80th Surprise Birthday Party

Instar Creations was proud to be a part of a surprise 80th birthday celebration for a "special lady". A simple, 32-photo video production captivated an audience on a lovely Saturday evening, and thrilled the birthday "girl".

This is a short clip near the end of the video, reflective of the simple and elegant nature of both the production and the event.

Show Intro

The Koko Dennis Show, a web show based in Atlanta, GA, asked Instar Creations to modify footage to use as its intro (and outro). The original footage was about 7 minutes in length (7:04), and was submitted as a YouTube video link. Upon the client providing the desired time segments to include, this new segment was created, with a length of 57 seconds.

Flash

A recent report on ABC Nightline revealed that just last year, Apple sold 93 million iPhones and 40 million iPads. Regardless of your stance on Apple's business decision not to support Flash, the reality is that to say the devices are widely used would be an understatement.

This is one key fact to keep in mind before hiring a web designer. While some may balk at the rates, the old adage holds true: "You get what you pay for." Flash-based websites look cool, but an increasing number of people are using mobile devices to access content on the web.

Is this what you want your site to look like?

Wedding Video

I waited a few weeks to post this, as this video production was a Valentine's Day surprise for the husband. ☺ A VHS tape containing unedited footage from the wedding rehearsal, ceremony, and reception, two photo albums, and digital photographs on a CD were all combined and transformed into a 58-minute movie on a DVD, complete with a menu and chapters.

Promotional Piece

This is a recently-completed promotional piece produced for a non-profit organization in Atlanta, GA.

New Look!

The website has a fresh, new look! The last week has been spent completely redesigning the site. Check out the many faces of Instar Creations over the years. We've been through quite a few instars!

I think we'll stick with this one for a while. ☺

40th Birthday Moment

Live, Love, & Laugh...in the Moment

This was the theme for the 40th Birthday Celebration in Sacramento, California last night, for which I created an 11-minute, 202-photo video production that looped during the party.

This 30-second video showcases a few of the incorporated custom effects, like the 3D effect on the opening photo after the date stamp was removed. The video production for this celebration is another example of "creative media solutions" by Instar Creations, turning photos of ordinary, inanimate objects into some of the highlights of the entire production!