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March 2011
Bobcat Calls on Video Arts for Training Video
When Bobcat Company needed a new Safety Video for their latest line-up of Utility Vehicles, once again, the manufacturer called on Video Arts Studios. "Safe Operation of Bobcat Utility Vehicles" provides instructions for proper operation and maintenance of Utility Vehicles. Video Arts translated the training video into Spanish and both versions are available on DVD and at www.bobcat.com. 
Video Arts also updated the latest Safety Video DVD for Bobcat Company featuring the Skid-Steer Loader, All-Wheel Steer Loader, Compact Excavator, Mini Track Loader, Compact Tractor, Toolcat, Utility Vehicle, VersaHandler and the Loader Backhoe. The videos were translated to provide both English and Spanish versions for the DVD. Video Arts worked closely with Bobcat Product Safety Manager Shawn Warkenthien, and Bobcat Product Safety & Compliance Engineers Matt Foley and Tyler Anderson on the new safety video and the updated Safety Video DVD. James Ferragut Joins Video Arts
Video Arts Studios is pleased to announce the addition of James Ferragut as Director of Marketing to our team. As a 30-year veteran in the marketing and communications industry, James brings broad base of experience to Video Arts. He was most recently the Vice President of Marketing at First International Bank & Trust, he was a Managing Partner at H2M Advertising, an account manager for GL Ness/Sundog and the General Sales Manager at KVOX AM/FM and KFGO AM/FM radio stations. 
James graduated from Arizona State University with a BS in Social Science and a minor in marketing. He serves on the Board of Directors as an Officer for Hospice of the Red River Valley and The Arts Partnership. He is an adjunct professor at NDSU and a consultant for the Small Business Development Corporation through the Offutt School of Business at Concordia College and a regular columnist for the Forum's Sunday editorial page. He is a reader, a music & movie hobbiest, a traveler, marathoner, snow skier, extreme conditions camper, TED.com viewer, family man and lake guy. Graffiti Studios is Born
We are pleased to announce Graffiti Studios, the new name for the music recording facilities at Video Arts Studios. Both Studio A and Studio B were designed by John Storyk of Walters-Storyk of New York. John Storyk was the architect and acoustical designer of Electric Lady Studios, the New York City recording studio owned by the late Jimi Hendrix. John has been designing recording studios all over the world for such artists as Alicia Keys, Bruce Springsteen and Whitney Houston. 
Two recent sessions at Graffiti Studios were with the Johnson Family Band and Rosemary Sauvageau. The Johnson Family Band just finished their latest album, "Snake Oil Woman", which contains all original material. Their music is rooted in a traditional mountain feeling, but draws influence from jazz and rock-and-roll. Their debut album, "Old Ruby", was also recorded at Graffiti Studios. Johnson Family Band will be appearing soon on the hit NBC television show, "America's Got Talent". Check out their music at www.johnsonfamilyband.com. Singer/songwriter Rosemary Sauvageau recently completed her debut CD at Graffiti Studios. The CD entitled, "Be Around", consists of ten original songs. The album features Rosemary on piano and guitar. Rosemary started playing piano by ear when she was two and began piano lessons when she was five. Take a listen to Rosemary at www.myspace.com/fargosrose. Other artists who have recorded at Graffiti Studios include Josh Homme of Queens of the Stone Age, Haley E & the Rydells, the Escape Artists, Josh Harty and Hannah Christianson. For more information about Graffiti Studios and artist package pricing, contact Art Phillips, art@videoartsstudios.com or call 701-232-3393. We Got You, Babe!
Thanks to Mike Bosze of Broadway Video of New York City, Video Arts help pay tribute to Cher for Glamour Magazine's Women of the Year event. Glamour Magazine held its 20th Annual Women of the Year Gala at Carnegie Hall in New York City. Cher was given the Lifetime Achievement Award and Video Arts Studios' work was part of the presentation. 
