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“Wayfair on Air” 36 hour stream for Wayfair’s 2019 “Wayday” filmed by Charles River Media Group at our 73 TV Place Studio.

 

On April 10th, 2019 Wayfair launched it’s second Wayday event which included a 36 hour livestream of video product reviews.  

 

Charles River Media Group’s new studio at 73 TV Place in Needham served as the home for the set. We provided a month of pre-production support, including set design and product logistics, a week of set building, and action packed days of filming. 

 

 

 CRMG support included: 

 

A Production Designer, Carpenters and Painters, Studio Manager, Control Room Director, Assistant Director, Producer, Editor, Director of Photography, Camera Operators, Multi-Camera Production (Sony FS7s and Angenieux EZ lenses), Audio Engineer, Art and Production PAs, and hundreds of products unboxed and built.  

 

 

 

 

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Charles River Media Group Named the Top Video Marketing Agency in Boston

A picture is worth a thousand words, but a video empowers people to share infinitely more. We produce stunning videos for a number of platforms, and an even wider array of industries and specializations, helping our clients leverage a powerful medium to deliver powerful messages.

High quality videos abound in today’s robust digital spaces, and few people stop to consider the work that goes into them, and what differentiates the good from the great. But we are proud to share that an expert within the industry has recognized us for the quality of our production services. We have been recognized on Clutch as an industry leader among the top video production services in Boston. Clutch is a ratings and reviews platform for B2B vendors, using in depth research to gauge the caliber of service providers and help firms make more informed hiring decisions for their projects.

We were evaluated based on a number of factors, including our marketing presence, previous work, and social media efforts, but the most important factor in our evaluation was what our clients had to say about us. We sport a rating of 4.9 out of 5 stars thanks to a series of verified reviews by our clients, reviews like these,

 

“They were extremely knowledgeable and had a wonderful disposition. Additionally, they met all of our requests. Overall, it was a wonderful experience to work with such a skilled team.”

• Executive Director, Boston Groundwater Trust

 “I appreciated their ability to communicate. They were able to handle unexpected changes and situations in a professional yet personable way.”

• Program Manager, Leadership Development Company

 

The ability to receive detailed, verified, and honest feedback from our clients provides us with a number of opportunities. These reviews help us identify our strengths, weaknesses, and unique ways that we are helping our clients, and we cannot wait to see what else they will share. 

Additionally, we were featured on Clutch’s sister-site, The Manifest, as a leading firm among video production companies across the world. The Manifest is a resource that provides firms of all shapes and sizes with curated insight and advice regarding countless business challenges. We were highlighted for a number of reasons, including the smaller size of our firm and the reputation of our clients. And to further demonstrate the quality of our work, we have joined other top agencies in creating profiles on the portfolio sharing platform, Visual Objects. Visual Objects allows firms to comparatively shop for their service providers, in order to help them make more informed partnerships.

 This award is particularly meaningful, coming as we start off 2019 and our sixteenth year in our new headquarters at 73 TV Place in Needham Heights, MA. Although we already find ourselves at the top of our industry, we will continue strive for excellence in everything we do for our clients.

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For years Charles River Media Group has provided editing services for TEDx Cambridge. In 2018, CRMG founder Don Schechter joined TEDx Cambridge’s Leadership Team as Video Director, overseeing the production at TEDxCambridge’s May event at the Boston Opera House. 

In the Spring of 2019, Charles River Media Group became a sponsor of Northeastern University’s TEDx event and we provided both multi-camera production and post-production (and brought a long a few lights as well.)

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2019 is our  sixteenth year in business and we are looking forward to sending out a MAJOR announcement in the coming weeks. (There’s a hint below – keep reading!)

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From Don Schechter:

Outside of my role overseeing CRMG, in 2018 I began my collaboration with TEDx Cambridge as Video Director at the Boston Opera House, finished the Ascendants novel (117,000 words), directed telethons, “stream-athons,” and live events for Sonic Pixel Media – as well as the Ig Nobel Awards for Seven Generations Video – and taught production courses as a Professor of the Practice at Tufts University.

From Kelly Hernandez:

My first year living in New England has been full of so many fun projects and new opportunities! From Harvard Square to Bar Harbor, I had the chance to showcase my editing and producing skillset (as well as my expert driving tactics when I swerved to avoid hitting a deer on the way to our Maine shoot — thank you, GTA). I’m also very grateful for all the new friends I’ve made here at CRMG. They all really are true professionals and a pleasure to work with. I look forward to more great projects in 2019! 

Reviews!

• “CRMG executed the production seamlessly, creating the videos as requested. They were responsive to feedback and adapted well to unforeseen changes. In the end, the team’s friendly approach and professionalism helped secure further engagement.”

