2008 is looking great. We recently acquired a Panasonic HPX500 P2HD camera enabling us to shoot more High Definition today and into the future. We are currently editing a documentary following local students on a mission to Jamaica. Another documentary is underway that is following the creation of a memorial dedicated to the Navy service on D-Day and will finish later this year on the beaches in Normandy, France.

Ocean State Video is proud to announce that "D-Day + 62 Years" has been honored with 2 Emmy Awards. The documentary received an Emmy for "Best Program Photography" and producer/writer Tim Gray received an Emmy for writing. We partnered with Tim Gray Media to produce a new documentary to forever preserve the memories of World War II veterans who took part in the Normandy Invasion. These men sit down and tell their stories, some for the first time ever. We also followed a group of veterans back to beaches in Normandy.

In 2007 our documentary "D-Day: The Price of Freedom" aired nationally on PBS.  HD Production is underway on a documentary on the history of Diners.  We completed production on a second documentary about Johnson & Wales University and an educational documentary about DWI titled: "The Impact of Your Choice". Both are slated to air soon on PBS. We are shooting a moving story of faith and adversity at a Church in Jamaica Plain. This project is being produced in High Definition. 

For the third year in a row, we have provided a development video for Our Lady Of Fatima Hospital. Other 2007 projects include: a recruitment video for St. Michael's College Fire & Rescue, development videos for a new Temple in East Greenwich and A Wish Come True.

The Emmy nominated documentary "Rhode Island's Historic Lighthouses" continues to air on RIPBS. A world premiere was held at Jane Pickens Theater in Newport in July of 2005. The 47 minute film plus bonus material is now available on DVD from the Rose Island Lighthouse Foundation, the Beavertail Lighthouse Museum in Jamestown, Ida Lewis Yacht Club in Newport, the visitor center at Slator Mill in Pawtucket, from RIPBS and other Lighthouse groups in the area. Anyone interested in obtaining copies for retail can contact Jim@oceanstatetvideo.com .

In January 2003 we traveled to Morocco and Egypt to shoot 2 documentaries for PBS.  The programs were produced by The Visionaries and feature the work of the Near East Foundation. The 2 - 30 minute documentaries aired on PBS stations around the country. The trip included a visit to the pyramids in Giza, climbing to the top of one of the oldest mosques in Cairo, a day in Marrakech, work in the beautiful but harsh Atlas mountains of Morocco and meeting many interesting people from some very different cultures.

Ocean State Video recently completed projects for The Greater Providence Chamber, Cowan Plastics, Ocean Tides, Lifespan, Women & Infants' Hospital, Kent Hospital, The Tomorrow Fund, The Prout School,   The Rhode Island Philharmonic, Olneyville Community Schools, and  a Six SIGMA video for Textron.   We recently produced a new image video for Memorial Hospital, two educational shows for the Annenberg Institute, a Best Practices video for TFC Textron, a development video for The American Heart Association and a product demonstration tape for the American International Tool, Paint Shaver.  Ocean State Video also completed 4 Community Service Learning videos for Johnson & Wales University.