The tribute video contained highlights of Cher's career as well as interviews of designer Bob Mackie, Cher's costumer for 30 years, Dr. Bob Meaders, Founder of Operation Helmet, and Emily Paulson, a participant of the Children's Craniofacial Association. Cher is the national spokesperson for the Children's Craniofacial Association. Video Arts' crew videotaped Emily, a Moorhead native, talking about meeting Cher when she was a baby. Cher asked to hold Emily when she was on the Maury Povich TV show with her mother, Denise. Emily thanked Cher on camera for her work with the Children's Craniofacial Association and helped close the video singing along with Sonny & Cher's hit song, "I Got You Babe". Cher is one of only a handful of entertainers to win a Grammy, an Oscar and an Emmy. Cher's additional humanitarian projects include building a school for Kenya orphans, supporting Operation Helmet, and recently she co-founded The Heroes Project for wounded veterans. Video Arts Studios is proud to announce its third and fourth contributions to the highly rated MonsterQuest series on History Channel. In season one, Video Arts produced two episodes; Mutant Canines and Swamp Beast. In the second season of MonsterQuest, History Channel called on Video Arts to produce two more episodes; Black Beast of Exmoor and Giant Squid Ambush. Black Beast of Exmoor uncovers the mysteries behind feline-like beasts spotted throughout the British Isles. The crew traveled overseas to England and Scotland to interview witnesses, analyze the evidence and seek answers to find out what is really prowling the English countryside. MonsterQuest: Giant Squid Ambush, investigates the 2006 sighting of what appeared to be a huge giant squid, 1000 feet under water, which was captured on video. Some experts believe the squid was up to 100 feet long. For this episode, Video Arts traveled to the Sea of Cortez, returning to the area of the 2006 sighting. Improved underwater technology was used to find proof of this legendary sea beast. All episodes were shot and edited in High Definition. MonsterQuest airs on Wednesdays at 8pmCST. MonsterQuest is created by WhiteWolf Entertainment and Bosch Media in partnership with CableReady.highly rated MonsterQuest series on History Channel. In season one, Video Arts produced two episodes; Mutant Canines and Swamp Beast. In the second season of MonsterQuest, History Channel called on Video Arts to produce two more episodes; Black Beast of Exmoor and Giant Squid Ambush. Black Beast of Exmoor uncovers the mysteries behind feline-like beasts spotted throughout the British Isles. The crew traveled overseas to England and Scotland to interview witnesses, analyze the evidence and seek answers to find out what is really prowling the English countryside. MonsterQuest: Giant Squid Ambush, investigates the 2006 sighting of what appeared to be a huge giant squid, 1000 feet under water, which was captured on video. Some experts believe the squid was up to 100 feet long. For this episode, Video Arts traveled to the Sea of Cortez, returning to the area of the 2006 sighting. Improved underwater technology was used to find proof of this legendary sea beast. All episodes were shot and edited in High Definition. MonsterQuest airs on Wednesdays at 8pmCST. MonsterQuest is created by WhiteWolf Entertainment and Bosch Media in partnership with CableReady. |
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VIDEO ARTS PRODUCES CONFERENCE VIDEOS FOR MICROSOFT Video Arts Studios traveled to Minneapolis to produce videos for Microsoft regarding Virtualization Solutions for their customers. These videos were presented at the Worldwide Partner Conference (WPC) in Houston, where thousands of Microsoft Partners were in attendance from around the world. WPC is a forum to learn about business growth opportunities, product innovations and opportunities to expand business potential by connecting with other partners. One of the videos, "Partner Excitement", shared Partner's thoughts on how Microsoft Virtualization gives customers solution choices, return on their investment and reduction in costs by optimizing their infrastructure. Microsoft solutions enable IT departments to virtualize applications, desktops, and servers and monitor them through a single management console. General Manager/Director Art Phillips worked closely with Leslie Legg, Marketing Manager Core Infrastructure for Microsoft, Mitch Lee was behind the HD camera and Marty Halgrimson was in charge of the sound recording. The videos were edited in High Definition by Senior Editor, Mike Lerfald. |
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 VIDEO ARTS PROVIDES MUSIC FOR HISTORIC MEDORA North Dakota's number one vacation destination, Historic Medora - in the heart of the North Dakota Badland's needed original music to promote events offered to its visitors. Wade Westin, Marketing and Public Relations Director for the Medora Foundation called on Audio Director, Steve Germaine to write and produce the music. After reviewing the client's needs, Steve and Wade decided two versions would be created. The first piece was an orchestral piece which featured a big, full sound. A country-folk version was also created featuring fiddle, harmonica and mandolin. The music promotes events including the Medora Musical, Bully Pulpit Golf Course and Theodore Roosevelt National Park. Wade was happy to have two different musical versions to give him versatility in the advertising and marketing of Medora. He stated "The finished product was even better than what I had dreamed. I was so glad we were able to have the jingle produced in the state, while still having a world-class product!" |
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AND THE WINNER IS... Video Arts has won two national Telly Awards in the 29th Annual Telly Awards Competition. The Telly Awards were founded in 1978 to honor and promote excellence in TV commercials as well as video and film productions. This year's competition received over 14,000 entries from all 50 states and five continents. The first Telly Award was given to the "Opening Video" produced for The Partner Channel and used at the Annual Partner Event held in Fargo. Video Arts worked closely with Spider Johnk from The Partner Channel on the project. The second Telly Award went to Family Foot and Ankle Clinic in Bismarck, North Dakota for the television commercial entitled "Tap Dancer". The spot was created by Dave Skyberg Productions of Baxter, MN for the Harmsgroup of Bismarck. |  |
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For years, floodwaters have ravaged Fargo's Trollwood Park, forcing Trollwood Performing Arts School to search for a new home on higher ground. They found it on Moorhead's south side, but soon realized it would take a major capital campaign to make the location into a viable new home for community youth and arts programs.
