help shoppers more effectively -- from start to finish. Through videotaped re-enactments, staffers learn how to determine a shopper's style, how to accessorize that style and how to present options when shoppers try on clothing. We also shot a segment on how to spot and respond to shoplifters. This was the latest in a series of Southern California video production we've done for fashion giants like Guess and Banana Republic.