Take One Studio Productions

07/20/2024

Drumroll please...🥁 The world premiere episode of Ellijay Eats: Sharing Stories, Sharing Food featuring Carolyn Slavenas with our hostess Jennifer Leifheit is here! Many hours of dreaming, planning, scheduling, production, and post-production but I am so proud to have been on this journey with my creative friend Jennifer, and Carolyn knocked it out of the park as our first guest. Many people to thank so I hope you enjoy the show and stay for the credits!! We have more episodes planned so stay tuned! And if you would please --> Like, Subscribe, and Comment!
Grab some popcorn and enjoy!! 🎥🎬😀
Pick Ellijay Gilmer Chamber

Join us on a culinary adventure as we travel throughout Ellijay to gather ingredients and prepare and eat a delicious meal with our friends and family. With ...

06/19/2024

40 years ago I had a seed and a vision planted in my heart that led to a career into the audio and video industry …

In the fall of 2024 I will be the new Audio / Video Production teacher for Gilmer High School - Gilmer County Schools in Ellijay, GA. I am very excited to share my passion for this business with the students in our community. The College and Career Academy is an incredible program in our Georgia school system. Being able to guide high school students through a career pathway and into a future career in audio or video production is going to be so fulfilling. -- I started my dream in the early 80s at the University of North Carolina - Asheville under the incredible mentorship of Wayne Joseph Kirby, who started the program with his own equipment and built it into a world-class facility and program that continues to this day. Thank you Dr. Kirby for believing in me!! I went on to New York City/New Jersey and freelanced for 4 years with some other amazing mentors, friends, and production businesses -- Barry Hirschberg, Liz Hirschberg, Jason Miles Music, Jason Miles, Andy Huenerberg, Dave Fields and more, (Thank you all for being amazing!!) and then moved back to Atlanta to start a family and begin my career with Turner Broadcasting in 1992. I was blessed to spend most of my career there working mostly with Cartoon Network, TBS/TNT Networks, and sports as a Senior Sound Designer. After a great career there, I started my own production company in 2020, and thankfully, Take One Studio Productions has been a local success. I have been honored to work with inspiring local businesses, our Gilmer Chamber, and many non-profits. I thank you all and I will continue the business of Take One Studio Productions, but I now have a vision for my future students to be helping out and learning with a high school production company, and all that will unfold as I get started. First, I will be spending a week at Trilith Studios in Fayetteville, GA learning at the Georgia Film Academy’s teacher workshop for a week in July. Thank you to my friend Greg Gause for continuing to inspire and be a great mentor to me! Also, thanks to Jake Callihan for asking if I knew "anyone" who might want to teach audio and video production at the high school, and thanks to Derek Bowen and Dr. Brian Ridley for believing in me!
And especially to my wife Karleen Parks Ferguson and my kiddos for your utmost support and encouragement!!
Most people at my age retire but as my great friend Terry Ellis said to me, “No, sometimes we just pivot!!” :-) I look forward to inspiring the students at Gilmer High School to understand all the possibilities that are available in this career pathway! I would appreciate your prayers, and if you have a teenager at the high school that is interested in a career or just learning more about audio and video production, I would love to have them in class!! Let the adventure begin !! 😀🙌🎥😀

06/05/2024

Here is the next updated video in the Talona Ridge RV Resort series. Grateful to the families and creatives who had a hand in completing this vision! Chaos Kiddos & Harmony
Through the Eyes of Our Tribe
Enjoy those Ellijay Apples! They are the best!
Pick Ellijay Gilmer Chamber

05/21/2024

It was such an honor to take part in this great event for the Gilmer Chamber !! Thank you for inviting me! Thanks to everyone involved! The students were great and had some very insightful questions for us! So fun!!

05/15/2024

I have been working with a great team to update some of the original videos and create a few new ones for Talona Ridge RV Resort - thank you to Chaos Kiddos & Harmony, Gwendolyn Call, Through the Eyes of Our Tribe, Roaming With The Smiths, Ott Vineyards and Winery, and of course the great people and beautiful scenery at Talona Ridge RV Resort !! Enjoy!

