Video4Creative’s mission is to produce and deliver a fully integrated, world-class media experience to businesses large and small. Since 2002, V4C has been using their 30+ years of creative media expertise to help businesses shape and deliver their message, their brand, and their company identity. V4C’s media is designed from the ground up to capture and hold your audience’s attention and grow your installed-base.
In today’s 24/7 connected world, your media is your identity, and it needs to be world class in order to stand out amongst the vast sea of information being produced and consumed on a daily basis. Accomplishing this goal is what V4C does best.
From large-scale, HD, multi-screen major media events to intimate profiles of boutique brands, V4C has the expertise to deliver high-value content that can be integrated into broadcast, trade show, web, and mobile mediums.
The tightly knit creative team at V4C has played key roles in the production of some of the most innovative film, television, music, and media projects over the past 30 years. In between production, they brought the rest of the industry up to speed.
Video4Creative is based in Santa Cruz County, but that has not stopped them from maintaining a faithful global clientele.
Through her work with a host of SGI companies including Discreet Logic and Chyron/CMX, Denise played a key role in training broadcast professionals on using cutting edge special effects, graphics and animations for their productions. As an editor at NBC, she was one of the first women to break into the male-dominated world of television production. She has taught 2D and 3D video graphics, editing, filming, and production to studio professionals all over the world.
She is a graduate of the UCLA film school and a founder of the Visual Music Alliance. Denise’s credits include:
Network Television
NBC News LA (Editor)
NBC Sports with Bryant Gumbel (Editor)
CBS New York / Los Angeles (Editor)
ABC New York (Graphics for the live broadcast of the 2000 Presidential Election)
1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona (Editor and Graphics for Spanish and English Broadcasts)
ABC Sports / ESPN (Graphics - Monday Night Football)
Fox Sports (Graphics/Animation)
CNN (Graphics/Animation)
Globo TV (Graphics/Animation)
Film
Brainstorm (Special Effects with Boss Films - Doug Trumbull)
Lifeforce (Special Effects with John Dykstra)
Jupiter Menace (Film Special Effects)
Music Events and Video
Live Aid (Editor / Graphics)
Music Videos and Album Covers for: MCA Records, Warner Records, Chrysalis Records, A&E Records, CBS/Sony (Japan)
Artists Roster: Supertramp, Grateful Dead, Brian Eno, Robert Fripp, Peter Gabriel, Wall of Voodoo, Mark Mothersbaugh, Tangerine Dream
NAMM Show TEC Awards (video backgrounds and graphics, video bios for artist nominees and Hall of Fame Inductee video bios, 360⁰ show coverage)
Documentaries
The Dixie Hummingbirds (Co-Director, Editor) Concert, Music Video and Documentary for the oldest living music group in America History.
The Catalyst (Co-Director, Editor) 40 Year old Music Venue in Santa Cruz.
"Dream a Little Dream" with Denny Doherty of the Mamas and Papas (Created two hour video for the live theatre production.
Mini-docs for the AES and NAMM Tech Awards for T-Bone Burnett, Linsey Buckingham, Ray Benson, Al Kooper, and many others.
Kevin Monahan, Audio Engineer/Sound Designer/Co-Founder
Through his work at E-MU Systems Inc., Kevin Monahan played an instrumental role in bringing digital audio and sound design into modern music and film. Kevin’s sound design wok can be heard on Michael Jackson’s album Thriller, and the film Ridely Scott film Blade Runner. He holds three patents on sound design from his time with E-MU. He has also worked with many high profile musicians and artists including Peter Gabriel, U2, Yes, and Herbie Hancock. His credits include:
Walt Disney Imagineering
Advantage Audio
E-MU Systems, Inc.
