Absolute Vision Productions & Media

Media Training With Absolute Vision

admin — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 21:49:58 +0000

Working with the media is one of the greatest challenges of corporate life. Many individuals have reservations about speaking with journalists or interviewing in front of a camera, but with a little practice you can prepare yourself and your team to give the interviews that your company deserves. Absolute Vision Productions’ media training sessions are what your staff need to prepare themselves for the challenges of meeting with the modern press.

Absolute Vision has worked with some of the top consulting firms in the nation, and we can help apply the same critical techniques to your staff. We specialize in one-on-one training, group training, mock scenarios, roleplaying, and social media interviews. Location is never a concern – we can meet you at your office, on location at a convention center, or even set up your interview at our local Chicago suburban studio. We know the press, we know our clients, and we know how to bring out the confidence you and your team need before an interview.

Even if you’re worried about the amount of time you have to coordinate a session, we can arrange training on very short-notice. Absolute Vision Media can create mock news teams, produce on the fly sound bites, and even edit your content on the fly to give you a feel for the way your interviews can be interpreted in the real world. Best of all, you walk out of the media training session with a DVD in hand, ready for review at your convenience.

When the pressure is on, you and your team deserve to be as prepared as possible. Trust the team that can help your administration and executives prepare for any media circumstances – call Absolute Vision Media for your media and business training needs!

Absolute Vision Media is a Chicago-based media and production company. Whether you need media training, corporate media training, training for news and media, or corporate business training, we offer national-level experience with local connections and know-how for on-the-fly media training, group training, on-location editing, and much more. To learn more, visit our homepage at www.AbsoluteVisionMedia.com, email us at info@AbsoluteVisionMedia.com, or call us at 630-620-0000 to schedule an appointment in our local Chicago suburban studio, located in Addison between Naperville and Schaumburg.

Refresh Your Media In The New Year With Absolute Vision Productions

admin — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 21:29:39 +0000

The new year is almost here, and with it a fresh start to your plans for your business media. Sure, you’ve been putting off revising that old company video, and certainly, that thirty minute long product demo almost put the crowd the last time you showed it. But isn’t it time that you make a resolution to dust off the archives, transfer those discs, and start using your content to bring your visitors and business? Absolute Vision Media can help refresh, optimize, and polish your archived and substandard media, no matter if you’re playing to thousands of viewers, or for a single search result.

Companies can sometimes sit on a great video tool for months, even years after it’s been produced. Whether it was a deal too good to be true, or a less-than-agile production company, sometimes footage and final products don’t live up to your expectations. Absolute Vision Productions can get your content ready for release and distribution; whether through color correction, adding animation, boosting image fidelity, or just giving your videos a more “polished” look. We even work under intense deadlines, to help revamp works-in-progress that need to be show ready in days.

Even when you’ve got the right content, though, it can be difficult to build a plan around your newfound assets. too often, great looking videos go weeks without more than a handful of views. Thankfully, there are strategies for bringing your videos more views, and Absolute Vision has the skill to implement them. We can use cutting edge search engine optimization tactics to boost the video’s results, bring fresh hits, and give your related pages even more visibility.

But even if the product is all said and done, Absolute Vision Media can bring new life to your archives. We can help refresh your entire media collection, whether that’s optimizing old videos, convert outdated formats for web and DVD, or even incorporate older footage into a new commercial. For Brown’s Chicken, one of Chicago’s most recognizable restaurant chains, we even took a decades-old video starring a television icon and brought in new footage and graphics. Our clients were pleased, the press took notice, and the final product has thousands of hits.

In the hands of a company that cares, we can give your media a new lease on life – Trust Absolute Vision Productions to get your video archives the spark they deserve, and bring your aged content into the new year!

Absolute Vision Productions is a Chicago-based media and production company. Whether you need a video re-edit, search engine optimization, or refreshed archived media, we offer national-level experience with local connections and know-how for re-editing, branding videos, video fixing, and much more. To learn more, visit our homepage at www.AbsoluteVisionMedia.com, email us at info@AbsoluteVisionMedia.com, or call us at 630-620-0000 to schedule an appointment in our local Chicago suburban studio, located in Addison between Naperville and Schaumburg.

