Finally got around to editing the first video (of 12) of my “A Month in a Minute” series.. This one was shot exclusively in Colorado. It includes longboarding in Morrison, Snowboarding in Breckenridge and some astro-lapses in Fairplay. I was also lucky to capture some snowboarding on a really gnarly rail by my house in denver. I’m really excited to continue to work on these each month as it really forces me to get out and shoot and make each one better and more unique than the last. Enjoy!

A Month In A Minute 04 from Brad Conner on Vimeo.

Last year I started a short video series called “A Month in a Minute”, which consisted of 1 minute edits of footage that I had shot over a months time. I intended to do one every month but quickly fell off the wagon... That will change in 2012 where I intend to put one out every month for the entire year. Last year was also making them all time-lapse based and music driven which was great but I don’t want to limit myself to doing just that. The point of these is to share my experiences over a months time and also to stay sharp with shooting and editing. I don’t always have 100% control over a lot of my client-based work so this gives me a chance to really flex my creativity while sharing small moments of my life...

Stay tuned for one a month, every month of 2012. And yes, I know Im already behind on January, but it will be out at the end of this week.. In the meantime here are the (3) that I did last year:

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I recently had the opportunity to do a three day backpacking trip with my Fiance Amy and a group of good friends. I decided this would be a good time to shoot some footage, mainly time-lapses. Unfortunately my tripod is heavy as all hell and after the first days hike of about 7 miles I was completely destroyed due to the extra weight.




I did recover and was then able to capture some great footage of this amazing landscape. The Flat Tops is the 2nd largest wilderness area in Colorado and is located just outside of Yampa which is about 30 miles from steamboat.. The terrain we were in was lush valleys, surrounded by dramatic, rocky peaks. We found a great campsite among a grove of aspens which had an almost 360 degree view of the surrounding landscape. You just had to watch your step as there are tons of cow pies due to the roaming free-range cattle throughout the wilderness area!



It was an amazing trip and, although I didn’t film as much as i wanted to, I am really happy with the shots I did get. I was especially happy with the last shot of the campfire dying and the stars coming out. I shot one frame every 17 seconds and got some really dramatic stars towards the middle of the night.

Check it Out:



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Tags: flat tops, wilderness, steamboat, backpacking, adventure, camping, astro, time-lapse, night, yampa, aspens, aspen, trip, travel

Over the years Notion Productions has shot a massive amount of High Definition footage from all over the country and world. We are now making a large quantity of that footage available for sale through Pond 5. Go check out the GOODS! And check back often for more footy for your upcoming projects!

Tags: pond, stock footage, hd, high definition, cinema, dslr, 60D, notion, productions, films, nature, timelapse, time, lapse, clouds, filmmaking

Notion Productions recently embarked on another video covering the culture of Floyd’s 99 Barbershop. We traveled to multiple store locations in the Denver Metro area capturing the culture and vibe of each shop. Below are some screenshots from the final video and you can check it out in the work section of this site (vimeo link coming soon).

Tags: floyds, 99, barber, shop, style, fashion, hair, salon, colorado, paul mitchell, paul, mitchell, film, canon, 60D, culture

Just completed a video for E-Collective highlighting Qwest’s involvement with the new Minnesota Twins stadium Target Field. We spent two days shooting in the stadium capturing footage of the facility, the fans and interviews with those who work to keep it all together. This stadium is truly amazing, definitely go catch a game if you are in the area.

Check out the video here.

Tags: target, field, minnesota, twins, baseball, mlb, qwest, century link, ecollective, brad, conner, minneapolis, colorado, marketing, communications

We recently produced a new commercial spot for Emich Volkswagen. In this spot a young couple runs out of gas and are outsmarted by their three year old son. If you live in Colorado look for it on television or check it out in the work section.

Tags: emich, volkswagen, commercial, spot, funny, out, of, gas, car, dealership, local, comedy

Notion Productions recently teamed with Sound Planet to provide Floyd’s 99 Barber Shop with 30 minutes of gritty and stylized content for their 10th anniversary Hair Show. We also commissioned Jimmy Weber to produce some kick-ass motion graphics to tie the pieces together. Below is some screen shots and a sizzle reel:

I just had the amazing opportunity to work with Warren Miller Entertainment on a 2 day shoot documenting the Wounded Warrior Project in Vail Colorado. This was an absolutely inspiring shoot for me as I got to meet some amazing human beings. There were guys out there that were hitting the slopes after losing both their legs and only 6 months out of years of surgery and grueling hospital care. Their upbeat attitudes, stories and smiles really moved me, it’s incredible to see human strength like that, truly humbling!

I will post a link to the final video as it becomes available to me.

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Tags: wounded, warriors, vail, vet, veterans, ski, skiiing, warren miller, snowboarding, disabled, veteran, 2011, iraq, war

Been working on these single-page filmmaking tips using animals to represent different aspects of filmmaking. Keep checking back for updates as a full series is in development. See them here.


*No animals were harmed in the making of these images..

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We recently travelled to San Jose to produce a video for Adobe.com. We shot at the Adobe headquarters, which is an incredible facility, over the course of 3 days. Here are 2 screen shots from the video:
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Watch the video here.

Every summer as the 48 hour Film Festival approaches I prepare myself for 48 sleepless hours of filmmaking that I just cant seem to get enough of. This year I teamed up with long-time filmmaking friends Mike Forshay, Mark Slowak and Chris Gilmore as well as a new addition in Rachel Anderson. Together we formed the film collective “Theos De Dos Dias”, which means “kings of the 48” (pretentious, I know).



When we pulled the random genre of “Sci-Fi” I was more than excited. I am really proud of the film we ended up with and how well everyone worked together to to produce a damn fine piece in only 48 hours.. We ended up winning the “Audience Choice Award” for our group as well as the “Best Editing” Jury award. Check out the film here.



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We recently completed a video for photoshop.com, featuring San Francisco based photographer Anna Kuperberg. Anna is an amazing photographer and it was very inspirational spending time with her as we filmed at her studio and at some of her “secret” shooting locations around San Francisco.


Watch the video here or on Photoshop.com.

I recently had the opportunity to do a shoot with Denver Nuggets mascot “Rocky”. I head up the video production for the Denver Kentucky Derby Party every year and this time Rocky was featured.





The Denver Derby Party is a mint julip fueled viewing party located in the Botanical Gardens with all proceeds going to charity. We do a live 3 camera video feed which is broadcast on large screens throughout the party. This event is all about the hats and all about the fashion so it was only natural that we featured Rocky getting his “steez” on.The video was screened live followed immediately by Rocky’s entrance.

Good Times!

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One of Denver’s top digital design agencies FL-2 asked us to put together a holiday video to share with their clients and loved ones. We put something together on the fly and it didn’t hurt that everyone involved was very creative and down for the cause. These guys do some kick-ass work, check them out if you get a chance.

Notion Productions just competed in the Ignite “15 Second” film festival and took home the award for “Best Real-Life Animation”! This was a fun challenge and we had a great time making the film! Check out the video below.

A few months ago Notion Productions creative director Brad Conner was approached to submit his short film “The Angler” to the Sen3 Film festival in Mt Kisko, New York.

Brad took home “Best Director” for the the film! It was a great festival, thanks to founders Paul Robinson and Sashia Dumont for letting us be a part of it! See Brad’s film and the other winners here.