Jul
30

PDA Video: Outdoor Retailer Update

PDA Video got hired to shoot some gear profile segments from the show floor of Summer Outdoor Retailer 2009. We were stoked to have professional kayaker, philantrhopist and Cosmo’s 2008 Bachelor of the Year Brad Ludden as our host. We turned around a set of high quality HD videos in record time thanks to the hard work of Chuck Heilig, who shot and edited each piece. You can check them out here: Live From OR . Check out some awesome photos from the event taken by Tim McManus: Online Gallery .

Jul
27

Prize Patrol will be Knocking Soon

We are entering the final week of the PDA Summer Event Giveaway. The responses have been overwhelming! Don’t fret. You still have until Friday, July 31 5:30pm EST to enter your event in the contest for a chance to win up to $5,000 of event services from PDA.

Don’t forget that there are no date restrictions on the offer. Whether you are planning a wedding in September, a fundraiser in January or a meeting in June, all are still eligible.

Questions? nicole@pdastage.com

Links: http://www.pdastage.com/freeevent

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Jul
21

PDA Video Takes a Trip Out West

The PDA Video team set out yesterday for Salt Lake City and the Outdoor Retailer Summer Market show. The team will be profiling a melange of outdoor sports brands seen in use on land and water by those with a love for the outdoors. Usual suspects include Patagonia, The North Face and Nike. The PDA team will be bring attendees a real time video experience, profiling the latest and greatest that exhibitors have to offer the more than 21,000 attendees. Stay tuned for images and clips.

Links:

http://www.outdoorretailer.com/summer_market/

http://www.pdastage.com

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Jul
15

A good fit

The designer profile created by PDA Video for Carol Hannah Whitfield (Charleston Fashion Week ’08 Designer) and Charleston Fashion Week made it to Project Runway.  Carol Hannah is officially in the season 6 filming now. Project Runway premieres on Lifetime Thursday, August 20 at 10:00pm.

You can see the video on Lifetime’s website

Charleston magazine’s Charleston Fashion Week is a five-night celebration of the Charleston’s flourishing retail and design community featuring runway shows from local retailers, the Bridal Couture Show, and the debut of emerging regional designers in the southeast. For more information visit http://www.charlestonfashionweek.com . CFW 2009 was named as one of The Southeast Tourism Society’s Top 20 Events in March 2009. Mark your calendars for the next “haute “-est event: March 16-20, 2010.

 

About PDA Video:  Spearheaded by Kevin Harrison and Tim McManus, PDA Video brings our clients the expertise of our award-winning documentaries, marketing films and multi-media projects.

Priding ourselves on unique and original work, PDA Video is known for delivering an artistic message designed to engage an audience and deliver results for the client. In a world where video can appear stale, staged and flat, PDA Video delivers cinematic impact on each project it produces. Contact:  tim@pdastage.com

Jul
02

CTS News at PDA

PDA Design and Installation Professionals Matt Watts and Rocky Weakley came back from this year’s InfoComm as Certified Technology Specialists (CTS). 

The Certified Technology Specialist (CTS®) credential is for audiovisual professionals who hold extensive knowledge of the technology used in audio, video and display systems, and a competence, dedication and commitment to their profession. By achieving this credential, Rocky and Matt have displayed the self-confidence, professionalism and integrity needed to succeed in the field. With agreement to a code of ethics pledging truth, accuracy and a commitment to excellence in all aspects of the profession, CTS-holders are recognized as trusted providers of services to customers of AV technology.

Why does being CTS certified benefit PDA’s clients? CTS provides:

-Reassurance of competency, experience and ethical behavior
-An open, tested, clear set of industry standards to evaluate audiovisual providers
-Professionals who are held to a high standard of ethics and conduct*
-Continuing commitment: PDA cares about providing the absolute best services and solutions

“The CTS (Certified Technology Specialist) certification demonstrates the extra commitment to being the best AV professional that I can be.  The program is a peer-developed standards and competencies credential for the workforce in the AV industry.  It is now adopted by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) and being recognized more and more by architects and other construction based firms.  The CTS gives me the resources and the knowledge to adhere to the best practices of the AV industry.  It also assists me significantly to help create the best solutions for my clients needs.  The CTS also helps me to continue to stay current with industry trends and emerging technologies by mandating continued education to keep my certification,” said Watts. matt@pdastage.com

 

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Questions? nicole@pdastage.com

*Source InfoComm International