Full Service Marketing for Local Chicago Restaraunts

admin — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 18:36:54 +0000

Brown’s Chicken has been a Chicago landmark for over a half-century. Their classic slogan “It Tastes Better!” is a part of suburban vernacular, and their golden chicken is world-renown for flavor and quality. So when it came time to build buzz and boost sales going into the busiest part of their year, Brown’s knew that they needed help producing a multi-facted advertising campaign that saturated television, radio, print, and social media. They chose Absolute Vision Productions, the local Chicago media leaders in full-service marketing and production.

With Brown’s coming up on their Holiday catering season, they looked to the team at Absolute Vision for our production knowledge and marketing skill. We used our connections with WGN and the Tribune group to get Brown’s an economical and effective package, featuring (among many parts) television airtime, all-new radio spots, promotion on the front of the Chicago Tribune, a text messaging campaign, and support for a new catering contest on the Brown’s Facebook page. We even revised and refreshed an older Brown’s commercial for television, featuring a young Steve Carell alongside new photography. We worked quickly and efficiently, and as a result Brown’s enters the Thanksgiving season better positioned than it has in years.

But even when there’s a single challenge, such as a promotional poster or menu board design, Absolute Vision Media is there to bring exceptional quality and value to any project. We worked closely with Brown’s owners and administrators to develop a experimental menu board promotion for one of their suburban locations. We handled development, photography, design, color, and printing; all Brown’s had to do was let us know their needs, and we exceeded expectations. Since its launch, that location has seen a significant rise in volume, especially for the items featured prominently on the menu. Visit our photo gallery to see more of our featured work for our food clients!

Whether you’re a start-up concept or a medium-sized chain, marketing is critical for both growth and survival. All the while, hiring an in-house staff can be prohibitively expensive, and your core team needs their focus on running the restaurant, not dealing with media. Absolute Vision takes the strain off your staff by bringing our years of branding, marketing, and advertising experience, all without costly expansion of overhead. Focus on delivering to your customers, and trust Absolute Vision Media to deliver the marketing expertise.

Absolute Vision Media is a Chicago-based media and production company. Whether you need Chicago restaurant advertising, concept restaurant marketing, menuboard design, or full-service advertising campaigns, we offer national-level experience with local connections and know-how for medium-sized businesses, new Chicago restaurants, midwest food service, and much more. To learn more, visit our homepage at www.AbsoluteVisionMedia.com, email us at info@AbsoluteVisionMedia.com, or call us at 630-620-0000 to schedule an appointment in our local Chicago suburban studio, located in Addison between Naperville and Schaumburg.

Absolute Vision From Start to Finish

admin — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 20:20:36 +0000

It takes a lot to make a project work, but a lot more to make it work well. When you’re hiring many companies to tackle a significant project, whether you’re midwest or national, branding or marketing, video production or media, it’s tough to justify the problems. You’re sick of being nickled and dimed, you’re tired of unreliable communication, and when you know you really need one company who does it all, it’s enough to make you wonder why you’re stuck with a system that doesn’t work. Fortunately, you can make the choices that truly work for your company and objectives. Absolute Vision Media specializes in helping companies achieve their media goals, by giving you a capable, strong, and agile team from start to finish.

Some agency-style companies tackle projects by splitting their workload across a dozen different companies. They have their video company tackle the footage from location, while their copywriting service churns out taglines. Their graphics team sends in their assets from overseas, while their post-production crew stitches together the components from a week-old project outline. But even in the best of circumstances, each one of these companies has their own staff, procedure, and protocol. Even when you have close partners, breakdowns in communication happen, and important details and client needs fall through the cracks… But not at Absolute Vision.

Our team has a wide-ranging skill set that lets us tackle every part of a project from inception to completion. We handle each step personally, from concept development and branding, to pre-production, through the rigors of location shoots, all the way to post-production, distribution, and marketing. This gives us unparalleled agility and competence in our segment. When combined with our extensive experience throughout dozens of industries, we can handle any project of any scale. We’ve worked hands on with commercial spots, food clients, trade show materials, manufacturing specialists, and many more. And if you need only a certain segment of the process handled, or you need a ringer to recover from the mistakes of a less-than-adequate team, we’re happy to handle these projects too. We’ve stepped in for a number of national clients to meet deadlines and handle errors that other groups would have called impossible.

