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If you’re a coffee drinker, you’re familiar with the popular brewer the Keurig. Now imagine that idea spun into an adult beverage maker. That’s right, make delicious, bar quality beverages for yourself or for entertaining, ...

In July, we hosted a Film Florida meetup at the Two Stories Media Studio. Film Florida is a “state-wide not-for–profit entertainment production trade association that represents Florida’s film, TV & digital media production industry.” To ...

The mission of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Tampa Bay is “to create and support one-to-one mentoring relationships that ignite the power and promise of youth.” The School-to-Work program puts this mission to action. School-to-Work ...

This was the 3rd year in a row we provided event videography for the American Heart Association Tampa Bay Heart Ball (see year one here and year two here). The American Heart Association is the ...

Quitting your job to start a company isn’t something you just up and decide to do on a whim. And when it’s your husband that’s doing it, the week before you’re getting married, well, it’s ...

In addition to our full-service productions, the Two Stories Media team is often asked to partner with another producer to provide production support. Xenith, the football helmet sponsor and provider for IMG Academy, recently had ...

Today, all over the world, people are looking for ways to use alternative energy sources – one of the most popular being solar. Florida is known as “The Sunshine State,” so it’s only natural for ...

If you’ve been following along, you know that we recently announced the addition of Andrew, our product photographer; as well, we recently shared about the necessity of product photography for your brand/business. Today, we’re sharing ...

We recently announced the addition of Andrew, our product photographer, to the team. We’d like to take a moment to discuss the necessity and importance of product photography for your business. Did you know that ...

Today, we’re back with a #MeetTheTeamMonday, with a special introduction! Andrew Ortoski is joining Two Stories Media as our product photographer. Get to know Andrew and what he’ll be doing below! Andrew studied at the ...

Two Stories Media worked with the Glass Art Society (GAS) to provide commercial videography content during their annual glass conference. This 3 day event was spread across 6 locations: Duncan McClellan Gallery, Hilton Bayfront Hotel, ...

Two Stories Media worked with Baystone Tile, a leading provider of natural stone and flooring products, to produce a commercial video. The commercial is currently airing weekly on Sarasota’s ABC7 and Fort Myers FOX4 as ...

In 2018, the USF Muma College of Business started a special speaker event called the Thought Leader Series. The purpose of the series is to “draw nationally recognized speakers, innovators, idea generators, entrepreneurs, philanthropists, authors ...

In February, we worked with Florida Polytechnic University to capture event photography for their E-Sports competition. That’s right – a tournament for teams who are competing against each other in the virtual world. While capturing ...

Headshots are an important piece of any marketing strategy. Today, we’re discussing the benefits of in-studio headshots (See our other blogs on the importance of headshots for more on that topic). Benefits of Studio Headshots ...

We worked with the Patrick Brett Foundation to create a commercial advertising video. We will discuss why we filmed this as a studio production and how that benefited our client. The Foundation is a non-profit ...

Today, we’ll be sharing a unique commercial videography experience with you. We worked with our own marketing coordinator, Alyssa Gay, to create a commercial video for her social media and digital marketing agency, Alyssa Gay ...

Training videos are a concept most companies have thought of at some point. These commercial videos can serve a variety of purposes for your business or organization. Two of the most common purposes are: teaching ...

For the fourth year in a row, Two Stories Media has worked with Tee It Up for the Troops to provide event photography and event videography for their annual Reunion event. Tee It Up began ...

Two Stories Media worked with Defy Medical, a leading concierge medical practice which focuses on both preventative and restorative therapies, based in Tampa, Florida. Defy was in need of a variety of production services, including ...

We recently worked with Origin Scientific, a Canadian science company, to provide production support, gear rental, and crewing for a commercial videography production. You may ask, “If they’re Canadian, then how did they find Two ...

Education is important and there’s no doubt that teachers have one of the most difficult jobs on earth. From dealing with administration and other red tape, to dealing with students and parents, and more, being ...

Two Stories Media was happy to work with American Heart Association again for their annual STEM Goes Red event. The goal of the event is promote interest in STEM careers for women and girls. AHA ...

The Post Production Process The last entry in this three part series discusses what we do in the post production phase of a project. Similar to the other phases, post production time will vary based ...

Welcome to the second entry in our “Working with Us” series. In this entry, we discuss what we do in the production phase of a project. This is the phase after pre-production, where we actually ...

The Pre-Production Process In order for our clients to understand what we do here at Two Stories Media, we wanted to take an opportunity to introduce the process we employ and what it’s like to ...

Two Stories Media worked with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Tampa Bay on a commercial videography production for their initiative Bigs in Blue. Bigs in Blue is “a one-to-one mentoring program that connects youth with ...

Welcome back to the blog for Part Two of our blog series about our commercial videography production with USF’s College of Behavioral and Community Sciences. If you missed part one, you can read it here. ...

Recently, USF’s College of Behavioral and Community Sciences celebrated their tenth anniversary. Two Stories Media was commissioned with producing a promotional ad for this celebration, showing how students take what they learned in the classroom ...

