As we previously mentioned, Discovery hired us to produce some short-form videos as interstitial programming for Planet Green. Hosted by TreeHugger founder Graham Hill, we took to the rooftops of Manhattan to see how New York City honey with made in the hives of urban Beekeeper David Graves.

As we previously mentioned, Discovery hired us to produce some short-form videos as interstitial programming for Planet Green. Hosted by TreeHugger founder Graham Hill, we ventured out to Greenpoint, Brooklyn to the Roof Top Farms to speak with Annie Novak about her Growing Chefs program for kids.

We’ve just finished shooting the shorts with Graham Hill. Feel free to poke around and we’ll let you know when video is available!

When Sundance Channel asked Big City to come up with a few example videos for their first annual “Big Ideas Contest,” TH Radio’s Jacob Gordon suggested that we get in touch with Kenny Luna the man behind Mr. Luna’s Bright Idea.

Sundance Channel asked Big City to come up with a few example videos for their first annual “Big Ideas Contest.” This video shows off the simple yet amazing patented idea some NYC high school students had for a new kind of compost box. The spot was shot by George Spyros in 24p standard definition to mini DV tape using the Panasonic DVX camcorder.

Sundance Channel asked Big City to come up with a few example videos for their first annual “Big Ideas Contest.” We choose Green Apple Cleaners and its Founder David Kistner and its awesome CO2 dry-cleaning machine as the subjects of our inquiry. Our fantastic cinematographer Marcus Burnett rolled in with the Panasonic HVX camera outfitted with the Brevis 35mm lens adapter as well as skateboard dolly with wenty feet of track. The spot was shot in 720p native HD to P2 cards. The slow-motion footage was shot at 60-frames-per-second to really catch the eye blinks — however, the comedic pace of the show led us to speed up the shots in post. As this is a story about a big green idea, we intentionally let the image retain its green cast caused by the fluorescent house lights.

Sundance Channel invited folks to upload vids with their “big idea” for improving the state of the environment — and with $10k on the line for the winner. So, Sundance CHannel invited Big City Pictures in partnership with the gang at TreeHugger to produce three sample videos for the contest.

Sundance Channel asked Big City to come up with a few example videos for their first annual “Big Ideas Contest.” This video features the kids of the Lafayette Street School in Newark, New Jersey who were taught using curricula found on the Rainforest Alliance Learning Site. This spot was shot by George Spyros in 720p HD to P2 cards using the Panasonic HVX camera with b-roll overcranked for slow-motion at 48-frames-per-second coupled with Century Pro Fisheye Lens and lit entirely with 2 ft. 4 bank Kino Flo units articulated on c-stands.