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Microsoft Calls On Video Arts Studios For Customer Videos
What recent Microsoft event brought over 9600 people together, representing 65 countries to Orlando, Florida? That would be the premier Microsoft Dynamics annual customer event - Convergence. Microsoft called on Video Arts Studios to produce two customer videos to be played at this global community gathering. |
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Montana Dakota Utilities is Indescribable One word? That is the concept for the new Montana Dakota Utilities television and print campaign. Art Phillips and Steve Germaine of Video Arts worked closely with Rena Koffler, MDU's Media Specialist and Paige Matson, MDU's Art Director to develop the "Indescribable" concept to describe MDU with just one word. The television campaign was shot and edited entirely in high definition. Video Arts called on the comedic abilities of Scott Horvik, an experienced local actor, to try and find the "perfect word" to describe MDU. In fact, while Scott was discussing MDU, he also came up with a few of his own perfect words. Mitch Lee was the man behind the HD camera capturing detailed high definition images on solid-state memory cards. No tape involved! Audio Engineer Marty Halgrimson was in charge of capturing all the sounds of Scott's fun and animated performance. Art worked closely with Senior Editor Mike Lerfald to piece together the entertaining and energetic footage for several commercials. Steve created a musical motif for a recurring thematic element at the end of each commercial. MDU is an electric and natural gas utility service located in North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana and Wyoming. They serve both residential and commercial customers throughout the four states. The campaign is also being used for Great Plains Natural Gas Company, a division of MDU Resources, providing natural gas to industrial, commercial and residential customers in 19 Minnesota and North Dakota communities.
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No 'Dirty Job' for Video Arts Studios Recently Video Arts had the opportunity to work with a well known Discovery Channel voice and talent. Yep, you guessed it, Mike Rowe from the hit TV series, Dirty Jobs. This television show offers an illuminating look at what lies beyond the world of 9 to 5. Since he was in our neck of the woods, his producer called Video Arts to set up the session. Mike worked with Audio Director Steve Germaine, who set up a phone patch with his producers so they could be part of the session. After recording the scripts, Mike shook hands with everyone and away he went. He had part of his fellow Dirty Jobs crew with him on his way to tape an episode or two of the show in central Minnesota. Mike is also the voice of many shows and commercials including Deadliest Catch on the Discovery Channel, The Ultimate Fighter on Spike TV as well as the spokesman for Ford Trucks.
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MeritCare Celebrates 100 Years! 2008 marks the Centennial Celebration 100th anniversary of MeritCare Health System, Fargo, and to help generate greater awareness Video Arts is producing a television campaign reflecting on MeritCare's past and future. Shot on location at the health system's main campus, Video Arts' crew worked with MeritCare's Darren Huber and Rebecca Knutson. The first of three spots began airing the end of February. Senior Editor Mike Lerfald blended historical photographs from the past with vivid footage shot by DP Mitch Lee. Dan Lien directed, and Marty Halgrimson assisted with stunning lighting schemes. Audio Director Steve Germaine sweetened the spot. Watch for the second and third spots to air later this year. Happy 100th MeritCare!
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House of Babies Television Show Branches Out With New Website and Prenatal Video Video Arts Studios is pleased to announce the launch of two new projects in connection with its ground-breaking Discovery Health Channel television series, House of Babies. The website, houseofbabies.com, and prenatal instructional DVD, Shari Daniels’ Baby 101, are the latest additions to the growing House of Babies family.
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Video Arts Shoots High-Definition for Prairie Knights Casino When Prairie Knights Casino called upon the Kranzler-Kingsley advertising agency to freshen up its television campaign, the agency, once again, asked Video Arts Studios to make its campaign vision a reality. The choice was no gamble; Video Arts has the latest in tapeless high-definition technology and put it to good use with some very unique and stylish shots.