Projects work better when you have a single team from start to finish. Workflows run smoother, communication is clearer, and your final product shines as a whole, rather than just the sum of its parts. Trust Absolute Vision Media to take you through the entire process, and deliver a final product that truly works for your needs.

Absolute Vision Media is a Chicago-based media and production company. Whether you’re looking for a start-to-finish branding campaign or a one-off shoot, we bring national-level experience with local connections and know-how to full branding campaigns, complete media packages, location production and post, and all-inclusive marketing. To learn more, visit our homepage at www.AbsoluteVisionMedia.com, email us at info@AbsoluteVisionMedia.com, or call us at 630-620-0000 to schedule an appointment in our local Chicago suburban studio, located in Addison between Naperville and Schaumburg.

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admin — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 20:01:07 +0000

Live Events Go Smoothly With Absolute Vision

admin — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 18:03:59 +0000

We’re reaching the end of the year, and for those in the event planning industry, that means we’ve reached the season of the Year In Review. Whether a holiday party or top-tier award show, in a banquet hall or hotel ballroom, in downtown Chicago or its surrounding suburbs, the focus is on showcasing the highlights of a successful year, all while making the event go off without a hitch. This poses challenges for some planners, however – some fear that video is too complex to be incorporated into a mid-sized event. Yet the solution is simple: nothing brings out the professionalism of your live event like the top-grade live videography of Absolute Vision Productions.

Live events are amongst the most challenging of all forms of shooting. You need more than just a keen eye; you need experience in working within the confines of a venue, the ability to navigate the complexities of a live event signal, and coordination within your sound, lighting, and control teams. Fortunately, that’s why Absolute Vision Media offers its services in the event video field – we have years of experience in venues throughout Chicago and its suburbs, and have a proud tradition of working hand-in-hand with some of the most prestigious organizations in both the midwest and the nation. Whether you need a single camera at your podium, a multi-camera operation edited on the fly, or an entire multimedia package with custom graphics, we work with you to create a solution to best suit your location and assets.

But what if you need to build your event from the ground up? Look no further – we work closely with a number of live event and TAG organizations throughout the Chicagoland area, so no matter which venue you’re renting, we can help you coordinate within your needs and budget. For situations where time and resources are limited, we also understand that weeks of planning and rehearsal may not be available. Don’t fret! A number of our shooters work daily in documentary and cinematography, and you’ll have that experience come through with improved color fidelity, high resolution images, and the ability to think quickly and deliver the shot you need, even without the time and expense of rehearsals.

So trust the team with the experience, skill, and on-the-fly talent to make your live event videography go as smoothly as the vodka shots at the open bar. When there’s no room for error, rely on Absolute Vision Productions to deliver when you need it most.

Absolute Vision Productions is a Chicago-based media and production company. Whether you need live event videos, event video production, or live event videography, we offer national-level experience with local connections and know-how for Chicago live event video, corporate event videos, live video production, and much more. To learn more, visit our homepage at www.AbsoluteVisionMedia.com, email us at info@AbsoluteVisionMedia.com, or call us at 630-620-0000 to schedule an appointment in our local Chicago suburban studio, located in Addison between Naperville and Schaumburg.

Putting Music Videos to Work with Absolute Vision

admin — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 17:35:09 +0000

Absolute Vision Media gets the opportunity to do many varieties of shoot; corporate, commercial, industrial, branding. But like most who produce media, we always light up at the opportunity to be a part of a creative music video. Working with an artist to come up with the perfect look and setting, use creative cinematography and color; there’s a universal appeal to these shoots. We got the opportunity to do this last week with up-and-coming local Chicago recording artist Teresana, throughout many locations in west suburban St. Charles. Even still, not all music videos are made alike. While a video for a singer or band may have the flash and glamor, have you thought about the possibilities of incorporating a music video into part of your company or school’s brand strategy? If not, read on!

