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Aerials for Maryland Public Television Maryland Public Television created a documentary that explores the hard road Maryland has traveled from centuries ago to the founding of the State Roads Commission in 1908, to its present state. Moving Maryland Forward offers some fascinating lessons in how Maryland came to be known as the home of some of the best maintained highways in the nation. While the film gives a nod to Maryland's roads prior to the 20th century, the main focus is on the development of Maryland's modern road system as it has expanded and improved over the course of the last 100 years. The only way to grasp the magnitude of this subject is from the air. Aerial DP, Peter Roof, on board Bussmann Aviation's MD500 helicopter, covered nearly the entire state from the Chesapeake Bay to the Allegheny Mountains. They flew beside bridges and around intersections as they gathered hours of high def material using the Sony Cinealta camera in the side mount configuration. It took a mission in 2008 and one in 2007 to shoot it all The 2007 material included spetacular autumn pictures used in other MPT programs. |
Nov. 13, 2008 | ||||||||||||
For the sixth year in a row aerial camera operator Peter Roof has helped cover the New York Marathon. Two helicopters were used to cover the entire event live on NBC4 in New York. Roof flew in a Bell 206 Jet Ranger and operated a FLIR FSI UltraMedia II gyrostabilized camera gimbal mounted to the nose of the aircraft. With one stop for fuel the crew covered the race live from the spectacular start over the Verrazano Narrows Bridge to the finish line in Central Park. The pair also gathered beauty shots of Manhattan for the broadcast. |
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Once again we helped the Greater Washington and Northern Virginia Chapters of the Society of Financial Services Professionals present their annual National Capital Business Ethics Award ceremony. Production Manager Peter Roof worked closely with the organization to compile visuals that were projected during the program. Lighting and sound reinforcment services were also provided. |
Oct. 3, 2002 Oct. 15, 2003 Oct. 21, 2004 Oct. 20, 2005 Oct. 18, 2007 Oct. 23, 2008 | ||||||||||||
Next Stop: Atlantic Ocean
The project caught the attention of producers for Discovery Canada so they booked DP Peter Roof and Audio Tech Cameron Bartlett to document the delivery. They were able to get close to the action from the deck of the "Angler" charter fishing boat that sails out of Ocean City, Maryland. |
June 26, 2008 | ||||||||||||
Women in Film and Video Gala
For the second year, through Creative Video, Peter Roof has provided production support resources for the annual Women in Film and Video Gala. The spectacular event, attended by more than 300 of the region's leading fillm and television professionals, honors women whose accomplishments have enriched both the profession and society with intelligence, talent, and vision. Resources provided include a BroadcastPix digital switcher that selected one of three cameras and played back still images and video clips. This year we provided projection and complete sound for the event room and reception area. Our crew consisted of Peter Roof, director; Matt Eidemiller, technical director; and Kathi Overton, video technician who supplemented the outstanding army of volunteers |
May 8, 2008 | ||||||||||||
American's At War opening aerial
The opening sequence was shot by aerial DP Peter Roof with the Panasonic HVX200 in slow-motion at 720P. The camera was in Steve Bussmann's MD500 helicopter and mounted on the AE gyro assisted mount in the foward configuration. |
Sept. 2007 | ||||||||||||
Aquabarrel streams water, we stream video
To show off their unique product Aquabarrel asked Peter Roof to shoot/produce and Kathi Overton to edit a three minute program for streaming on the web, YouTube, and other outlets. Fresh material was shot in 720P/30P high definition using the Panasonic HVX200 tapeless camera and edited on Final Cut Pro. The program shows the different options and the key features that separates this product from its competition.
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Aug. 2007
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Douglass Bridge is coming down
To capture the glacially-paced procedure DDOT called upon Peter Roof, special projects manager of Creative Video, to create a time lapse of the six hour process. The result was a ten second clip that was made available to local media outlets the next day. "This was probably the most time I've spent for the shortest amount of finished product I've done in my entire career," said Roof. He used the Panasonic HVX200 that was set to capture a full, 1080i high-definition frame every five seconds and record it to a P2 memory card. Nearly thirty hours was spent preparing for and shooting the project. The original product was a seven minute clip. Nicole Mora, editor at Creative Video, used Final Cut Pro to condense it to ten seconds. Preparations began two days earlier with a dry run to test for framing and exposure since nothing can be changed once "rolling." The actual recording began at 5am and the bridge started its four foot journey to its new location around noon. Just before sunset the section was in place and welders began to attach it to new columns. The vantage point was in a nearly abandoned building on the job site. The second story position provided an unobstructed view and protection from the elements. Power came from a generator but Roof took precautions to make sure that power disruptions would not stop the recording. He also took steps to make sure the the camera would not be disturbed by people or animals since a homeless person was still "living" in the derelict building and that pigeons seem to be nesting nearby. The entire recording session was continuously monitored from a parked vehicle just outside the building.
