WIX PIX Productions, Inc.

WIX PIX Productions, Inc. Wix Pix Productions - Producing media that gets results! Through the years, Wix Pix has grown and developed a great reputation for quality production.

Wix Pix Productions was founded in 1974 by Dale Wicks, an independent film producer, Vietnam veteran, and college instructor with an extensive broadcast television background, and his wife Rebecca, an educator with broadcast news experience. Wix Pix owns its own production tools, including High-Definition broadcast video cameras, teleprompter, lighting and sound equipment, plus two state-of-the-ar

t HD video edit suites. Wix Pix is pleased to present all of this, in house, under one roof. The availability of this talented production team using sophisticated equipment means that Wix Pix is able to produce high quality video at extremely competitive rates.

I attended the "Family Holidays" concert at the Pasquerilla Performing Arts Center last night. It's hard for me to find...
12/15/2024

I attended the "Family Holidays" concert at the Pasquerilla Performing Arts Center last night. It's hard for me to find the right adjectives to describe this evening ... exceptional, thrilling, moving, awesome, amazing come to mind.

The stage was full of incredible talent from our own magnificent symphony orchestra to the 90+ members of the symphony chorus to the sweet sounds of the children in their chorus called Inclined to Sing.

This was just a perfect kick-off of our Christmas season. Thank you to all those involved, from James Blachly to Jeff Webb to Emily Roy and all the participants. What a wonderful evening!

12/07/2024

Christmas shopping was the theme of this 1977 TV spot WIX PIX produced with Ed Kane and Mid State Advertising. So step back 47 years to this commercial, shot on 16mm film, a few years before video tape production became available.

12/05/2024

Let's go back 38 years to this trio of TV spots for the Cambria County Transit Authority. These all feature a local actor - Warren Gross. We worked with this talented and wonderful actor on many projects. Sadly, some years later, he took his own life. I think of him often.

12/03/2024

Since it's almost Christmas, I thought we could look back 37 years to a Richland Mall Christmas commercial. Note, Dave Smith does the VO ... is Dave still around? What a smart guy.

Saw MJ yesterday at the Benedum. Amazing!!! This plain stage erupted into blinding neon lights, projections and animat...
12/02/2024

Saw MJ yesterday at the Benedum. Amazing!!! This plain stage erupted into blinding neon lights, projections and animations, all timed precisely to this great music ... music you could feel in your chest. The lead was incredible and the choreography superb. I can't imagine a more thrilling afternoon in the theater.

11/11/2024

I AM A VETERAN
by Andrea Christensen Brett


You may not know me the first time we meet
I’m just another you see on the street
But I am the reason you walk and breathe free
I am the reason for your liberty

I AM A VETERAN

I work in the local factory all day
I own the restaurant just down the way
I sell you insurance, I start your IV
I’ve got the best-looking grandkids you’ll ever see

I’m your grocer, your banker
Your child’s schoolteacher
I’m your plumber, your barber
Your family’s preacher
But there’s part of me you don’t know very well
Just listen a moment, I’ve a story to tell

I AM A VETERAN

I joined the service while still in my teens
I traded my prom dress for camouflage greens
I’m the first in my family to do something like this
I followed my father, like he followed his

Defying my fears and hiding my doubt
I married my sweetheart before I shipped out
I missed Christmas, then Easter
The birth of my son
But I knew I was doing what had to be done

I served on the battlefront, I served on the base
I bound up the wounded
And begged for God’s grace
I gave orders to fire, I followed commands
I marched into conflict in far distant lands

In the jungle, the desert, on mountains and shores
In bunkers, in tents, on dank earthen floors
While I fought on the ground, in the air, on the sea
My family and friends were home praying for me

For the land of the free and the home of the brave
I faced my demons in foxholes and caves
Then one dreaded day, without drummer or fife
I lost an arm, my buddy lost his life

I came home and moved on
But forever was changed
The perils of war in my memory remained
I don’t really say much, I don’t feel like I can
But I left home a child, and came home a man

There are thousands like me
Thousands more who are gone
But their legacy lives as time marches on
White crosses in rows
And names carved in queue
Remind us of what these brave souls had to do

I’m part of a fellowship, a strong mighty band
Of each man and each woman
Who has served this great land
And when Old Glory waves
I stand proud, I stand tall
I helped keep her flying over you, over all

I AM A VETERAN

Lt. Wicks in a Huey somewhere over the Central Highlands of Vietnam, door gunner behind me. To my fellow Vietnam vets -...
11/11/2024

Lt. Wicks in a Huey somewhere over the Central Highlands of Vietnam, door gunner behind me. To my fellow Vietnam vets - Thank You For Your Service!

Today is the 105th birthday of Sgt. Michael Strank, the US Marine who led five other Marines in the raising of the US fl...
11/11/2024

Today is the 105th birthday of Sgt. Michael Strank, the US Marine who led five other Marines in the raising of the US flag over Iwo Jima. Mike grew up in Franklin Borough. He was killed seven days after the world famous photo was shot. Thank you Mike for your sacrifice. Thank a veteran this week!

I often wear this battered hat when I'm out and about, and I'm always amazed that no one gives a damn. I hope for an oc...
11/09/2024

I often wear this battered hat when I'm out and about, and I'm always amazed that no one gives a damn. I hope for an occasional "Thank uou for your service", but it rarely comes. I do this, not for some kind of pat-on-the-back, but to remind folks that there are veterans all around you.

Veterans make up 7% of our population. They have given several years of their lives in service to the USA, and to you. Is it too much to ask that people take 3 seconds of their time to say those five words?

Next time you see a vet, let them know you appreciate their commitment to our country and to your freedom.

