As we reflect on the last 12 months, 2011 brought many exciting changes to our Boston-based video production company. When McElroy Films outgrew it’s office, increased staff, won 3 more Davey Awards, and expanded services all within a calendar year, it’s safe to call 2011 a success, but that success is something we’ve come to expect in our office.

Yet again, we were awarded three more Davey Awards for non-profit videos produced for Fenway Health, the South Shore Habitat for Humanity, and the New England Pediatric Center. The latest awards came in addition to the Telly Award given in early 2011 for yet another Fenway Health video.

The winning ways extended into our wedding division as McElroy Weddings won the highly coveted Bride’s Choice Award from the Wedding Wire and the Best of 2012 from The Knot. Both awards are based solely on positive client reviews and are only awarded to the top 5% of the many hundreds of thousands of members on each website.

2011 saw dozens of exciting new videos produced for new and established clients.

Acclaimed singer, Brian Evans, originally of Haverhill, MA, enlisted us to promote his hit single At Fenway in a 30-second spot featuring Hall-of-Famer Jim Rice. The spot not only fueled the song’s induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame, but also aired during the Super Bowl in several regions across the United States.

We also produced a hip-hop music video for local artist, G-Star, which accrued hundreds of thousands of views on YouTube in mere weeks.

At about the same time, McElroy Films delved into the New Hampshire Republican primary, becoming former Speaker Newt Gingrich’s personal videographers at a time when the race was still hotly contested. Videographers Ben and Brittney found themselves traveling to every corner of the Granite State, following Newt as he campaigned from senior centers to college campuses. After the New Hampshire primary, McElroy Films produced web spots and commercials for the South Carolina primary.

New videos for non-profit Fenway Health were featured at two of the largest gala events for the LGBT community in the country in both 2011 and early 2012: The Men’s Event and the Women’s Diner Party. Another non-profit giant, the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of America (CCFA), had a video produced for their premiere fundraising event as well as videos detailing the CCFA’s major fundraising programs such as the Take Steps and Team Challenge campaigns. All the videos went a long way in detailing the missions of Fenway Health and the CCFA for potential donors.

The past year also included training videos for Triple-S and the Boston Fire Department as well as educational videos for Fenn School, Holy Name High School, and the Pakachoag Music School.

With all the success and a host of new projects on the horizon, McElroy Films seems ripe for even greater success in 2012 and beyond. We would like to thank our clients for trusting us with their video, web hosting, and distribution needs, as, without them, our success wouldn’t be possible.

McElroy Films, has proven that sticking to a philosophy that video can affordable and created at a lower cost is a recipe for success. McElroy Films has had an office & studio close to Boston but since it’s doors have been open we’ve already out-grew that space and have had to move to a larger facility and hire additional staff.

McElroy Films new location at 50 Mall Road in Burlington, Mass houses a staff of editors, sales and marketing, and a new theater room with additional space to expand.

As a company McElroy Films is very honored to be apart of this selection. Additional winning titles include: Maskar Design, The Dow Chemical Company, Wired Safety, Zemoga, A&E Television Networks, Sony Pictures, The Coca-Cola Company and many more.

Our winning entries are the following:

Fenway Health HIV Trial Vaccine Testimonials – Provider of medical care and mental health services to the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender communities. Click here for more information.

New England Pediatric Care – New England Pediatric Care is a skilled nursing facility in No. Billerica, MA for children who need post-hospitalization care, or complex care for medically fragile children. Click here for more information.

South Shore Habitat for Hummanity – Based in Braintree, Massachusetts, SSHH is a nonprofit, ecumenical Christian ministry dedicated to building homes in partnership with family partners. Click here for more information.

Our video was shot back in October of 2010 with the McElroy Films crew and Fenway Health. We actually shot this during some down time in-between takes for another piece for Fenway Health. Glad we took the time and effort to get it right because it sure paid off.

Except from the our awards notice from the Telly Awards:

“The Silver Telly Council, our judging and oversight body is comprised of top industry professionals that are past winners of a Silver Telly, Our highest honor. The Telly awards receives over 13,000 entries annually from the finest ad agencies, production companies, TV stations, cable companies, interactive agencies and corporations in the world. It is a remarkable achievement to be selected for recognition.”

We trust this will shine a little more light Fenway Health’s message and cause.

Below is the full video. Please also visit Fenway Health for more information.

As a company McElroy Films is very honored to be apart of this selection. Additional winning titles include: Maskar Design, The Dow Chemical Company, Wired Safety, Zemoga, A&E Television Networks, Sony Pictures, The Coca-Cola Company and many more.

Our winning entry that was selected is shown below. The South Shore Habitat for Humanity – Family Partners is the official title. Produced by Benjamin J. McElroy and Dan Knapp. McElroy produced, shot and edited the entire video from start to finish. Take a look below and enjoy.