Celebrating the Past, Present, and Future of Dress For Success, Columbus

Dress for Success Columbus is a non-profit organization that empowers women to achieve their goals through free-of-charge Suiting, Career Center, and Employment Retention programs. Any woman referred by a community partner is eligible for service.

THREAD and the Sam's Fans Foundation: Supporting Music Therapy in Hospitals

Two years ago, Nikki McCarthy hosted an inaugural fundraising race in honor of her daughter Sam. The race was a success and Nikki was able to make a generous donation to the Fanconi Anemia Research Fund, the organization dedicated to finding a cure for the disease that took Sam’s life nearly six years ago.

Buoyed by the support she received with the race, Nikki decided to take the next step and fulfill her goal of establishing Sam’s Fans, a permanent foundation in Sam’s honor.

Vital Helps Brian Joslyn Share His Personal Story About Becoming A Criminal Defense Attorney

Vital Companies recently collaborated with Joslyn Law Firm to help Brian Joslyn share his personal story about why he became a criminal defense attorney.

Watch him tell his story in the video we created for him below:

"In his late teens, Brian was a victim of police brutality. This experience was the catalyst in his goal to defend the rights of others. While attending a campus block party at Ohio State University, Brian stood on a private lawn holding a milk carton. As the crowds grew, police arrived to maintain order. Instead, utter chaos ensued. The assembly of students was thrown into disarray as the police sprayed tear gas everywhere.  Brian was hit in the forehead with a tear gas canister, a blow which threw him to the ground and nearly rendered him unconscious. Frightened and disoriented, he remained in a defenseless posture, while inhaling fumes from the canister at his side. People stampeded by him in fear. Those who didn’t flee were arrested..." 

You can read more about Brian's story here.

Although Brian was later found not guilty on all criminal charges, this event shaped who he is today as a criminal attorney. Brian founded Joslyn Law Firm with the mission of strongly advocating for the rights of men, women, and minors who face criminal charges. We enjoyed having the opportunity to create these videos for him to help share his story!

The Red Scarlet Mysterium-X Camera

In addition to our Canon and Blackmagic cinema cameras, Vital Companies has recently acquired the Red Scarlet Mysterium-X professional digital cinema camera!

The Scarlet M-X camera shoots motion video and stills images at 5K resolution up to 12 frames per second, or up to 30 frames per second at 4K. The Scarlet M-X captures over 6x MORE pixels than HD for superior motion capture. The Mysterium-X sensor can be used on the larger Red One and Red Epic cameras, which have been used for feature length films like The Social Network, Prometheus, and The Hobbit. This camera provides spectacular resolution, crispness, and detail for both cinematography and photography.

So what is 4K video anyway? 4K video is a digital cinematography standard which offers approximately four times the resolution of 1080p HD video. Although there are currently only a limited number of monitors and projectors that can actually handle 4K video, Red's products are highly modular, customizable, and flexible, making them "future-proof" devices; capable of adapting or conforming to standards not yet known.

We recently used this camera to shoot a video for Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission, which you can view below:

This camera brings life to imagery, and imagery to life. The Scarlet M-X was perfect for this shoot, because we needed to be able to show a high level of detail in the scenery. The large dynamic range was crucial to exposing beautiful images in the harsh mid-day sun. We also leveraged it's slow motion capabilities to highlight the movement of the water.

Do you think the Red Scarlet M-X is the right camera for your next project? If so, contact us here! We offer a wide range of tools for any type of production.