The Last Summer Filmed Scenes At Our Studio!

Last May, Netflix’s original film had some of their scenes filmed at our studio in Cleveland! The movie is now officially out and we even got a chance to go to the Cleveland premiere at Capitol Theatre hosted by the Cleveland Film Commission. We had such a blast having a movie like this filmed in our space and having awesome actors like K.J. Apa, Sosie Bacon, Maia Mitchel and many others at our studio.

Not only was it cool to have this movie filmed it Cleveland, but it also created over 200 jobs for people, engaged with over 175 other local businesses and provided opportunities for Cleveland hotels. It was pretty special to be one of the businesses impacted by this film!

Also, you look closely in one of the scenes toward the beginning, our co-owner, Evan Prunty was in a quick shot as an extra as well as our studio dog, Davin! Watch the trailer below and make sure to check out The Last Summer on Netflix!

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Canon FD 50-300mm f/4.5 L Lens Test

Check out our video testing a Canon 50-300mm f/4.5 L at different focal lengths and apertures.

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Lola Screening @ Mahall's

It was great attending a screening of the short film Lola created by Nicole Bogdanovic! Black Valve Media helped produce this movie and it was really amazing to see the finished product. Nicole made it a point to have women dominate the crew and their hard work does not go unnoticed! It’s hard to finish any film project so we have so much respect for Nicole for completing this impactful short film. It is important to us to support projects like this and we hope to see more from Nicole soon! Keep an eye out for Lola in upcoming festivals!

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Lola header designed by: Ana

Supporting Blank Slate Phase 2

Here at Black Valve Media have always tried our best to support Blank Slate. If you don’t know, they are an all ages DIY venue in Elyria, OH. When I was younger, I always tried to set up shows in my small town in Indiana so I can somewhat relate to the plight of bringing arts & culture to rural America. It’s not always easy.

It’s extremely important for the young people in a community to have a place to go. It can literally save lives. It’s also a great place for bands who are on tour to share their talents. Blank Slate has an amazing reputation with touring bands and it’s for good reason. Not to mention it’s a great place to check out some art!

Blank Slate wants to take a step to make themselves more sustainable. Join us in supporting them! Read more about their GoFundMe below and check out a video we made showcasing what they do a while back.

“Today we would like to announce our plan to create a space within Blank Slate that would allow us to provide affordable, high quality coffee and espresso drinks both during shows and events as well as eventually on a permanent basis.
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— Blank Slate's GoFundMe