Posts Tagged Philanthropy
The Big Picture sponsors Italian Street Painting Festival
Posted by TheBigPicture in Philanthropic on June 15th, 2010
Each year in June, local San Rafael non-profit youth organization “Youth in Arts“, transforms A street in downtown San Rafael into a canvas for the Italian Street Painting Festival. We involve ourselves with this each year in some way, and this year we sponsored a large 9′ 12′ foot piece by local artist Tricia George
This festival is a double win – it brings beauty and creativity to our community, drawing revellers from all of the Bay Area, and it raises funds for Marin Youth programs.
Pinot: Sonoma Dreams – Directed by Stefan Sargent
Posted by TheBigPicture in Documentary, Staff and Crew Stories on April 23rd, 2010
Stefan Sargent, Longtime friend of The Big Picture, and father to Producer/Editor Claudia Lang, has a lovely documentary that is currently screening at the Sonoma International Film Festival, titled “Pinot: Sonoma Dreams” or “Pinot: Escape from Wall Street.”
“Escape from Wall Street”, you ask? Yes, this documentary covers one man’s journey to achieve a fantasy covetted by many workaholics. He quit his job as a day trader with Meryll Lynch in New York City, to move to California and start making wine.
To quote Stefan’s regular column in DV Magazine:
One day, he wakes up in the morning and says, “Stuff this. I’m as mad as hell and I’m not going to take it anymore.” Sound familiar?
Chucks his job. Grabs his GF and moves to CA. Re-born as a Pinot Noir winemaker.
Finds the fruit. Buys it, crushes it with his and GF’s feet (honest). Blends it, bottles it, sticks the labels on and even delivers the boxes himself.”
Stefan has spent a year following Jamie Kutch and his girlfriend in their endeavors at starting up a wine label, and the result is an inpiring visual storyabout a man and the pursuit of his dream. Click the image below to be taken to the trailer!
Hope for Haiti Thank you Ad
Posted by TheBigPicture in Events, Philanthropic on February 4th, 2010
Running today in the Hollywood Reporter and Daily Variety is a huge thank you advertisement for the Hope for Haiti Telethon. See if you can find The Big Picture, George Lang, and Abel Machado amongst the countless other that helped out such as Quincy Jones, George Clooney… well there are hundreds!
Click on the image for the bigger version…
Benefit for Angeline Saris
Posted by TheBigPicture in Philanthropic, Staff and Crew Stories on February 3rd, 2010
Good friend of the Big Picture and talented bassist, Angeline Saris, was hospitalized in November for a blood clot formed in her left arm as a result of playing bass. To assist her with medical bills, there is a benefit on Saturday Feb 13th at the Sleeping Lady Cafe in Fairfax, and we encourage everyone to come and support her.
Please view the flier below for more information, and scroll down further to see the “Rocker Girls” video, in which she plays bass with our resident Producer/Editor Claudia Lang.
http://thebigpicture.tv/blog/videos/Angeline_Saris.flv
Hope for Haiti Now – An Inspiring Success
Posted by TheBigPicture in Events, Philanthropic on January 25th, 2010
The Hope for Haiti Celebrity Telethon last Friday came together with urgency at the suggestion of George Clooney, but the amount of effort that was put forth by all involved resulted in a spectacular event that reached millions of viewers.
It was an honor for The Big Picture to donate our video and audio equipment and time and services to pull together this amazing feat of philanthropic broadcasting, which was shown not only across all major networks, but all over the world.
The effort was well worth it as not only did we have the opportunity to work with some talented industry people, including Matt Damon and Clint Eastwood, but the event itslef was a huge success, raising over $60 million dollars in aid to help those in need in Haiti.
Click here for the full flickr album
The Big Picture contributes to Hope for Haiti Celebrity Telethon
Posted by TheBigPicture in Events, Philanthropic on January 21st, 2010
It’s hard to know where to start to help the relief effort in Haiti. News of the devastation has been overwhelming. It is wonderful to see so many different people rise to the occasion and lead their community in raising funds and awareness.
Hope for Haiti is an organization that has been trying to make a difference in Haiti for over 20 years. The level of outreach and support they provide covers clean water, education, medical services, and emergency relief.
We are pleased to offer our video production services tomorrow for the live broadcast of the Hope for Haiti celebrity telethon, organized by George Clooney. This event is bringing together many celebrities and tomorrow we will be contributing our equipment and services for the live interviews with Matt Damon and Clint Eastwood. Contributing with us is Oakland Audio Visual Services, and Neil Tanner, Inc.
As the crisis continues, more celebrity and networks are joining the cause, with the telethon set to broadcast for free across all major networks including: ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX, and CNN; and also on BET, the CW, HBO, MTV, VH1, and CMT.
We are thrilled to donate our time and services to this event and we hope that the outcome is a huge amount of funds for those that are suffering in this horrific Quake.
You can find up-to-date information on Hope for Haiti on their facebook here: http://apps.facebook.com/causes/185112/15343792?m=e56504ed
Prostate Blues – Telly Award Winner 2008
Posted by TheBigPicture in Awards, Philanthropic on July 14th, 2008
We started out just doing a favor for our friend, Fred Grange, and we ended up winning the 2008 Telly Award for “Prostate Blues” produced by in-house producer Claudia Lang.
Produced for the Marin General Prostate Cancer Support Group, the purpose of the video is to raise awareness of both the importance of regular and early screening for men of a certain ago, and also the importance of support groups for those with prostate cancer. We tried to get these messages across while still highlighting the human element which is what it is all about at the end of the day.
http://www.thebigpicture.tv/blog/videos/ProstateBlues.flvBehind the Scenes
