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New blog post out on the Hidden Woods site! We dove into one of our favorite topics for this one, creative development. It’s where every great project AND nightmare project is conceived. It’s the secret sauce every filmmaker wishes we were better at cooking up. Excerpt below!

“Have you ever laid in bed the night before a shoot you’re responsible for, tossing and turning, wondering if everything is going to pan out the way you hope it will? “Will I know how to communicate my ideas to the cast and crew? Will we go over-schedule? Is my script even good!?” It feels like you’re a skydiver about to jump out of a plane - because once call time hits, there’s no looking back, and you have to jump. Will the parachute deploy? Does it have holes in it? Do you even have a parachute? Are you going to flail around and make a fool of yourself? These restless nights are the worst, and apart from taking your sleep aid of choice, there’s only one thing you can do to get those much needed zzz’s - have a rock solid plan.

Picking up a camera and shooting has never been cheaper or simpler. The barrier to entry into commercial video production has been lowered, and while this presents a ton of benefits to the filmmaking community, it’s made it easier to overlook one critical stage of the production process - creative development. The “shoot it now, figure out the rest later” attitude is deadly, and inevitably leads to shortcomings in the end product. To be fair, oftentimes most of us DO think we have some semblance of a plan. Throughout my career I’ve fallen into this trap more times than I care to admit. I would be convinced that I had a solid approach, but either on set or in the edit bay I would stumble upon a hole in my preparation. Maybe the story is convoluted, maybe the edit has a pacing issue due to lack of content, or maybe the b-roll doesn’t illustrate the dialogue like I thought it would. Time and time again, I would come back to one, simple realization that separated my good projects from the great ones - your video will only be as good as the creative development you put into it.” [continued on site]

https://www.hiddenwoodsfilm.com/blog-posts/creative-development

Creative Development | Hidden Woods | Denver Video Production We elevate our video productions by doubling down on creative development in the pre-production phase.

Hidden Woods Film Co. updated their address.

BTS from our new brand video for False Ego 🎬

Stills from our new brand video for False Ego ⚡️

False Ego X Hidden Woods Media
https://vimeo.com/467505596

FALSE EGO | Brand Video This is "FALSE EGO | Brand Video" by Hidden Woods Media on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.

BIG NEWS. We’re excited to announce that Aidan McCarthy, who has worn many hats throughout his years of working with the HW family, is now a managing partner at Hidden Woods Media. And to make things even better, he’ll be stepping into a new role as our Creative Director.

Aidan joined Hidden Woods early in 2015 as our very first intern, and has truly been the heartbeat of our company ever since. While his undeniable talent was recognizable in the first cinematography reel he sent us, I don’t think we ever expected that Aidan would click into our company in the manner he has. Through the past six years, Aidan has developed a body of work that maintained a unique style, a consistent voice, and a one-of-a-kind understanding of what makes us humans tick.

We’re thrilled to have the opportunity to watch Aidan continue to grow as a director, business owner, and a leader in Denver’s film community. Congratulations, Aidan.

Stills from "Garden Parties" for Scotts Miracle-Gro with Tiffany Acevedo.

Eyes sharp. Hands steady. Shooting with PhotoBio LED

We’re just waiting for the day Lyft rolls out their Grip Truck and Grip Truck XL options.

Life is better in the HW van. Check out our newest blog post and learn more about Van Gogh, what it's (probably) like to pilot a spaceship, and Dave's love for SunChips: https://hiddenwoodsmedia.com/shoots-are-better-with-the-hw-van/

We’re starry-eyed for Colorado night skies like this!

We love our Mother Earth and we’re proud to be a 1% for the Planet company!

We had a blast with MaidPro in Croatia!

https://vimeo.com/357008389/b8baede026

MAIDPRO ADVENTURE TRIP - CROATIA 2019 | Short Version This is "MAIDPRO ADVENTURE TRIP - CROATIA 2019 | Short Version" by Hidden Woods Media on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.

We’ve got a new blog post up on our site! Learn about the cameras we use and why: https://hiddenwoodsmedia.com/meet-our-cameras-the-red-gemini/

Views from Croatia.

Anytime! Telly Awards

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Thanks for the shot, Hidden Woods Media! 💕

Click the link below to view our project with fishpond! We’re insanely excited with how this spot turned out and we can’t wait to make more content like it in the future.
Director: Patrick Gillespie
DP David Stewart
Edit/sound: Aidan Sëan McCarthy
AC: Diego Estrada
https://vimeo.com/336458848
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Mending Lines This is "Mending Lines" by Hidden Woods Media on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.

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We’re ecstatic to announce that FUELED, our spot with NadaMoo featuring Robbie Balenger, took GOLD at the Telly Awards in the Branded Content - Sports category. Couldn’t have done it without our stellar crew. Shoutouts to Diego Estrada , Taylor Kauffman, Frazer Lockhart, Connor McKeen, Christopher Roe, & Lomas Post . Thanks for traversing the city and hunkering down in the cold with us!

Stills from our upcoming project with fishpond we shot up at Reeder Creek Ranch. Feels great to be working on conservation-centric content, a high value here at HW. More to come soon.

Our director Patrick Gillespie
stepped in as an emergency boom op on an impromptu shoot with Mama Magnolia bass slapper, Zach Jackson
Just another stop on Colorado Department of Transportation Reasons Road Trip... buckle up folks.

Reflections from Robbie Balenger on working with us on FUELED, our spot for NadaMoo. | Robbie is now 18 days into his heroic transcontinental run. We’ve had a great time keeping up with his IG stories, and we suggest you do the same. Give him and NadaMoo a follow to join in!