11/07/2024

Here's a 60-second look at Bedford County that I edited from raw footage I shot and had on file. Enjoy.

Don't know why. These roots just outside WIX PIX caught my attention. Looks like the place a hobbit might live. Maybe...
11/04/2024

Don't know why. These roots just outside WIX PIX caught my attention. Looks like the place a hobbit might live. Maybe does!

11/01/2024

In this time of truly mean political TV commercials, I thought it would be nice to see how this advertising was once done. Conceived by Ed Kane of Mid State Advertising and shot/edited by WIX PIX here is a TV spot from 40 years ago...

11/01/2024

In April, 2001, U.S. Bank changed it's name. WIX PIX was hired to do the TV introduction. Here are 2 spots from 23 years ago ... the animation was done by our excellent animator, Mike Podrasky.

10/31/2024

Denny Miller, long-time co-worker at WIX PIX, recently had triple bypass heart surgery and is now at Crichton Rehab in Johnstown. In this TV spot, Denny is the guy in the basketball stands holding a MediPak. Best wishes, Den ... get well soon.

10/26/2024

Come with me on a short trip down a walkway at the Portage RR Lemon House site ... breathe deep and relax. Ahhh.

10/24/2024

20 years ago, Birthright called and asked us to produce a TV spot describing their services. I decided that, rather than writing a 30-second VO, I'd write a first-person story using Rotoscoping. This technique involves shooting live actors to tape, then having our animator copy EACH FRAME of the edited spot as a line drawing, a process that took several days.

We hired actors and voice talent and produced this effective piece which was used across the country.

10/23/2024

I have been so blessed by having the career I had, where almost no two days were the same: one day shooting commercials in an amusement park, next 800 feet underground in Australia shooting installation of coal mine roof bolts. then shooting a music video, then a Hoss's TV spot, then helicopter footage over coal fields, then power plants across the country, then looking down at a beating heart during open heart surgery. I could go on and on and on!

Here is a clip from one of the 25 half-hour specials we did with Amy Bradley at Conemaugh, shot at the East Kentucky Science Center. Thanks to the WIX PIX team who, through the decades, helped create amazing programs!

Just another ordinary day in ordinary Vinco in ordinary Cambria County, PA. Ho-hum. How lucky we are!
10/21/2024

Just another ordinary day in ordinary Vinco in ordinary Cambria County, PA. Ho-hum. How lucky we are!

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Christmas shopping was the theme of this 1977 TV spot WIX PIX produced with Ed Kane and Mid State Advertising. So step back 47 years to this commercial, shot on 16mm film, a few years before video tape production became available.

Let's go back 38 years to this trio of TV spots for the Cambria County Transit Authority. These all feature a local actor - Warren Gross. We worked with this talented and wonderful actor on many projects. Sadly, some years later, he took his own life. I think of him often.

Since it's almost Christmas, I thought we could look back 37 years to a Richland Mall Christmas commercial. Note, Dave Smith does the VO ... is Dave still around? What a smart guy.

Here's a 60-second look at Bedford County that I edited from raw footage I shot and had on file. Enjoy.

In this time of truly mean political TV commercials, I thought it would be nice to see how this advertising was once done. Conceived by Ed Kane of Mid State Advertising and shot/edited by WIX PIX here is a TV spot from 40 years ago...

In April, 2001, U.S. Bank changed it's name. WIX PIX was hired to do the TV introduction. Here are 2 spots from 23 years ago ... the animation was done by our excellent animator, Mike Podrasky.

Denny Miller, long-time co-worker at WIX PIX, recently had triple bypass heart surgery and is now at Crichton Rehab in Johnstown. In this TV spot, Denny is the guy in the basketball stands holding a MediPak. Best wishes, Den ... get well soon.

Come with me on a short trip down a walkway at the Portage RR Lemon House site ... breathe deep and relax. Ahhh.

20 years ago, Birthright called and asked us to produce a TV spot describing their services. I decided that, rather than writing a 30-second VO, I'd write a first-person story using Rotoscoping. This technique involves shooting live actors to tape, then having our animator copy EACH FRAME of the edited spot as a line drawing, a process that took several days. We hired actors and voice talent and produced this effective piece which was used across the country.

I have been so blessed by having the career I had, where almost no two days were the same: one day shooting commercials in an amusement park, next 800 feet underground in Australia shooting installation of coal mine roof bolts. then shooting a music video, then a Hoss's TV spot, then helicopter footage over coal fields, then power plants across the country, then looking down at a beating heart during open heart surgery. I could go on and on and on! Here is a clip from one of the 25 half-hour specials we did with Amy Bradley at Conemaugh, shot at the East Kentucky Science Center. Thanks to the WIX PIX team who, through the decades, helped create amazing programs!

Here's a spot we did for Idlewild Park with Elisco Advertising in Pittsburgh. One interesting point, the guy who played the grandfather was missing a finger on his right hand ... something we weren't aware of till the day of the shoot. You'll see what we did to hide that situation when you watch this spot from over 20 years ago.

In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month...

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Wix Pix Productions was founded in 1974 by Dale Wicks, an independent film producer, Vietnam veteran, and college instructor with an extensive broadcast television background, and his wife Rebecca, an educator with broadcast news experience. Dale has a BS in Mathematics and a MEd in Communications Media. Through the years, Wix Pix has grown and developed a great reputation for quality production. Wix Pix owns its own production tools, including High-Definition broadcast video cameras, teleprompter, lighting and sound equipment, plus two state-of-the-art HD video edit suites. Wix Pix is pleased to present all of this, in house, under one roof. The availability of this talented production team using sophisticated equipment means that Wix Pix is able to produce high quality video at extremely competitive rates.