Growing up as a child in the 60s and early 70s put me smack dab in the muscle car era (1964-’74). Back when men were men… and cars were cars.
This spot for the 1967 GTO features Pontiac pitchman and actor Paul Richards, who dramatically presents this gleaming new machine in a simple studio setting. No [...]

If you know me a little bit you probably know that I’m a big fan of animation.  I usually look through quite a bit of other people’s animation work for inspiration on my own projects as a motion graphics designer.  I recently stumbled across an animated short film, Alma, which has some really impressive character [...]

AVATAR Brings 3D to the next level… for the first 15 minutes. After that, I found myself watching a movie and not really paying attention to the 3D effect. It was only when I was bored, and I  was at times, that I looked for the 3D effect. It’s a gorgeous film to watch, and the [...]

In the December 11th issue of the Orlando Business Journal (OBJ), The Crawford Group was ranked in the top ten performing production companies in the Central Florida Area.
“2008 was a great year to be in the video business,” said owneer Chad Crawford. “However, in 2009 we saw companies pull back on advertising and production related [...]

I recently was asked to address some students and facility at Full Sail University about television production, syndication and pitching original programs. The clip is part of my lecture that covered a wide range of topics, including preparing pitch material to broadcast stations and cable networks, production requirements and quality, legal issues and budget control.

For our new website, our friend Josh Letchworth offered to take some photographs of us. Chad and I shot some behind the scenes video of Josh’s new idea for taking pictures. Watch the video to find out what Josh did!

I recently went to see MICHAEL JACKSON’S THIS IS IT movie.
I came away from the movie inspired and depressed. I was inspired by his genius and depressed that he is gone.
Each scene was setup and staged by the director and after the run through, Michael gave his input and made the scene better.
What a loss.

The Crawford Group recently had the opportunity to shoot HD video with the Canon 5D Mark II DSLR, for the Mullen Agency in Winston-Salem, NC. Canon’s 5D with Movie Mode, sounds like a digital Dad term, but it’s that mode that has everyone in the digital imagery business just buzzin’. Director of Photography, Chad Crawford [...]

Preproduction is underway for the Orlando Citrus Parade broadcast. For the
second year in a row, The Crawford Group has the opportunity
to work with Florida Citrus Sports to produce this international TV special
that last year cleared 15 of the top 20 TV markets and was
viewed by about 2.15 million people.

The parade itself will take place Wednesday, [...]

The trailer and pilot episode of “how to Do florida,” our 30-minute syndicated television broadcast series, is complete. We’ve received tremendous positive feedback regarding the show both domestically and internationally. Our syndication company received interest in the program from many international territories, including the UK and Latin America. They are now in the process of [...]