Video Dude Productions, Inc.

12/30/2023

Exciting News Alert! We are thrilled to share that the groundbreaking Covid Documentary "Viper Virus, History in the Making” is STILL making waves in the film industry and has received several more prestigious Film Festival Awards in 2023!
This eye-opening project is a result of a powerful collaboration between Celeste Locante Thorson, Producer, DOG TV Productions, Doug Barkley, Videodude Productions, Inc., and Susan Clifton, Clifton Design Group,, each contributing their unique expertise to bring you a compelling narrative that delves deep into the impact of the pandemic. Join us on this riveting journey as we explore the complexities of the pandemic, weaving together stories that resonate and inspire. Viper Virus has been shown in over 70 Film Festivals worldwide.
https://www.vipervirus.com

Cannes World Film Festival - Award Winner
Stockholm Short Festival -Award Winner.
Venice Under the Stars- International Film Festival- Award winner
Pegasus Film Awards -Award Winner
Paris International Short Festival- Semi-Finalist
Berlin Shorts Award-Semi-Finalist
Tokyo International Cinema Awards- Nominee
Dublin Movie Awards-Semi-Finalist
Cannes Arts Fest- Nominee

A film on the COVID-19 pandemic… Movie Trailers The COVID-19 pandemic slithered into our country like a venomous snake – a Viper Virus.   It was a historical event taking place in South Florida and throughout the world…Our lives, as we used to know them, were changing daily. People were scare...

09/15/2023

The awards keep rolling in for "Viper Virus", our joint production with Celeste Locante Thorson of DogTV!
The Black Owl Film Festival has awarded us as follows:
WINNER - Best Trailer
HONORABLE MENTIONS - Best Producer, Best Poster, Best Covid-19 film
Visit our website https://vipervirus.com for trailers and info regarding the movie.

A film on the COVID-19 pandemic… Movie Trailers The COVID-19 pandemic slithered into our country like a venomous snake – a Viper Virus.   It was a historical event taking place in South Florida and throughout the world…Our lives, as we used to know them, were changing daily. People were scare...

02/14/2022

The time has finally arrived!

Producer Celeste Locante Thorson is proud to announce the film ‘Viper Virus, History in the Making’ is now available for public viewing on YouTube.

A collaborative project between Dog TV Productions, Video Dude Productions, and Clifton Design Group, ‘Viper Virus’ was shot completely in South Florida and has been seen in 67 film festivals worldwide, garnering numerous awards.

A big “Thank You!” to all the participants in the film who helped make it possible.

Viper Virus is an award-winning documentary about the early days of the Coronavirus pandemic and the effect it had on South Florida businesses, schools and c...

10/29/2021

The Fort Lauderdale premiere of "Viper Virus: History In the Making" (our joint with Celeste Locante Thorson of DogTV Productions, LLC) is finally here! Click on the link for the press release with information on locations and how to get tickets. Hope to see you there!

For Immediate ReleaseOctober 29, 2021 “Viper Virus: History in the Making” to be shown at the historical Gateway Cinema in Fort Lauderdale Fort Lauderdale— October 29, 2021 — The schedule for the 36th Annual Fort Lauderdale Film Festival (FLIFF) has been made public, and our documentary film...

09/15/2021

Shooting, shooting, shooting!

09/13/2021

The 2021 Hollywood (CA) Global Film Festival has selected "Viper Virus" as a nominee for an award in the category of BEST PERIOD AND HISTORICAL FILM! The award ceremony to be held in Los Angeles on October 24th. Stay tuned!

https://vipervirus.com

08/30/2021

The film festival selections (and awards) for our "Viper Virus" documentary joint with Celeste at DogTV Productions, LLC keep rolling in! We're now up to 60 international film festival selections with 8 awards and many finalist, semi-finalist and honorable mention accolades.

We still can't show it publicly yet due to festival submission restrictions, but you can check out the trailer here: https://youtu.be/l-WRGxv_zOg

Stay tuned for information on when we get to premiere It to the public!

08/09/2021

Another award for our documentary joint with DogTV Productions, LLC!

08/03/2021

Congratulations to Producer/Director Celeste Locante Thorson for receiving the Best Producer Award at the Naples (Italy) Film Awards!

07/01/2021

Day 1 of a 2-day video shoot of impact window testing at Fenex in Ft. Lauderdale. Biggest window so far!

06/28/2021

The final results from Cannes World Film Festival are in! While we didn't win the BIG award, our joint with Celeste Locante Thorson and DogTV Productions DID get an Honorable Mention! 😎 🎥 🎬

06/24/2021

Shoot today for our actress client Janice Hamilton, recording scenes for a film audition. Video, audio, lighting, teleprompter setups and crew member Doug Barkley got 'volunteered' into reading script lines! It made for a fun day of shooting. 😎 🎬 🎥

06/21/2021

UPDATE: Our documentary joint with Celeste Thorson at DogTV Productions has now been nominated for an award at Cannes!
Judging will be finished soon - we'll keep you posted!

05/12/2021

Our recent business video project for the Illinois Dental Institute! Creation of hygienist training videos for use in classroom and lecture presentations - covering proper use of dental instruments, proper hygienist/patient seating, teeth cleaning and polishing. https://www.illinoisdentalinstitute.com/

DON'T BE LEFT OUT!
If your business lacks video content for training, website or PowerPoint presentations, call today and speak to one of our team members to discuss your video needs! 954.296.6449

04/26/2021

Our joint with has now reached a total of 44 festivals! Breakdown goes like this: 3 awards (2 Best Editing, 1 Best of FL Documentary), 9 Festival Finalist, 3 Festival Semi-Finalist, 1 Honorable Mention and 28 Festival Selections.
Since some of the festivals require no public showings in order to be eligible, we're still holding off on releasing to the public for now. As soon as we can show it, we'll make the announcement! 😎 🎬 🎥

04/12/2021

Another editing award (congrats Doug Barkley) for our Viper Virus joint with Celeste Locante Thorson of Dog-TV Productions, LLC.

As soon as all the festivals are done, Viper Virus will be made available to the public for viewing!