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An NBA MVP in Las Vegas...

James Harden, the bearded-master of the between the legs crossover - fadeaway.

Las Vegas in July means three things: massive 4th of July fireworks shows, inhumane daily temperatures, and the NBA Summer League. While the Summer League has wrapped up, we're still excited about having filmed with the reigning MVP of the league. James Harden, in all his bearded glory (second best beard, behind Charlie Blackmon of the Rockies), came through town, and as such, had a bouquet of events to attend. One event, which we were a part of, was a photo and video shoot. One interesting challenge we faced, was keeping the lavalier microphones on the basketball players, even while they were running and jumping around. Mixing levels was also a fun challenge, as there was a big difference between their speaking voices, and their in-game yelling and hollering.

 

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We can't go into the details of the shoot, as those NDAs are no joke, but it was a great experience. Harden showed off his amazing on-court skills, and his fun, easy-going personality. We certainly hope that we have future opportunities to work with him and all the other NBA stars next year. If your Long Beach or Las Vegas video production calls for the best, look no further than FiveSix Productions.


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NBA Summer League at Intrigue Nightclub in Las Vegas.

NBA Summer League in Las Vegas.

Every July, "The Association" (the National Basketball Association), descends on Las Vegas, Nevada for the NBA Summer League. This eleven-day tournament gives teams the opportunity to evaluate their young players before the regular season begins in the fall. The action doesn't stop at the Thomas & Mack Center at UNLV, the event spreads all over town. FiveSix Productions had the opportunity, once again, to film two episodes of  the television show Open Court at Intrigue Nightclub at the Wynn Resort. Open Court always provides an exciting shooting scenario, with unique challenges and experiences. We always love packing our grip van as full as possible, and seeing how creative we can get. Our staff and amazing freelancers did a great job, and we can't wait to do it again next year. If you need the best Las Vegas video production company, look no further than FiveSix Productions.

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FiveSix Productions: Jib Connoisseurs

Every classy person knows that you don't shake a martini, you stir it, a top hat, monocle, and cane are fashionable for any occasion, and San Diego is the epicenter for all things truly classy.

Well, we here at FiveSix Productions strive for classiness, and consider ourselves connoisseurs of a great many things such as leather bound books, the Nebraskan Countryside, and beautiful jib shots. We have our own jib, two, in fact, but when we want the best of the best, we look no further than our friends over at Jib Tek. With their bountiful experience, we know that we will be able to deliver just what the client wants. We recently got to collaborate with our counterparts on a recent shoot for the NBA Summer League, and, as expected, everything looked phenomenal. If you find yourself in need of, oh, let's say a fully modified and rigged-out Hummer H1 for your awesome desert shoot, hit up the folks at Jib Tek, and for all your other Las Vegas video production needs, you know right where to look... FiveSix Productions, if you didn't actually know- call us.

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FiveSix Productions Dishes the Rock

So, there's this association, an association of warriors, of giants, of men who can nearly fly... It's where hard men go to do hard things: ball out. The National Basketball Association is here in fabulous Las Vegas, Nevada for their annual NBA Summer League; a time of year when all the youngsters, fresh out of college, Europe, or a less than Lebron-esque rookie year get together for a little b-ball. We here at FiveSix Productions would love to take in some of the games, but instead, we decided it would be way more fun to work! So, we met half-way and created some cinematic magic for the NBA!

Now, while we pride ourselves on our rim-rocking, three-point draining, alley-ooping abilities, apparently my junior varsity coach did not see it that way; luckily though, we have a camera, and we have some lights, and we kind of know how to use them. We teamed up with some of our favorite clients and some of our favorite Las Vegas freelancers, and made some television with some of basketball's current and former legends. Jason Kidd, Jerry West, the Cubes (Mark Cuban), and more were eager to share their collective knowledge over two days at the Mandarin Oriental and Wynn Las Vegas. I can go on and on about all that they talked about, but you'll just need to tune in to your favorite NBA media sources for all the goods. I will however leave you with a couple photos to hold you over.

Next time you're in town, and are in need of the best Las Vegas video production company, even if Mark Cuban can't make it, give us a ring, and we'll knock it out of the park! (Wait, that's not right....) We'll put it through the uprights! (Wait... forget it.)

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FiveSix Productions Hits the Hardwood

It's that time of year again, when the NBA (that baseball player, Michael Jordan, played with this group for a while) gets together in Las Vegas to have their summer league. Yes, all the youngsters, fresh out of college or foreign countries, converge upon Sin City to try to throw a ball through a netted hoop. It's during this event that some of them will earn invitations to 'the cool kids' table', and they get to repeat this activity for months on end throughout the winter and spring. Anyhoo, we took to the festivities and charades, and sent a small tribe of camera and audio folks to the Mandarin Oriental to do some television makin'. Seven cameras, a dana dolly, a slew of microphones, and many a soft, diffused light made for grand times as we captured two, yes, two hour-long episodes of basketball television bliss. It was a long day, but that's just what we love; half-days are half a day to short in our opinion. Until next time, may your dunks break backboards, and may your dribbles never be double.

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