Purple Street

Last July I shot footage of the Nashville band, Heypenny for a video that Carson Catlin was producing. Well it is finally done and it is getting some press.

United Caring Shelters

In September of 2011, I was asked to join the Board of Directors of the United Caring Shelters. Having help them on projects in the past, I realized it was time for me to step up to a new challenge, helping them market themselves full time.

The first challenge I assigned myself was to redesign their website. The site was built in 2009, but since had very little updates made and had truly grown outdated. Asking for input from the board, we came up with a few key needs.

• A custom Content Management System to allow for easy updates
• Integrate the site with social media including Facebook, Twitter, and You Tube.
• Video testimonials from current and former residents, volunteers and board members

I am proud to say after two months of hard work, that today the site went live!
The first video testimonial features Duane, a current resident in the Transitional Housing program.

Stop the Choddy

I just stumbled upon a website that is totally on the same wavelength of my philosophy.

http://stopthechoddy.org/

Check it out.

Silver Addy Award

The AAF-Greater Evansville Addy Awards were held this past Friday night at Casino Aztar. I was proud to receive a Silver Addy Award in the Television – Cinema/In-Theater Spots category for our Shannon Aleksandr’s Salon and Spa advertisement. It was a fun project to work on and it is really cool to see your ad display on a movie screen. I think every creative person dreams of having something to do with a movie screen, so I guess I can check that off my bucket list.

I do have to say I was surprised that another video I entered, that previously won an Telly Award (which are a national contest), didn’t receive any recognition. Goes to show how different people’s taste can skew on creativity. But I was honored to get an award none-the-less.

I was really happy my good friends at Ten Adams and Evansville Living walked away with numerous awards. Ten Adams took home the Best of Show for the 3rd straight year. I love every chance I get to work with them on projects and hopefully we will be doing some stuff in the near future!

Addy Judging

I just returned from judging my first Addy Awards for the Lexington, KY chapter of the AAF. I was honored to be offer the chance to judge a few additional Addy competitions this year: Cape Girardeau, MO and Flint, MI, but I had to turn them down because of conflicts.

I must say the experience has changed my outlook on the competition, and really understand what makes work “award” material. I had the pleasure to share the judging with Diane Housemeyer, an Addy judge veteran, and DJ Trishler, another judge newbie like myself. All the members of the Addy committee were super nice and very welcoming. Partly why I chose the Lexington show to judge is my love of horse racing and bourbon, and the entries did not disappoint. We saw some really great work over the 12 hours of judging and I can’t wait to be able to share some of the award winning projects with you.

So be sure to check back in a few weeks when I can revel some of my top picks.