Welcome to the home of Seiche Entertainment!

Quality film and video imaging and editing.

What do we do?

We cover most areas of film and video production-

Narrative features and short films

News/documentary

Corporate image

Industrial and educational topics.

We've been working in film and video since 1987- 16mm, 35mm, Beta SP, Digi Beta, DV and HD are no problem.

(We've been doing Sony HD since 1995)
     

 

Jimmy Jib in maximum 12 ft configuration.

It can be reconfigured for a 6 ft arm, 9 ft arm as well. 
Remote head can  be removed and mounted on a dolly or 
any Mitchell flat base.
   Arm  can also be mounted to dolly 
 but must have a minimum 400lb load capabilityat 12 ft or, 
in shorter configurations, a 250 lb capacity.
    

What can we supply off the shelf?

FIELD PRODUCTION:

D-35 Wide screen Betacam SP/DVcam pkg

DSR-200 DVCam pkg

Sachtler and Cartoni support systems

Microforce and Varizoom controls

Chrozeil Mattebox and follow focus

Tungsten lighting and grip packages (LTM/Mole Richardson)

Audio package (shotgun's, wireless lavaliers, "stick" mics)

16mm Time-Lapse and MOS pkgs

Jimmy Jib "Giant" -12 ft arm, 17ft lens height (top mount configuration) with crank wheels and adaptors for 16mm film and car mounting

EDITING:

Accom Affinity (uncompressed video) with Beta SP and DV Cam ,

Media 100 XS (2:1 video compression) with Betacam SP and DV Cam.

After Effects, Commotion and Pro-tools too!

We also do compression of your video for web streaming or burning to DVD

If we don't have what you need, we can get it!

Fully insured and accounts at most major rental facilities near us.

Our Passion:

The events and the lives of the people who create history are so often obscured by quick judgments and the rush of more and more information.

We feel it is important to stop and examine what makes us tick, how the world deals with adversity and why these events become important or are left to become dim memories.

If you have an idea for a documentary, call us!....We'll handle it from scripting through post production. 

                                                    Scott  Erlinder on the shoot for 
                              "The Grosse Point Light, Landmark to Great Lakes History".
                         Our documentaries have won awards from 
                               The Illinois Association of Museums, 
                                                top honors from 
                 The American Association for State and Local History 
                                                        and

"Storm Warriors: Heroes of the Shipwreck Coast"

is airing on PBS stations around the Great Lakes.

  
       

Who are are clients?

We have supplied services and crew to folks at Discovery Channel, BBC, National Geographic, NBC, ABC, A&E, Carsey/Werner, as well as corporate and commercial clients like United Airlines, Motorola, Evergreen Communications, Kodak and Mastercard. Resume/Credits

What are our qualifications?

Scott Erlinder has taught classes in lighting, cinematography, documentary production and editing for a number of years at Northwestern University, The International Film and Video Workshops in Rockport Maine, the Sante Fe High Def Seminars aswell as other smaller venues, shot 3 features and numerous shorts and documentary works.

He now is starting a program in Digital Cinema at DePaul University in Chicago.

Ginger Scott-Erlinder has worked as a producer/production coordinator for 10 years . Producing shows for A&E Network, Arthur Andersen, Amway and other corporate clients. Currently she is working with Northwestern University's Block Museum of Art assisting the Director in the creation of programs and exhibitions at the museum.

Please contact us here for a reel or quote by e-mail

Or call us at 773-205-6930

Seiche Entertainment Ltd. 5310 W. School St. Chicago, Il. 60641