• “CRMG offers high-end film production and consulting without the bloat and pretentiousness of working with an agency. They keep costs low by only bringing in the experts that are needed. I can always do a quick call with them to get my concerns addressed. Their founder takes a proactive approach with us; He takes the time to explain his reasoning and address our concerns. “

• “CRMG works quickly without sacrificing professionalism or creativity, which speaks to their passion for their work. Their comprehensive event services utilize industry best-practices.”

  

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Boston, MA (December 10, 2018) – The results are in and Charles River Media Group (CRMG), which was recognized as one of the best Video Production Agencies in 2018, is now also named a Global Leader on the Clutch 1000 list.

Attaining this honor was no simple or quick accomplishment. CRMG was thoroughly evaluated on several factors according to Clutch’s research methodology. One of the most impactful elements was clients’ ratings and reviews gathered by Clutch analysts themselves.

CRMG is also featured on their new sister website, The Manifest. This site contains a variety of how-to guides for companies looking to begin a B2B engagement with a top tier firm, and we already rank as one of the best Video Production Agencies in Boston.

“These 1000 firms demonstrated an exceptional ability to deliver quality products and services for their clients,” Clutch Senior Business Analyst DJ Fajana said. “It’s our honor to welcome them into The Clutch 1000 and highlight their superior commitment to their clients.”

For more information, go to http://www.charlesrivermedia.com

About Charles River Media Group

Charles River Media Group, LLC (CRMG) is a Boston-based media production company in operation since 2003. CRMG is in the unique position to provide high quality, comprehensive, and flexible “agency-level” consulting, education, pre-production, production, live-streaming, and post-production services. Charles River MediaGroup acts as the umbrella organization for a collaborative of producers, directors, camera operators, gaffers, motion graphic artists, voice artists, audio engineers, and video editors, colorists, and more. CRMG maintains offices, edit suites, and a production studio in Newton Center, MA.

Charles River Media Group

Identify • Inform • Inspire

www.CharlesRiverMedia.com

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Charles River Media Group has collaborated with the Boston Groundwater Trust since 2017, creating a series of videos documenting their efforts to monitor and maintain groundwater levels throughout the city of Boston.

Many of the old and historic buildings in Boston are supported on wooden pilings and those wooden pilings need to remain submerged below the groundwater table.
If the groundwater table drops, the pilings become exposed to air and create an environment in which bacteria and bugs can grow. This, in turn, causes the wood pilings to deteriorate, compromising the foundations of the buildings and making them unsafe.

The Boston Groundwater Trust uses observation wells to monitor the levels of groundwater. They also help implement the use of recharge systems and porous pavements to help rainwater pass into the ground and replenish the water table.

If the pilings of a building are rotted, the building must undergo the extensive process of underpinning – replacing each woodpile with steel posts and concrete. The CRMG team joined the Underpinning construction crews, following deep underground to film as they sawed off centuries old rotted wood and installed the steel posts in their place.

CRMG editors then arranged the B-Roll in line with the interviews of Christian Simonelli, Executive Director of the Boston Groundwater Trust and Mike Atwood, Principal Consultant, Haley & Aldrich.

The end result: three short, informational videos outlining the Trusts efforts to preserve some of Boston’s oldest and most beautiful buildings and a 2018 (inaugural) Gold Telly award!

The CRMG production and post-production team included Don Schechter, Jackie Noack, Bruce Petschek, David Bouley, Jonathan Shedler, Alex Kukla, and Kelly Hernandez.

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Charles River Media Group was selected for inclusion in UpCity’s marketplace of Top Video Production Companies in Boston! UpCity’s team assessed agencies across the country, and determined Charles River Media Group to be one of the most reputable, and commendable partners providing digital marketing services for small and medium sized business.

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This week Clutch announced a report of the top digital marketing, technology, advertising, and IT firms in Boston. Their press release highlighted Charles River Media Group as a leader in the video production category.

Their research assesses companies based on verified client interviews, industry expertise, and past work. Clutch’s methodology then ranks companies based on their findings.

Out of 66 firms, Charles River Media Group was ranked as the number one video production company in Boston. The Leaders Matrix highlights our spot as a market leader on Clutch.

With the rise of video production and the online video market rapidly growing, the importance of finding the right company to ideate your firm’s vision has become even more critical. We are happy to stand out as a leading company in this industry and would like to thank our clients who have largely helped us earn this spot as the top.

Our client feedback has been extremely valuable and it’s been a pleasure reading their full reviews on Clutch. Some of our client testimonials on Clutch are highlighted below:

“They save us a ton of time… [and have] replaced our in-house production facility.” – CEO, National Media Spots

“CRMG is a top-rate movie crew, and their output is Hollywood quality.” – President, ACP Decisions

“They’re straightforward, upfront, and honest about the cost.” – Executive Director, Hasty Pudding Institute

We look forward to maintaining our spot as a leading production agency in Boston and hearing more about what our clients have to say in 2018.

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