We are honored and amazed to have won five awards at the 2017 American Ad Federation Awards show this past Saturday. We had a spectacular evening. Our congratulations to all the other winners including our pals at The Digital Ring, and Blend. This is our first time entering work into the show and we are […]

Two weeks ago I passed my unmanned aircraft systems test. This is part of the new Part 107 regulations from the FAA for commercial use of drones and sUASs. I’ve received my remote airman’s certificate so we are ready to fly commercially!

Today the FAA came out with new regulations for flying UAS’s (what people often call drones) commercially. And there was much rejoicing. TLDR; You won’t need a pilots license starting August 2016 to fly a drone commercially You will need a remote pilot certificate (FAA Airman Certificate and/or Rating Application) to pass the initial aeronautical […]

  As a new year unfolds so too does our new brand. From Backflip Film Productions LLC, to Backflip Films, to Backflip, we’ve been on a journey to discover who we are and what we do. We formed in November of 2007 with five filmmakers and a desire to make awesome video. With the technology landscape […]

One Sunday evening I opened my email, hoping for something amazing. At first I was annoyed to have received another spam email but as soon as I actually opened it my annoyance turned to joy. This email was so horrendous that it actually came back around into the realm of awesome. For your viewing pleasure […]

The above video was created for Electronic Theatre Controls to help announce a new product, the Source4 LED, to the people who would use it. It was great shooting in the overture center with free rein over the Capitol theatre. It is such a beautiful space. We used a tilt-shift lens for a few of […]

This year we joined with the Wisconsin Foundation and Alumni Association to create a series of videos. These videos portray what it means to be a badger in order to reengage with alumni. We spent six days with a cast and crew of around 20-30 people all over campus. The pictures above are from a University […]

I’m pretty sure I’ll never get bored with the experiences and opportunities that working in video production brings our way. Recently, we’ve been fortunate enough to begin working on live productions projects. This means 2-5 cameras being live-switched and recorded or streamed to the internet. This is perfect for conferences and talk series as it means […]

Every year thousands of video geeks and retailers gather in Las Vegas. The geeks (us) are searching for ways to improve the way we work, and the retailers (they) think they have it. This is year I’m putting money on Blackmagic Design. Just this morning I received a lovely email detailing all the updates to […]

and lots and lots have been going on. Since our last post in November we have: Started filming a feature This is a full feature length film, little less than an hour and a half long! It’s called ‘The Princess Knight’ and is written/directed by someone I went to high school with named T.C. Dewitt. […]