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Alien Country: Production & Costume Design

mcgrewsadmin · October 10, 2024 ·

Alien Country – Theatrical Premiere


Thursday, October 17 2024
ALL AGES
Thu, Oct 17 • 6:00 PM
Megaplex Theatres at The District
From $20.00

Get ready for an out-of-this-world experience at the theatrical premiere of Alien Country – a night full of extraterrestrial excitement!

Come watch Alien Country with the cast and crew in Utah and LA!

Red Carpet Photos, special Q&A’s, and more!

We loved being the production and costume designers (Jennifer McGrew and Hraefn Wulfson) for this funny, scary, action-packed film.

SO proud of our local filmmakers, cast and crew.

See it at the premiere with us, then see it again when it lands on on Amazon Prime:)

SHORT FILM: BIO GENESIS

mcgrewsadmin · July 29, 2024 ·

These creatures, the thids, didn’t care much for the results when they mated with humans. Tragic.
But in the end the world was better off.
More of Robert’s animation, editing and VFX here.

Services: GROOVE OUT with Animation, Editing, VFX, Music & Madness

mcgrewsadmin · January 29, 2021 ·

Sing… your song on an alien planet.
Dance… in rhythm with dinosaurs.
Thrash… with your homies in a medieval mosh pit.
Play… saxophone inside the matrix.
Time-travel… with your clones through archival footage.
Sell… your product surrounded by fantastic effects.

Sample channels here.
Showcasing top technical tricks and much irreverence.
Enjoy;)

…more madness and music videos here…
…my bandmates and I composed, produced and performed music for LOTS of bellydancers! Those were some fun days. Much of it collected on this channel here.
…sometimes the oldest channels are the best….

Hey!
Remember Flash?
Wow, you might be as old as us old-timers!!
You’ll need to install it on your computer to see these older videos, animations and games on NEWGROUNDS.
Adobe’s free Flash download is here:)

Send me your music track, your ideas, and links to videos that you love –
the ones that have a look and feel you’d like your new video to have.
Let’s do something in that genre or even cooler.

SCROLL DOWN for pricing, more info and details:)

COOL

Your footage, my editing-
$1,400.00

  • I’ll synch your finished music track with footage you’ve already shot.
  • I’ll cut and edit your cool new video.
  • I’ll give it 2-3 types of creative effects, transitions or animations.
  • Up to 3.5 minutes of finished product.

COOLER

Your footage, my editing and more…
$2,400.00

  • I’ll synch the video footage you’ve already shot with your music track.
  • I’ll cut and edit your cool new video.
  • I’ll give it 3-4 types of creative effects, transitions or animations.
  • Up to 3.5 minutes of finished product.

COOLEST

I’ll take care of everything…
$6,900.00

  • Complete package.
  • I’ll shoot ALL your footage for you, in 4k.
  • Includes a day (up to 8 hours) of shooting at location(s) you pre-arrange.
  • I’ll synch and edit your fresh footage with your finished music track.
  • I’ll cut and edit your cool new video.
  • I’ll give it 3-4 types of creative effects, transitions or animations.
  • Up to 3.5 minutes of finished product.

ADD-ONS

If I’m the one shooting for you, we need to talk in advance about gear we need to assemble, pack and bring for your shoot day, depending on the type/style of video you want:

GREEN SCREEN If you want to appear in a fantasy or digital landscape, or be cloned, we need to bring the screen and film YOU in front of it. $150.00
MINI GRIP PACK If we’re filming at night and/or we know you want certain effects and the natural light needs help. Includes auxiliary lighting, strobes, gels, reflector disks, extra production assistants and lighting crew, etc. $960.00
FULL GRIP TRUCK For larger areas and situations needing more light, such as larger spaces, bigger crowds, etc. $1,800.00
GENERATOR(s) If we’re shooting with the grip pack in a remote location or in the dark with no electricity, we need to bring the generator. $200.00
GAS FOR GENERATOR(s) If we’re using one generator at your shoot, we’ll typically use 20 or so gallons of gas in an 8 hour night shoot. varies
5K DRONE If you want your cinemaphotography to fly in, out, or around you when we capture your rapture, we can bring our licensed drone that has a professional 5k camera. Limitations vary by area, but we can fly up to 400 feet above your location in the city! Take a look at these descriptions for city use as well as for drone fees and usage in state parks to decide. Also, see these generally prohibited uses of drones. We don’t want to get busted for harassing any livestock or wild animal herds:) $690.00
TRAVEL & GAS ea 50 miles or more from downtown Salt Lake City to film at your location. $40.00
BOOMIN’ CD OR MP3 PLAYER To play your music track while you lip synch, dance, etc. Otherwise, bring your own player plus a friend to cue up your music. $100.00
HAIR/MAKEUP ARTIST (HMUA) Some super talented ones in our network. Let us help find the right artist for the look you crave. It’s helpful for us to go over your visual references and mood boards together first. We have prosthetic artists, body painters and wig makers in our network, too! Start collecting those images to show us. $400 for up to 3 performers, up to an 8 hour day. $400.00
COSTUMES, SETS & PROPS We need to chat about these well in advance of your shoot. They take pre-production time and budget to round up, rent or build. Get your own wardrobe and makeup ready- or, if you can’t locate something that you definitely want, send us your ideas and visual references. If we can’t find it, we can build it! Pricing varies

ABOUT ME – ROBERT!

ROBERT HIRSCHI: Elementary School
Here I am, all grown up!

Hi, I’m Robert and I’ve worked in multimedia and programming for more than three decades. I’m usually one of the most low-key peeps at McGrew Studios, but this page describes what I can make for you! More about me, my specialties and my usual vfx rates here.

I worked at the Salt Lake Tribune for more than 20 years as a multimedia developer, photographer, videographer and journalist. For fun, I’ve made hundreds of crazy videos and games, mostly to amuse myself and my bandmates. I’ll make vids for you, too, if we’re a good fit. My sample videos show a big range of what’s possible with editing, VFX and animations. As you can see, I love copyright-free archival footage. It makes me laugh and I use it a lot!

I spend a lot of my time working as a programmer and web developer, and on films when friends and colleagues persuade me. I compose and edit music plus I play all kinds of instruments. When you see someone drumming in these vids, that’s me!

Upload your music, video footage, sample links and your message here.
Let me know in the contact form if your files are bigger than 2mb.

File formats:
MP3
MP4
MOV
WMV
AVI
AVCHD
WEBM

LET’S ROLL SOUND, ROLL CAMERA:)

“ON THE DAY THAT I DIED” FEATURE FILM

mcgrewsadmin · January 11, 2021 ·

BIG FESTIVAL WINS in 2020-2021 for feature film ON THE DAY THAT I DIED, written and directed by Chuck Waagen.

“ON THE DAY THAT I DIED is a surrealist urban fantasy film that follows one man’s journey into himself as he comes to terms with his own life and death choices”

On the Day that I Died feature film

From McGrew Studios:
Producers: Jennifer McGrew, Hraefn Wulfson.
VFX: Robert Hirschi.
Film poster design: Carolyn Richardson.

We are super psyched! We will let everyone know when it’s viewable here stateside in theaters and on streaming platforms!

See more behind-the-scenes pix, info and trailers at https://www.facebook.com/groups/1354186514638058

Custom Table: BladeHQ

mcgrewsadmin · July 18, 2019 ·

This is a new table we custom fabricated in welded steel and wood with a laminate top for BladeHQ’s weekly video series featuring their new knives and other products.

 

Made to spec by our own Crit Killen, 2019.
Thank you to Jamie Gregor of bladehq.com for having us build it:)

a custom table for BladeHQ's video series
Finished table, delivered to the new BladeHQ set
Crit Killen works on custom table for BladeHQ
Crit Killen works on custom table for BladeHQ
stained wood surfaces of new custom table for BladeHQ
Stained wood surfaces of new custom table for BladeHQ
Wood stain test on side of new table built for BladeHQ
Wood stain test on side of new table
Custom laminate top on new table built for BladeHQ
Custom laminate top on new table
thumbnail sketch for new BladeHQ custom table
Initial thumbnail sketch



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