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5 Good Reasons

to Choose NVD for Your Next Video Production

1) You want a partner who shares your vision. Read more

2) You want your video well produced. Read more

3) You want good value. Read more

4) You want your video finished on time. Read more

5) You want peace of mind. Read more

Demos


A Solution for Socially-Distanced Video


NVD Capabilities Demo


Showhomes Northshore – Barrington


Fuller Center for Housing – Nicaragua


Unilock


Dunkin’ Brands


Rexnord


Norcon Construction


Moto 360 Sport


NVD Edelkrone Slider Demo

Camera Packages

PTZ:

NVD’s PTZ (Pan, Tilt, Zoom) system allows one operator to control multiple cameras remotely, thereby providing outstanding coverage at a very attractive rate.

System includes 3 Panasonic AW-HE42 PTZ cameras with 20×1 optical zoom (30×1 digital) and a Panasonic AW-RP150 remote controller capable of storing and replaying programmable camera moves.  Controller’s joystick has a built-in zoom rocker switch enabling complete camera control with just one hand (leaving operator’s other hand to switch between cameras).  Also included…Panasonic AW-HS50N 5-input HD switcher, 3 Blackmagic Design Video Assist monitor/recorders (to record footage from each camera, facilitating future changes), Ocean Matrix audio D/A and Sound Devices PIX 240i HD field recorder (to record switched program).

Ideal for…

  • sit-down interviews
  • panel discussions
  • focus groups
  • training videos
  • concerts
  • cooking demos
  • any shoot where minimal crew size is essential

4K:

Sony FS5 4K camcorder with Super 35 Exmor sensor for a richly detailed, cinematic look. Comes with 5 Rokinon cine prime lenses (14mm, 24mm, 35mm, 50mm, 85mm), Sony 18-105mm zoom lens. Will shoot 10 bit, 4:2:2 HD footage up to 240 FPS for super smooth slow motion shots. Built-in Wi-Fi or wired LAN connection for live streaming. Camera’s small size, perfect balance and light weight make it ideal for travel, handheld work or situations where space is at a premium.

HD:

Sony PMW-350 XDCAM EX HD camcorder with three 2/3” 1920×1080 CMOS chips & Fujinon 20×1 HD Broadcast lens. Shoots 1080i, 720p and 480i in variable frame rates, all with embedded audio. 4 independent, individually adjustable audio channels plus HD/SDI and HDMI outputs for multiple HD monitoring.  Beautiful imagery, quick file transfer…the workhorse of our camera collection.

All Camera Packages Include…

Ocee 21.5” or Small HD 7″ field monitor, Sachtler 18II, Sachtler 20 or Cartoni Focus 12 tripod, multiple light kits including 4 LitePanels Astra 1×1 AC/DC bi-color LED panels, 2 Kino Flo Diva-Lite 401 fluorescent fixtures, 1 Kino Flo Diva-Lite 201 fluorescent fixture, 2 Intellytech F165 light canon AC/DC bi-color LED fresnels, 2 Kinotehnik Practilite 602 AC/DC bi-color LED fresnels, 2 Arri 650 fresnels, 2 Arri 300 fresnels, 2 Arri 150 fresnels, 2 Lowel Totalights, Boling BL-P1 RGB camera-mounted LED light, Dedolight pattern projection system with focusing lens & wide assortment of cookies, assorted Chimera video pro lightbanks with Lighworks grids, 4 1K dimmers, a wide assortment of backdrops and green screens, Anton Bauer Dionic HC and Hawk-Woods M98HP hot-swappable  batteries and chargers, Sanken COS-11, Tram TR-50 and Sony ECM-77B lavalier mics, Shure SM-58 and Beyer M-58 handheld mics, Shure MX-393 omni and cardioid boundary mics, Sanken CS-3 or Sennheiser MKH-416 shotgun mic, Lectrosonics FCC-compliant wireless systems, K-Tek fishpole, Sound Devices 442 4-channel or 552 5-channel field mixer w/built-in SD recorder, DJI OSMO dual-screen 4K action camera, full grip kit with C-stands, sandbags, clamps, gels, flags, nets & diffusion.

Other cameras available. If you don’t see what you want, just call.

