Blake Barnett's Reel

The National Academy of Engineering Grand Challenges Scholars Program (GCSP) This is a three-minute video consisting of interviews and B-Roll that summarizes the importance of the GCSP to students and industry. Targeted to current and prospective sponsors and stakeholders. Contact us today to discuss your next Phoenix area production project. Check out more of our work here: https://blaremedia.net/projects/

It’s always great to work with Scope Studios and Jean-Luc Slagle to create dynamic videos for their clients. This particular project took some time because of the amount of aerial footage that we had to capture. The scope was large but so was the timeline to get all the elements needed. We employed several different lighting techniques, but one that we used quite often was what’s known as a “book light” setup. We used a Joker 800 into a 4’x8′ ultrabounce floppy and back through...

This was a really fun automotive video campaign where we had plenty of time to mine the comedic riches of the “line-o-rama” scenario. Great comedic actors who can keep inventing lines or easily incorporate other people’s lines from the creative team are always a joy to work with in this type of setup. The shooting style and cutting pattern for these spots was pretty simple, but...

This was a really fun automotive video campaign where we had plenty of time to mine the comedic riches of the “line-o-rama” scenario. Great comedic actors who can keep inventing lines or easily incorporate other people’s lines from the creative team are always a joy to work with in this type of setup. The shooting style and cutting pattern for these spots was pretty simple, but that’s often what makes comedy work the best. When coverage is too complicated or the shots are a little too...

Top O’ The Morn Farms is a dairy headquartered in Tulare CA that makes some great consumer products. They do fresh milk the old fashioned way sold in reusable glass bottles, they have a drive through in Tulare that serves delicious milkshakes, and have recently tapped into the chocolate milk craze with a caffeinated protein-packed drink aptly named “Capitan Cow Pow”. To launch this fun new offering, Top O’ The Morn contacted Blare Media to make a 30 second spot to share with a large...

When BSB law reached out to us for new legal spots, we were excited to undertake the challenge. They wanted writing, casting, and an approach that conveyed the urgency of reaching out for legal advice without falling into the stereotypical tropes of legal service advertising. Writer-Producer-Director Joel Janecek lead the charge to write spots that spoke to someone who might have been hurt on the job. Once scripts were in place, the Blare team, with Director of Photography and Lead Editor...

Chukchansi Gold is a highly decorated casino in the foothills outside of Fresno, California. It’s always a lot of fun to shoot casino commercials, especially when they’re put together by some of our favorite clients. The Fresno based agency JSA and Windsong Productions put this campaign together with the help of Blare Media who provided crew, cinematographer, and a Camera/Grip/Electric package. The dancing in the spot was real, no CG

Our team was thrilled to work with Trek Bicycle on this project. We love getting out into nature and capturing beautiful footage, and the new bike trail systems in Arizona and California were definitely worth documenting! We used our Sony A7s3 cameras on handheld gimbals for most of the shots, as well as our Mavic drones for aerial shots and GoPros for time-lapses. The scenery was absolutely stunning, and we feel lucky that we got to experience it firsthand while also doing what we love....

POOP! Have I got your attention? This video for the Orange County Sanitation District was quite an interesting project to be a part of. Windsong produced the project and Justin McAleece was the director of photography for the majority of it. This inventive and exhaustive tour takes the viewer all the way through the intensive process that your sewer water takes after it leaves your house or business. Between the massive size of the operation and all the scientific marvels at work, it was...

For Black Oak Casino outside of Sacramento we were tasked with emulating some famous scenes from movie history. This one came, quite obviously, from Ghostbusters. It was shot by Justin McAleece and Blare Media crew for Windsong Productions. We did our best to emulate the angles, lighting, and feel of the original. That all goes for naught without the perfect location, wardrobe, and props though which were spot on. We also did a takeoff on a scene from American Graffiti not pictured here. Check out Slimer and his cash ectoplasm!