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Yep… there is a connection. If we were playing Jeopardy… the question would be “What are Things That Can Stand the Test of Time?” (no pun intended on the Rolex) – Now, to go even deeper into pop culture and help us get to the point here (stick with us, we have one) – If this was the $25,000 Pyramid, we would hear the bells go off when the contestant tied to their chair yelled, “Things That Are Classic!” – At this point, I’ll go ahead and throw in a gratuitious tip of the hat to Ralph Lauren (TOTALLY classic).

To the point: Told you we had one. A few months ago, in celebration of another year of Next Edge Video, we did a post about the first home we ever filmed… a $10 million, 16,000 sq. ft. Calvis Wyant custom home in Silverleaf in Scottsdale, Arizona. It’s special for us. It wasn’t just the first home we filmed, it also earned us our first Emmy Award Nomination. Yes, an Emmy Nomination for real estate video! We take our video that seriously. And the video earned us something else, an endorsement from Tony Calvis where, in an interview with a newspaper, he called us “the go to for anyone doing a luxury real estate video” and went on to say Next Edge Video “was instrumental in getting traffic and selling the home.” If you missed our very nostalgic trip down memory lane, you can read the post here. Anyway, just days after we did the post, we found out that very same house was going back on the market.

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Next Edge Video for Calvis Wyant Luxury Homes

Here’s the cool part. The video we shot and produced for Calvis Wyant years prior and was used to sell the house the first time, was about to get another close-up. The lovely people over at Calvis Wyant (yes, we kind of like them), were more than happy to release the rights to the video to the real estate agent for the purposes of re-selling the home.

We were pretty darn happy about it. You may be thinking, why are you happy? Wouldn’t you rather shoot the house again and get paid again? Well, the answer is no and here’s why. When we originally shot the house years ago for Calvis Wyant, we produced a video that we wanted to be just as relevant 10 years from now as the day it was filmed. Our goal, as it is with ever video, is to not only produce a video that sells the home, but to document the heart, soul and spirit that went into creating it. It’s part of what makes our real estate video different. It’s what we are known for. We don’t just do a virtual tour, we do a mini documentary that tells the story of the home. That’s one of the reasons we started our business – luxury homes demand more, not just for the right now, but for years to come. To stand the test of time, the video MUST be amazing. It can’t be dated with video that isn’t exceptional, rolling panoramas that are stuck into a flash player that will soon be out of date or trendy “virtual hosts” walking you through distracting you from the actual property. To be considered a classic, timeless appeal and quality are key.

So that gets us back to the Rolex, the bottle of Chanel No. 5 and our tie-in with video. There’s a big reason why your grandfather’s Rolex sits on your wrist today and why the scent of Chanel’s number one selling fragrance is still a staple. While, throwing video in there may at first seem like a stretch… well, after seeing this magnificent estate rolling for prospective buyers across the country once again, we don’t think so. We are honored to have been entrusted with telling the story of this home way back when and we have the very special experience of having that feeling all over again.

We’ve said it a million times but here’s one more… our thanks to Calvis Wyant. Here’s the video that started it all and is now getting another turn in the spotlight.

For more information on Next Edge real estate video production, visit our website at nextedgevideo.com