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Norfolk Human Services
It is often the case that the true heroes of our society are invisible to most of us. Usually it’s the people who quietly go about creating a safety net for the most vulnerable in our society; Seniors, children born into unstable homes, adults motivated to work but unskilled and families who are homeless.
Norfolk Human Services’ army of Social Workers serves thousands of people every year and the video we produced for that extraordinary organization removes the mask of invisibility with these very human stories.
I got a chance to reunite with a great photographer, Mark Agee who was my collegue at Metro back in the early 1990s. Jason Parks handled sound and lighting for the project and all three of us were truly moved by the experience of working with these fine people.
Norfolk Human Services’ Jan Callaghan guided us through the process in her role as Director of Communications for Norfolk Human Services. During the process we came to the realization that Jan’s father was the photographer for my parents wedding way back in 1952.
Bon Secours-Vignettes
IN 2007 the EAF team got the opportunity to work extensively with Bon Secours Hospital System; producing videos for St. Mary’s, Bon Secours HealthSource and St. Francis.
This video series showcases how Bon Secours has established itself as a tremendous place for it’s employees to work. Following the moral directives established in 1824 by the Sisters of Bon Secours in Paris, Bon Secours invests deeply in its employees and in the process continues to be recognized as one of the top places to work in the nation.
Flexible schedules, support for working mothers, and promotion of a healthy workplace are among the reasons why Bon Secours has succeeded in becoming a great resource for good help for those in need.
Shot by both Alfred Shapiro and Mark Agee with sound recorded by Jeff McGall, the video was produced by Free Agents Marketing account executives Melissa Jones and Pryor Green. The team worked to help communicate these important messages to associates throughout the Bon Secours Health System.
The Clocktower at Commonwealth Center
The EAF team traveled to Martinsville in beautiful Southwest Virginia just as the leaves were turning so we could record the transformation of a community that has been hit by devastating economic times.
Martinsville was forced to go through this transformation when the major textile plant closed in the 1980s and the center of high employment and prosperity became nothing more than a shell. But lifetime Martinsville resident and developer George Lester bought the building and invested millions into turning it into a 21st century high tech home for businesses. The video we produced is designed to show companies that Martinsville is a great community to set up shop and the Clocktower at Commonwealth center, the former factory turned into an office community, is the centerpiece of the city’s transformation.
Dave Park shot the video in Film Look while Jeff McGall handled sound and lighting duties. ShaveFX produced the 3-D animation segments for this project. Doug Walsh of Lester Properties and John Jay Schwartz, owner of Have a Site Will Travel produced the video. Eric wrote, directed and edited the video while also producing 2-D animated titles in AfterFX.
NOVEC
We got a chance to work with a new client, Northern Virginia Electrical Cooperative to produce this nifty little spot designed to get electrical customers to find ways to save energy in their own homes. Bob Morrison of CMT Advertising provided the copywriting and storyboard while Dave Park shot the spot in FilmLook with a Cini-Lens Adapter. Dave and Jason Park did a beautiful job of lighting the spot.
This project gave me the opportunity to direct a wonderful young actress named Jordon Benderoth of Virginia Beach. Jordon is a future star; full of personality and smarts. Her father Rich plays the role of doting father.
EAF edited the spots as well. They aired in the northern Virginia, Washington, DC and southern Maryland area.
Firehouse Theater
For 15 years the Firehouse Theater in Richmond, located in an old Firehouse constructed almost 100 years ago has entertained Richmond audiences with original, modern plays, performed with the finest actors in the region. As we set about to produce an anniversary video I decided that instead of producing a typical history piece that we should instead talk with the actors who have performed there over the years about what is so special about that theater.
The result is a wonderful portrait of the true nature of local theater.
VCU Wilder School of Government & Public Affairs Awards
For the second straight year EAF produced the videos for the Awards ceremony given by the Wilder School, honoring good government in Virginia. It was a fascinating to see how well government can work when the right people look to truly serve the needs of the Commonwealth.
Meanwhile the Wilder School is regularly graduating our future government leaders with a vast array of degrees and courses taught by some of the brightest and most well regarded government experts in Virginia.
WHRO Pioneer Awards-ACCESS College Foundation
I have been fortunate to have two documentaries aired on WHRO in my hometown of Norfolk, a special city where much of my family still resides.So when they asked me to produce a video honoring an organization that has helped more than 60,000 young people find a path to college where one did not previously exist over the last twenty years I jumped at the chance.
ACCESS College Foundation helps students from grades 9 through 12 with everything from college applications to searches for grants and loans. They have helped students find more than $175,000,000 in funding for college and more importantly helped thousands of these young people become the first in their families to go to college, changing the dynamic of their futures for generations.
