Legacy Day at Clemson University – Series of Short Films
One of my favorite projects to work on over the years is the Legacy Day Project at Clemson University. Legacy Day is an event dedicated to sharing Thomas Green Clemson’s legacy. It started a few years...
View ArticleChristmas Gadgets: GoPro, Olloclip, and Kindle Fire
This holiday season was filled with another round of cool gadgets. If most people know me…I love gadgets and love playing with new toys. So this year, the three presents that come to mind are the...
View ArticleGoPro makes Wide Angle and Fisheye Cool
***Video is from GoPro’s YouTube account. For years I have been shooting with wide angle and fisheye lens. Whether it is with my still image cameras or video cameras, I have always purchased wide...
View Article3DTV and Why??? Or Why Not???
Ok, ok…I have had more people ask me about what I think about 3DTV and the production of 3DTV. Mainly, people have asked me about two separate topics, first being whether I will be producing 3DTV...
View ArticleLion and FCP 6 – Friends After All!
So last October, I was bitching and moaning about the concern that Final Cut Pro would not work if I upgraded to Lion. I did not want to switch over to FCPX…so I decided to figure it out. Bottomline…I...
View ArticleOwn your media…build the team
I am continuing my thought process surrounding how we as organizations/businesses have to own our media. But this takes on a fundamental thought process and radical shift in how we do business…we have...
View ArticleOlympic Spoiler??? This blog post comes to you right on time!
Ok…so the image above was captured at 2:48pm Tuesdayand this article was written at 1:32pm Tuesday afternoon, EDT. Yes… “The U.S. women’s team has won the gold medal in the gymnastics team final with...
View ArticleAre you a storyteller? A practitioner or a technician?
So as I was sitting in the morning church service, there was a piano selection performed right at the beginning. As I was sitting there listening to this beautiful melody coming out of this grand...
View Articlewriting for the spoken word…chocolate chip cookie please!
It sometimes takes a different viewpoint to write for the video and television medium. Many times translating our thoughts takes a different viewpoint. I sometimes have to get a coffee and cookie to...
View ArticleThe old days of storytelling…
Facebook is such a wonderful thing. It has allowed me to reconnect with old friends and colleagues. When I got up this morning, I did my usual by logging into both my personal & business email. I...
View ArticleBuilding Communities Around Media | Stories of Connectivity
Telling stories has to have a purpose…there is a reason why you want to tell that story! You want to reach an audience, you want someone to listen to your story. We have been telling stories as long as...
View ArticleA story with layers: My Great Passion
Meet my friend Ron Gattis. I am not sure where Ron is now, but I know one thing…he is passionate. His passion is infectious, so much I decided to follow him for three months to tell the real story of...
View ArticleListening for those rich stories…they are out there!
What stories are you going to tell this week? What stories are you going to encounter? Are you listening to your clients, your constituency bases? Are listening as the stories that need to be told are...
View ArticleHTML5, VP8, H264 – What is all this video stuff?
At the beginning of this year, one of my major initiatives when starting my new company is to offer high-quality video content for my customers and not be restricted specifically with Flash Video...
View ArticleVideo in Blogs: more than the brain dump!
Video production is one of the most time consuming efforts one can take on when trying to create content for online media. It is not only one of the most time consuming but can be one of the most labor...
View ArticleVideo Editing is more than pushing buttons! Telling Stories!
The idea behind video editing is half passion and half technique. Video editing is more than just editing…it is creating a story, creating a vision that forces the audience to forget they have...
View ArticleVideo – Good Ole fashion Storytelling
It took years and years for me to get to the point of understanding what it means to tell a story. A Story…which is comprised as a Beginning, Middle, and a End. Hmm…let’s think about this for a second....
View ArticleThe Interview – Documentary Approach to Storytelling!
No I do not mean a job interview, but this can be loosely applied. I am thinking about what it means to conduct an on-camera interview for a story using video. Once, again…a story. One of the most...
View ArticleIt is Video Time using DroidX and iPhone4
So I spent some time looking at the differences in video recording and displaying on both the DroidX and the iPhone4. So here are some thoughts…I going to break them down according to the device. I...
View ArticleStepping into the audiences’ mind…Audience-Centric
I was hanging out on Twitter the other day chatting with a few friends, and the conversation kept towards audience. Well, trying to fully get into the mind(s) of the audience(s), to fully understand...
View ArticleSometimes storytellers need to step aside!
There is nothing better than a good story. But a story that is told through the eyes of the people that lived the story…there is nothing better. This is a story of connection, of young and old, and of...
View ArticleCollaborative Editing – A Lesson in Listening
Collaborative writing…well that can be tough, but collaborative video editing? This can be difficult, exhausting, time consuming, etc….but maybe not? Collaborative storytelling is the way I like to...
View ArticleFinding stories in your organization. Where are they?
As the year begins to come to a close, what are the stories you have told over the last year. Now, I do not necessarily mean what book have you read out-loud to a group of people…but stories have you...
View ArticleThe Clergy Health Initiative is Creating a Sustainable Change
I am always amazed with the stories when I start working on a new project. There are so many stories all over. I am not sure if you have taken the time to visit Duke University’s campus, but it is...