Music videos are amongst the most popular forms of internet video. Their light size and subject matter make them perfect candidates to go viral, and they’re designed to be flexible in schedule and budget friendly. But have you thought about the way that they can be used for your company as well? From the big to the small, from McDonalds drive-thru raps to the high schools of Chicagoland, these music videos are designed to get the attention of your consumers and fans. Furthermore, well-made music videos are well suited for mobile devices, widely considered the next frontier for viewers and user content. We’ve produced content for every format, from trade shows to mobile phones; we can get your content to where your audience will be.

If you’re really looking to take it to the next level, consider the “lip dub” video. Lip dubs are a popular form of promotional music video – usually taken in one or two takes, these music videos bring larger companies and organizations together to produce a remarkable piece to highlight the best parts of their schools. High schools and colleges have been working extensively to leverage production companies to develop these intricate videos to instantly build interest and excitement. Even the city of Grand Rapids released a video to the tune of “American Pie” that was featured throughout the national press. Leveraging what’s hot in the media is part of what makes Absolute your perfect team member for taking your brand to the next level of exposure.

So if you’ve got a song inside you, let it out! Let Absolute Vision bring your company’s vision to the small, smaller, or smallest of screens with a clever, on-brand music video to help drive traffic, build consumer interest, and boost employee morale.

Absolute Vision Productions is a Chicago-based media and production company. Whether you need music videos, corporate music videos, lip dub videos, or creative video marketing, we offer national-level experience with local connections and know-how for local music videos, Chicago lip dub videos, budget music videos, and much more. To learn more, visit our homepage at www.AbsoluteVisionMedia.com, email us at info@AbsoluteVisionMedia.com, or call us at 630-620-0000 to schedule an appointment in our local Chicago suburban studio, located in Addison between Naperville and Schaumburg.

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admin — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 18:03:00 +0000

Absolute Vision In The (Hyatt) House

admin — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 16:25:30 +0000

Earlier this week, Hyatt Hotels and Resorts announced the transformation of their extended-stay brand, from Hyatt Summerfield Suites to the new Hyatt House. When the time came to create the video that Hyatt would use to announce this change to the world, they trusted to Absolute Vision Media to bring their unique new concept to the world at large. Absolute Vision took a hands-on approach to the development of the video, and by doing so, helped create a strong, focused, on-brand piece to help spread the word both online and in B2B presentation.

Absolute's Video on the Keyed Into Hyatt Website

When Hyatt approached Absolute Vision weeks ago about creating a video to mark the launch of their new brand, Hyatt House, we were happy to help however they required. As our studio is based in Chicago, along with Hyatt’s corporate headquarters, we were to meet their needs. But as many corporate videos do, the scope of the project grew over its production. Our clients needed changes, and it became clear that this was no ordinary video. Seamlessly, Absolute transitioned the project from a simple internal video, to the well-balanced branding video now available on dozens of industry websites.

Absolute worked closely with Hyatt’s brand team, including those who helped create the Hyatt House brand in the first place, to take what was once a simple video to the next level. We added stills, motion graphics, and 3D renders to flesh out the unique features of this exciting new concept. All the while, we carefully matched the emerging standards of their new style guide, using and refreshing assets to guarantee that no revision went out without carefully being on-brand.

Smart companies like Hyatt trust Absolute to take care of their most valuable properties – emerging brands, company transitions, and external content for the press and public. No matter how quickly the transition may need to be, Absolute is there for you to create stunning content. You’re getting a full-service company; So if the deadline is coming soon, why wait another day? Call us today!

Absolute Vision Productions is a Chicago-based media and production company. Whether you need branding videos, corporate identity videos, motion graphics, or video marketing tools, we offer national-level experience with local connections and know-how for new brands, refreshed brand identities, affordable corporate videos, and much more. To learn more, visit our homepage at www.AbsoluteVisionMedia.com, email us at info@AbsoluteVisionMedia.com, or call us at 630-620-0000 to schedule an appointment in our local Chicago suburban studio, located in Addison between Naperville and Schaumburg.

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admin — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 23:14:48 +0000