02/17/2024

This is always a fun time in Downtown Ellijay! Get your tie dye on and check out those "dock diving dogs in the pool"! 😀🐾☮️
April 13th - 10am till 4pm Woofstock Pet Party
Workman Reflections

02/08/2024

I was honored to be asked to produce a video for the Fannin County High School Dance Team as they head into their 2024 State Competitions. A great group of ladies and coaches! It was a lot of fun! Good luck Rebelettes!! ⚔️🎉

12/20/2023

Mark your calendars now for this incredible day! The 2024 Blue Ridge Mountains Wine and Jazz Festival is set for September 7, 2024 at White Path Creek Farms in Ellijay, GA. Awesome music all day with great vendors, food, and more!! I love this event and had a blast filming there all day in 2023. Here is a look back video but make sure to look and ahead and plan to be there!! Stay tuned for more and a line up of 2024 musicians!! Can't wait!!
Pick Ellijay Kharisma Entertainment, Inc.

12/07/2023

We love this beautiful park close to our downtown in Ellijay, GA. The Friends of Harrison Park Ellijay and it's volunteers have worked tirelessly to preserve the history here and create a park that everyone in our town and those who visit can enjoy. I have been able to film the progress here for several years and so we put together a walk through the park to detail a few of the features that Harrison Park has to offer. Special thanks to the talented Brett Cantrell for being our host through the park and to those who are interviewed here. I hope you enjoy this video but even more I hope you visit and spend some time in this amazing park, and support the efforts ongoing to make it even better for future generations!
Pick Ellijay

09/17/2023

I am so honored to support Appalachian CASA through my video production. What an incredible group to work with! Their passion and the passion of their volunteers is more than inspiring, it’s life changing!! Please support them and join us on September 22 at Chateau Meichtry for this very important fundraiser!!
Sweet Cheek’s BBQ Company
A Little Baked Bakery
Donavie’s Delectables
Buckley Vineyards
Faith Hope and Charity Recycle Store
ROOTS Thrift Store
Ellijay Tire Company
Pick Ellijay Gilmer Chamber
Amicalola EMC Piedmont Mountainside Hospital
Fannin Foster Families
Community Bank of Pickens County, Member FDIC
United Community Bank

05/10/2023

Working with the staff at Bear Claw Vineyards & Winery, Inc. home of the Blue Ridge TreeHouse is an absolute blast!!! What an incredible place, and I am so happy to be partnering with them to share with you the beauty, fun, and success of this one of a kind vineyard in North Georgia It's an amazing place to relax, unwind, and enjoy!! And CONGRATS to them for their recent awards!! Stay tuned for more videos coming soon! Pick Ellijay Fannin County Chamber of Commerce
Georgia Wine Producers Open Georgia Wine

03/19/2023

This was such a fun project to work on with some very passionate people and their pets! Since this is a "1st Annual Event" we needed footage to film a commercial, and so Friends Of Gilmer Animal Shelter organized a few hours for us to film some hippie pets and their owners. Thanks to Waddle On Inn rescue, inc, Ashley's Ark Pet Sitting, and Viking Outdoor for such an amazing experience!! Follow Woofstock Pet Party and plan on participating on this very fun day in Pick Ellijay!!
Original Music by Robert Ferguson - Singer, Songwriter, Pianist
http://takeonestudioproductions.com

03/10/2023

Whether you have been here or not, you need to visit Southern Flare Antiques and Interiors and see all of the new treasures they have. This is a beautiful place right here in Ellijay with the nicest owner and staff!! It's right on the river just under 515 heading out 52 East and their new River Room is just the coolest!! Thank you to Tej and Lisa for all your help and for your smiling faces! And thank you for trusting me with your commercial production! 😀 Y'all are the best!
Pick Ellijay

03/03/2023

I am so excited to share this video with you all. No matter the time of year, these vineyards in North Georgia, who are members of the Gilmer Chamber, are stunning, and the people who own them, work them, harvest them, and serve the people who visit them are some of the most amazing, selfless people you will ever meet. Thank you to Pick Ellijay, the Gilmer Chamber, and to Georgia Wine Producers for allowing me to produce this video for their annual event at Venue in the Vines. If you have visited them you know. If you haven't then complete the list and visit them all!! Special thanks to the vineyards who allowed me access and put up with me filming and droning multiple times! Stay tuned - there is more to come!
Bear Claw Vineyards & Winery, Inc. home of the Blue Ridge TreeHouse
Buckley Vineyards
Cairn View Winery
Canoe Vineyard & Winery
Cartecay Vineyards
Chateau Meichtry
Ellijay River Vineyards
Engelheim Vineyards
Fainting Goat Vineyards
Grapes and Ladders
Ott Vineyards and Winery
Reece's Cider Co.
https://roomountainvineyards.com/
Serenberry Vineyards
Sharp Mountain Vineyards