Corporate
Video Production
At Archipelago, we have a talented team of professionals who are able to create a wide variety of video and internet-based programs for corporations, non-profits, conferences, museum exhibits, and private individuals. We will meet with you at the early stage and can help develop a visual concept for your ideas. With expert production values and visual effects, we can bring a finished program to life and inspire any audience.
Cinematography
Apart from his work on Archipelago productions, Young regularly works as a cinematographer for other producers. Clients include: Nature, National Geographic, Nova, The American Experience, the Discovery Channel and the BBC.
While visual style is often dictated by subject matter, Young most often pursues an experiential style of cinematography. Whether filming people or animals, his goal is always to put the audience inside the story. This often involves the creative use of lighting, as well as specialized equipment and techniques such as Stabilizers, jib arms, probe lenses, aerial mounts, underwater housings, motion control, time-lapse, and high-speed photography. However, on human subjects, Young often finds there is no substitute for spontaneous and intuitive handheld shooting to put the audience in the moment.
Young is well versed in all major acquisition formats, including film and high-end cinema cameras such as the Phantom Flex and Red Monstro. Equipment packages are available to suit the needs of any production.
Stock Footage
Archipelago Films has a large collection of stock footage shot with an uncompromising visual style. Geographical areas include Central America, South America, Alaska and Madagascar. Subjects include forests, wildlife and indigenous people. The Alaska collection includes such iconic subjects as bald eagles, brown bears, salmon, humpback whales, seals, sea lions, wolves, glaciers, and mountains.
Our stock footage clients include National Geographic Television, Survival Anglia, Jacques Cousteau, Nova, Smithsonian World, CBC, American Museum of Natural History, St. Louis Zoo, and the Grateful Dead. Please contact us for up-to-date pricing information.
Corporate Projects
Available to commission work for any of your filming needs
Strawtown Studio: Inspiring the Way Forward
A celebratory evening of community and connection as Strawtown reflects on 20 incredible years in environmental leadership for children. 200 community members including parents, alumni, organizational partners, elected officials, artists, environmental advocates, and supporters share their vision for a brighter future for our youth.
Wildlife Conservation Society: Hearts & Minds
An inspiring look and the mission of the Wildlife Conservation Society and the passionate individuals behind it.
Madagascar: A New Vision
This film, commissioned by the government of Madagascar, showcases the commitment of Madagascar's President Marc Ravalomananana and his new administration to combine the urgent needs of conservation and human development. Used in international fundraising.
Jacob Burns Film Center Gala
A portrait of the Jacob Burns Film Center in Pleasantville New York on its third birthday.
Saving Africa’s Forests
This short film forms the centerpiece of the Bronx Zoo's renowned Congo Gorilla Forest Exhibit. It follows in the footsteps of WCS researchers as they track the elusive lowland gorilla. A hidden world of remarkable beauty is revealed along with the dedicated individuals who are working to protect it. The film ends as the researchers come face to face with a gorilla troop in a forest clearing. The screen pulls away and the audience experiences the same intimate encounter with the gorillas in the exhibit. Over a million visitors have this experience each year.
Tiger Testimonials
Celebrities, Bill Clinton, and ordinary New Yorkers talk tigers. A permanent installation at the Bronx Zoo's Tiger Mountain exhibit.
Only in Madagascar
This one-minute looping video greets visitors in the Bronx Zoo's new Madagascar exhibit. It locates the island geographically and highlights its amazing biological diversity.
Start Young
A boy, a bike, and a date at the movies collide in this promotional trailer for the Jacob Burns Film Center in Pleasantville, New York.
Living With Genie
A humorous and eye-opening look at the impact of technology on society featuring novelist Richard Powers. A special event film to open the Living with the Genie conference at Columbia University in March 2003.