They say everyone’s got a movie in them. Digital Video Arts, a Florida video production company with a top-notch staff of film professionals, offers script-to-screen services to help you launch or further your filmmaking career. Our Florida video production, film production and recording studio specialists boast decades of experience in all aspects of film and video production, from shooting to scripting to musical scoring and even food styling.

Our portfolio features multiple types of film and video productions including local PSAs and political messages, high-end commercials for top national and international companies, sports and feature programs and segments for national television networks, corporate and promotional videos and feature-length documentaries. Each of our highly specialized staff brings years of experience in film production and video production in Florida and across the nation.

Once you’ve got the idea for your film, you’ll want to get it onto paper in script form. If you’re new to film production, you might be surprised at the sheer number of elements that go into drafting a professional script. Our experienced and highly creative scriptwriters know just how to craft a script in a way that effectively tells your story or conveys your message and meets all the industry expectations. They’ve penned scripts for commercials and PSAs for television and radio, corporate and promotional videos, long-form videos and documentaries. Our team of incredible storytellers will collaborate with you fully research your subject matter and collaborate with you to create a script that exceeds your expectations.

Along with your script, our Florida film production specialists also can create accompanying materials including story boards and other illustrations and musical scores and soundtracks. And when you’re ready to get the cameras rolling, we can take your project all the way through production to post-production to packaging for distribution. Each staff member at DVA’s Jacksonville video production studios is an artistic storyteller with a specialized technical ability.

If you’ve got a film or documentary film idea in mind, call DVA today and let us help you get on your way to filmmaking success. Our Florida video production facility has all you’ll need for a top-notch project. Contact us at 888-340-1010 or via our online email form.

A film production or commercial production is a lot like a spoken story. Ask 10 different people to relay all the same the facts of a story and still, you’ll get 10 unique versions of that story. The same goes for film, television and commercial directors. So when you choose a production company, you’ll want to make sure that it can deliver a director who will not only share your vision for your project, but help you improve it.

Digital Video Arts offers much more than production studios and post production suites and services. Our Directors Resource program matches you and your project with the right director chosen from dozens of highly skilled and talented film production and commercial production professionals and production companies nationwide. Over the years, DVA has established strong working relationships with top film, television and commercial directors throughout the Southeast and in major markets across the country. Tell us what you’re imagining for your project and we’ll connect you with a director whose style and creative abilities perfectly complement that vision, whether it’s a feature length documentary or film production, commercial production or Internet production.

Choosing the right director is key to your film production or commercial production’s success because he or she is the primary influencer of the project’s look, pacing and feel. The director sets the tone for the entire project via his or her selection of on-camera or voice talent, digital video equipment specifications, post production applications and more. But directors are a dime a dozen. Yours should be chosen as carefully as you would choose an on-camera spokesperson. DVA can help. We’ve created hundreds of film productions and commercial productions and spent thousands of hours in production studios with scores of talented production professionals. We’ve got a real knack for matching the right project with the right professionals.

Besides directors, DVA has access to a broad range of talent including actors, voice over artists, producers, cinematographers, casting directors, musicians, etc. Our in-house production professionals are top-notch. But if your project calls for a unique style or skill set not represented at DVA, chances are we know the right outside professional.

Don’t leave your project’s success to chance by hiring the boss’ fresh-out-of-film-school nephew or friend of a friend. Take advantage of DVA’s years of success as a top Florida production company and let us help you choose all the best players for your film or commercial production. Contact us today at 888-340-1010 or via our online email form. We’re looking forward to working with you on your next film production or commercial production project.

So your project is scripted and your footage shot, now you just need some top-quality video editing that will make your production truly come together in a standout way. Digital Video Arts is among Northeast Florida’s top production and post production companies, offering digital video editing including visual and sound effects, plus original musical scoring. When we designed our new 15,000-square-foot production and post production facility, we included several video editing suites equipped with Sony, Avid and Final Cut Pro video editing systems. We’ll handle all your post production for you, or you can secure time and do your own video editing in one of our post production suites.

Because all of our production and post production is done digitally, we’re able to offer timely, cost-efficient video editing services. Digital footage means easy color correction and the addition of digital computer effects including 2D and 3D motion graphic created in-house by our dedicated motion graphics and animation artists. You’ll never have to take your project to multiple post production facilities or professionals. DVA has all you need under one (state-of-the-art and very stylish) roof.

All of your various digital video and audio files are created and saved in flexible video and Internet formats so that you can take advantage of all the major media outlets including television, radio and online social networking sites. And you’ll have them for safekeeping should you decide to reuse any of your existing footage or sound in future projects.

Our post production system is designed to offer you video editing with the highest production quality at the most competitive price around. For more information or to schedule time in one of our post production suites, contact DVA today at 888-340-1010 or via our convenient online email form.