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July 26 2007 | ||||||||||||
"America, Wild &
Wacky" on Showtime A large pink poodle, a rat, a steamboat, a caterpillar, a pirate ship, and an aptly named "Platypus" powered by eight peddlers were among the three dozen "vehicles" made by artist/engineers to race through the streets of Baltimore every spring. The unusual race sent sent the collection of creations called Kinetic Sculptures on a 15 mile course through the city's neighborhoods, mud pits, sand traps, plus a dip in the harbor. Warnings were issued on a megaphone by a judge (complete with robe and wig) to the crews to avoid diarrhea by not getting immersed in the water. It took about 8 hours to complete the race. Kinetic Sculptures are amphibious, human powered works
of art custom built for the race. Each May, the American
Visionary Art Museum (AVAM) hosts the East Coast Kinetic The Smithsonian was interested in covering this race for its series on unusual festivals called "America, Wild & Wacky." Three cameras covered all aspects of the race. Peter Roof, chief photographer and special projects manager of Creative Video of Washington, used CV's Panasonic HVX200 P2 camera. With all the necessary gear on him he covered the race from start to finish, hitching rides to get to the hazards the sculptures had to traverse. Most of the entrants we were assigned to cover made it to the finish. Some had to make field repairs including an unplanned pit stop at a local hardware store. All was recorded in 1080i high-definition recording to a pair of 8GB P2 cards he off-loaded to a P2 Store portable hard drive. The system worked extremely well and dynamic and colorful activity looks spectacular. |
May 2007 | ||||||||||||
Industries inspire the next generation
The Image Makers Program takes a diverse group of high school students and allows them to explore careers in film and television by pairing them with WIFV professionals. They gain hands-on production experience while producing public service announcements for local charitable organizations. It helps foster the next generation of filmmakers while helping the local community. The program is taught over the course of 10 Saturdays and concludes with a competition and awards show where each participating student receives a small scholarship toward their education. This was its tenth successful year and brought together 16 students with dozens of WIFV members. Peter Roof of Creative Video of Washington, Inc. served as DP on this important project. He chose to shoot on DVCpro in 16:9 with the Panasonic D910 camera. Important lighting and blocking advice was provided by Kathi Overton, a CVW regular. The entire spot was shot in one classroom location with the students calling the shots. They made extensive use of the natural light filling the room and supplemented with very little artificial light since space and power were at a premium in the ancient building. The students took turns directing the action including a professional architect and a group of grade schoolers as talent. Look for the :30 spot to air on local broadcast and cable outlets. |
Mar. 10, 2007 | ||||||||||||
Red Cross PSA persuades citizens to
get prepared now The Arlington Red Cross recently received a 30-second public service announcement made through Creative Video of Washington, Inc. The spot was produced by Peter Roof who also acted as DP. Camera and editing was done by Kathi Overton. It was shot and edited entirely in high definition on tapeless DVCproHD. The camera was CV's Panansonic HVX200 and the edit system was Overton's Final Cut Pro. The compelling spot encourages the community to prepare for three days without resources we take for granted. Since no two disasters are the same the images show only what you'd find in your home but the sound, with ominous music, leads the viewer to believe that the situation is far from normal. "The PSA succinctly conveys the message that Disaster Preparedness is not just for terrorism and hurricanes," says Julia L. Wright, Chief Public Support Officer for the Arlington County Chapter.
