Garman Productions, LLC

Today is the very last stage shoot that will take place at Garman Productions (at least in its current iteration, under our name). It's fitting that it's with some great old friends and clients. Our family did our best to get everything ready, although I'm sure we forgot many things that Steve always did. Emily put out the signs to block the driveway and salted the icy sidewalk. Lynn and Carrie cleaned the building, got the dressing room ready for talent and makeup, and made ...sure the stage was lit, ready and warm on this 19 degree February day. The only thing we can't figure out is the coffee maker, because Steve was the only coffee drinker around here. I think Steve would be really proud of us, getting his place looking top-notch, and doing whatever we can to make sure clients feel at home and have what they need. Just like he always did.

We are so sad to have to announce that Steve Garman died suddenly of a heart attack on February 3, 2021. He and his wife, Lynn, opened Garman Productions in 1981 and our company has been serving the Oklahoma City community and beyond since then. Over that 40-year period we’ve produced thousands of radio and TV commercials, industrial & training videos, and a myriad of other audio and video-related projects. We’ve made it possible for families to see and hear treasured home mo...vies and slides, converted from obsolete formats. We’ve been part of the careers of dozens of employees, some of whom became like family. It has been a pleasure and honor to serve the businesses of Oklahoma City, and be part of the advertising community here. We know Steve touched so many lives, and appreciate the love and kindness of those who have already reached out with their condolences. However you knew Stevefrom Northwest Classen High School, OU radio days, AdClub, or Producer’s Sound Studio, Producer’s Audio/Video, Garman Audio/Video or Garman Productionsyou were lucky. He was unfailingly kind, had impeccable integrity and professionalism, and always did whatever was necessary to do the right thing for a client. Generous with his time and advice, he could often be found sharing ideas with wet-behind-the-ears interns and veterans of the industry alike. He and Lynn were just shy of their 50th wedding anniversary, and he simply adored her, never neglecting to acknowledge the critical role she played in the enduring success of their business. We will be holding an open house celebration of Steve’s life on Saturday, February 27, 2021, at our offices at 2828 NW 58th Street in Oklahoma City, from 11:00 am to 5:00 pm. Please drop by during that time to share a story or memory of Steve. We’ll have a camera running on stage and a notebook if you’d prefer to write. We’ll also be showing some old video tours of our past locations and personnel, and of Steve throughout his career. We’d love to see you and reminisce; masks are required. ** With Steve’s passing, Garman Productions will not continue operations. We aren’t sure what the future holds right now, but we are not accepting any sessions, work or projects, effective immediately. If you have questions about an existing project, invoice or need help, contact us at [email protected] and we’ll help you as soon as we can. Sincerely, The Garman Family

Our guest in the audio suite for most of the day today was Cedric Pendleton, a talented actor who is in town working on a new movie "For The Love of Money." He was at our studio doing radio and TV voice over for Church's Chicken and promotions for their new white meat Texas Tenders combined with butterfly shrimp. Sounds good, doesn't it! Well, don't look for it quite yet, but soon! We are glad to have Cedric here in our state for both the new movie and the Texas Tenders!

We were thrilled yesterday to have Kristin Chenoweth, an Oklahoma and National Treasure, on our stage for a green screen project and a second shoot against our black curtain, shot by videographer extraordinaire, David Callahan. Kristin was accompanied by her boyfriend, Jason Bryant, on guitar. They are delightful people to work with and we were sharing everything with individuals across the country who sat in on the two projects, virtually, via Zoom. What a treat to have this Talented Oklahoman working in Oklahoma and at Garman Productions!

Here's the way we're doing movie transfers today to insure they will have a long future for your families memories. We capture them digitally, trimming off any unwanted stuff from the heads and tails of whatever format you bring us. Then we output them as digital files in the .mp4 format. No generation loss because they went directly to digital as they were captured. Then we put the .mp4 files on a thumb drive. In this case (client's name removed) there were 24 movies, in dif...ferent formats, but they all are digital .MP4's now and all are on the thumb drive. We put the drive in a labeled plastic case so you can keep track of it easily. The movies will play on any Mac, or any Windows computer, and on most TV and DVD players that have a USB port. This is how you should be saving your precious memories. We'll help you do that at Garman Productions, LLC Call us 405-254-2500. Don't delay! See more