Wow. I loved this. It’s something like Reservoir Dogs crossbred with Curb Your Enthusiasm. It makes no sense, but the story is so full-bodied and insane, I can’t help but slam my fist against the table and shout ‘Yes!’ This is something good, something new, and something engaging. My only question is, why is the FBI Agent doing an HST impression?
For the next few days I’ll be working as a reviewer for the Webbys. My job is to watch internet videos and give some feedback. Whenever I find an interesting clip, I’m going to post it here. I wanted to start with one that relates to the VJ theme, though future video clips probably won’t.
This comes from Rocketboom and features Ruud Elmendorp as the VJ. If you’ve seen my presentation, you might recognize him as the VJ behind the God’s Army piece. He won the 2006 VJ Award for International reporting, and this clip shows he is still doing some great work.
Two months and 50 tapes later, we are going through the editing process for CareerTV’s in-depth JPMorgan production. Matt Rivera, Gil Levanon, Mark Reicher, Christina Fontana and Nick Clark are putting together stories about each group of characters. Our stories follow the interactions of the new hires and interns in New York. We also had a small contingent following JPMorgan interns in London at their training seminar.
Our crew has spent the past months on numerous projects for Titan TV. Matt Rivera, Colin Rich , Kieran O’Hare , Zach Nicholson and Jeff French are creating video content for the website. One of the projects is called 5 On It. In each episode we take Five Hot Topics, on that week’s entertainment news, and discuss it in Five Hot Minutes.
For our series on Odd Jobs we take a behind-the-scenes look at some of the most interesting and unusual professions. We’ve followed a private investigator as he goes on a stakeout; gotten tips from a dog trainer; and watch “Billy Bones the Pirate” perform at a birthday party in Brooklyn.
If you want to step into an unfamiliar world watch the series Geek World. Our crew followed everyone from a man who makes robots in his kitchen to a graphic designer who’s able to turn his life into a piece of art.
We’re also shooting a behind-the-scenes look at TitanTV. Viewers get to witness what it takes to run the technology company. Moose Production’s crew was there to capture production meetings and their office moves. Be sure to check out TitanTV.
This summer the story is set in upstate New York. Kieran O’Hare, Jeff French, Colin Rich and Matt Rivera, are shooting for CareerTV during the JP Morgan 2007 Summer Program. Our cameras are following the lives of 12 new hires and interns as they are brought together, from all over the world, to participate in an intensive training seminar.
For two months our characters are going through exercises and games that keep them on the edge, ready to face any future coworker and client relationships. We are there to capture every moment, from the awkward icebreaker games, to the character building exercises that help them develop leadership, communication and teamwork skills. Once their initial hesitations and inhibitions have been put aside, the participants explore every job in their industry to build a broad perspective and appreciation of what each professional goes through.
Thanks to everyone who came out for the 2nd Volume of the VJ Grab Bag. I’ve been out of town for a few weeks but I will have the videos up in a few days along with the “Save Me a Dance” Music Video and some info for the next round of the Grab Bag. (Sorry, no pictures this time.)
Also, if you are in the area, stop by the South 4th Bar & Cafe and say hello to the guys who hosted. It was a great venue.
The Videos are up! What videos? Videos for magazine articles… It’s called Convergence. Enjoy it.
Go here to read the article.
Go here to see video. (Watch watch watch… it’s about Spies and You Tube and a bunch of other stuff you know you love.)
Here’s the old article which explains what this is all about
A new episode will be airing Thursday at 9PM ET and again on Friday at 1PM ET. The episode follows two stories, one in Detroit and one in Memphis. Graham and I shot for the Detroit segments. Our story follows the murder of a driver on the interstate. It took a lot of effort to shoot this episode and we are very excited to see it go to air.
The First VJ Grab Bag Screening was a huge success. The program featured five original shorts, and four contributions from friendly VJs at TreeHuggerTV and Alive in Baghdad.
To read more about the screenings, and to see some of the original videos we featured, head over to the VJ Grab Bag.
We have two tidbits of news about A&E’s The First 48…
Numero Uno: A new episode will be airing tonight at 9PM ET. The episode follows two stories, one in Detroit and one in Dallas. Graham and I shot for the Detroit episode. Our story follows the murder of two guys driving a pickup truck in a vacant lot and reveals the eccentric life of an old man who lived near by.
And el Segundo: We received the DVDs from Granada Productions of the first episode to make it to air. The show aired in early December and was called Cat and Mouse. You can see a rough version of the clip here.