Video Production Services in the San Francisco Bay Area

Richmond Community Foundation presents
Northern California Summit on Children and Youth (Overview)
June 3 - 4, 2010, Richmond, California
(9 min)

The Northern California Summit on Children and Youth brings together educators, nonprofit organizations, community leaders, elected officials, businesses, and area foundations to share innovative approaches, research driven models, and best practices for supporting children, youth and families. This conference provides the opportunity to learn from and share with a broad range of professionals from throughout Northern California.

Video for the Professional Videographers of the North Bay
(1 min 23 sec)

The Professional Videographers of the North Bay (PVNB) is a networking and mutual support organization serving the needs of video and film professionals in Sonoma, Marin and Napa counties in northern California. We come together once a month to network, share our work, improve our craft, and just generally to have a good time. As a member of the steering committee I edited this presentation to inform perspective members as to the benefits of membership.

Web videos such as this one can be used to promote organizations and businesses inexpensively and 24/7. Often, using video to show perspective clients what you do is far more compelling then using plain written text!

A Plunge Worth Saving
(6 min 46 sec)

This is celebration of the history and service provided by the Richmond Plunge since it opened in 1926. It contains a photographic archive of the joy and health it has brought to people of all ages and ethnicity. It includes a special section on the "Plunge Babies" who are naturally at one with the nurturing waters of the Plunge.

Phase I of the Plunge renovation is currently in progress. Funds are being raised for Phase II. Click to contribute to saving this valuable resource, or to learn more about the Richmond Plunge.

The Wall: and the Significance of the Vietnam War Experience
(6 min)

This is a tribute to those brave men and women who served in the armed forces during the Vietnam War. This video and photo montage complements a heart-felt speech given by Colonel Gerald Schumacher to war veterans in 1997.

Colonel Schumacher (ret) is both an author and photographer. His books include To Be a U.S. Army Green Beret, 2005, and A Bloody Business, America's War Zone Contractors and the Occupation of Iraq, 2006, Zenith Press. His extensive military experience and expertise, along with his writing ability, makes him uniquely qualified to accomplish the most challenging tasks as a photojournalist. Click for more information about Gerald and Spectrum Quest.

Complex instrumentation calibration and maintenance procedures are required in the biotech, semiconductor, medical, power, and other industries. Typically standard operating procedures (SOPs) are text documents that often are not perfectly clear. A movie of an expert performing a complex procedure can be very helpful in clarifying an SOP—especially for people who are visual or hands-on learners. Click to view sample videos. To learn more about the safety, cost of ownership, quality assurance, and human factors benefits of this innovative business solution click here.

Personal & Business Introduction
(2 min)

This profile is based on an interview with Gerald Schumacher of Spectrum Quest. It demonstrates his passion for his work and showcases a broad range of his photographs including: soldiers in Iraq, antiwar demonstrations, Mexican border patrol agents, and more.

Gerald is both an author and photographer. His books include To Be a U.S. Army Green Beret, 2005, and A Bloody Business, America's War Zone Contractors and the Occupation of Iraq, 2006, Zenith Press. His extensive military experience and expertise, along with his writing ability, makes him uniquely qualified to accomplish the most challenging tasks as a photojournalist. Click to explore Mr. Schmacher's use of video to communicate the high quality of his services, and to view additional videos produced by Michael Bukay & Associates.

California Autism Foundation-PSA
(2 min)

The California Autism Foundation provides a structured environment paired with the intermingling of living skills, academics, art, music and physical education. The goal is for individuals to achieve social independence and dignity, and to benefit from and contribute to society.

This video is a public service announcement that shows some of the art that is created by people with autism. It also promotes the sale of this art to the public. Click for more information on the California Autism Foundation.

Photojournalism Sample Portfolio
(1 min 45 sec)

This is a sample portfolio of professional photojournalist and photographer, Gerald Schumacher of Spectrum Quest. It demonstrates his passion for his work and showcases a broad range of his photographs including: soldiers in Iraq, antiwar demonstrations, Mexican border patrol agents, and more.

Schumacher's extensive military experience and expertise, along with his writing ability, makes him uniquely qualified to accomplish the most challenging tasks as a photojournalist. Click to explore Mr. Schmacher's use of video to communicate the high quality of his services, and to view additional videos produced by Michael Bukay & Associates.

Pilot for Instructor Swim Training Series
(7 min 3 sec)

This is a pilot for a video program to train physical education instructors and lifeguards on how to teach kids to swim. The program will document training techniques that Bill Woolsey, Olympic Gold Medal winner, has developed over the last four decades while teaching thousands of children how to swim. This movie demonstrates the first three foundation lessons: 1) Bobbing and breath control; 2) Kicking; and 3) Using the arms.

In one case, two five-year old twins who received swim lessons for over a year at various swim schools sill couldn't swim. This video shows the methods Woolsey used to teach them, in just one hour, to be comfortable jumping into the deep end of the pool.