About
Company
Visual and visionary.
Epic Eye specializes in unique, multi-dimensional, custom visual artwork. We are the first group of artists to provide humanity with the unique opportunity to view and experience uncompressed video of high resolution time-lapse photography. Our revolutionary Moving Murals truly capture the continuum of our natural environment and they stir the soul, enliven the senses and possess healing potential for the mind and spirit. To read more about the healing benefits please reference our Research.
We strive to capture the beauty of the natural world -- the enchanting sweep of stars across the sky, the eternal grace of a landscape, the serenity of sunrise and the kinetic energy of a storm front. Nature's splendor, combined with our special artistic touches and the latest technology create the canvas of the future.
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Just like a painting, you are drawn in. First you revel in its beauty and then you're compelled to look deeper. Unlike static works of art, our revolutionary Moving Murals are constantly changing, giving you ever more to savor, ponder and enjoy. It is a timeless, yet cutting edge, versatile, sustainable, and renewable form of art to keep your environment up to date, unique, and fresh.
Moving Murals are the perfect medium to display our art in resorts, hotels, businesses and homes. Whether you are an individual art collector or a large purchasing agent, Epic Eye is equipped to accommodate diverse needs. Epic Eye is also available for custom commissions. If you love our work, but you didn't find the composition or affect you were looking for in our Online Gallery, please contact us.
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Mission
Our Mission is to entice your eyes and broaden your horizons. We aim to create awe-inspiring, immersive art that will change the way you view the world. We fuse the expanding complexity of the technical universe with the imagination of human artistry.
We are guided by creativity, ingenuity and an enduring commitment to excellence.
Team
We are a family owned and operated business with decades of artistic and entrepreneurial experience. Dedicated to ensuring you receive the quality, satisfaction and exquisite care you deserve. With the diversity of talent on the Epic Eye team, we are fortunate to have created a culture where all the team members feel they have the opportunity to focus, release and fulfill their best potential.
Susan Rees is the President/Owner of Epic Eye. Susan has many years of business ownership, management, marketing, sales and customer service experience. Epic Eye is the pinnacle of her career, combining her business savvy with her natural creative talents and her love of all living things. Susan has an extensive, fulfilling and successful history with her son, Aaron, and daughter, Sarah, in the photography and videography industry. In the field, she is known as the Executive Producer. More About Susan
Contact SusanAaron Rees is the epitome of artistic innovation, entrepreneurial vision, and technical expertise. He loves to research and develop new concepts, but is committed first and foremost to the quality of our art, working with every piece to ensure it is worthy of the Epic Eye brand. Prior to joining Epic Eye he successfully launched his own photography and video company that garnered accolades and national attention. In the field he is known as the Director of Photography or Creative Director.
Contact AaronSarah Christensen is an operations expert. Sarah's greatest strength lies in her ability to take a sometimes nebulous idea and make it a reality. She finds great pleasure in helping people become their best selves both professionally and personally. Epic Eye is the perfect platform to do just that. Prior to joining Epic Eye, Sarah co-owned a photography and video company with her brother, Aaron. In the field she is known as the Producer or Camera Operator.
Contact SarahClayton Price is an artist and production manager. Clayton has worked directly with Susan, Aaron, and Sarah on past business ventures, contributing in the areas of company development, service and sales. He has, however, truly found his creative and technical niche with Epic Eye. Clayton loves communing with a world in constant transformation. His greatest satisfaction is watching what he has seen through his camera's viewfinder transform into art to be shared. In the field, he is known as the Assistant Director of Photography or Camera Operator.
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We have also been blessed with the support of amazing family and friends around the world. Artists and professionals in their own right, their commitment to our mission fuels us, nurtures us, and readies us for each exciting challenge ahead.
Technology and Process
There is a journey that light must make from the moment it enters the camera lens until it finally arrives before you on a screen. It is this journey that largely determines how affecting the imagery will be. So what enables a Moving Mural to stop you in your tracks? They are revolutionary. Very few people have ever interacted with video that is truly without compromise.
It all begins in the field. We capture our footage at digital cinema 4K and beyond. The Epic Eye team routinely shoots well beyond 4K for our Moving Murals line. To put it another way, each Moving Mural is able to modestly approach an IMAX-like experience in your home or business.
The journey of light does not end at the capture stage. In fact, it is only the beginning. If a Moving Mural is to truly be a window into another reality then nothing must interfere with the transportive nature of each scene. It must retain its organic quality - the very same characteristics that attracted the camera operator to set up the shot in the first place. The blades of grass and the dewdrops clinging to them must be evident. The silk of an ambitious spider web glistening in the sun must be real enough to touch.
So, what is the obstacle? We live in a world where data needs to be transported as simply as possible to accommodate the current infrastructure and the explosion of wireless technologies. Therefore, data is compressed, or streamlined, so that it doesn't jam the information highways. The side effect is that video quality must take a deliberate and often sizable hit. It loses the very characteristics that enable it to move people. From our perspective this is unacceptable. That is why we have incorporated state-of-the-art custom playback systems with the Moving Murals product line (to utilize the highest quality imaging technology). These systems allow the viewer to revel in pure uncompressed video and thus, the Journey of Light remains unimpeded.
What does this mean in lay terms? It means that the video quality from a Moving Mural is over 110 times better than a standard DVD. Ok, but what about HD television signals? A Moving Mural is superior to the. tune of 75 times that of your typical HD programming. Even more impressive, the video quality is over 24 times that delivered by Blu-Ray technology. It is the attention to detail during the entire Journey of Light, which allows Moving Murals to become something rather otherworldly. Or, more accurately, completely, and unabashedly worldly.