2025 update, Marty has decided to sunset his work on set. If you are in the 24frame playback game and would like to takeover this site, please email me.
Some people think seeing a TV or computer screen with a camera is a problem. Marty Brenneis has been solving those problems since 1990. That was back in the day when TV screens and film cameras just didn’t get along. When the LCD arrived the sync issues went away, but someone still has to manage the images, that I Love Lucy episode is not going to play itself over and over again.
Now we are getting into a time when producers want to go way back in time and shoot content from a long time ago, like in the 1970’s, ’80’s, and 90’s when lcd screens weren’t around much. That means you need to find an old TV and an old playback technician. Well you can find both at Sparkology. We also have some young playback technicians working with us too.
Is there a PC or a Mac in your script? Perhaps an Apple II or a pong game? We are here to make all that happen. Many of today’s scripts are driven by social media and computer activity, we are here to get the screens to do exactly what you want take after take.
Here are some shows that we have provided playback services on:
Here are a few of the films and TV shows that Sparkology has provided the 24 frame video support.
| 13 Reasons Why | Netflix |
| Chance | Hulu |
| Hurlyburly | Fine Line Features |
| Getting Even With Dad | MGM |
| Mrs. Doubtfire | 20th Century Fox |
| So I Married an Ax Murder | Sony Pictures |
| Fearless | Warner Bros. |
| Heart & Souls | MCA/Universal |
| Being Human | Warner Bros. |
| Joy Luck Club | Hollywood Pictures |
| Golden Gate | Golden Gate Productions |
| Nash Bridges | Rysher Productions |
| A Smile Like Yours | Rysher Productions |
| “Golden Gate” the pilot | NBC Productions |
| Tenderfoots | 20th Century Fox |
| Jade | Paramount pictures |
| Perfect Strangers | NBC Productions |
| The Conversation | Sony Pictures |
| Jack | Hollywood Pictures |
| Grand Avenue | HBO Productions |
| Metro | Disney |
| Flubber | Disney |
| Scream | Frightmare Productions |
Here are a few of our commercial clients:
Citibank
Intuit – Quicken
Intuit – Quickbooks
BP
American Express
Toyota
First Union Bank
Walgreens
