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February, 2008 IBT Media spent a day with faculty and students at Nebraska Wesleyan University in Lincoln, Nebraska as they demonstrated the talents of trained rats. Footage from the shoot will be incorporated into a new Modern Marvels episode, Rats. The rats learn physical feats during a Basic Behavior Principles class within the Department of Psychology. The training culminates in an annual event, Xtreme Rat Challenge, at the end of the semester. Despite their training, the rats were rather unpredictable in front of the camera. At times, the Varicam HD camera and boom mic were close enough for the rats to jump onboard and, more than once, they did. In addition to unfamiliar lighting and crew, the "rat cam" (another camera inspired by Modern Marvels producer Kaylan Eggert) captured the action at their level as they climbed, crawled, jumped and swam through each challenge. In the end, it was another successful shoot by IBT Media. Watch for Modern Marvels: Rats to air April 28, 2008 on the History Channel. January, 2008 As part of its continuing work with the History Channel, IBT Media joined the Navy, at least momentarily. Traveling with full video equipment, IBT Media landed on USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) which was doing maneuvers off the coast of California. A flight from NAS North Island (Coronado, California) on January 29 to the USS Ronald Reagan flight deck was the mode of transportation for a video shoot of the on-going Modern Marvels series on the History Channel. The Reagan will be part of the third episode in a series on the World’s Strongest. The scenes on the Reagan highlight the carrier’s four deck edge elevators. Each of the elevators can lift two aircraft from the hangar bay below to the 4.5-acre flight deck in seconds. The maximum lift capacity is 200,000 lbs. with an average lift cycle of 10 seconds. IBT Media departed the following day on a return flight on a US Navy C-2A aircraft. Be sure to catch the details of the Reagan on Modern Marvels when World’s Strongest airs March 6, 2008. November, 2007 Far flung forces gathered in Kansas City to promote petunias. Theo Gabay, of Swedish production company Appetite, met up with flowers from Florida, on-camera talent from Kansas City and a novel idea. The result is a :30 TV commercial that urges viewers to "accept the gardener" in themselves. The ad uses humor to sell Wave Petunias by Ball Horticultural. Wave addicts meet and confess their obsession. The "Twelve Step" program on the wall helps them accept their irresistible urges. Actors in pink outfits with Wave’s patented pink pots as hats sit in a half circle, emulating group therapy. IBT Media made all production arrangements including cast, crew, hair, make-up and post-production. Mr. Gabay, a music video/TV/corporate presentation producer says he looks forward to working with IBT Media again soon. “This was one of the smoothest run productions I have ever directed.” He credits IBT Media’s talent, creativity, flexibility and reasonable rates as key points. Watch for Brenda’s PP Meeting: Possessed by Pink on the HGTV network this spring. November, 2007 The annual gala auction of Catholic Charities of Kansas City and St. Joseph (Missouri) is always a time of great excitement, fellowship and generosity for the several hundred benefactors who come out for a grand evening. This year's event, held at Kansas City's Downtown Marriott, had a special feature: the premiere of a new video produced for Catholic Charities by IBT Media. Designed to touch hearts, raise funds and inaugurate a new donor organization, the St. Anthony of Padua Society, the video achieved all objectives. Production challenges included finding an authentic nun's habit, recreating an adoption scene and capturing the grace and accumulated wisdom of Ms. Opal Dockery, age 99, a thirty-year attendee at a Catholic Charities senior center. When presented at the gala, the St. Anthony of Padua video drew great applause and the evening accomplished new records for donations. October, 2007 In connection with World's Baking Showplace (IBIE 2007) in Orlando, Florida, longtime IBT Media client Shick USA commissioned a special project. Seeking to make an impact at this important international show featuring 800 exhibitors spread out over 400,000 square feet of exhibit space, Shick boldly chose to use their large booth space to NOT showcase their complete turnkey automated ingredient handling systems with physical examples of the equipment. They relied on high-impact video instead. Using the theme of Automate This, IBT Media prepared a presentation that ran simultaneously on four 42 inch LCD displays, mounted side by side in Shick's coffee bar area of the booth. Not only did IBT Media prepare the program, we also supplied the playback equipment and monitors, including a 60 inch unit used for other presentations during the tradeshow. Shick reports that the four day event was highly successful for them. October, 2007 Working under a Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration grant, in connection with the National Center for the Biotechnology Workforce, IBT Media traveled to Indian Hills Community College (IHCC) in Ottumwa, Iowa and to a large biotechnology complex in nearby Eddyville to produce a video program that explains the center's work and reinforces its mission of providing workers for high growth industries. In addition to documenting laboratory work, sophisticated equipment and classroom procedures, the program also includes interviews with a diverse group. On camera subjects include the President of IHCC, displaced workers who have created better personal futures, a university educated former farmer who took classes with his son's contemporaries, a Ph.D biologist, representatives of local biotech companies and the staff at Iowa Biotech Training Center. July, 2007 Four hot, dry, sun-filled, dirty, dusty days in a quarry during mid-summer may not be some people's idea of a good time. Long-time IBT vendor and frequent IBT Media client FLEXCO (Flexible Steel Lacing Company) needed on-location footage of a long belt system in a rock quarry, to show how to best install and service their Rockline products. In Grand Rapids, Michigan, the shoot featured a range of Rockline conveyor products in use including precleaners, secondary belt cleaners, belt positioners, skirt clamps, diagonal plows and a slide idler system that can be configured into slider beds. The finished video series of five titles has joined a whole library of similar FLEXCO works, all designed to help field service personnel get the maximum benefit out of their conveyor belts and associated FLEXCO products. January, 2007 IBT Media in cooperation with BBI International completes production and distribution of Biodiesel Production 101: America's renewable Fuel. This project, sponsored by REG (Renewable Energy Group), is the latest installment in a series of informative videos about alternative fuels. *Biodiesel Production 101: America's Renewable Fuel* explains the production process and demonstrates how America can reduce our dependence on foreign oil, while we enjoy the benefits of a cleaner burning, domestically-produced, renewable fuel. Shot in High Definition, this video is intended for classrooms, training seminars, individuals or organizations new to the industry, and many other groups interested in learning more about the biodiesel production process. To purchase this DVD, click here. October, 2006 IBT Media completes a video production about St. Joseph, Missouri. The project, which involved production over a nine month period, resulted in a sixteen minute video, shot and finished completely in HD - high definition. It is titled St. Joseph: Where The West Officially Started Getting Wild. The video is used for visitors as well as for promoting commerce. There is an HD playback at the visitor's center, as well as commercially available DVDs (in standard definition) for sale at the center. City leaders are also using the presentation to help recruit new industry to the city - a campaign that has been successful during the past decade. Because of the span of time for this project, the natural beauty of the city in all four seasons comes through. The history, the livability, the economic vigor, the charm and the traditions that make St. Joseph, Missouri an outstanding community are all well represented in the video. The video has since aired on Kansas City's local public television station, KCPT-TV Channel 19. August, 2006 IBT Media in cooperation with BBI International completes production and distribution of Ethanol Production 101: From the Field to the Fuel Pump. This educational video examines ethanol production process at a state-of-the-art dry mill plant. The video also provides comprehensive information about the distribution, technology, economics and the related issues connected to the use of ethanol in cars and trucks, as a way to lessen the dependence on imported oil. The video, shot in High Definition, is recommended for use in classrooms, training seminars and as a general overview and instruction on the industry To purchase this DVD, click here.