Elephant Butte Weekend Of Lights December 2009

Hi Folks!

We've been away a while from our blog lately, and haven't been keeping up. (But some of you are updated with our Facebook pages :)

Here's a recent 30 second commercial we put together for the Elephant Butte Chamber of Commerce which aired in El Paso, on an ABC-channel affiliate. It has footage we shot many years ago, just a few months after we got our video camera.

Anyway, enjoy the commercial (voiced by the lovely Madeline :), and we promise to stay a bit more current with our blog.

Elephant Butte Events for 2009

This is a commercial produced for the Elephant Butte Chamber of Commerce, and will be airing on ABC Channel affiliate KVIA in El Paso, TX starting in September.

The footage was captured from 2007 (for the Elephant Man Triathlon), and from 2008 (for the Elephant Butte Days Celebration, and for the Elephant Butte Balloon Regatta). We actually shot all the footage with our small HDV-cam, the Canon HV30, and we're really amazed with the spectacular results! (Y'all might also notice Madeline's lovely voice narrating this piece :)

Enjoy!

Cumbres and Toltec Railroad Opening Day May 2009

Here's a video from the opening day of the Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad, back on Memorial Day weekend, May 2009, in Chama, NM. We interviewed Tim Tennant, president of the Friends of the Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad about being a volunteer to help maintain the trains and railroads, and to educate folks about the history of the railroad.

It was a cold, and sometimes rainy day when we were shooting. But the amazing scenery and the train ride more than made up for it!

Opening Day for Cumbres & Toltec Railroad May 2009 from Jeff Anselmo on Vimeo.

Santa Rosa. Naturally!

Just finished putting together this short video clip for the city of Santa Rosa, NM, also known as the City of Natural Lakes.

We had alot of fun in Santa Rosa, really enjoying the natural beauty it has to offer.

Hope you like it!

Elephant Butte Inn & Ivory Spa and Marina Del Sur Commercials

Here are two commercials produced for the Elephant Butte Inn & Ivory Spa and for Marina Del Sur located in Elephant Butte, NM. These started airing early in May in El Paso on an ABC-affiliate channel.

Sierra County NM May 2009

Hi Folks,

The month of May 2009 has been really busy for us. We've travelled up and down the state of New Mexico, going up north to Chama, NM, then finally south to Carlsbad, NM. We hope to post photos and videos of our travels soon.

Anyway, here is a 30 second commercial we produced for the cities of Truth Or Consequences, and Elephant Butte New Mexico which airs on an ABC-affiliate channel in El Paso.

Enjoy!

This video was shot back in November 2008, a week before Thanksgiving, and a week before our friends Dawn and Blake got married. We shot at Dawn's family farm located in Lemitar, NM, a very small town just north of Socorro (where Madeline and I got married--see the connection here folks?)

Enjoy!

Dawn & Blake Pre Wedding Video from Jeff Anselmo on Vimeo.

MadJava Has Moved!!!

Jeff and Madeline's New Home!


After a short 3 months of construction, we finally move into our beautiful new house!



The open floor plan allows plenty of room for Madeline's baby grand piano.



Notice the 'college dorm room' style entertainment center. Yeah, we need to do some furniture shopping.



Augie, our dog, is just 'chillin' under our new dining room set.



The trash can may be ugly, but our kitchen is super stylin!



The master bathroom.



The giant jacuzzi bath tub... ahhhhh... need I say more?

Freshly laid sod.

Our backyard... open for parties!

Route to Tucumcari, NM

Hi Folks,

Back in February 28th 2009, me and Madeline was sent out by the Idea Group to shoot for a day at Tucumcari, New Mexico. Some of you may know that Tucumcari lies at the eastern part of New Mexico, about 100 miles to Amarillo, Texas, on the US-Intersate 40 highway.

Tucumcari, NM also lies along historic Route 66. Just like the sign says :)

Along Tucumcari's main drag are some old motels that have been restored to their vintage style.

Did you know that Tucumcari hosts a rich collection of Dinosaur fossils, bronze recreations, and even dinosaur eggs? Where do I look for more information, you may ask? Well, at the Mesalands Dinosaur Museum, of course!

One of many fossils found at the Mesalands Dinosaur Museum.

In this photo, student Mark Mancini is carefully drilling away bits of plaster covering a fossil bone. What? You didn't know that the Dinosaur Museum is also a classroom, and part of a community college? Find out more at Mesalands Community College!

This is Tucumcari's old train station that the city is trying to restore. Notice the missing letters.

Close up of the Tucumcari train station facade in early morning sunlight.

Tucumcari also has the "world's tallest classroom." It is a training facility for future wind farm technicians, and folks to help maintain wind farms.

Back To Clovis, NM

On March 18th and 19th, MadJava and the Idea Group went back to Clovis, NM to shoot additional footage for the Norman and Vi Petty Rock and Roll Museum. It was great to see old friends (big hello to Ernie Kos, Chase Gentry, Nancy Gentry, and Nick Mondragon!), and meet some new ones (big hello to Val Alarcon, from the Idea Group, and Ashlee Stallings from the Clovis Chamber).

Johnny Rogers a.k.a. "Buddy Holly" performing in the Norman Petty Studios. The Petty Studios was used to record various Buddy Holly hits. Notice the ribbon microphone, used in many original recordings.

We set up this shot to be more dramatic. We used one key light to cast a heavy shadow, then later shot that shadow of "Buddy Holly".

Lisa Dunagan as "Vi Petty" playing on the original studio piano used in many recordings.

Chillin' in a sweet 1957 Ford Thunderbird on a country road. (Thanks to Dan Strickland for providing the cars!)

Posing in the '57 Ford convertible. It was a cold, windy morning, but we had fun following the car around country roads.

Me, Madeline, Jim Glover from the Idea Group, and Johnny Rogers in another cool ole' convertible! I think this was a Ford Fairlane (not sure of the year), but if we owned one I could certainly tell you (hint, hint Dan :)

Shooting the sock-hop scene at the museum. A '50s diner was setup and recreated beautifully before entering the display area of the museum.

Our 1950s sock-hop re-enactment scene, with local actors from the Clovis area.

Me and Madeline posing with the sock-hop cast. The kids who graciously volunteered their time are from Clovis High School. Thank you everyone! Y'all were great!