Bob Hoffman Video & Photography

Chula Vista's American Idol: Jessica Sanchez

2012-05-15T12:37:00.001-07:00

Chula Vista resident, Jessica Sanchez, made it to the top three on American Idol this past week. Bob Hoffman Video & Photography had the honor of documenting her hometown visit. We were awestruck at how many fans came to see her.

Arnold De Guzman, BHVP videographer, shares a bit of his experience:
"It's always great to see how much support the hometown fans have and it was such a good turnout. Wow! Jessica is proven to be a talented singer and she's definitely worthy of becoming our American Idol!"

"I heard there were as many as 7,000 people in attendance! She's an amazing singer and of course, she seemed genuinely excited and thankful for the support of her community. Her loyal fans showed up cheering with supportive words, designed shirts and holding up creative signs," says Bryan Harrold, BHVP photographer.

Be sure to cast your votes for Jessica this week and support another San Diegan American Idol winner! Idol airs at 8pm, Wednesday & Thursday on FOX.

Above is just a snapshot of the pictures we took; check back for more pictures later this week.

Jessica Sanchez is Coming Home!

2012-05-11T18:57:00.000-07:00

The City of Chula Vista gave us the honor of videotaping and photographing American Idol's Jessica Sanchez, tomorrow! We couldn't be more happier to be a part of this occasion. Our very own Arnold De Guzman will videotape while Bryan Harrold photographs the entire event from start to finish!

The Manila Paper reports that Sanchez will perform live in Chula Vista on Saturday, May 12, at Eastlake High School.

Below is the breakdown for the events of Jessica's Homecoming:

10:15 AM Chula Vista will welcome Jessica Sanchez with a short parade on southbound Eastlake Parkway from Otay Lakes Road to Clubhouse Drive.

11:30 AM Jessica will perform a concert for about 10,000 fans at Eastlake High School (located at 1120 Eastlake Parkway).

Gates will open at 9 AM for those who want to arrive early.
Fans are reminded that seating in the Eastlake High School’s football stadium is on first come, first served basis.
Guests are encouraged to carpool.
Attendees should arrive from the south using Olympic Parkway or from the east using Clubhouse Drive to Eastlake Parkway. Eastlake Parkway will be closed to traffic from Clubhouse Drive to Otay Lakes Road from approximately 8:30 a.m. until noon in order to permit safe viewing of the procession.
Public transit will be re-routed. Riders might experience delays.

2:00 - 3:00 PM Celebration on the flight deck of the USS Midway Museum at downtown’s Broadway Pier.

Only 3,500 will be accommodated on a first come, first served basis.
Admission is free but limited.
No coolers, backpacks, umbrellas, pets or lawn chairs are permitted but you may bring your homemade signs and best television smiles.
Absolutely no food or beverages other than water are allowed on the field.

Chula Vista mayor Cheryl Cox will lead Jessica's welcome. “Our community is thrilled to welcome home Jessica — she is already Chula Vista’s Idol,” said Cox. “Her amazing talent and accomplishments are deserving of this grand celebration. We are so proud of her.”

This event was sponsored by the Sycuan Band of the Kumeyaay Nation and SDG&E. Sanchez is one of three finalists vying to win the title of American Idol, a nationally televised music program. She is the youngest contestant and the only West Coast participant. The show is in its 11th season and has over 43 million viewers.

To see the entire article, click here.

ShootQ bring our client's project management to the cloud.

2012-04-24T16:00:00.000-07:00

To be successful, our business needs structure and the ability to keep track of multiple clients. That's why we have implemented the use of a new cloud based billing and project management software called ShootQ.

Not only does it allow us to serve our clients to the best of our ability, it provides benefits directly to our clients. We just send our clients a link with their own personal password which then redirects them to their customizable “ShootQ Client Area.”

Here are five perks (we like to highlight) for clients:

Ability to review proposals
Control over approving their proposals by providing their electronic/digital signature
Track all invoices and payments
Accepts credit cards online (which is a new change for us at the office)
Overall convenience

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Annual Read Across America Day

2012-04-23T17:13:00.001-07:00

Once again, we had the pleasure of providing video and photography to Educational Enrichment Systems (EES) in celebrating Read Across America Day on March 2. The idea behind this particularly day is to honor the birthday of Dr. Seuss by supporting children's literacy!

As always, the community support was fantastic. More than 130 community members and parents participated at all of the 22 EES preschools! A librarian, a police chief and fire fighters entertained children at the Jeff and Deni Jacobs Child Development Center in Linda Vista while the other locations hosted school principals, military personnel, teachers, literacy coaches and many more!

Tom deMalignon, one of our senior videographers said, "As a person who has a passion for reading, it's wonderful to see these kids embrace reading at such a young age. I really think it's an invaluable gift."

What a great joy it is to, once again, work with EES at an event that highlights high quality early childhood education in action.