Creative Labs
Artists:
Peter Gabriel
Herbie Hancock
U2
Yes
Genesis
Frank Serafine
Steve Porcaro (Michael Jackson, Don Henley, Toto)
Jeff Berlin
Ronnie Montrose
Max Mobley, Sales and Marketing
Max Mobley has over fifteen years of entertainment industry experience, both on-camera and behind the scenes. As a demo artist and clinician, Max has traveled the world teaching and demonstrating innovative high tech products including digital audio workstations and software samplers. As a Product Manager and Marketing director, Max has defined, developed and launched products for E-MU Systems, Lenovo, and Sony. Max has also written extensively about the entertainment industry via Crawdaddy Magazine, and Premier Guitar Magazine. A recent addition to the V4C team, Max has taken the reigns of biz-dev and marketing for the company, allowing V4C’s creative team to focus on production. Max’s credits include:
E-MU Systems
Digital Delivery Networks (Sony, Lenovo)
Antares Audio Technologies
Artists:
Danny Elfman
No Doubt
Counting Crows
Teddy Riley
Bill Withers
George Duke
Peter Rodgers - Producer/Art Director/Branding/Web Designer
Peter Rodgers has a long history in the music and audio industry, including launching the Zoom company brand and products in the US market (guitar and digital audio products), serving as National Sales and Marketing Manager for Zoom Corporation of America. He then formed Montara Creative, a branding and integrated marketing agency that specializes in designing identities and campaigns for clients in art, music, financial, real estate, legal and hospitality markets. See www.mcreative.com for more of our collaborative videos.
Analog Devices: Corporate In-House Presentations for international chip manufacturing company. analogdevices.com
Antares Audio Technologies: Product Tutorials and Demo Videos for Auto-Tune and other products. antarestech.com
Autodesk: Product Demos with leading Film/3D/Computer Graphic Manufacturer usa.autodesk.com/
CCOF: Organic Certification Trade Association: Web Videos ccof.org
Chyron Corporation: Product Demos with leading TV Broadcast Graphic Manufacturer chyron.com
Collins & Company: Corporate Identity / Marketing Videos for Finance Company in Marin/Larkspur. In association with Montara Creative. Collins&Company.com
Cox & Kings: Corporate Presentation and Sales Videos - Oldest Travel Company worldwide. In association with Montara Creative. cox&kings.com
Dux Bed: National 2012 Radio Spot Series for this Swedish-based company. In association with Montara Creative. duxiana.com
E-MU Systems: Product demo and tradeshow presentation videos. emu.com
Frank Howard Allen: Real Estate Presentations and Corporate Event Videos for four years. Oldest Real Estate Company in Marin. In association with Montara Creative. fhallen.com
Granite Construction: Two day panel presentation for Corporate Event. In association with Freedom Media. graniteconstruction.com
Hewlitt Packard: Animation and editing for internal company training videos/ In association with Impact Productions. hp.com
Hilton Hotel, Las Vegas: Commercial for Greg London's Las Vegas Hilton Show. In association with Freedom Media. gregorylondon.com
Keith McMillen Instruments: Technology Music Company Product Launch Videos. In association with Montara Creative. keithmcmillen.com
NAMM: Largest Manufacturing Music Convention. Video Graphics, Animation, and Live Coverage for the NAMM awards show - TEC Awards. namm.org
NXP: (Previously Phillips Electronics): Product Launch Video for Greenchip Smart Lighting. nxp.com
McGuire Real Estate: Real Estate Presentations, Commercials, Corporate Event Videos, and Agent Profile Videos. Oldest Family Owned Real Estate Company in San Francisco. In association with Montara Creative. mcguire.com
Muse Research: Music Tech Company. Product Launch Videos museresearch.com
Portico West: 3D Keynote Presentation video for International Sales Executive Conference and videos for muti-million dollar estates. In association with Montara Creative. porticowest.com
Pueblo Bonito Resorts: Travel Videos for Mexico Hotel Chain in Mazatlan and Cabo for nearly 20 years. In Association with Schafer International. pueblobonito.com
Rabin Worldwide: 70 Year Old Company - Oldest Auctioneers in the Western Half of the US - Corporate Identity / Marketing Videos RabinWorldwide.com
Pets Lifeline: Presentation Documentaries on animal rescue for event presentation and documentation of event with Cirque du Soleil. In association with Montara Creative. petslifeline.org
Schafer International: Sales Presentation Videos for the Founding Radio Station Automation Company.
Visible Light Solar: Sales Videos/ Training VIdeos for Albuquerque Company. In association with Montara Creative. visiblelightsolar.com
Universal Audio: Over 150 videos covering product launches, product demos, corporate history and identity, trade show display videos. universalaudio.com
West Marine: Largest Marine U.S. Store Chain. History/Documentary for Corporate Bi-Yearly Event. In association with Freedom Media. westmarine.com