La Grande School of Ballet Winter 2008 Recital

DVDs of Scenes From the Nutcracker: Winter 2008 Recital are now available for pre-order through our online store. CLICK HERE TO ORDER NOW!

Heidi Ho Christmas Program 2008

The La Grande Heidi Ho Pre-School and Kindergarten Christmas programs were wonderful, and DVDs of the December 17th, 2008 AM and PM Program are now available to pre-order. The slideshows of school photos will be included along with the full performance. DVDs will available to pick up in Kim's office on February 16th, 2008.
Call Kim at 541-963-8795 to reserve your copy.

Beckie's Studio of Dance Winter 2008 Recital

DVDs of A Winter Wonderland: Beckie's Studio of Dance Winter 2008 Recital are now available for pre-order through our online store.
CLICK HERE TO ORDER NOW!

Boy's Life

From Boy's Life Poster Shoot

The VVS crew was lucky enough to get involved with the Eastern Oregon University production of Howard Kroder's Boy's Life and we had a great experience.
Director Brian Wallis wanted to mix live theater with pre-filmed sequences that gave new insights into the characters in the play. We got the chance to experiment with some new filming styles and had a great time working with all the actors involved. To top it off we also got to do the poster for the show.
Bravo to everyone involved -- I thought the show was challenging and funny in all the right ways. Click here to view more from the poster shoot.

La Grande Summer Film Project

Hungry filmmakers have descended upon La Grande to participate in The La Grande Summer Film Project.
Four teams have five days to make a 10-15 minute short film before their premiere 10:30 Friday night at the Crossing the Blues festival in downtown La Grande's Max Square.
After a successful meeting on Saturday the teams have been assembled and the filmmakers have taken to the streets. The filmmakers will be blogging each day so check them out at The Production Blog to get up to date behind-the-scenes information.
Valley Video Services is a proud sponsor of the project, providing equipment and expertise throughout the week, and Chuck and our intern Jason have both signed on as participants. Good luck to all!

A Midsummer Night's Dream

VVS's own Chuck Peters is directing 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' with the EOU Theater Department and our wholly unbiased opinion is that you should go see it now! Congratulations to the cast and crew for all their hard work.
The production opens August 13-16 at 8 p.m. in Schwarz Theatre in Loso Hall. Tickets are $8 general and $6 for students and seniors. A special performance will also be given Saturday, August 23 at 6 p.m. at City Hall during the Crossing the Blues La Grande Summer Festival.
CLICK HERE to order a copy of the Friday, August 15th performance on DVD or check out the gallery of photos.

Dance Recitals Update

We're on the last few dance recitals and wanted to share an update with you. Miss Kathleen's McMinnville recitals (2PM and 6PM) will ship by July 30th, and La Grande School of Ballet's performance of Snow White will ship by August 6th.
Thank you for your patience, and CLICK HERE to contact us if you have any questions or give us a call at 541-963-8410. Thanks again for your order!

Captain Bree Has Set Sail

Valley Video Services has shipped out all copies of the St. John the Apostle performance of Captain Bree and Her Lady Pirates. The show turned out great and we hope you all enjoy it! If you are interested in purchasing a copy, please contact Teri at 503-742-8230.

Dance Recital DVD Schedule

It's been another great season of dance recitals (8 this spring!) and the Valley Video Services crew is hard at work editing and delivering DVDs. Here's a schedule of when you can expect your orders:
> ESTIMATED DELIVERY DATES <
Dance Arts (May 18th) - DONE!
Dance Arts (May 22nd) - DONE!
Miss Kathleen Van De Veere:
West Linn June 1st 12 PM - DONE!
West Linn June 1st 4 PM - DONE!
Beckie's Studio of Dance - DONE!
Miss Kathleen Van De Veere:
McMinnville June 7th 2 PM - 7/30
McMinnville June 7th 6 PM - 7/30
La Grande School of Ballet - 8/6
Please CLICK HERE to contact us if you have any questions or give us a call at 541-963-8410. Thanks again for your order!

Snow White: La Grande School of Ballet Spring 2008

Swannee and her students at La Grande School of Ballet put on Snow White this year, complete with Seven Dwarves, one Wicked Witch, and whole gaggle of woodland creatures. Congratulations on another great show!
DVDs of Snow White are expected to ship on July 22nd, so CLICK HERE to pre-order your copy today!

Miss Kathleen McMinnville 2008 Recitals

Valley Video Services had a great time in McMinnville this weekend and taped Miss Kathleen's 2 PM and 6 PM dance recitals. The shows went great, Thriller gave us chills and we got some classic footage at the 6 PM Parent Dance-Off.
DVDs are of both shows are available for pre-order now and are expected to ship on July 7th. CLICK HERE to order the 2 PM show and CLICK HERE for the 6 PM show.