The roots of First Presbyterian Church can be traced all the way back to 1868, when its first minister landed in a sailing vessel on what is now Main Street and immediately held Sabbath services. ...

If you live and work in Tampa and are involved in the non-profit field, Pam Muma is a recognizable name. She and her husband, Les Muma, are Tampa area natives. They are two of the ...

This spring, we worked with Ride Scoozy, an electric bike company, on a commercial videography project. The main goal of the production was to capture their newest product, the VeeGo Beach Cruiser, which is currently ...

Each January, Tee It Up for the Troops hosts their annual Reunion Event in Kissimmee, Florida. Reunion is a three day event which brings together veterans who served together and were separated due to injuries ...

TeamViewer is an international company who provides various remote access options to businesses, such as support, collaboration, and more. Their main headquarters is located in Germany, but they recently opened their United States location, in ...

So far, we’ve walked through various stages of production and broken down the related production terms. In today’s final installment of “What’s the Word?.” we’re going to introduce you to terms commonly used in the ...

Welcome back for part two in our “What’s the word?” blog series. For today’s post, we are focusing on the technical terms in filmmaking and videography. You may hear someone use these terms in various ...

Kevin Echemendia, our co-founder and director of photography, will be on set for a filmmaking production throughout the month of April. When our team was discussing this, we all geeked out and were using terms ...

We recently shared the importance of updating your headshots, so today, we’d like to take you on a little tour of our headshot photography. We’ve provided headshot photography to multiple businesses and organizations ranging from ...

Headshots are an important piece of your corporate marketing strategy. Recently, we’ve provided a variety of companies with updated headshot photography for their business or organization. Today, we’re going to break down the importance of ...

Last summer, we were contacted by a broadcasting company in Sarasota, Florida, who was in search of a production company for season one of their corporate videography production. A fellow industry professional referred Two Stories ...

We worked with the Construction Owners Association of America (COAA) to provide event photography and videography for their annual meeting. COAA brings together construction company owners to collaborate and improve on various aspects in the ...

In November 2017, we worked with Cobra Electronics on a commercial videography and advertising production. Cobra Electronics is a leading global designer of mobile communications and navigation products throughout the world. The purpose of the ...

We worked with the American Heart Association to provide event videography for their STEM Goes Red event in November 2017. The purpose of the event is to promote interest in STEM careers for women and ...

We have been the sole production company, handling all media content from commercial videography to various instructional video, for a telemedicine consulting company called TeleSpecialists. One of the larger projects we handled for them involved a 3 day trip to ...

This fall we worked with WellDyneRx, a pharmacy benefits management (PBM) company, on commercial photography and commercial videography shoots. We completed the shoots over two days at their headquarters in Lakeland. Two Stories Media worked ...

The Tampa Bay area is home to many charitable organizations and non-profits, including Moffitt Cancer Center. Moffitt reached out to us to film the feature video for their 2017 Fall Service Awards. We were thrilled ...

Kevin Echemendia was the videographer and editor at IMG Academies in Bradenton for two years. So, when IMG Academies partnered with NormaTec Recovery, there was no question as to who they would choose to highlight ...

Earlier this year USF MUMA College of Business reached out to Two Stories Media for a special corporate videography and animations project. We have a great working relationship with USF and we were happy to ...

For the second year in a row, Two Stories Media provided event videography for the  Tee it Up for the Troops Reunion Event. Tee It Up for the Troops is a non-profit organization that raises ...

Hello once again! Welcome back for our final Meet the Team Monday! Today we’re excited to introduce Alyssa Gay, Two Stories Media’s marketing coordinator and social media guru. Within Two Stories Media Alyssa manages all social media platforms ...

Today, we’re sharing our videography highlight reel with you. Two Stories Media has multiple reels, which include corporate videography, aerial and drone videography, and event videography. These reels are highlights of our best and favorite ...

In June, we produced a corporate videography piece with Paveway Systems. Paveway Systems creates various styles of pathways. You know the pretty, patterned, and colored crosswalks and pathways that you see? Those are what Paveway ...

With Episodes 1-4 of The Teacher Project completed, we were now ready to film Episodes 5, 6, and 7. Each episode took about two days to shoot, so by this time, the cast and crew ...

Welcome back for another Meet the Team Monday! Today, we’re introducing you to Kenneth Davis. Ken is the lead editor for Two Stories Media. You may not meet him while on set for a project, ...

After the success of the pilot, Channel Fluxx ordered six more episodes of The Teacher Project. Finally our series was going to come alive. Of course, this also meant I needed to create six more ...

In October, we received news that the pilot for The Teacher Project would be ordered. It was a busy time for us here at Two Stories Media. Among the other projects that pay the bills, ...

Several months ago, Two Stories Media was approached by a local company, Seat-Em, to film a television advertisement for them. This company specializes in making seat covers for vehicles that protect your car’s upholstery from ...