View Article4G LTE Technology: The Good, the Bad, and the Hospitals.
Let’s just say I was amazed by the Verizon 4G LTE demonstration today at Verizon’s Corporate Office here in Greenville, SC. As I watching them describe and demonstrate the capability…I was thinking,...
View ArticleCreative Approach to Storytelling
I have had numerous people ask me, what is your approach to your business…your creative approach. Well, I could talk or even lecture about my approach. It comes from years and years of experience,...
View ArticleMarketing Departments- Say NO TO FLASH VIDEO, please
Seriously, the debate is the debate…Flash Video, HTML5, H264…I get it already. We still have not decided on a standard for web video. But seriously, Flash just is not working. I do not care if you...
View ArticleSocial Video – Get with the program!
What the heck do I mean by this? Well…for many of us digital geeks out there, this might be a no-brainer. But…the world is changing in the Social Video space faster than someone can upload the next...
View ArticleWhat is social video???
So I have been thinking what makes video social? Yes….what makes our video content connect with audiences in a social, fluid environment. Well, it is my opinion that it comes down to technology and...
View ArticleVideo and Blogs together…hmm, great combo
There is a reason why video and blogs work together…well, it brings personality. People want more than just a reading experience that is based on search-ability and getting information; they sometimes...
View ArticleCustomer stories…powerful!
You know…sometimes it is better to just let your customers do the talking. Yes sir, in this world of marketing…sometimes it is better to get it straight from the horses mouth. Well, that is what Young...
View Article[Video Blog] Content Can Be King with Focused, Passionate Writing! A Success...
The video above talks about my buddy Marty Boardman and how he is using his blog, Facebook, Twitter and YouTube to build his real estate investment business. He has done this through writing great...
View Articlemy life as a visual storyteller…translating to new media
My wife and I have been cleaning out our attic and working on the baby room. I found an old picture from 1998 when I attended the NPPA Oklahoma Workshop for News & Video. NPPA stands for National...
View ArticleIs video tape media really dead? Is SD media cost effective? [techy blog post]
With the announcement of the new Final Cut Pro X and other Non-Linear Editors (NLE) like Avid Media Composer moving more consumers into the pro-sumer market…the question begs an answer: is tape media...
View ArticleVideo message distribution is all about community!
Video over the web has transformed and made us re-think how we use this visual medium. As you know…I am big on the rhetorical triangle and how we as communicators use this daily to engage in common...
View ArticleWhy are we burying links to social outlets? Content is KING! Maybe?
One of the more interesting things that continually fascinates me…we are still burying social links. What do I mean, burying social links on websites, televisions ads, print ads, etc. Websites: I see...
View ArticleThe iPhone4S Conundrum: iCloud and Final Cut Pro Conflicts
Yes…all of us Apple devices addicts, we are excited about the iPhone4S release. I have already pre-ordered my new little device…I am a gadget freak. I think I am going to give Sarah (the wife) my...
View ArticleBlending Television Ads and Social Media Promotions
One of the best ads on television that I feel does a pretty job of promoting their social outlets is “Ask Me” ads from Tempur-Pedic. The whole idea behind this television ad, do not take...
View ArticleA Brave New World – C100 & 5D mkiii Combined
The shift has happened and a brave new world is opening for the way I capture and tell stories. For years, I have been trying to find a new way that combines my love for digital images and motion into...
View ArticleStorytelling, Apple, and Anderson University
There is nothing more exciting than to see one of your clients being recognized by world wide brand. I was asked to join our friends at Anderson University to watch a special announcement. On...
View ArticleSharing Brittny’s Story at Fashion with a Passion 2015
In January we had the opportunity to meet Brittany Speed, a survivor of domestic violence. We sat down to capture her story and we were amazed with her path, how she came to Safe Harbor, and how her...
View ArticleStop the talking heads and flapping lips on social video! :)
Yes…stop it. No one wants to hear your rants and dialogue? Just because you have an iPhone and video camera…it just is not working. People want more than you flapping your lips and ranting your...
View ArticleWDBJ Shooting – It could have been me OR any of my colleagues!
I have to say I am speechless. I am having a hard time articulating how much this is bothering me. This blog post is by no means trying to make this situation about “me”…but it could have been me....
View ArticleI met a group of men whose ministry is to chop firewood for those in need.
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View Article360 Video and The Patient Experience
Imagine…recording a 360 Video? It is an amazing video production process that leverages lots of cameras to record simultaneously, 360 degrees. The idea is to allow the audience to experience the video...
View ArticleConnecting Digital Rounding, AIDET’s, and Key Words at Key Times
When I was re-reading Chapter 3 of Hardwiring for Excellence, I connected with a letter written to to Quint from a director who attended one of his conferences. His name is Antonio and he spoke about...
View ArticleEight REAL tactics to increase video engagement on Facebook
I was amazed that when I received an email this morning from PRNews and read the article entitled “5 Ways to Make Your Facebook Videos More Engaging,” I was disappointed the authors (@ebethsorrell...
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