Beckie's Studio of Dance Spring 2008 Recital

This year, Beckie and her students put on an entertaining trip around the world and Valley Video Services had the pleasure of being there. DVDs of The Wonderful World of Dance: Spring 2008 Recital are now available to pre-order. CLICK HERE to place your order!
Don't forget that there's lots of previous Beckie's Studio of Dance recitals available via our Online Store.

Miss Kathleen West Linn 2008 Recitals

The 12 PM and 4 PM recitals of Miss Kathleen's West Linn students were terrific! We loved the new venue at Canby High, and between Sara Lee, the Can-Can, and the Parent Dance-Off we couldn't have had more fun.
DVDs are of both shows are available for pre-order now and are expected to ship on July 7th. CLICK HERE for the 12 PM show and CLICK HERE for the 4 PM show.

Captain Bree and Her Lady Pirates

VVS was there for the Saturday, May 31st performance of Captain Bree at St. John the Apostle Catholic School in Oregon City. An impressive bunch of young actors (with a little guidance from Director Teri Newman) put on a great show and didn't hold back for one minute!
DVDs are available exclusively from SJA by calling 503-742-8230 before June 12th.

Dance Arts 2008 Pre-Orders

The Dance Arts, Inc. recitals were a whole lot of fun to watch, and now you can pre-order the DVDs through Valley Video Services. For the Sunday, May 18 performance CLICK HERE, and for the Thursday, May 22 performance CLICK HERE.

Heidi Ho Graduation 2008

Pre-Orders are now available for the May 20th, 2008 Graduation of Mrs. Mielke's Heidi Ho Kindergarten Graduation DVDs. These videos feature 2-camera, anamorphic widescreen video, full-color cover art, and custom menus. DVDs will ship by June 4th, 2008.
CLICK HERE to order the Graduation video or CLICK HERE to view all of our La Grande Heidi Ho videos.

Heidi Ho Spring Program 2008

UPDATE: DVDs of the May 6th and 8th Heidi Ho Spring Program are NOW SHIPPING! These videos feature 2-camera, anamorphic widescreen video, full-color cover art, and custom menus. DVDs will ship by May 16th, 2008.
CLICK HERE to order the AM Classes (May 6th) video or CLICK HERE to order the PM Classes (May 8th) video.

Check Out Our New Portfolio!

We're excited to announce that our Online Portfolio is live and ready to show off some of our best work. Please check out our 2008 Wedding Demo, a promotional piece we created for the ODS School of Dental Sciences, and Apache in California, which we shot this last fall.
Enjoy these samples, and check back soon for more!

RadCon Photo Gallery

We're back from the Aquaman premiere at the RadCon 5 Fan Film Festival, and we had a great time. Alex Mitzenberg (The Flash) joined Chuck and Jon for the festival, where we got the chance to hang out with fellow fans and meet other filmmakers. Click here to check out our photo gallery from this weekend.
One highlight (of many!) was getting to meet Trey Stokes, who has not only worked on such classics as The Abyss and Starship Troopers, but was the Grand Prize Winner for the 2004 National 48 Hour Film Challenge. Trey also happens to be behind a little series of internet shorts known as Pink Five. Click here to visit Trey's site and view some of his shorts.
Thanks again to Nat of the RadCon Film Festival for inviting us and giving us the opportunity to meet so many great people!

Aquaman Goes to RadCon

We're proud to announce that we have been invited to RadCon 5, a sci-fi convention being held this Fri-Sat-Sun at the Red Lion Inn in Pasco, Washington. Aquaman, the fan film written and directed by VVS's own Chuck Peters, is an official selection of the RadCon Film Festival.
Aquaman will screen and have a Q+A session Saturday in the Bronze Room at 3 PM. Chuck and Jon have also been invited to speak at two of the Saturday's panels: "Fan Films, Fan Fiction - What are the Ethics Questions?" (Sage Room 11am-12pm) and "What to Do Before 'Action'" (Sage Room 1pm-2pm).
We'll be giving away 10 copies of the Aquaman DVD at the show, complete with a beautifully painted cover by Lucas Cruz and a director/producer commentary track, so we hope to see you there!

Beckie's Studio of Dance DVDs Now On Sale

DVDs for Beckie's Winter 2007 Recital have shipped to all those who pre-ordered and is now in stock! CLICK HERE to purchase a copy, and don't forget that we feature a flat $5 shipping charge on ALL ORDERS, regardless of quantity. Our selection of previous BSD recitals are also available.

Grey Wolf Video

The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife recently brought in some footage of an endangered Grey Wolf in the Eagle Cap Wilderness, between Medical Springs and Wallowa.
Valley Video Services has assisted the ODFW in pulling several stills from the video and spreading the video to several news sources, including The Oregonian and NW Cable News. The full-size Quicktime movie can be viewed HERE.

Walla Walla Bridal Show

The 2008 Bridal Show at the Marcus Whitman Hotel in Walla Walla was a huge success. Thanks so much to all the brides, grooms, and colleagues we had the pleasure to meet. This summer is filling up quickly, so reserve your date soon!
CLICK HERE to find out more about our wedding packages, and check back this week to see our online demo.