Additional Equipment

DJI Mavic Air Drone (with FAA certified pilot)
(Enhance your program with visually stunning aerial footage!  Features include 4K photo/video camera, 20-minute flight time per battery (3 included) and full ND filter set)

Pro-Prompter i-Pad teleprompter
(ideal for shorter on-camera presentations…no additional operator required)

Edelkrone AC/DC motorized camera slider
(consistent, repeatable tracking shots and pans add a professional touch to any production – watch the demo on this website)

Sound Devices PIX 240i portable HD recorder 
(with two 240G solid state drives)

Panasonic AW-HS50N compact live switcher
(with 4 HD/SDI inputs and 1 DVI-D input)

Mackie Thump PA system 
(make sure your audience gets the message with a Mackie 1604 16-channel mixer and two 1300-watt Mackie 12A powered speakers on stands)

EZ-FX jib package 
(smoothly float the camera up and down to reveal interesting perspectives…with Sachtler 20 tripod and tripod dolly)

Telex intercom system 
(with five 2-way headsets)

Blackmagic Design Web Presenter
(stream your live program, publicly or privately, to Facebook, YouTube and other content distribution networks)

Zoom F8 8-channel mixer/recorder
(record each panelist on their own audio track and take extraneous sneezes, coughs and whispers right out)

Gentner Digital Hybrid III telephone interface
(add telephone lines to the audio mix with clean, clear sound)

Services

Services

Editing

(Save 20% on edits when we also do your shoot!)

Adobe Creative Cloud provides instant access to all the latest Adobe products, including Premiere Pro, Photoshop, AfterEffects, Illustrator etc. When Adobe releases a new product or update, we have it for your immediately…along with our Adobe-fanatic editors who know how to use it. Can’t make it to our place? We’ll come to you! A fully-loaded MacBook Pro makes editing on-location a breeze!

Live Switch

Time is money. Save more of both with NVD’s popular Live Switch package. This custom set-up enables one person to shoot and edit at the same time, thereby producing a finished program at the conclusion of your event. PowerPoint slides & graphics are taken directly from the presentation computer and cleanly inserted into the camera footage as it’s being shot. The result? An effective, affordable, fully-edited program that’s ready to use right away…all produced at a fraction of the cost of programs requiring post production. Shooting a panel discussion?  Book a live switch with a second unmanned camera to enhance production value.” Live Switch Demo

Freelance Services

If you’re looking for freelance help, look no further than NVD. We’re totally comfortable working with our gear or yours. Best of all, our years of experience guarantees the integrity, expertise and creativity you seek.

  • camera operation
  • audio
  • lighting
  • grip
  • production

Stuff We Do

Corporate Broadcast
seminars & conferences
training videos
surgical videos
educational videos
trade booth presentations
new product introductions
new business pitches
live events
in-house corporate communications
media training
corporate capabilities videos
cooking demonstrations
streaming videos
special events
fashion shows
panel discussions
sales meeting openers
focus group interviews
man-on-the-street interviews
stylized talking heads
web videos
TV spots
radio spots
video news releases
news reports
press junkets
network programs
cable programs
satellite media tours
remote shoots
studio shoots
multi-camera shoots
live switch shoots

Client List

Client List

National Video-Documentors is proud to have been contracted or subcontracted to shoot and/or produce for the following companies…

