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.