About Oakland’s AV Consultants
The AVC Advantage
Experience:
For over 30 years AVC has provided customers with engaging videos on time and on budget. Owner, Stu Sweetow is the author Corporate Video Production, published by Focal Press, now in its second edition. He has a BA in Media Communications and taught video at UC Berkeley Extension for seven years. Stu won several awards for his films and videos and he supervises a crew of trained and experienced video professionals.
STUART SWEETOW: Owner, Producer
Dependability:
We bring backup cameras and other gear on location. You can visit us at our office near Piedmont and know your videos are in good hands. We are fully insured and have all the necessary licenses and permits.
Quality:
We use top-grade gear to insure your videos look sharp and sound clear–4K, ultra high-definition video cameras, wireless microphones, digital video editing systems, internet encoding software, music, graphics and creativity. Scriptwriting, video consulting and posting to YouTube and Facebook are other available services.
Audio Visual Consultants
Visit us at:
3450 Lakeshore, Suite 200
Oakland, CA 94610 (map)
Phone: 510-839-2020
Mobile: 510-682-1147
Call for appointment
General email: info@avconsultants.com
Owner: Stu Sweetow: sweetow@avconsultants.com
Post Production Manager: Mitch Silver: mitch@avconsultants.com
Bookkeeper: Tye Kirk, The Green Bookkeeper: accounting@avconsultants.com
Goals:
To help people deliver their messages in the most effective ways. Videos let you combine moving images, well-selected words, music and graphics in ways that can elicit emotions in the viewer. When done well, the medium of video can excite, motivate and inspire the viewer to take action, whether it is learning a skill, buying a product or participating in social action.
Stu Sweetow’s Accomplishments:
Author, Corporate Video Production, published by Focal Press, 2011 and 2016
Video Instructor, University of California, Berkeley Extension
BA, Media Communications, Southern Illinois University
Graduate Study, Southern Illinois University and Chicago State University
Learning Resources Coordinator, University of Illinois-Ravenswood Hospital
Contributing Editor, EventDV Magazine
Wrote over 100 articles for video trade magazines
Self-Published Booklet “Guide to Video Production”
Awards:
Best Bay Area Videographer, J Magazine
First Place, Southern Illinois University Film Festival
Oakland Indies, Grand Ave Dynamo
Awards of Distinction, The Videographer Awards to AVC Editors Mitch Silver and Jason LaBatt
Honorable Mention, America Videography Awards