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Northrop Grumman's Weightless Flights of Discovery program turned the world of forty distinguished teachers from 28 schools in the greater Washington D.C. area and Louisiana well, upside down, literally. The teachers participated in the final pair of a dozen parabolic (or "zero gravity") flights that Northrop Grumman has sponsored this summer to help teachers inspire students to pursue technical or scientific fields related to space exploration. The flights followed a hands-on science workshop where teachers learned the principles of microgravity. Here they received assistance in developing experiments they conducted during the flights to show how math, science and engineering principles apply to weightless space environments. The weightless flights are similar to training astronauts receive prior to space flight. The program was launched in June and has helped to inspire an estimated 10,000 students worldwide by giving more than 250 teachers from all 50 states, five U.S. territories and 24 countries the opportunity to experiment with scientific and engineering principles in a truly weightless environment. Northrop Grumman serves as the major sponsor for the Weightless Flights of Discovery program, which was developed and executed by the Zero Gravity Corporation. The five-city national tour began in late June at Kennedy Space Center, Fla. with subsequent touch downs in Huntsville, Ala., San Diego and Cleveland. Peter Roof documented the pre-flight workshops and Jeff Hartman edited the news release reel immediately following missions that flew out of Dulles Airport. Several area news outlets used the material on that evening's newscast. |
Sept. 30, 2006 | ||||||||||||
Radio One Celebrates with
Complex Event Radio One, founded by Cathy L. Hughes, celebrated the 25th anniversary with a star-studded gala at the JW Marriott. Guests included Janet Jackson, Russell Simmons, Sean "P-Diddy" Combs, Jay-Z, Danny Glover, and Chuck Brown. There were performances by Natalie Cole, Aretha Franklin, and closing the spectacular evening, Beyonce. The main ballroom in the JW Marriott is not one of Washington's largest spaces, a difficult situation for all involved with its low ceilings. The challenge was to still hold a big, spectacular gala that was good for the many VIPs in the room as well as make a telecast bringing the same excitement to cable viewers. We were brought in early in the planning stages. Video clips had to seamlessly integrate with the live action. Four cameras provided close-ups of the action and two 9x12 foot screens supplemented with 60" plasma displays allowed every one in the room a close-up view of the stage. Crew: Senior Production Manager, Kirby Whyte; Technical Manager, Peter Roof; Director, Bill Rayment; Technical Director, Jason Vaughn; Tape op, Kathi Overton; Shader, Sean Hovan; Video Tech, Peter Josendale; Camera Operators, Rick Hurd, Cameron Bartlett, Doug Drew, Shari Thomas, Eric Bugash; Cable Puller, Aja Barber. The entire event was recorded on DigiBeta, both as a switched broadcast, with lower-third titles, and four separate "iso" recordings of all cameras in component video. The switcher was Creative Video's "Globecaster" which has eight inputs. Additional sources included two DigiBeta playback decks and two DVDs, one with a looping show logo and the other with a looping animated award statue. There was a lobby DVD showing an appreciation for all the radio markets shown on a wall complete with sound from that video, the ballroom, and lobby announcements. Seven side rooms were setup as green rooms and press interview areas. Each had sound and a video feed of the event. Our crews had to stay one step ahead with every technical trick in the book to keep out video rolls and audio hums. The production switcher was squeezed into a backstage corner. Also jammed in the corner were the director, TD, client rep and his staff, shader, and tape operator. Just on the other side of a thin layer of black drape was the brass and drum section and calling a show was like shouting into a hurricane. The weeks of planning and days of setup paid off in an exciting event for the proud people of Radio One. |
Aug. 17, 2006 | ||||||||||||
Davis interviews inspiring young entrepreneur Monica Davis, executive producer and host of The Monica Davis show recently conducted an interview with Hezekiah Griggs, a determined young entrepreneur who at the age of 17 wants to help change the world by getting youth across the nation to participate in serious dialogue about matters that affect us all. Mr. Griggs is one of America's youngest CEOs. At age 9 he started his first business and sold it at the age of 11. The Monica Davis Show is a refreshing new television series that brings wholesome entertainment with a powerful impact. It delivers positive energy, inspiration and entertainment through the exciting and usual life changing experiences of its guests. Executive Producer Monica Davis continues to inspire viewers through her new show. Ms. Davis began her television career in 1999 as a local community producer in the Washington, D.C. area. As host of the Monica Davis Show, she uniquely retraces the exciting journeys taken by some of the most unique, talented and heroic individuals. Visit the website to read about other inspiring guests and view video excerpts of interviews. The program again used the production services of Creative Video of Washington, Inc. to shoot the two-camera interview in a room of a Reston, Va. home. The recording format was DVcam. The main angles were shot with two professional Hitachi Z-2000 cameras. A third angle was shot with a Canon XL-1. On the crew were DP and production manager Peter Roof, camera operator Sean Hovan, and lighting and audio tech Toby Roberts. The program was edited by Ms. Davis using Final Cut Pro. |
