After seven years at 1400 W. Hubbard St., Gene Cosentino moved his X-Ray productions downtown, across the hall, in fact, from Bosco Productions’ fifth floor expanded facility at 160 E. Grand.
The new 4,000-sq. ft. space is a little slimmer than X-Ray’s previous 6,000-sq. ft. digs, but plenty spacious for its primary source of business, the shooting of live media tours via Vyvex and satellite distribution to TV shows.
The space is in the process of a build-out, said Cosentino, with the expectation of a Nov. 1 completion. It will have a 25×36-ft. stage, a kitchen stage, edit suite, conference room, offices, dressing rooms and will be wired for Vyvex fiber optics.
Having the synergy of Bosco’s editing and other facilities across the hall “will put more resources at our fingertips” than ever before, Cosentino said.
As a media tour contractor, X-Ray shoots interviews of authorities on various subjects, who have been contacted by a media company, which in turn works for a PR firm and its client.
Coming up Nov. 19 from its new studio are interviews with journalists for the National Press Corps, for which X-Ray will provide a full crew and uplink to designated TV outlets.
It recently shot a series of interviews with doctors talking a new therapy to prevent heart disease for a PR firm representing the American Heart Association. The interviews were booked on several dozen TV shows.
Some of X-Ray’s clients include such media companies as News Broadcast Network, Media Link and First Line Media.
Cosentino is X-Ray’s executive producer, hiring 10-15 freelance crews for each shoot.
Cosentino started his production career at the now-defunct Polycom, then formed his own company, Renaissance Film & Video with several partners. He formed X-Ray eight years ago.
Cosentino’s phone number is 312/738-9729.