Abbott Labs
AbbVie
ABC News
Accenture
Access Hollywood
Airline Pilots Association
Aljazeera
Allscripts
American Cancer Society
American Diabetes Association of Illinois
American Veterinary Medical Association
Astra Zeneca
ATAC
Avon Breast Cancer Research
BBC
Barilla Foods
Bayer
Baxter
Beckman Coulter
BMW
Borg Warner
BP
Brinker International
Brown & Williamson
Bulletin of Atomic Scientists
Bunge
Celgene
Chicago Transit Authority
Chicagoland Subaru Dealers
Chicagoland Volvo Dealers
CNBC
CNN
CVS/Caremark
Comedy Central
Commonwealth Edison
Conagra
Culligan
DDB
Dairy Farmers of America
Delta Building Products
Deloitte
Desjardin
Discover Financial
DSW Shoe Warehouse
Dunkin’ Brands
ebay
Edelman Worldwide
Elastic
Electronic Arts
Encore Network
Ernst & Young
ESPN
Extra
Fisher-Price
Ford
Forsythe
Fox Business Network
Fox News Channel
GM
Golin Harris
Purell
Groupon
Hartford Insurance
Healthy Choice Foods
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Illinois Tool Works
Independent Film Channel
Interactive Health
Intl. Assoc. of Machinists & Aerospace Workers
Karen Neuburger Brand
Kemper
Kraft Foods
Kubota Engine
Lego
Leo Burnett
McDougal Littell
Mercedes Benz
Mondelez
Morton International
Motorola Mobility
MTV
NCAA Women’s Lacrosse
Nascar
National Car Rental
National Geographic Television
NBC
Nicor Gas
Nike
Northwestern University
OAG Worldwide
Off-The-Street Club
PBS
People’s Energy
Pepsico
Price Waterhouse Coopers
Publishers Clearing House
Quantum Foods
RR Donnelley
Ralph’s
Regeneron
Rexnord
Rohm & Haas
Ryland Homes
Saputo Foods
Samsung
Serta
Skylight Professional Development
South Bend Corporation
Speed Channel
Steelcase
Stepan Chemical
Sterigenics
Susan G. Komen Foundation
T-Mobile
Takeda
Tribune Entertainment
Underwriter’s Laboratories
US Census Bureau
V-Tech
Waste Management
Weber Shandwick
Wells Fargo
World Business Review
WMS Industries
Yellowbook.com
Zimmer Holdings

5 Good Reasons

5 Good Reasons

1.

You want a partner who shares your vision. At NVD, we take the time to understand what you’re trying to communicate, then suggest creative ways to accomplish your goals. We ask the right questions at the right time. And we’re totally committed to your success. Hey, when you look good, we look good…and a successful video benefits us both.

2.

You want your video well produced. High quality work projects a high quality image. If that’s what you demand, insist on NVD. We’ll meet your video communication needs in ways you may not expect…like with an audience reaction shot to something being said, soft lighting that evokes a touching, emotional response, or a thoughtfully chosen camera angle that helps define a brand.

3.

You want good value. NVD offers 1–man bands and half–day shoots, sends reference copies of your camera footage the following day, provides free loaner hard drives (how cool is that?) and brings a boatload of gear to your shoot (more than we usually need, but enabling us to meet just about any challenge.) Our editors are surprisingly fast and reassuringly capable (even fun to work with!) And if it takes a little longer to do a job right, we’ll do it without even glancing at the clock.

4.

You want your video finished on time. Time is money. NVD save you more of both with directors of photography who shoot in a manner that makes editing a breeze, editors who know all the keyboard shortcuts to make quick work of a lengthy job, and production assistants who anticipate your needs and act swiftly without being asked.

5.

You want peace of mind. If you want a detail-oriented camera crew that arrives on time, has all the right gear, shoots gorgeous footage, backs everything up on-site, leaves the location looking as good or better than they found it, sends reference copies of your footage the following day, then edits, revises and refines your program until you are completely satisfied, well…relax. You’ve come to the right place.

Terms / Back Up

Terms

All prices exclude recording media (except where noted). Half-Day: 1-5 hours…Full-Day: 6-10 hours (portal to portal). Overtime = 1.5 times hourly fee. No mileage charge for first 75 miles…current IRS approved rate per mile thereafter. Parking billed at cost. Cancellation: No cancellation fee if job canceled at least 24 hours in advance. If canceled less than 24 hours prior to job, 100% of daily labor fee will be charged. If canceled day of job, full charges apply. NVD retains the right to bring only that equipment which NVD feels is necessary to meet its client’s needs. Full payment is expected on delivery of finished product unless other arrangements have been made. Deposit required for first-time customers or projects requiring substantial up-front costs. Rates valid through 12/31/21 and are subject to change without notice after that.”

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NVD “No Worries” Footage Backup Policy

Drop your hard drive on the way home? Accidentally erase all the contents? No worries. All footage shot by NVD is backed up immediately after each shoot. We’ll hold on to it for 6 months. Prior to that, you will receive a courtesy notice of upcoming footage removal. If you still need the footage, just send us a hard drive and shipping account #. We’ll transfer the footage and return it to you at no charge.

Who else does that? Nobody but NVD!

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