April, 2006 | ||||||||||||
Live interview for Lebanese Television We provided television production services for a live, international interview. The interview was for Lebanese Television and was with Lebanon's Maronite Patriarch Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir. The Cardinal is respected throughout Lebanon and around the world for his religious leadership and for promoting intra-communal harmony among the different faiths in his country. He was in Washington in mid-March to meet with President Bush. The interview at the National Press Club was covered CVW's three-camera switcher package. It was transmitted live via ConnectLive to Lebanon and recorded onto BetacamSP. Lebanese TV provided the director and the CVW crew consisted of technical director Kathi Overton, audio technician Cameron Bartlett, and camera operators Stephano Patuelli, Sharon Lawler, and Toby Roberts. The production manager was Creative Video's special projects manager Peter Roof. The set was provided by the press club in one of their small event rooms and was completely lit by the CVW crew. |
Mar. 17, 2005 | ||||||||||||
We delivered live video to the Internet of a press conference held by the US Conference of Catholic Bishops. The event at the National Press Club in mid-February attracted many media outlets due to the highly charged nature of the news being announced. We provided a three-camera switched feed that was webcast live from the Club using one of our field switcher systems or "flypacks." The crew of four consisted of camera operators Kathi Overton and Peter Josendale; technical director Jason Vaughn; and camera operator/production manager Peter Roof. We are in the Press Club regularly covering events for clients, both live and taped, with single or multi-camera configurations. Occasionally, we covers two Press Club events at the same time. |
Feb. 18, 2005 | ||||||||||||
This was the fiirst ever concert of Kazakh traditional and world classical music in the US. The Kazakh State Kurmangazy Orchestra of Folk Instruments and Kazakh State Chamber Orchestra "Academy of Soloists" presented the Melodies and Songs of the Kazakh Steppes. The concert program included traditional Kazakh melodies, kyuis (koo-eez), reflecting the freedom loving spirit and ancient history of the Kazakhs and their jovial and unfailing good nature, as well as more familiar classical music from Kazakhstan and the world beyond Kazakhstan's borders. We covered the event live to BetacamSP tape (iso and switched) with three cameras operated by Peter Roof, Peter Josendale, and Ken Pexton. Jason Vaughn was the Technical Director. |
Feb. 1, 2005 | ||||||||||||
We supplied gear and crews to cover Election Day for N24, a German television news bureau. Working three shifts we covered events in Washington, DC around the clock starting on Election Day and ending the day after. Participating on the crews were Jason Vaughn, Kurt Uebersax, Eric Barreda, Peter Josendale, Ken Pexton, Peter Roof, and Kathi Overton. |
Nov. 2, 2004 | ||||||||||||
Aerial camera operator Pete Roof and pilot Steve Bussmann flew in Bussmann's MD 500 helicopter to gather material for an upcoming special about Chesapeake Bay watermen and the environment . The crew shot shot dynamic video of industry in Baltimores harbor, farmland on Maryland's Eastern Shore, and isolated communities of Tangier & Smith Islands. We used the AE GSM gyro stabilized camera mount and were able to quickly change the rig from out-the-side to a point-of-view configuration right at the air strip on Tangier Island. This flexibility enabled the client to get the shots he needed for his documentary that will air on the Hallmark Channel and many PBS stations. |
Oct. 7, 2004 | ||||||||||||
Peter Roof operatated a Tyler Middle Mount II to shoot aerials for the reality series "Spymaster." Action shots showed showed participants arriving at historic plantation in Virginia to be used for their "training" facility. Also taped scenic establishing shots. Series airs on The Learning Channel. |
May 11, 2003 | ||||||||||||
Mission to gather stock video of the natural beauty of America's west including Monument Valley and the Grand Canyon. Video in both 4:3 and 16:9 aspect ratios were shot. The material will be included in patriotic modules and original form for licensing. |
January 2002 |
Eye in the Sky over NY Marathon
Production support and projection
for Ethics Awards
Forty-four subways cars retired from the
New York City subway fleet made their last stop 65 feet beneath the surface
of the Atlantic Ocean. They were "deployed" to add to an artificial
reef off the coast of Virginia's Assateague Island. 
The Frederick Douglass Bridge in Washington, DC is coming
down ... four feet. As a part of the complete reconfiguration of the road
system around the new baseball stadium the District Department of Transportation
(DDOT) is modifying the Douglass Bridge that carries South Capitol Street
over the Anacostia River. A section of the roadway that used to extend two
blocks north will now connect at Potomac Ave. To meet at-grade a section
of the existing bridge was lowered four feet in late July using a complex
system of hydraulic jacks.
Sculpture Race
Championship
On a Saturday morning several industries came together
to teach and inspire the next generation of their professionals. The video
production industry, through the long running "Image Makers" program
of 
Teachers Experience Zero Gravity
US Catholic Bishops answer media questions
on webcast
Kazakh musicians perform at 
Election 2004 covered for German TV
bureau
BETWEEN HEAVEN AND EARTH:
Aerials for reality series
Monument Valley