The Archives and Productions services we offer now operate as two sister companies, Audio-Visual Archives and WAVE Multimedia:    For Audio-Visual Archives, please visit www.MakeHistory.tv
                                     For WAVE Multimedia, please visit www.MakeWaves.tv
This older site will remain up and active to supplement the two newer sites.

 

 

 

 

 

AVA Productions  is a media production company serving the business, arts,

and educational communities of New England.

 

Audio-Visual Archives and Productions is our full name since we work in both audio and

visual  media  to  provide  a  wide  range  of  recording (archiving) and  production  services.

 

 

 

Please  take  a  moment  to  check  out  the  grid  below.

The grid uses our company name to cross-reference & illustrate the 8 main service categories we offer.

 

Just click on any picture below or use the navigation bar above for more information.

 

 

 

 

Here’s a quick list of the services we offer:

  

Recording & Production Services

➡  Event Videography:

Live Presentations, including:

  • Lectures, conferences, seminars
  • Focus Groups, Demonstrations, etc.

Live Performances, including:

  • Live Theater, music, and Dance
  • Concert Recording (video and/or audio)
  • Recitals, Rehearsals, Auditions, Demos

Miscellaneous Events, including:

  • Sporting Events, Weddings, Funerals
  • Real Estate & Property Inventory
  • Testimonials and Legal Depositions
  • Anything worthy of great documentation

➡  Documentary Production Services:

  • Video Interviews and Oral Histories
  • Inclusion of Archival Materials & Footage
  • Voice-over and Narration Recording
  • Soundtrack mixing & Edit-to-Picture

We offer the following professional production services
through WAVE Multimedia.

Please visit www.MakeWaves.tv for more information.


➡  Video Production Services:

  • Educational Programming
  • Tutorials and Training Programs
  • Fundraising & Promotional Pieces
  • Issue-oriented Advocacy & Awareness
  • Anything else to inform, influence and inspire your audience.

➡  Audio Production Services:

  • Audiobooks and Audio Seminars
  • Radio Programming and Advertising
  • Sound-for-Picture; Boom & Ambient recording
  • Dialogue sync, Foley & soundtrack editing
  • Small (Acoustic) Music Projects

Archiving & Re-production Services

➡  Telecine Film-to-Video Transfer:

  • 8mm, Super 8, and 16mm formats
  • Sound & Silent Films, Optical & Magnetic
  • 15, 16, 18, 20, & 24 FPS (frames per second)
  • Speed & Pitch Correction, Noise Reduction
  • Color Correction and Image Enhancement
  • Precise Operation and Quality Controls
  • Thorough Film Cleaning and Repairs
  • Edit & Integrate w/Other Content (Photos, etc.)
  • Optional Music, Narration, and Graphics
  • Choice of Output Formats--DVD, Web, etc.

➡  Analogue Videotape to Digital and DVD:

  • VHS, Super VHS, VHS-C, ¾” U-Matic, Digital 8,

     Hi 8, Video 8mm, , Mini DV, and HDV Formats

  • Choice of services to meet various needs & budgets
  • Professional grade playback & processing throughout
  • All operations handled by a skilled professional
  • Many features to optimize or customize results
  • Custom editing, restoration, & authoring also available
  • Output to tape, files, or (custom printed) DVDs

➡  Analogue Audio to Digital and CD:

  • Reel-to-Reel, Audio cassette, & micro cass. tape formats
  • Vinyl Records (6-12 in) @ 33 ⅓, 45, and 78 rpm speeds
  • Also DAT, Minidisc, and any other digital file format
  • Professional equipment & expertise ensures optimal results
  • Extensive editing & advanced audio restoration capabilities
  • Choice of services/workflow for specific applications & budget

➡  Slides and Photos Converted to Digital (Digitized):

  • Hi-res image scanning with optional levels of restoration
  • Archive as files, re-print, or compress for upload & sharing
  • Compile a montage slide show ; tell a story set to music
  • Try “Digital Storytelling”* with images, text, voice, and music.
* Digital Storytelling is similar to oral history, but more of an audio-visual
 history, using photographs and a first person account of specific events
 that tell a more concise and compelling story.

 
 

Finished Products

  • CD/DVD Authoring and Duplication

  • Artwork design, printing, and packaging

  • File transcoding and compression for the Web, etc.

  • Archival storage solutions for vintage materials

And remember to visit www.MakeHistory.tv or www.MakeWaves.tv
for more current information, or just give us a call anytime!

 

We have worked for clients in most parts of the United States and Canada, but most of our work is local and regional, including:

  • All six New England States and Upstate New York
  • Central & Western Massachusetts; Worcester & Berkshire County, Greater Boston
  • Brattleboro & southern Vermont down to Hartford and Central Connecticut
  • The Pioneer Valley: Hampden, Hampshire, and Franklin County, Massachusetts
  • The cities of Holyoke, Chicopee, Springfield, and Greenfield, Mass
  • The Five College Area, including Northampton and Amherst, Mass
  • Our Studio is located in Florence, MA (part of Northampton) , with a home office in Sunderland,  to serve folks up and down and either side of the Connecticut River Valley.
 

Part of our mission with this website is to use sound and video in the same way that our clients do--to communicate to others in the most effective and comprehensive way possible.

We’ve included a lot of explanation and examples of our work to help demystify the process enough for you to clarify your goals and maybe even spark some of your own ideas on how you can utilize digital media in new and meaningful ways for you or your organization. Have fun!

© 2011 AVA Productions