Our Capabilities
Wide Awake Films possesses a wide array of storytelling experience and advanced technical skills to produce films and interactives that reach and excite new audiences.
Series Design and Scripting
We produce original series for leading television channels and streaming platforms and can work with you on developing series and scripts that will excite and inspire your audiences. Everything we do starts with a great story and a powerful script.
History Documentaries with Authentic Recreations
We bring history to life through authentic live-action recreations. Wide Awake’s dedication to creating authentic and exciting recreations of historical events is what we are best known for. See how we work with the best in the business when it comes to recreating our nation’s history.
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Animated Maps
Beautiful and highly illuminating, Wide Awake’s animated maps are at the heart of many of its award-winning productions. See how we create map animations that provide needed geographic context and that help unlock your stories.
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Featured Projects:
Step-In Videos
Wide Awake is the leader in melding historical imagery, modern video, and expert commentary into presentations that supercharge the power of place. See how these cutting-edge VR mash-ups are transforming how people view historic locations.
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Featured Projects:
Gettysburg Address Then & Now: Step-Into- History
Step into a Historic Photo at Massaponax: Ulysses S. Grant's Council of War
Virtual Reality
Whether experienced through your smartphone, dedicated VR goggles, or via online media platforms, see how we have developed augmented and virtual reality products that place the viewer into the historical moment.
3D Animation and Motion Graphics
Wide Awake develops sophisticated 3D animations and motion graphics to generate interest and insight in its productions. We’ve created animations of historic ships, buildings, and constitutional subjects. Learn more about how we can develop 3D animations to recreate our nation’s past in exciting new ways.
Museum Interactives and Media Design
Wide Awake Films works with leading museums and museum exhibit design firms to create interactive experiences and large-format media presentations. Our team can work to develop new offerings that will supercharge your museum’s overall experience.
Drone Videography
We employ drones to generate powerful overhead views of live-action scenes and historic landscapes. Learn more about how we create and utilize this powerful footage in our narratives.
Other Capabilities
Historical Research
Stock Footage
Graphic Design
Digital Asset Management Consulting
Congressional Medal of Honor Society - “D-Day: The Medal of Honor on Omaha Beach”
Catherine Ehlers Metcalf, Executive Director of Education
“My initial reaction, aside from the goose bumps, is indeed ‘Wow!’ You have done a great job of intertwining the three stories to tell the story of D-Day.”
