Neighborhood Studios

SPECIAL UPDATE!

Neighborhood Studios' new site is nearing completion!  Look for it by the end of September.

September 2008

• Filming is finally completed for the 2008 Mum Day Video.  It screened one episode per day, ending with a projection during the Mum Day Assembly for an audience of over 1000.  The film received a standing ovation.
• Post production continues for two projects for St. Hilary Parish.

August 2008

• NS teamed up with the Akron Police Department to film the final scene for the Mum Day Video.
• NS was the videographer for the band "Willy Cleary", which played at the FEST 2008 for a crowd of over 20,000.
• Filming continues for the Mum Day Video.

July 2008

June 2008

• Neighborhood Studios has been chosen to film the annual Mum Day Video for AHHS.  The film is used for school spirit in the ongoing football rivalry with St. V-M.
• This year the film will be loosely based off of "24".  Filming is halfway completed.
• NS completed a new promotional film for AHHS, focusing on the school itself, academics, athletics, and community outreach.

May 2008

• Neighborhood Studios' collaboration with The Society for the Preservation of Ohio History, "Fort Laurens" was screened at the Akron Public Library.  NS contributed with editing, CGI animation, cinematography, and directing.
• NS was mentioned for its help on the historical documentary in a magazine article.
• Neighborhood Studios entered into the 2008 AHFF.  A short commercial and the director's cut of "Blue Shirt Special" was shown to an audience of 150.
• NS was hired by the American Cancer Society to film the 2008 Stow/Hudson Relay for Life.

April 2008

• Filming is completed for the 2008 St. Hilary Spring Retreat
  
• Filming has been completed for "Highway Through Hell", a modern interpretation of Dante's Inferno
• "Blue Shirt Special" is now online.  Look for it in the Projects page.
• Filming is completed for "Blue Shirt Special".  The finished product is scheduled to be online on April 25.
• NS completed a promotional film for AHHS.  The film will now be used at all 7th grade visitation days.
  

March 2008

• Work has begun on "Blue Shirt Special", a docudrama with Probe Productions.
• www.video-fx-universe.com has awarded NS "Best Video Editor" and 1st Place in the 2008 Video-FX-Universe Film Awards.  NS has also won "Best Composited Effects" & "Best Action" for 'The Hoban Knight', and "Best Script" & "Best Comedy" for 'David Blain: Street Magic'.
• NS has completed editing David Blain: Street Magic I, II, III, and IV.
• NS has been awarded 3rd place in the 2008 PTI Visions & Voices High School Show for its work on "Friend In Need, Friend Indeed".
• NS completed a film for the three regional Holy Cross schools in Ohio.  The film depicted the work the schools do to help those in the area and around the world.
  

February 2008

• Neighborhood Studios' collaboration with The Society for the Preservation of Ohio History, "The Battle of Lake Erie" was screened at the Akron Public Library.  NS contributed with editing, music selection, and CGI animation work.

January 2008

• "Epic Quest" and "The Good Fighters" are complete. 
• "Stop the Violence", a Virginia Tech documentary is completed. 
• "The Hoban Knight" is nearing completion. 
• "The Battle of Lake Erie", a documentary for the Society for the Preservation of Ohio History is completed, and will be premiered at the Akron Library theater in February. 
  
• Filming is completed for "David Blain: Street Magic"

December 2007

• Progress is made on "Epic Quest" and "The Good Fighters", two more youth group videos for the 2008 1st Annual ALIVE Awards.

November 2007

• "Friend In Need, Friend Indeed", a worldwide collaboration between Neighborhood Studios, the Orkney Movie Group, and AnimiVirtus Productions is completed.
• "Road Trip ALIVE 2007", a youth group video for St. Hilary Mass ALIVE is completed.