24fps Productions HD projects “On a Single Breath” and FreeFlight” acquired by National Geographic Channels International (NGCI). Press Release Download National Geographic Press Release
		24fps Productions announces agreement with FootageBank HD to represent its high definition footage library. Press Release
		The April 2006 edition of Broadcast Engineering magazine features an extensive article we wrote on the HD Production Workflow we developed fore production of our travel series, Any Given Latitude for the FINE LIVING TV NETWORK. Click here to read the entire article (PDF format - 5.3 M)

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The March/April 2006 edition of HighDef magazine features a short article outlining some of the technical challenges with shooting our travel series, Any Given Latitude. Click here to read the article (in PDF format)

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The Fall 2005 edition of Create magazine features our article, “A Creative Idea's Journey To Reality,” which chronicles the creation, development, and realization of our travel show. Click here to read the article (in pdf format)

Content In Use

You can see clips from an underwater program we co-produced on the tutorial disc that ships with every copy of Apple Computer's Final Cut Pro software.

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July, 2004 Speaking Engagements

We spoke at two sessions during the DV Expo East in JUly, here in New York City.

“Marketing Your Video Business," Thursday, July 15 from
11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
and
“FreeDiving in HD,” Friday, July 16th from 1:30 – 2:30 p.m.

June, 2004 Productions in the News

FreeFlight, our HD documentary on the sport of paragliding and ultralights, is currently featured in an article we wrote for the June 2004 issue of DV magazine (volume 12, number 6). The article describes the production of the documentary from initial development through post production, and details many of the challenges in-between. If you don’t subscribe to the print version of DV, you can check out the article online at http://www.dv.com. Access to this and other articles requires that you sign-up for a membership - at no cost.

FreeFlight explores the sport of paragliders and ultralights – taking the viewer to new heights – literally. Click here to learn more about the project and watch the trailer.

A short article about “On a Single Breath” is also slated to be published in the upcoming print and online issue of highdef magazine http://www.highdef.com, as well as another print publication. More details to follow.

 

June, 2004 Festival Updates

Our HD documentary about the sport of Freediving, “On a Single Breath,” has been nominated as an Official Selection for the VisionFest 2004 Film Festival to be held June 23–27, 2004 at the Cantor Film Center, 36 East Eighth Street, New York City.

6/15/04 - Major project updates posted. Click here for complete details.

03/10/04 - 24fps Productions and Air Sea Land Productions complete two documentaries. Click here to read the press release, and find out more about the projects.

01/02/04 - 24fps Productions and Air Sea Land Productions to show at the 2004 NATPE Convention, Las Vegas. Click here to read the press release.

10/08/03 - 24fps Productions and Air Sea Land Productions team to create programming for Rainbow DBS's “VOOM” High Definition Satellite service. Click here for more information.

9/9/03 - Major project updates posted. Click here for complete details.

10/31/02 - Tom Strodel of 24fps Productions will be speaking at the Production East conference on October 31, 2002.

The session, entitled: "Mastering in 24p HD" will focus on the workflow, creative advantages, and economies in mastering 24p HD for film, video, digital cinema (theatrical features), and DVD.

The panel, moderated by Brian McKernan, DigitalCinema Magazine, also features Walter Lefler of Rhinoceros, Joe DiGennaro DP/Filmmaker, and David Wiswell from Panasonic.

Session information

Session:	FM04 Mastering in 24p HD Track: Features
Where:	Jacob Javits Center, Hall 1C New York City
When:	Thursday October 31, 2003, 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Click the image below to link to the Production East conference site.

10/1/02 - Tom Strodel of 24fps Productions will be speaking at the IFP Market conference on October 1, 2002.

The session, entitled: "Editing with Final Cut Pro" will focus on different uses of the Emmy Award winning editing system, challenges, and costs. I'll be focusing on high definition editing with Final Cut Pro and will detail some of the high definition production techniques that I've helped to develop.

The panel, Moderated by Michael Wong, Strategic Account Development Executive, Apple Computer, also features Jake Abraham, Director of Post Production, InDigEnt; Youna Kwak, Editor & Principal, Final Frame; and Christopher Ward, Filmmaker.

Session information

Where:	Puck Building - Gallery, 293 Lafayette Street, New York City
When:	Tuesday October 1, 2003, 2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.

The IFP Market is a week-long showcase, held each autumn in New York, for features, works-in-progress, shorts, and scripts, by independent filmmakers. For 24 years, it has been a vital exhibition & discovery forum for new talent and films before they hit the festival circuit.

Click the image below to link to the IFP Market site.

