THE DAMNEDEST FINEST RUINS
A Film by James Dalessandro, Produced by
Robert S. Burton at CAV Media - A Napa Valley Video Production Company
"Powerful... Unforgettable..."
Jan Wahl, Movie Critic, KRON-TV, KCBS Radio
"Dear Bob, I was extremely impressed with your Doc. on San Fran's big quake. Lots of knowledge gained. History will probably prove once again that we humans never profit much from our mistakes. The ravishes of our South by Katrina are exposing lots of the same political malfeasance that existed in 1906."
Rick Pollard, Laemmle Theatres
"Dear Bob, I saw your recent documentary (The Damnedest Finest Ruins) and loved it...I actually saw it on the waves off the coast of Vietnam! Congratulations and please keep in contact."
Robert Kirby, CEO Village Roadshow Pictures Ltd. (Co-Producers of The Matrix)
The Damnedest Finest Ruins, a one-hour documentary about the great San Francisco Earthquake, opens a one-week run, August 15th through August 21st, at the Laemmle Theatre in downtown Los Angeles. The video was Written and directed by James Dalessandro (author of the best-selling novel 1906 and screenwriter of the upcoming Warner Brothers film), The Damnedest Finest Ruins . The video paints a riveting portrait of the earthquake and fire that wiped a city of 450,000 people off the face of the earth during three terrible days in April of 1906.
The high-definition video produced at CAV Media Studios - A Napa Valley Video Production Company, narrated by acclaimed actor Peter Coyote, features the digitally re-mastered music of Enrico Caruso, who performed in Carmen at San Franciscos famed opera house five hours before the disaster struck. The film incorporates never-before-seen still photos, hand-cranked Edison film clips, appearances by historian Gladys Hansen and San Francisco Fire Chief Joanne Hayes-White, and exposes the enormous human folly that led to the burning of 29,000 buildings and more than $400 million dollars in destruction.
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CAV Media of Napa Valley Premieres The Video Damnedest Finest Ruins
With the completion of the documentary The Damnedest Finest Ruins, CAV Media Studios has entered it in numerous film festivals around the country. The premiere showing was at the Jarvis Conservatory on April 13th. The Executive Producers, Paul and Debbie Johnson, along with James Dalessandro and Robert S. Burton the Co-Producers, attended the premiere. The audience was enthusiastic about the show and were astonished by the never before told facts surrounding the cause of so much disaster after the quake. A special guest was Ruddy Durand, a Broadway Producer whose production of Hot Feet is currently running on Broadway. Durand recommended, The DVD be lengthened in to a feature length documentary so as to be available for entry in to the Academy Awards. The DVD is available on Amazon.com or at CAV Media located at 1125 Lincoln Avenue.
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Sound Design Brings Realism To CAV Media Studios Video Production Of
The Damnedest Finest Ruins
 Limonoff 
Ponomarov
CAV Media's production of the video documentary, The Damnedest Finest Ruins continues to draw from the finest in Hollywood. The latest addition to the already star filled cast is
Steve Limonoff and his 5.1 surround sound mix. With Limonoff's addition of sound effects such as: trolley cars, automobiles, horses, and buildings crashing, the picture sparkles with realism.
CAV Media's own, Vladislav Ponomarov created a stunning arrangement of filmed interviews, disaster photos, old film footage, and special effects to augment the surround sound mix. Since graduating from college, with a bachelor's degree in digital media, Ponomarov has been at the core of production for CAV Media Studios, since 1997. Mr. Limonoff has worked in the music, film, TV, and video games industry for 19 years from Skywalker Sound to Sony Studios. His sound design for The Lord of the Rings video game was twice nominated and once awarded the Interactive Academy Award for outstanding achievement in sound for Return of the King.
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Peter Coyote Is The Voice For CAV Media Studios
The 100th Anniversary, April 18th, of the San Francisco earthquake is fast approaching and CAV Media Studios is ready. The one-hour documentary being produced by Bob Burton of CAV Media and author James Dalessandro is on schedule with high definition shooting, editing, animation and voice over. They have just finished recording Peter Coyote as the narrator of the documentary. Mr. Coyote's list of credentials is varied and wide throughout Hollywood. His latest acting role is in Commander and Chief airing on ABC. His narration of The Damnedest Finest Ruins adds suspense, intimacy and wonder to an already true-life adventurous script written by James Dalessandro. The artists involved in making this documentary have brought the historical characters and events of the past into the present with realism through storytelling.
