http://www.vimeo.com/8439051This is one of the fun videos I have shot for Kiva Systems. This video explains the basic concept behind their product. We wanted to use more of a storytelling approach instead of a straight-forward explanation of the product.
The other week I had a long week of travel, shooting videos for Kiva Systems. Kiva makes robots and software used in order fulfillment distribution centers. I have been working with them for about two and half years now; they were one of my first clients when I went freelance and also one of the only jobs to come through Craigslist. (I have done about a dozen videos for them now, so it just goes to show to keep your eyes open for all possible job leads.) This particular job was to do two case study videos on two of their clients, DJO Medical Devices and Diapers.com. Our plan included shoots in three cities (Indianapolis, San Diego and Reno) Read more…
The other week I got to take part in a fun shoot on a type of project I had never really done before. And, this was the first job I had gotten through Twitter! (For those who think that Twitter is just about finding out what someone had for lunch, it’s not. I use it pretty much solely to get tips and ideas from industry people.) A guy I follow posted that photographer Jack Hollingsworth (@photojack) was looking for 5D/7D video shooters in the Boston area. I got in touch with Jack, and he checked out my stuff and I got the gig. The job was for Image Source, a stock photo/footage company based in London that has started to release a new line of products that they call “cross-media”. Read more…