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Delivering the Vision. Unlocking the Power. The National Information Solutions Cooperative successfully completed their member conference with video support from Video Arts Studios. Pre-registration skits for the web, a meeting opener and customer testimonials were produced for the event in St. Louis. This year’s meeting theme was “Delivering the Vision... Unlocking the Power”. For the meeting, Video Arts produced an energetic two-minute opening video that featured NISC’s new icons and software. The enthusiastic video really set the tone for the meeting’s agenda!
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Video Arts Studios Showcases Inspirational Stories on The Hallmark Channel What do husband and wife music store owners, a town of six people, and an expert on car radios have in common? Their stories – shot, produced, and edited by Video Arts – have all been highlighted on The Hallmark Channel’s ‘New Morning’ program in the past couple of months. ‘New Morning' is a weekday, one-hour show that features inspirational stories of ordinary people doing extraordinary things.
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Video Arts Studios Helps Bring New History Channel Series to Cable Video Arts is pleased to announce its contribution to MonsterQuest, a new weekly series on The History Channel®. Video Arts collaborated with WhiteWolf Entertainment and Bosch Media in partnership with CableReady, in creating two episodes of MonsterQuest. MonsterQuest: Mutant Canines premiered Wednesday, December 5th, and MonsterQuest: Swamp Beast airs Wednesday, December 26th, at 9 pm CST (10 pm ET).
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Bobcat Marks Milestone With Video Arts' Aid 2008 marks the 50th anniversary of the Bobcat loader. To commemorate the occasion, Bobcat Marketing Communication Manager Leroy Anderson commissioned Video Arts to produce The Bobcat Film Legacy, a DVD that chronicles the influence of film and video on Bobcat sales and marketing.
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Video Arts Helps Light Up The Partner Event For the fifth time, Fargo played host to this year's The Partner Event - Business Building Conference (BBC), produced by The Partner Channel and sponsored by Microsoft Dynamics. More than 500 people and 70 exhibitors from all over the country descended on the Fargodome to learn from industry experts and enhance their sales, marketing and leadership skills. Once again, Art, Mitch, Mike, Marty and Steve teamed up with Spider Johnk to create the event's opening video. Read more.... |
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Video Arts Studios Adds 3 to Staff Video Arts Studios is excited to welcome three new people to the family! Joining us is Office Manager, Aimee Mitchell; Editor, Travis Jensen; and Producer/Writer, Tricia O'Connor. Read more... |
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VAS puts ND sculptor on the map with Hallmark Channel Metal folk artist Gary Greff had a dream to save his small, rural North Dakota town from dying. He wanted to build metal sculptures; great, big metal sculptures that would amaze people the world over.
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What do you do when the manager of a famous rock band calls up and says, "Hey, we want to record some tracks in Fargo? Can we do it at your place?" The answer form us was a resounding, "YES!" And so it came to be that members of the California rock bands, "Queens of the Stone Age" and "Eagles of Death Metal," spent a marathon twelve hours in our state-of-the-art recording studio. Read more...
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Fargo, ND, October 19, 2005 --- Video Arts Studios, a Fargo-based full service film, video and audio production company, produces HOUSE OF BABIES, a serie for Discovery Health Channel. |
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Microsoft Business Solutions, Spider & Co and Video Arts Studios know that none of us are in this alone. In fact, we're all Better Together. For this project, being together helped bring home a highly coveted Silver Telly Award! |
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Scheels All Sports - Play Ball! "From the dusty infield, across the grass, and over the fence the drama of comebacks and close calls unfolds." With these engaging words, the thirty-second radio spot for Scheels All Sports begins. Established in 1902, Scheels All Sports is now a 22-store operation spanning seven states ... |
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Everyone's Talking About Trollwood The mission was clear - Trollwood Performing Arts School of Fargo was looking for a new student recruitment video to showcase in area schools. The question: how do we educate and excite students about Trollwood in 10 minutes or less? The answer: Ask them! That's exactly what we did one afternoon... |
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Arts was hired by Flint Communications to help produce a
new set of commercials for NDSU's football and basketball
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Bobcat
Company recently introduced the MT-52 mini track loader
and the 430 Zero House Swing Compact Excavator to the compact
equipment industry. |
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WOOLY
BOYS, the comedy-adventure set and filmed in North Dakota,
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A Darn Good Time, Doncha Know!
What's 8 feet tall, smells of cedar, weighs in at over 500 pounds and is now one of the hottest attraction in Fargo ? If you guessed "Wood-Chip Marge," located at the historic Fargo Theatre, you're right! |
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