A Story in a Frame: Raphael House
As the in-house director of photography here at Corduroy Media, I thought it would be fun to break down some of my favorite frames from our films with a new series, A Story in a Frame. Ultimately the job of a DP is not just to make beautiful images, it is to make…
Client Spotlight: Salesforce.org
At Corduroy Media, we like to align ourselves with companies that share our values: giving back to the community, helping those in need, and generally doing good in the world. So we’re proud to have such a steadfast relationship and build an amazing client portfolio…
Filmmakers Forum: The Art of Listening
Ever since we started our San Francisco video production company in 2003, our mission at Corduroy Media has included not only the creation of high quality content for our clients but also an active relationship with the community at large. Sometimes adherence to our…
Educational Documentary Production Services
I began working in video production, and ultimately started Corduroy Media, because I saw the power of media, specifically film and video, to educate thousands of people simultaneously. Knowing that not everyone had access to the video production tools needed to…
Carl Brown Reviewing Films for Documentary Jury Award at the Santa Cruz Film Festival
One of the greatest benefits that I received screening "2nd Verse" last year at film festivals was all of the fantastic people that I met. One of the most vibrant, energetic and supportive film festival directors that I got to know was Jane Sullivan. Jane was a…
Carl Brown Shoots New Documentary at Oakland School of the Arts
2009 has turned out to be a year of interesting projects with Berkeley based non-profit, Connect Ed California. One of our latest documentary projects, working with producer Dave Yanofsky, centers around an Oakland School of the Arts high school student that is…
MLA Educational DVD Uses Spanish Subtitles to Gain a Wider Audience
We recently completed an educational DVD highlighting a unique and effective curriculum developed by Melrose Leadership Academy. After 6 months of shooting on location at the Oakland School, we spent several months editing the various show segments for the DVD. While…