One of Digital Video Arts' state-of-the-art digital video editing suites.

Jacksonville film production buffs, look out for the launch of Jacksonville.com’s Cinemania, a community-based group of amateur and professional Florida videographers and filmmakers working to hone their skills. Led by longtime screenwriter Sharon Cobb, the group is designed to help amateur Florida filmmakers and videographers launch their careers and make the jump from part-time purveyors of short films to full time Florida film production professionals.

The group debuts Monday, Feb. 15 with a screening of the four top winners of the 2010 Doorpost Film Project, an annual short film competition. The event takes place at the Five Points Theatre, 1022 Park Street in the Five Points neighborhood of Jacksonville’s Riverside district. Admission is free, but get there early to make sure you’ve got a seat.

The films showing are:

•    The Butterfly Circus, a touching, Great Depression-era story of a circus showman leading his troupe through the America’s devastated landscape, inspiring and being inspired along the way by a cast of characters including a quadriplegic whom they befriend at a carnival sideshow;
•    La Premiere, the story of the Lumiere Brothers, Auguste and Louis, credited with taking motion pictures from the tiny Kinetiscope to the big screen – the invention of the cinema as we know it today;
•    The Rift, a metaphorical tale about a man who wakes up in a dark, despair-ridden place that he fears is Hell and learns a lesson in how one act of love can change the course of a person’s life;
•    Guest Room, a character-driven drama about a man who finds another beaten and passed out at a remote highway rest stop and decides to help, launching a friendship and a journey that proves the people who have the greatest impact on our lives can be the ones we least expect to matter at all.

Cinemania plans monthly film events including film-related workshops and stage screenplay readings, discount screenings of feature films, independent films and films by Florida film production companies Jacksonville video production professionals.

If you’re inspired to launch your own filmmaking career, Digital Video Arts can help. Our Jacksonville video production company is state-of-the-art and our team are industry veterans with unmatched creative energy. Let us help produce your first or next film and give you the professional edge you’ll need to compete and succeed.

Got a big corporate meeting, presentation or other event coming up soon? DVA’s Jacksonville video production studio facility has you covered. Completed in 2008, our 15,000-square-foot facility has everything you’ll need to pull off a seamless event including plenty of wired workspace, a 24-seat HD theatre and a bistro-style bar and lounge.

Start the day off with breakfast in our large dining café, complete with a fully equipped kitchen filled with drinks and snacks for breaks throughout the day. When it’s time to get to work, we’ve got a plethora of functional, comfortable workspace. A favorite spot is our 400-square-foot visual design room with large work surfaces. This room lends itself well to meetings and projects that involve open collaboration with many participants. Our video editing, sound editing and video production suites have multiple work surfaces all designed around a central core that makes setup and change out of equipment quick and easy. Comfortable seating and cozy lighting make for a relaxed atmosphere, which helps promote creativity.

Our Jacksonville video production studio facility also is wired for most any electronic need for your business meeting or presentation via more than 10 miles of cable, 2,000 video and audio connectors and top-line digital connectivity. We offer a 400-square-foot private conference area with and HDTV screening room. Telephones, dialup ports and T1 connections keep you connected with the outside world. Internet access is available via dozens of computer terminals located throughout our rental space.

Wind down a productive day with a stroll through our numerous on-site art galleries featuring works from local and regional artists, and a relaxing gathering in our bistro bar and lounge, complete with a scenic outdoor deck that overlooks a private wildlife preserve and pond. And for a creativity-boosting, team building field day, DVA staff can help connect you with dozens of regional options from great hotels and restaurants to golf courses, beaches and theme parks.

Your environmentally conscious participants will appreciate DVA’s efforts to build and maintain an eco-friendly facility. When we set out to build our new 15,000-square-foot Jacksonville video production studio, we chose building materials and techniques that minimized our footprint on the environment. We landscaped with native plants and trees that require much less watering than many popular commercial landscape choices and dedicated a large green space adjacent to the office park’s private wildlife preserve. Inside, we incorporate natural and fluorescent lighting with motion sensors that not only conserve energy, but help reduce our overhead costs, allowing us to offer clients competitive rates on film production, video production, and rental of our production and recording studio, editing suites and corporate meeting space.

Call DVA today at 888-340-1010 to plan a corporate meeting that your employees and colleagues thoroughly enjoy.

Hey, fellow Florida film production pros! Film Florida is searching for nominees for the fifth annual Legends Awards, honoring pioneers of Florida film production and Florida television production. Winners are those who have made significant impact on Florida’s film, television and entertainment industry’s development and ongoing growth, either behind the scenes or in front of the camera.