4/23/02 - 24fps and TV Geis complete production of Restaurant Series for MetroTV

2/13/02 - Check out our High Definition "Underwater HD Pearls" project for a major Museum in New York City.

1/10/02 - 24fps In the News. Two articles written by Thomas Strodel, of 24fps Productions appear in the current issue of Film Festival Reporter. Click here to read the articles.

 

12/20/01 - 24fps - In the News. 24fps Productions is credited in another article about the American Whitewater video. You can read the article in the November/December 2001 issue of Paddler magazine.

Learn more about the American Whitewater project here.

11/13/01 - 24fps - In the News. 24fps Productions is credited in an article about the American Whitewater video we worked on this past summer. You can read the article in the December 2001 issue of Canoe & Kayak magazine.

10/25/01 - 24fps Moves to a new location!

24fps Productions is happy to announce that as of October 25th, we'll be in a new location!

To accommodate growth and to better serve our clients, we’ve moved to a bigger facility.

The phone number is the same: 646-638-0659
BUT our fax number has changed to: 212-206-6986

9/7/01 - Bahamas 24p Videos put online. Learn about our latest video production that showcases the amazing film-like look of 24p high definition video. You can also watch the complete, streaming version of the videos (you'll need QuickTime™ version 4.0 for Windows or Macintosh).

8/17/01 - MacWorld Conference a success...

Photo © 2003 James Spencer

Speaking on editing HD with Mini-DV, Tom's participation in The "Mac as a Platform for Mainstream Media Innovation" session at MacWorld conference this past July ended-up being a great success.

Left to right: Kyle Shannon from Agency.com, Tom Strodel, 24fps Productions, Brian McKernan from Digital Cinema Magazine, Rob Davis of Spiderdance, and Nick DeMartino from AFI. Photo © 2003 James Spencer

Over 60 people attended the presentation which also included Nick DeMartino, Director, New Media Ventures, American Film Institute, Kyle Shannon, Co-Founder, AGENCY.com, Brian McKernan from Digital Cinema Magazine, and Rob Davis, Executive Producer, Spiderdance, Inc.

Portions of Tom's presentation may be put onto the site in the future.

7/11/01 - Check out our latest project for American Whitewater.

7/9/01 - Tom Strodel of 24fps Productions to speak at the Mac World convention.

The session, entitled: "The Mac as a Platform for Mainstream Media Innovation: Meet Mac-based Producers of Digital Cinema, Enhanced and HDTV" will focus on using digital tools for high-end media production. Tom will detail some of the HD production techniques that he's helped to develop, including "editing HD with Mini-DV."

The panel, Moderated by Nick DeMartino, Director, New Media Ventures, American Film Institute, also features Kyle Shannon, Co-Founder, AGENCY.com, Brian McKernan from Digital Cinema Magazine, and Rob Davis, Executive Producer, Spiderdance, Inc.

Session information:
Session #C06, Room 1E13,
July 18, 2003, 12:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, NYC.
For more information, check out the MacWorld Conference and Expo web site

6/26/01 - A career opportunities page has been posted to the site detailing currently available positions at 24fps Productions.

6/4/01 - Amphibico - Behind-the Scenes video and description posted to the Traditional Media - Portfolio section.

5/23/01 - 24fps completes work on Consulting project for Frank Gehry and the Guggenheim Museum. Click here for more information.

5/23/01 - 24fps mentioned in the April 2001 issue of AV Video Multimedia Producer. View the article online.

5/15/01 - 24fps is pleased to announce the availability of a full line of Editing Services to our clients. Click here for more information.

5/15/01 - Read about our latest video project for Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP.

 

2/7/01 - See our latest article on High Definition Video production published in the January, 2003 issue of Videography Magazine. Check it out on your newsstand today, or view the article online. New! Download the article here (File size: 800K. Requires Adobe Acrobat.) This is also featured in the Interactive Presentation of our Bahamas HDTV production.

2/7/01 - NEW additions in the Production area include:

"Editing" HDTV in Mini-DV format
(Lower your costs with HDTV editing.)

Correcting for a "Squashed Logo" in HDTV
(How we corrected a squashed NTSC logo for HDTV.)

TimeCodeLogger© version 1.0
(FREE software for logging time code, as featured in our January 2003 article in Videography)

1/26/01 - NEW to the site, The Production Collective is a resource for independent Producers, Directors, and Creative people in both the Traditional and Multimedia industry. Get yourself listed today!

12/07/00 - NEW - click to launch the Underwater HDTV Video Shoot interactive presentation, where you can learn about our latest video production as well as watch the complete, streaming video (you'll need QuickTime™ version 4.0 for Windows or Macintosh).