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"Go Wild!" San Diego Native Garden Tour

2012-04-23T17:10:00.000-07:00

Prepare to be inspired as you discover 25 of the region's best native gardens on April 28 in Central & South County and April 29 in North County. This two-day self-guided tour gives you exclusive access to unique home gardens, private nature parks, art gardens, restoration landscapes, and public botanical gardens throughout San Diego County.

The tour includes

on-site lectures by local native landscape designers
expert docents who will be on hand to interpret each garden
gourmet food
plant sales
other helpful resources

Tickets:

$20 per person (includes both days)
Tickets and location information: www.cnpssd.org/tour

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ARTS provides children A Reason to Survive!

2012-04-03T12:18:00.000-07:00

There are so many applications for Video and Photography, in supporting organizations to meet their goals, that we’ve developed a diverse set of clients over the years. One special niche we’ve cultivated is with non-profit organizations.

Video can be a powerful tool for non-profits because it has the inherent ability to show how it helps people through personal interviews and stories. On top of learning about program details, video creates a personal connection which works well in sharing the positive effects had on a community.

“ARTS: A Reason to Survive” is a nonprofit organization, “dedicated to healing, inspiring, and empowering youth facing life challenges by providing innovative arts-based programs, education, and employment opportunities.” We had the sincere pleasure of creating a overview video for this dynamic organization which helped them reach community members, who may either need support from or want to give support to ARTS.

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Wells Fargo Head Executives take advantage of Head Shot Mobile Studio

2012-03-20T13:36:00.000-07:00

We recently photographed a series of professional headshots at Wells Fargo’s corporate office in Escondido, CA. Our “mobile studio” is just that. An all inclusive, professional studio environment, set up on-site at our client’s location.

Our mobile, professional headshots studio provides many benefits to our clients:

Location Convenience: No need to travel long distances, we’ll travel to you

Time Convenience: We only need a couple minutes from each person.

It’s Inexpensive: We know and beat our competitor’s.

Speedy Service: We can edit and provide all photos on a data disc in as little as 24 hours.

Unrestricted Usage License: With no usage restrictions or fees,

you are welcome to use your photos whenever and wherever you need.

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NTP Distribution's 50th Anniversary

2012-03-08T13:53:00.000-08:00

On February 22, the San Diego Convention Center was overflowing with employees, vendors and customers of NTP Distribution, in celebration of a half a century of successful partnerships. Founded by Walton J. Lewis in 1962, NTP Distribution's parts and accessories have been distributed to RV dealers nationwide.

As a tribute to the many people who have helped make this company great over the years, we produced a 50th Anniversary video which played as the evening's main entertainment.

An important goal of the event was to honor and thank those that help NTP Distribution's mission, "to empower our dealers with the parts, service and support they need to get customers on the road."

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1,100+ Children Receive Holiday Gifts From Friends of EES

2012-02-14T15:59:00.000-08:00

"Get involved and make a difference in a child's life," states Deni Jacobs, long time supporter of Educational Enrichment Systems (EES).

And what a difference the annual EES Holiday Gifts event made to over 1,100 children! Bill and Lori Walton, as well as other generous Friends of EES, helped bring smiles to the faces of many children who might have gone without during the Holidays. We were honored to cover this event and share in joy felt by all.

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EES Thanksgiving Baskets Event Warms Hearts As They Warm Stomachs

2012-02-07T14:31:00.000-08:00

About 750 million pounds of cranberry, 2.4 billion pounds of sweet potatoes and 248 million turkeys are produced in the United States each year for Thanksgiving.

However, even with all this food, many low-income families are still unable to enjoy a Thanksgiving meal with their family. It's for this reason that Educational Enrichment Systems (EES) created the Thanksgiving Baskets event.

Jeff and Deni Jacobs, along with other compassionate volunteers, assembled Thanksgiving Baskets to provide for EES families. As always, it was our great pleasure to record this touching, annual event and pay witness to the true spirit of the Holidays.

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San Diego Business Journal | Fastest Growing Privately Held Companies

2011-10-05T14:28:00.000-07:00

For the past several years we've excited to be chosen by the SDBJ to create vignettes honoring the 10 fastest growing privately held companies in San Diego.

Last week we had a great time at the reception honoring the top 100 companies, held on the rooftop deck at the Westgate hotel downtown. The event included a speech by San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders and was followed up by great food, beer by Stone Brewery and great conversation, of course ending with the videos we worked hard to produce.

Congratulations to all 100 companies, here are the top 10 videos:

10. PayLease

9. Service Now

8. La Vita Compounding Pharmacy

7. Coast Flight Training

6. Pure Financial Advisors

5. Integrity First Financial

4. Ludus Tours

3. Eventful

2. Nordic Construction

1. Underground Elephant

Bill Walton Supports EES Pre-Schoolers at End of the Year Celebration

2011-07-18T11:06:00.000-07:00

Bill Walton

EES Pre-Schoolers Graduate to Kindergarden

Smiles were plentiful as family and friends of Pre-Schoolers from Educational Enrichment Systems (EES) celebrated their end of the year transition to Kindergarden. Long time supporters of this incredible non-profit organization, Bill Walton and his wife Lori, were also in attendance. Generously donated backpacks were handed out, filled with supplies to prepare the kids for Kindergarden.