It’s time for another Meet the Team Monday! Today we’re introducing you to Brittany Echemendia. Brittany is the co-founder (the better half of the founders ;), drone operator, and principal photographer of Two Stories Media. ...

Today, we’re excited to unveil our newest product offering – animations! Over the course of the next few days we’ll reveal the animations that we’ve been able to produce for our clients. These range from ...

Hi there! We’re going to officially make Mondays “Meet the Team Mondays.” Monthly, on a Monday, we’re going to introduce you to a member of the Two Stories Media team. We hope that this gives ...

American Heart Association 2017 Heart Ball The 59th Annual Heart Ball, which took place in Tampa Florida, recently drew national attention on top of its successful outcome. We were hired as the event videography company through a recommendation by ...

Eye Site of Tampa Bay sought out a local business capable to handing both commercial photography and commercial videography. Ultimately we turned out to be a great match due to our photography and videography background with local ...

North River Care Golf for Life Event At Two Stories Media we have devoted 2017 to a year of change. We released our new look and with that new mentality. In years past we would sponsor one ...

AdvantaClean 2017 Conference Event Our first event videography and photography job in 2017  led us to the Tradewinds Island Resort in St. Petersburg. AdvantaClean, based out of North Carolina, held their annual conference with franchise owners and management where they ...

Opening a conversation with another creative individual typically ends with a fist pump and an audible “heck yes.” This one was no different. Property of Decoy, a Sarasota based punk rock band, wanted a music video for ...

When it comes to casting, it is really important as a director to know your characters. You don’t want to just cast your friends. When it came to casting for The Teacher Project, we had ...

North River Care Sporting Clay Tournament One of our missions within Two Stories Media is to devote resources to charity events and not-for-profits. Due to our ability to be both an event videographer and photographer we knew a ...

The first short film I ever wrote was was actually the opening scene to the first feature script I ever wrote. I penned that feature script about 20 years ago. However, about three years ago ...

In August of last year, we had an executive producer reach out to us about funding a short film that I could script. After spending about a week pondering a genre, I came up with ...

Several months ago, we produced a parody music video that Kevin asked me to direct. The song was 5th Harmony’s “Work from Home” and was involving many employees from a department within Power Design. It is ...

I want to take this opportunity to acknowledge Kevin and Brittany, the talented individuals who keep each production running smoothly. I first met Kevin when I was directing another project about a year and a half ago. The ...

University of South Florida Muma College of Business During the 2016-2017 academic year, we have been proudly assisting the University of South Florida Muma College of Business with various event photography and stylized videos. We recently created an 8k ...

Producing an indie film can be hard work, even if that film is a seven page short. On larger productions, everyone is assigned a job and as long as they do it, everything goes somewhat smoothly. ...

Kevin recently asked , “Eric, how would you feel about writing a blog for the company?” Most writers, even writers focused on video, would probably jump at the chance in doing this task. But me? I ...

So back in October, Kevin and I heard about a pitch competition hosted by Channel Fluxx. The YouTube channel was looking for web series content to help boost their page. All they required was a ...

Commercial videography is very rewarding. We as a business love helping other businesses show themselves off. This particular project, however, was a bit more on the silly side! Having the ability to take a brand, an ...

Onto part 2 of Evert Tennis Academy corporate videography! Be sure to check out part 1 For you tennis buffs you may recognize the name Chris Evert. She’s the tennis legend from the 70’s and 80’s who ...

Commercial videography is always a very fun project, especially when we are already so invested in the product! I’m not sure if you know, but I do bar method workouts in Tampa. I first found ...

Event videography allows us to expand beyond our day-to-day life and learn about other people’s stories. We were brought together with Tee It Up for the Troops by Matt with Moving Warriors Media to create a video that explains and highlights ...

There is always creativity when being a corporate videographer and commercial videographer. While the main challenge is finalizing the video there is a lot that happens beforehand. Our optimal goal is helping create a product that helps take a business to ...

Creating a compelling school video is so important for businesses, now more than ever. Further, it is especially important when you’re using your video to ask for funding from donors. Putting a face to a name ...

Corporate videography, more specifically event promo videos, are becoming increasingly important to marketing events. This year, Marry Me Tampa Bay created the most innovative wedding event to date, the Marry Me Tampa Bay Wedding Week. This week-long ...

School videography is an attribute that so incredibly important. I feel like I can’t stress that enough! When you have an amazing, professional video representing your business, it shows potential clients that you truly care. We ...

As a business videographer it is important, whether for a big or small company, to understand what is being asked of you. AARP, the US based membership organization for people age 50, fits under the aforementioned “big ...

Commercial photography on the blog today! We recently did a fabulous shoot for Smile Builders, a pediatric dentistry located in Tampa, Florida off Sheldon Road. We were VERY excited when the owner of Smile Builders, Dr. ...

Corporate photography is always a blast to do! To begin, we were contacted by a rapidly growing company called Prezi, originally based in Hungary. They are an innovative presentation software available for businesses hoping to increase their presentation capabilities and ...