Posts Tagged Fun Stuff

Ski-in/Ski Out Starbucks

With the snow on the slopes and sunshine in the sky, our producer/editor Willow headed up to Squaw Valley for the weekend.  Not only did she have a great time carving down the mountain, she was the first of the Big Pic clan to visit the world’s first ski in/ ski out Starbucks and we must admit we’re a little jealous…

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Celebriducks!

As we prepare for this year’s Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Award programs we find that we can’t help but get into the entrepreneurial spirit. Yesterday, George and Kristen spent a few hours with Celebriduck creator Craig Wolfe marveling at his creations. Who would have thought collectable celebrity rubber ducks fashioned to look like icons of music, film, sports and history would have such a following? Well we are part of that following, we love the ducks and we love Craig’s story- he truly embodies what is means to be an entrepreneur. Click here to check out the Celebriducks website to learn more about Craig, the awesome collection of celebrity ducks and his latest venture- bringing the rubber duck business back to The United States.

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The Big Picture in Front of Their Big Picture!

The Big Picture took a walk down Fifth Street today to ham it up in front of a picture of…well, us! As we mentioned last July Circle Bank chose The Big Picture to represent one of their local small business clients in an advertisement. That advertisement is now being displayed on the front of Circle Bank’s Fifth Street branch. Swing by and take a look!

Circle bank ad

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Making of The Big Picture Greeting Card

Since so many of you asked, we decided to unveil the secrets to the creation of our Big Picture Holiday Video! Chris Roy, our in house editor, provides a  step by step tutorial on how our holiday video came to life. Some of the details may suprise you!

Enjoy!

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Getting Ready for the Holidays!

It’s December 1st which by our standards, is practically Christmas. We’ve been running around the office like little elves decorating the tree, trying on silly hats, and raiding the thrift store around the corner for all of its dorky Christmas sweaters. Below you can see a few pictures from our Christmas card video shoot…but you’ll have to wait a week to see the final video!

Get it girls! Singing Kristen the Reindeer Robert is so excited to be on camera Chris the Christmas Turtle No moosin around with these sweet sounds

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A Day with Vernon Davis and The San Francisco 49er’s

We couldn’t think of a better way to spend a work day than doing a live shot for ESPN at The San Francisco 49er’s practice facility in Santa Clara. George, Abel and Benny spent the day at the teams’ practice, interviewing tight end Vernon Davis. Vernon smiled through the entire shoot and was a pleasure to work with. We’re always thrilled to show our red and gold pride, especially when we’re 5-1 this season!

George and Benny Vernon Davis  Vernon and Benny  49er's PracticingPrepping for interview Abel on the field

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The Coolest Talk Show You’ve Never Heard Of

After watching the success of such figures as Oprah, Dr.Phil, Maury and Ricki Lake, who hasn’t dreamed of hosting their own talk show? Luckily for George Lang this dream became a reality when he got the chance to host a talk show of his own.

Since nobody had anything to do during the day, like work or go to school, his early afternoon show was an obvious hit.  On a set they built themselves walked the likes of prominent community figures like the head of the library and the “how to keep your family safe” police officer you can see pictured below. Everyday George got to wear a flashy new tie sponsored by Ernst Ties, who of course got full credit. To lure in viewers the show had an amazing and exciting daily contest, whose terms we fail to remember. We couldn’t, however, forget what the grand prize was.  New potholders! A prize indicated beneath the Almanac sign on the set, but due to having no mail budget if you wanted them you had to come get them yourself. Memories like these help to reinstill the life old lesson of never forgetting where you came from.

George Lang Radio Show

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The Big Picture Supports Rita Moreno in Her “Happily Divorced” Role

Like most of the world, we recognize Rita Moreno for her talents as an actor. Having won the Emmy, a Grammy, the Oscar, and a Tony she has gained our respect as a performer. We would also like to recognize her support of The Big Picture and her ongoing commitment to enriching the artistic community and the community at large.

Earlier this year Rita volunteered her time and support to The Wells Fargo Center for the Arts, not only as a spokesperson but in the production of The Big Picture’s  promotional video for The Wells Fargo Center for the Arts. So far her efforts have helped to raise over $200,000 to help fund arts education programs throughout the local community. We thank Rita Moreno for her ongoing support to the community and The Big Picture, and encourage everyone to watch her latest role in the TV Land sitcom Happily Divorced. In her role as Fran Drescher’s mother she proves once again she is not only talented, she is hilarious!

Click the image below for a sneak peek of  Happily Divorced and tune in to TV Land every Wednesday at 10:30 PM to watch Rita do what she does best!

Rita- Happily Divorced

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2011 4th of July at Louis M. Martini Winery

In what is become an annual tradition (this will be the third time) The Big Picture will have the opportunity to shoot this year’s fireworks at the beautiful Louis M. Martini winery in Napa.

The show is choreographed to music for a fully immersive sound and light experience.  Check out the show from last Year!

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Office Twins

Sometimes after having worked together for so long you start to look like each other.

twins - George and Chris

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