Arkansas Parks & Tourism Hwy 161 Shoot

Thanks to Craig, Diane, Lauren, Tim, and John from Competitive Cyclist of Little Rock and James and Scott for BMW/Ducati/Triumph/Vespa of Little Rock.

While the Tornado sirens were going off in Little Rock last week, the team from Jones Productions and Cranford Johnson Robinson Woods spent an enjoyable day in Hot Springs with Country music star Tracy Byrd. Best known to fans for his songs "I'm from the Country", "Keeper of the Stars", "Watermelon Crawl", and "Ten Rounds with Jose Cuervo", Byrd has been hired by the Hot Springs Convention and Visitor's Bureau to promote Hot Springs as a vacation destination. A new TV campaign will feature Byrd in several Hot Springs locations talking about what he likes to do when he visits the Spa City. Above, Tracy gets ready to chow down on a delicious steak at The Portherhouse restaurant on Central Avenue. Below, the crew from Jones and CJRW pose with Tracy Byrd for the blog.

On Location: Magic Springs!

Newest member of the Jones Production team, Katie Rook, makes last minute adjustments to the kitchen set.

Jones Productions spent the day in Hot Springs a couple of weeks ago shooting new TV commercials for Magic Springs and CJRW. The concept is about having a theme park in your own backyard, so, three different sets were built in front of major attractions at the park. The camera started on the set and then moved through the window to reveal the park outside.
Producer Debbie Grace prepares for the last set-up of the day.

Digital Signage Expo 2008

In February, I attended the Digital Signage Expo in Las Vegas. DSE 2008 exceeded everyone's expectations with record attendance and loads of new technology. As a first timer to Vegas and DSE, there was a lot to take in over the three day conference. My goal was to gain a further understanding of how today's digital signage content works from creation to distribution. In the past, Jones Productions has created content for signage applications including: in-room video for hotels, in-store video for restaurants and stores, and visitor centers. The distribution of this content was typically a disc sent through the mail (sneakernet). Today's standard of distribution utilizes a secure file transfer which may immediately update, making it more efficient and dynamic. Complex digital signage network function similar to a computer network, as a piece of content can be sent from a centralized location out to any node or groups of nodes. I'll be focusing on content creation and optimization as this rapidly growing industry continues to evolve. The link below is a flash document to help further explain the content of digital signage.

Digital Signage Content

Tyler Cobb
VFX/Motion Graphics

Tropical Smoothie: 24pHD at 24°F

Sam Waterston Interview at Clinton Presidential Center

JPI Producer DEBBIE GRACE (l) with actor SAM WATERSTON and JPI assistant KATIE ROOK

Delicious Fried Shrimp

Kandace Gerber of The Allison Agency positions a fried shrimp for a Lee's Chicken commercial. Gary Jones shoots 35mm film in the Jones Productions studio which includes a full restaurant-style kitchen for food preparation.

Chicken and Waffles

Bill Brookshire of The Allison Agency artfully drizzles syrup on a waffle while Gary Jones shoots 35mm film footage in the Jones Studio for a new Mrs. Winner's TV commercial. Les Galusha posted the spot and Tyler Cobb worked on the graphics.

Jones Team Wins 48-Hour Film Fest

Over the Summer, the Amalgamated Motion Pictures team--which included Jones Productions members Chris Cranford, Tyler Cobb, and Les Galusha--took home the top prize in the Little Rock 48-Hour Film Festival. The team's film Knoon Time won Best Film, Best Directing, Best Use of Characater, and an Audience Award. You can view a quicktime of it here.
This allowed the team to compete in a national competition a few months later which had far more crazy restrictions, but the fruits of which you can view here. All we can say is it was fast, it was fun.