Since the Covid restrictions, Sacramento Media Center has been in high gear.  The Media center hosted events for very notable clientele, including the recent Cal Chamber Capitol Summit and the annual Sacramento Host Breakfast, featuring Governor Gavin Newsom.   The studio's high-speed internet upgrade made 4 years ago has met the demands for media streaming programs needed today. The timing was perfect to help clients thrive through the worst of the pandemic.
 
The Sacrament Media Center is conveniently located  near Cal Expo, with plenty of free parking.  It offers a variety of services including a 35X40 foot sound stage with double walls for sound and a state-of-the-art professional lighting grid.  The facility also boasts a complete audio recording suite, a “producer’s office” for webinars, podcasts, and small meetings and a large greenroom for make-up and wardrobe.  Clients are also frequently found relaxing in the spacious breakroom in the style of a 1950s diner.
 
When not live streaming, music videos, documentaries, and the Reelz Network’s national TV show, “Autopsy,” keep the studio busy. “We just finished filming the 6th season of “Autopsy,” adds Christensen, “22 episodes this year and we start season 7 in November. Reelz, HBO, Netflix, and other studios rave about our efficiency and professionalism, not to mention the talent pool we can provide at a moment’s notice.  We love the compliments we get from out-of-town producers!”
 
The weekly series, “Odin Makes,” a popular YouTube makers channel, also hides in plain sight at the studio. Every Wednesday it uploads a new DYI video, showing viewers how to make pop-culture props like Marvel superhero items and Star Wars gadgets. Additionally, every Sunday, Odin and co-host, Felicia, stream a live 2-hour feed, answering comments from viewers as they assemble projects.
 
“We might as well be called a TV station with all the live streaming we do” states Christensen. “Two weeks ago, a satellite truck next to the building beamed to morning news shows, a Doctor and a mother, to viewers on the east coast, while at the same time, in another studio, we streamed a live training seminar to 300 webinar attendees.  Our investment in upgrades to the studio is what makes everything run smoothly.”
 
The facility has provided studio space for productions of all sizes since 1997. In 2017, Christensen and his team modernized and revamped the space to accommodate a wider clientele and to satisfy today’s TV/Film’s more demanding standards.  In the three years under Christensen, the Media Center has booked more productions than in its 20 previous years combined.
 
More information can be found at www.sacmediacenter.com

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We added 50 more amps to our power center in Studio A. Lance, Our certified electrician, did an excellent job upgrading our power grid, as well as making everything up to code. We also remodeled the power center for easy access. Our visiting lighting crews love the new layout. Not only is there plenty of power for most lighting scenarios, but we also added dimmer controls for creative adjustments with the scoops hanging from our lighting grid. Since most Studio rentals have unique lighting needs, we wanted to make the controls simple and easy to adjust. That's why you don't see an expensive dimmer board. 

As of March 2018, the Sacramento Media Center has been very busy. Over the last six months, we have had over 6 Music Videos shot in our Studio A (and B). Gordon Ramsay shoots stand-up introductions for his new Hell's Kitchen restaurant at Cesar's Palace, Odin Abbott makes over 12 YouTube videos, Pirl Productions shoots four online web videos, and Christensen Media produced over 30 TV commercials.   Added to this, the Media Center has been host to the entire Sacramento Republic Soccer Team for media interviews, plus many other video shoots for the medical industry and TV ads for various local business. 
Producers are very pleased with the upgrades and the new look of the facility. Our Green Screen stage in Studio A is a favorite as it is in use 80% of the time. Having the double walled studio with a light grid, large doors and plenty of power are features production companies enjoy. Not to mention the low noise air conditioning and the classic diner snack bar. 
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In less than six months, Sacramento Media Center has been recognized as an established Video Studio Rental facility in Northern California.  Recently we have been honored to appear on Agencylist, a carefully curated list of the top advertising, design and marketing agencies in Sacramento. Daily we answer phone calls and emails from producers around the country, looking to rent our studio for their next green-screen or white cyclorama productions. The days of yellow-page ads and refrigerator magnets are a distant memory for many of us; ok, a few of us. Either way, we are grateful to have a robust online presence and accolades from our local production community.  

She's small, but we love our Nissan NV200 grip van. We are fortunate to have a back lot at our video studio where we park our location production van. When we are assigned productions that are not filmed at our studio, we hop in our van and motor out to the location.
The van is well stocked with C-stands, sand-bags, clamps, gaffer's tape, and road cones. 
If the car dealer can't come to our studio, we go to them and presto; an instant location-set is up and running. The only drawback is we don't have the luxury of a sound-stage, where critical sound recording is a must. When we need to do some quality filming, we use our 40x35 foot studio with large sound doors to drive in vehicles. It's pretty nice to have plenty of parking and space to work. But when we need to hit the road, we are prepared.