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Video Production | Location Sound for Video | Audio Production
Eric Wylie is an experienced writer,
producer, director and editor of video/television programs and can
help you plan and create a complete production. Please see a few recent examples of Eric's work below.
"Bringing Hope to the Heartland"
created & narrated
by Eric Wylie
with photos & video provided by
The Iowa Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church
This video has been used as a recruitment tool all across the U.S. to bring volunteer labor to Eastern Iowa for flood recovery. Hundreds of DVDs were distributed and several hundred more have viewed the video on YouTube.
This video and its supplemental materials won Best in Class and Best in Division at the Fall 2009 meeting of the United Methodist Association of Communicators (UMAC).
Video Production using Stock Footage and Custom Graphics
A customer contacted Eric to produce a video showcasing their
services. Armed with only the customer's hi-res PDF of their
brochure, some stock footage and Eric's skills in custom graphics,
writing and voiceover, a promotional video was born.
First Light Net
Promotional Video
distributed via Media Kit and Web site
View the Video at the First Light Net
Web site
Full-service Planning and Production
The League of Women Voters of Iowa approached Eric about creating a Public Service Announcement to recruit poll workers for Iowa elections. After planning meetings, focus groups, creative development and consultation on a full communications plan, Eric Wylie produced the following PSA, along with a companion Web site: www.beapollworker.org
As a former creative services producer for a TV network affiliate and a corporate audio and video producer, Eric Wylie is an experienced field producer in all aspects. Choose Eric to concentrate on the audio elements of your video shoot while you take care of the other details. Eric is not one to just sit around on a set. If needed, he is glad to assist with set-up, lighting, locations, talent coaching, directing, producing and videography during audio down-times.
- Recent field audio work includes:
- Educational Production - "University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics" -
Applied Art & Technology - Des Moines, Iowa
- National Infomercial - "Bendaroos" - Visual Images Productions - Cedar Rapids, Iowa
- Discovery Channel - "I Didn't Know I Was Pregnant" -
Mike Mathis Productions, Inc. - Los Angeles, California
- Dalbey Education Institute - Script to Screen Productions - Santa Ana, CA
- Quaker Oats (Pepsico) - Visual Images Productions - Cedar Rapids, Iowa
(Multiple visits over the years for annual corporate video shoots.)
- Walk a Day in My Shoes (Sen. Joe Biden) - Cyclops Productions - Montpelier, VT
See and hear Eric Wylie's work on the Joe Biden piece on YouTube
- Iowa State Fair - Brackett Media & Event Services - Trilix Marketing Group - Urbandale, Iowa
See and hear Eric Wylie's work on the Iowa State Fair commercial on YouTube
- Grant Wood Studio & Museum - Visual Images Productions - Cedar Rapids, Iowa
- Lextron Animal Health - Creative Media Communications - Upper Darby, PA
- United Fire Group - Visual Images Productions - Cedar Rapids, Iowa
- Bill Dix for Congress - Upgrade Films - Dawson McCarthy Nelson - Washington, D.C.
- Trinity Hospitals - Davenport, Iowa - Square Joint, Inc. - Milwaukee, WI
- Girl Scouts of America - Visual Images Productions - Cedar Rapids, Iowa
On Location in Waverly, Iowa providing location sound services - photos by Doyle Voss Photography
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| #1 Capturing crowd reaction during a large group scene on the steps of the Bremer County Courthouse. The end of that pole I'm holding DOES have a microphone on it, as seen in photo 2. | #2 OK - this is really a photo of the Director of
Photography's backside, but that's me sitting on the apple
box just beyond him. High winds out on the farm and tight lighting meant aiming the microphone up from below. (And for you audio purists who are "in the know" this was during set-up, so the mic isn't in the exact position it was in for recording.) I used a wireless connection to the camera for most of the day to keep me and the DP un-tethered for the b-roll shots, but for the testimonial interviews (shown here) and the stand-ups with the candidate, I hard-wired the mixer to the camera. |
#3 Checking the levels --
same scene as photo 1. I also had a wireless mic on the talent. Although I was positive that the audio would never be used (and it wasn't) it's my job to capture it -- just in case!
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Need to gather a crew in Iowa? Visit the Iowa Film Office Production Guide
Need to gather a crew in the US or Canada?
ProductionHUB.com - guide, directory
and jobs for film and video
Audio Production
Closely tied to Eric Wylie's voice talent and field recording services are the audio production services available at Wylie Creative Communications.
Eric not only edits and cleans his own voiceover tracks, but has also cleaned audio for a television station that experienced audio difficulties during a "one-take only" recording opportunity; and has cleaned audio from an old 16 mm film for use in a documentary and reduced room noise and other problems from a variety of audio sources.
Eric has also recorded the University of Northern Iowa's Varsity Men's Glee Club for a Christmas CD. This included selecting equipment for rental, engineering the live recording and editing and mastering the recordings for use in the CD.
Additionally, Eric is also contracted as the Audio-Video Coordinator for Lovely Lane United Methodist Church, where he oversees the selection, maintenance and use of the audio-visual equipment of the church. Eric works with the contemporary worship band to fulfill their audio needs and assists the pastors with visual presentations to support messages in worship.
