Mustang International helped document the behind-the-scenes production of the short film AFTERSHOCKS.
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Behind the Scenes of AFTERSHOCKS
Executive Summary: Mustang International was tasked with capturing behind-the-scenes video and photographs during the filming of the movie promotional short for Aftershocks.
Short films are becoming more and more important in the entertainment world as companies want to produce something powerful and engaging, while not investing too heavily until an audience can be confirmed. AFTERSHOCK is a short film that lets the audience get a taste of the storyline that includes a strange twist in conjunction with what appears to be a hostile alien invasion. The project is produced using top quality personnel and equipment. The process of showing the competency of those producing it is often as important as the final piece since pieces like this can be springboards to much bigger things. Mustang International was tasked with this job.
The Kilroy Show
Executive Summary: Mustang International produced a high-end, high-definition music program television show pilot that far surpasses the typical quality of such projects.
In the spring of 2009, Eddie Kilroy, country music producer and the creator of XM Radio’s Willie’s Place, contacted Mustang International. Kilroy, and his friend Willie Nelson, had discussed producing a television show out of Texas using Willie’s truck stop/theatre just south of Dallas/Ft.Worth as the venue. After months of planning and assembling a 35+ person team, two one-hour shows were produced as pilot episodes featuring a number of acts including country music legends Charley Pride and Mickey Gilley. The project required multiple top-quality high-definition cameras. The audio was superbly mixed, album quality, using the 31 channels of audio recorded live during the taping. The result was astounding quality.
Unfortunately, Willie’s Place as a venue did not survive, but this pilot continues to impress those who know what they’re looking for and listening for in video. Mickey Gilley did state that it’s likely one of the very best recordings of a performance of himself that he had ever seen. A week after the taping, Mickey Gilley took a serious tumble, leaving him severely paralyzed. He has recovered some mobility, but unfortunately, he’s unlikely to ever play the piano again as well as in this pilot recording.
This project is still actively leading to new production opportunities in the works even now.
B-Sweet Music Video for Dolby Labs
Executive Summary: Mustang International assisted with the production of a high-quality music video for Dolby Labs.
Mustang International as asked to assist in the production of a music video that would be used by Dolby to highlight new 7.1 Surround Sound technology and a extremely high-end production video monitor. Mustang International provided key logistical support behind-the-scenes including communications, mobile facilities for staging and actor make-up and wardrobe, as well as general troubleshooting throughout the multi-day production. The shoot required special considerations as it highlighted high-speed and extremely high-definition cameras.
Much of the B-Sweet crew was part of the AFTERSHOCKS movie production in May 2011.