VINEGAR HILL: The Blog

New Blog...New Website

Tue, 14 Dec 2010 22:33:00 -0500

Just wanted to let you all that we’ve moved our blog over to:

http://vinegarhillcreative.com/blog

We’ll no longer be posting here. And we’ve also just launched a new website. Check it out at VinegarHillCreative.com

Things are getting festive here at VH HQ

Tue, 14 Dec 2010 16:52:28 -0500

Things are getting festive here at VH HQ

Setting up for a shoot with the severed head…

Tue, 16 Nov 2010 15:05:18 -0500

Setting up for a shoot with the severed head…

On set today and loving it!

Fri, 05 Nov 2010 08:59:30 -0400

On set today and loving it!

On location, shooting a webspot for Classic Landscaping in...

Thu, 21 Oct 2010 08:29:54 -0400

On location, shooting a webspot for Classic Landscaping in Frederick, MD. It should be a really neat piece, capturing Classic’s unique culture and extraordinary customer service. We’re shooting a combination of digital and Super 16mm. Can’t wait to share it with you all!

Vinegar Hill presents a 30 second spot about the dangers of...

Thu, 23 Sep 2010 13:14:00 -0400

Vinegar Hill presents a 30 second spot about the dangers of hunger…

Also on Youtube.

Making DVD Studio Pro backgrounds look awesome using Photoshop!

Wed, 22 Sep 2010 17:59:00 -0400

Getting smooth + clear menu backgrounds in DVD Studio Pro has been an ongoing struggle and the subject of much debate at Vinegar Hill. It was difficult to get any clear answers online but I finally came up with a solution for our upcoming Director’s Reel. The answer to blocky/splotchy & washed out text/images in your DVD menu background stills is VIDEO. If you use photoshop CS3 or later to build your background images you can easily export a .MOV file that works wonders. (If you have time you might even be able to figure out how to animate it!)

You decide for yourself which menu looks better…

Left: High Quality .TIFF Background | Right: Correct size .MOV Background

To get a compatible movie file for DVD Studio Pro 4 in Photoshop go to File>Export>Render Video…

•Quicktime movie Settings should be set to “Animation”. Set quality to “Best” and turn off Prepare for Internet Streaming.

•I set the size to NTSC DV Widescreen, 720x480. You should make this PAL or 4:3 if that is what your project needs.

•299 frames is about 10 seconds at 29.97 fps, which is the DVD standard. Example of the export window (in CS5) below:

If you have any other sneaky DVD building tips &/or tricks send them my way!

shepherd@vinegarhillcreative.com

—Shepherd

I spent part of the weekend editing our new short film The...

Sun, 12 Sep 2010 20:43:09 -0400

I spent part of the weekend editing our new short film The Cosmonaut. Really excited with how it’s turning out and really excited to bring the lessons learned making this short film into our commercial work.

David

Check out our new website!

Sat, 07 Aug 2010 00:27:25 -0400

Check out our new website!

THE INTERVENTIONIST! a short film by Vinegar Hill

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:50:06 -0400

Jack thinks his girlfriend needs help…his help. And he’ll do whatever it takes to give her that help. ‘THE INTERVENTIONIST!’ is a comedy about assumptions and their disastrous consequences.

Check out the Online Premiere of THE INTERVENTIONIST!

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:24:30 -0400

Check out the Online Premiere of THE INTERVENTIONIST!

Thanks to everyone who showed up to make the world premiere of...

Tue, 20 Jul 2010 00:42:40 -0400

Q&A With the Cast and Crew

More Q&A

The After Party

Thanks to everyone who showed up to make the world premiere of our new short film “THE INTERVENTIONIST!” a smashing success. We started the night off with a screening of the film, followed by a Q&A with the cast and crew, and ended the night with a special showing of a mocumentary that we produced in 2006.

Next: we release online and hit the festival circuit. Stay tuned…

*photos by Joel Petit

Last minute run through for tonight’s premiere. T-minus...

Sat, 17 Jul 2010 16:31:23 -0400

Last minute run through for tonight’s premiere.

T-minus 2.5 hours.

—David

At the theater prepping for tonight’s premiere of our new...

Sat, 17 Jul 2010 13:25:51 -0400

At the theater prepping for tonight’s premiere of our new short film, “THE INTERVENTIONIST!” Hope to see you there!

— David

Check out our new demo reel! We’d love your...

Mon, 12 Jul 2010 10:42:00 -0400

Check out our new demo reel! We’d love your thoughts!

vinegarhillcreative.com

"THE INTERVENTIONIST!" World Premiere...

Sat, 10 Jul 2010 11:04:00 -0400

The world premiere of “THE INTERVENTIONIST!”, our new short film, is one week away!

When: July 17th, 2010, 7pm
Where: The Uptown Theater in Indiana, Pa (637 Philadelphia Street, Indiana, PA 15701)
Tickets are $5
To Reserve Your Seat Email: tickets@vinegarhillpictures.com

We want to pack the place out…so bring your friends!

The film will be followed by a Q&A with the filmmakers and a special screening of “DROWNING MELVILLE” — our mocumentary about two filmmakers ill fated quest to bring Melville’s classic, “Moby Dick” to the big screen.

Check out the trailers for the films here.

Live from the set!

Fri, 02 Jul 2010 18:44:52 -0400

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Live from the set!

We’re doing a photoshoot for the cover of a soon to be...

Fri, 02 Jul 2010 18:08:41 -0400

We’re doing a photoshoot for the cover of a soon to be published book! We’ll be shooting a commercial as well. More to come!

— David

Our new intern @shepherdahlers moved into the office today and...

Tue, 29 Jun 2010 12:47:50 -0400

Our new intern @shepherdahlers moved into the office today and quickly became the hero for bringing vinyl to Vinegar Hill!

VH's David Altrogge discusses "THE INTERVENTIONIST!"

Mon, 28 Jun 2010 10:51:00 -0400

Check out this interview with our very own David Altrogge from the podcast “Discourse” in which he discusses our upcoming short film “The Interventionist!”

http://www.breakpoint.org/features-columns/discourse/entry/15/14627

And if you haven’t seen it yet, check out the trailer for the film:

The Interventionist — Official Trailer from Vinegar Hill on Vimeo.