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Why the Union Tribune says to get ON BOARD with ONLINE Video!

2011-06-27T12:32:00.000-07:00

It's easy for us to see the value in online video. Yes, we're biased...we're a Video Production company. But, a powerful article written by the San Diego Union Tribune only validates what we believe. Entitled, "Consider Adding Video to Digital Marketing Checklist", UT editor dispels some myths about Video Production and recommends putting Online Video Marketing on your marketing to-do list.

"Once deemed too expensive, and too slow in the pre-broadband era, video is rapidly gaining in popularity as a business tool. In fact, video capabilities was the fastest growing website feature for small business advertisers in 2009, with one in five hosting website video by the end of the year, according to a study release last year by Irvine based WebVisible."

"Video can be used to tell a story, provide product demos, and highlight happy customers. They can be hosted directly on your website or through numerous video platforms like YouTube."

"It's always good to get happy customers talking about your brand, and video testimonials are far more effective than written ones."

"The Web is no longer static - it's interactive, and video has become an increasingly popular form of content to engage and retain customs. Consider adding it to your digital marketing checklist."

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Telly Award Winner 2011!

2011-06-24T17:13:00.000-07:00

We are very proud to announce that the video we produced, "The Biggest Loser Protein Bars by Design Whey" has won a Telly Award. Telly Awards is the premier award honoring outstanding local, regional, and cable TV commercials and programs, as well as the finest video and film productions. It's the Oscar of the commercial video production world.

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Chula Vista Centennial Concert 3-07-11 Featuring Tommy Sablan

2011-03-09T10:34:00.000-08:00

This is an exciting year for the City of Chula Vista as they celebrate their Centennial. Enjoy a sneak peak of Monday's Centennial Concert at the new Chula Vista Performing Arts Theatre. Mayor Cheryl Cox and Turner Construction's Justin Maletic were proudly in attendance. This clip was created after the first performance at the request of Tommy Sablan from the Jeff & Jer show on Kyxy 96.5.

The Biggest Loser Protein Bars by Designer Whey

2011-01-20T16:39:00.000-08:00

Check out the promo spot we produced that aired on NBC's "The Biggest Loser".

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Check Out Our New Website

2011-01-13T11:44:00.000-08:00

Come one, come all...the official new website of Bob Hoffman Video & Photography is now live!

Extensive new Video & Photography Galleries of our past and current work
Detailed information about how to use Video & Photography to successfully grow and run your business

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San Diego Business Journal Award

2011-01-13T11:33:00.000-08:00

We are proud to announce that we've been presented with the San Diego Business Journal's Family-Owned & Closely Held Business Award.

This award, which aims to recognize and honor the accomplishments of San Diego County's family-owned and closely held businesses, was given to us in the Small Business category.

We are especially honored because we take great pride in being a small, family-owned company. Company owners, Bob and Tara Hoffman, have raised both their children in San Diego with a high degree of community involvement. They find their personal and business lives to overlap quite frequently. Many of their business clients have become friends and vice-versa. The principles upheld in their family are the same staples on which their business grows: honesty, integrity, commitment to excellence and a strong desire to better the community around them.

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Educational Enrichment Systems (EES) 2010 Holiday Gift Giving

2011-01-13T11:23:00.000-08:00

Bill Walton

Educational Enrichment Systems, Inc. (EES) is a non-profit child development agency that has been offering early education programs to low-income, working families of San Diego County since 1979. They have 24 locations in San Diego and support over 1,300 local children.

We are thrilled to be able to work so closely with such an essential community organization, plus the kids are always adorable and fun to photograph/videotape!

This year, Bill Walton and his wife Lori, joined EES in their annual holiday gift giving. Thanks to EES and their generous community sponsors, all 1325 EES children excitedly took home a toy this holiday season.

EES Preschooler, anxiously awaiting her gift

Bill McClelland at Hillside Pre-School

Bill Walton and EES Children

Generous donations make this smile possible

Deni Jacobs with an EES child

To learn more about EES and how you can help, or to see other event photographs and videos by Bob Hoffman Video & Photography, please visit www.educ-enrichment.org

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New Company Name: Bob Hoffman Video and Photography

2010-12-29T16:57:00.000-08:00

Recent Photo Collage for Turner Construction

Since 1983, Bob Hoffman Video Productions has provided Photography to our business clients with the same quality, skill and beauty as our Video Productions. In an effort to better inform our clientele of our Photography services we have decided to change our company name to...

Bob Hoffman Video & Photography.

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Video and Photography: We're Here to Help!

2010-12-14T09:16:00.000-08:00

Hello and thank you for reading the first post for the Corporate Division of Bob Hoffman Video & Photography. This blog serves to educate, inform and inspire readers who are interested in how Video & Photography can be used as a powerful tool for business. Video Production can be a little intimidating for those who don't work in the industry and we are here to support you, answer all your questions and guide you to easily incorporate these tools to grow and run your business.

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