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CAV Media Partners With James Dalessandro The Author Of 1906
CAV Media announces the addition of James Dalessandro, one of Northern California's finest writers and directors, to its staff. His addition to CAV Media Studios as producer/writer/director will allow CAV to offer a high level of creative skills to promotional, industrial, and commercial video production, even print and radio advertisement for any company or individual north of the Golden Gate and beyond.
As a result of partnering with James Dalessandro, CAV Media has begun production on a television documentary titled, The Damndest Finest Ruins: A Walk Through Time. The documentary will journey through the history of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake using still photos with added special effects in order to bring more realism to the show. Stories never before told will be included, as well as showing a different perspective on the cause of so much destruction after the quake. What better man to create a documentary with than James Dalessandro the author of the now famous novel, 1906. The documentary will be released on April 18, 2006 the actual date of the quake that shook the world from 100 years ago. The book sparked such an interest in the movie industry that Warner Brothers studio is in production on a movie version of 1906 with a scheduled release date of 2007.
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CAV Media Video Elevates The Performing Arts
To Prime Time Television
CAV Media Studios, under the Direction of Robert Burton and Post Production Supervisor Vladislav Ponomarov, has finished the DVD Production of the stage performance, El Barberillo de LavapiŽs. Beginning opening night, June 23rd and continuing thru the 24th, CAV Media was busy shooting the live presentation with multiple cameras, while the audience watched in amazement as the story unfolded. After 3 months of post-production, culminating in a Widescreen Dolby Digital DVD with interactivity, it is ready for distribution to the pubic via the Internet and Television. As the leading producer of Spanish Operas known as Zarzuela, the Jarvis Conservatory has been hiring CAV Media for 9 seasons of Zarzuela workshops.
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2005 Northern California Film Industry Gala
This year's Annual Northern California Film Industry Gala in San Francisco, was attended by Robert and Heather Burton of CAV Media - A Napa Valley Video Production Studio. The event was organized to honor companies and individuals that contribute to the strength of film production in northern California. Mr. Burton was invited to the event as a member of northern CaliforniaŐs production community. CAV has produced numerous programs for businesses and organizations throughout the region. His table included the actress Diane Baker along with author/screenwriter James Dalessandro. Mr. Burton is currently involved in the pre-production phase of a feature-length film, which he himself wrote. The screenplay has received critical acclaim from several professionals in the film industry as well as James Dalessandro, who wrote 1906, a best-selling novel about the Great San Francisco earthquake of that year. Mr. Burton is currently taking a screenwriting class from Mr. Dalessandro.
CAV Media Video and Chappellet Winery Team Up For Wine Auction
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CAV Media Studios, in association with Chappellet Winery & Vineyard and their partners The Yellowstone Club ski and golf community, and the Cadillac division of General Motors has completed production of a short piece for the 2005 Napa Valley Wine Auction. The DVD featured details of a package available for auction that ultimately went for a top bid of $300,000.
This was a remarkable project in that it was completed in so short a time - less than 48 hours from the initial phone call to the delivery of a fully edited, authored and mastered DVD production distributed on 150 full-color label DVDs. The clients were extraordinarily pleased with the results.
The video was played at the wine auction itself and was also featured in the DVD entertainment systems of each of the 40 yet to be released Cadillac STS-V luxury sedans on display.
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2005 Napa Valley Mustard Festival
CAV Media - A Napa Valley Video Production Company has wrapped up its coverage of the Napa Valley Mustard Festival. CAV Media Video Studios continues to be a Platinum sponsor of this event by providing quality professional media coverage of the various venues including highlighting the exotic food, art, wine and entertainment that is the trademark of this festival.
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Southcorp Promotional Presentation
CAV Media - A Napa Valley Video Production Company creates a 3 minute promotional piece in just 10 days for Southcorp, a global premium wine company. This Australian company is one of the top ten global wine producers. With the expertise and versatility of CAV Media this multi-purpose video will be distributed on DVD, CD-ROM, Power Point Presentations, as well as, Broadcast Television.
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Boeing Aerospace Company KC-10 Aircraft Training
After three years in production, CAV Media Studios - A Napa Valley Video Production Company completed production and post production on a complex Training Video for Boeing Aerospace Company. The KC-10 production was shot at Travis Air Force Base using actual Air Force personnel and aircraft. The production covers everything from fueling the aircraft in air to filling the tires properly.
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