Past winners and honorees include underwater film and television veteran Ricou Browning, Sr., who played the underwater role of the Gill-Man in Creature from the Black Lagoon; The late Egon Stephan, Sr., an Emmy-winning Florida cinematographer who built the Southeast’s largest film production equipment rental house and founded the Florida Advisory Council, from which the Florida Film Bureau was borne; and Director, writer and producer Bill Grefe.

“The ideal Legend is someone who has worked tirelessly, who has invested in the Florida infrastructure, who has taught and shared their skills with others, who has worked behind the scenes and may not always be recognized for their achievements,” says Richard Seres, Legend Awards founder and committee chair.

Know any Florida film production professionals who fit the bill? Nominate your choice by email his or her name, contact information, bio and a few supporting statements to legends@filmflorida.org by February 15. And plan to attend the Annual Legends Awards right here in Jacksonville, hosted in conjunction with the Jacksonville Film Festival in June.

While you’re in town, drop by Digital Video Arts to check out our beautiful facility including a 24-seat widescreen theatre, production studio and bistro-style café and bar. All are available for rental for your next film production or video production project.

Film Florida is a not-for-profit corporation dedicated to promoting Florida film production and Florida video production, including luring Hollywood producers to bring their projects to the Sunshine State. The organization represents a coalition of industry interest including private industry, local film commissions, industry associations and labor organizations.

Calling all Florida film production and Florida video production enthusiasts: Get your creative juices flowing! “Digital Grafitti,” the world’s first projection art festival is accepting entries for its third annual festival, June 12 2010 in Alys Beach on Florida’s Emerald Coast. This one-of-a-kind festival uses the latest film and video projection technologies to project original video art onto walls and rooftops all over town. In just two years, Digital Graffiti has become a hit among emerging Florida videographers and other Florida film production pros and graffiti artists, as well as attracting thousands of spectators and competitors from around the world. Projects have come from France, Thailand, Belgium, India, Italy, Australia, Mexico, Germany, Brazil, England, Austria, Ireland, Canada, U.K., China, and all over the U.S.

“Nowhere else does the architecture of an entire community become a canvas for digital art,” Florida Governor Charlie Crist said in a media release announcing Digital Graffiti’s call for entries. “Digital Graffiti embodies the innovation and originality that Florida prides itself on supporting.”

Crist is a big supporter of Florida film and video and has supported much of the Jacksonville film and video industry’s initiatives.

Of course, all the young “starving artist” filmmakers want to know: What’s the prize? In 2009, Digital Graffiti awarded more than $6,000 in cash prizes, including a $2,000 “Best of Show” prize. For 2010, the haul is even bigger. Digital Graffiti will award $10,000 to various category winners with the “Best of Show” winner taking home $5,000. There is no entry fee and artists retain full copyright ownership of their works, though Digital Graffiti , Alys Beach and sponsoring partners do gets unrestricted right to use submissions for promotional purposes. It’s a nice deal for any winning Florida video production pro.

Entry deadline is March 15. Visit www.digitalgraffiti.com for all the info. And of course, if you need help getting your Jacksonville film or video project ready to compete, call Digital Video Arts at 904-281-1001 or 888-340-1010.

Hey Florida film production pros, The annual DocMiami International Film Festival is accepting submissions for its 2010 event May 28-30 at the Doral Golf Resort and Spa. The festival recognizes the best among emerging documentary filmmakers from around the world. The popularity of documentaries is exploding these days, with bigger audience numbers and more theatrical releases than ever before.

Here at Digital Video Arts, we know the allure of the documentary – the most effective medium to tell a story in a visually and audibly moving way. Our expert Florida video production team has produced or co-produced numerous documentaries on subjects ranging from the Suwannee River Music Festival to the life and times of legendary pro golfer Bobby Jones to the true stories of men who fought in the Viet Nam War.

Need help getting your documentary produced, finished or packaged in time to submit to DocMiami? Digital Video Arts is a top-rated Florida video production company and Florida recording studio boasting an expert team of film, video and music recording professionals with decades of experience. We can take your film or video production project from concept to completion or assist with your ala carte video production needs including music recording and DVD packaging.

Visit www.docmiami.org for all the info on the 2010 festival. Then, call Digital Video Arts to help you get your project ready to compete.

Sunday, March 8th 2009 marked the one year anniversary of Digital Video Arts’ new facilities… I guess they’re not new anymore. As always, we welcome tours of any size and look forward to showing you around. Just give Clark Fivek a call at 904-281-1001 to schedule a visit.

Digital Video Arts hosted it’s first official party on Friday, May 2nd to over 150 guests. Throughout the evening. With great food, lots of adult beverages including the new DiVAtini, games in our screening room on the Wii and lots of great conversation the event was a great success.

Enjoy a few images from the evening festivities.

PHOTOGRAPHS BY MIKE GRAF