Producing Two Cabin Rental Ads for Red River Gorge Vacations

This fall we were contacted by a large cabin rental company in Kentucky’s Red River Gorge. The goal: produce an updated, compelling video ad for their cabin rentals that also included some of the local tourism activities in the piece.

Behind The Scenes, Video ProductionMike WilkinsonDecember 4, 2022red river gorge, cabin, video, filming, behind the scenes, kentuckyComment

Island Hopping with Drones, Gimbals, and a Video Camera for a series of Florida Travel Videos

Trading puffy jackets for swim shorts, last winter I spent a week island hopping on the coast of Florida while working on a series of travel videos for Tampa Bay, St. Pete, and Fort Myers.

Video ProductionMike WilkinsonAugust 27, 2019travel, tourism, video, florida, video production, summerComment

Promotional Photography and Web Video for the Mosaic Rock Climbing Gym in Cincinnati

The busy winter season ended with a super-fun project for a returning client, who now are the proud owners of not one, but TWO amazing climbing gyms. They liked the videos and photos I shot for them at their Lexington location so much that they asked me to create some content around the opening of their new facility near Cincinnati, Ohio.

Photo Gig, Video ProductionMike WilkinsonApril 8, 2019rock climbing gym, ohio, cincinnati, video, video production, photography, photoshootComment

Fstoppers Post: If You're Flying a Drone in a National Park Without a Permit, You're Hurting the Industry

In this article for Fstoppers, I discuss how the National Park Service in the United States is one of the few organizations with clear policies regarding the use of drones, or small unmanned aircraft systems (SUAS) on their property. There are some pilots who ignore these rules, and it makes doing business as a licensed operator very difficult. Be sure to read the comments for some very interesting speculation about future developments, changes, and what other people see as a solution.

Fstoppers Post, EditorialMike WilkinsonAugust 7, 2017aerial, drone, video, dji, inspire, suas, mike wilkinson, wilkinsonvisual, faaComment

Behind The Scenes on a Documentary Video Production for a Non-Profit Organization

During the last few years in Southwest Colorado, Wilkinson Visual was fortunate enough to secure a project for the Crow Canyon Archaeological Center, a non-profit organization dedicated to involving the public in the study of archaeology and Native American cultures.