Whistleblower TV is Live!

…And has been for a little while now. Recent episodes have covered a wide and interesting range of topics. We’ve tackled White House suppression of Climate Science under the Bush Administration, Dr Wigand – “The Insider” and tobacco whistleblower, and most recently, whistleblowers in DC’s own fire department.

It’s pretty interesting stuff. What it lacks in “reality tv” excess it makes up for in its encounter with real human lives and moral dilemmas. These are real people who have put their careers and reputations on the line to do what’s right. Very few people sign up to be a “hero”, but here are regular people who are heroes.

http://www.whistleblowertv.org/

Advocacy Video – Colorado Wolf & Wildlife Center

This is a piece (at the time of this writing, the featured project video) that a colleague and I edited and finished with some graphics for the Colorado Wolf & Wildlife Center. This project came to me as part of Prof. Larry Engel’s course in advanced documentary production at American University.

Channel G is an interesting organization. In their own words:

Channel G produces short format documentaries, Project Presentations, for distribution on television, the internet, film festivals and other video outlets. Project Presentations showcase environmental, social, and health-related projects from local and international nonprofit organizations.

With Channel G, the American television and web surfing public is educated and informed while getting the opportunity to participate in the success of great projects. Channel G highlights the projects’ scientific and educational value, as well as the personal stories of the people involved.

You can watch the video here: http://www.channelg.tv/video.php?project_id=71

Advanced documentary production with Prof. Engel was a pretty tough course, but truly rewarding. I think I discovered that I really want to make documentary films more than any other film in that course, and he also taught me new ways of thinking so that I have half a chance of making good documentaries. Thanks, Larry!

“Whistle Where You Work” Picked Up By Free Speech TV

Hello!

If you are blessed enough to have DISH Satellite TV, then you can watch a TV show that I’ve had a small part in. It’s called Whistle Where You Work, it’s been picked up by Free Speech TV, and it’s an interview/panel discussion show that tells the story of people who had the courage to do the right thing – to blow the whistle on wrong-doing and corruption – even though that integrity can come at a great cost. You can read more about it here at GAP’s website:

http://www.whistleblower.org/template/page.cfm?page_id=22

For my part, I did the intro graphics, an ad for GAP in the middle of the show, and I edit and do post-production for each show. It’s fun, but the heart and brains behind the show live over at GAP, and they are doing great work.

(above are the opening titles, with music donated to the show by Penmachine.)

Fighting for the Whistleblowers

I’m doing some work this summer for an excellent group called The Government Accountability Project (GAP). They are the people that help men and women of conscience blow the whistle on unethical corporate or governmental practices….which is something that requires courage.

They are producing a television show to air later this summer, and I’ve produced a short ad for them. It was partially shot by me, and was put together in After Effects and Soundtrack Pro. Enjoy!

The Bag

This was a mock commercial, shot on a stage with a Bolex 16mm camera. I was going for a cross between a DeBeers diamond commercial and 007. I’m pretty pleased with it! I makes me giggle when I watch it.

Cheers!

The Garden

Produced this with a fellow classmate. A dark fairy tale about a garden. Working with children, interiors and exteriors, and the bolex camera was quite a challenge for someone used to digital video! However, given the challenges, I think we did well! I’m most pleased with the appearance of the Fairy. Just as I’d imagined it! Also, the sound mix was really fun to work on.

Profile of a Pacifist

I produced this with some classmates in an early production class. I was influenced by some things I’d learned in my Film Theory class, specifically the French New Wave (Renaise-Hiroshima Mon Amour), that helped me shoot some of the static stuff in a more interesting way. This piece is a profile of Andy Shallal, the owner of Busboys & Poets in Washington DC. He’s doing much more than run a cool restaurant, he’s providing a space for culture, art, discussion, and progressive politics and change. Enjoy!