EAF Custom Communication

EAF Custom Communication has helped businesses and organizations enhance the skill level of their employees by producing training videos that can be used both in seminars and training sessions and as stand-alone training tools.

They include:

Family & Children’s Trust Fund of Virginia (FACT)
Child Abuse & Neglect Prevention
Eric has been proud to create several projects designed to end the scourge of Family Violence, Abuse and Neglect.

In 2003 EAF Custom Communication produced a 25 minute training video for Teachers, School Nurses and Child Care Providers. These professionals are mandated by the Commonwealth of Virginia to report any suspicions of abuse or neglect to their local Child Protective Services.

The video, sponsored by the FACT and the Young Lawyers Division of the Virginia Bar Association, trains these professionals how to identify the possibility that a child in their care is a victim of abuse or neglect. Attaining that kind of skill is not simple and so we took viewers into counseling sessions with children. We hired child actors to portray abused and neglected children and real professionals to respond to these children in the manner they would in their jobs.

This video, Protecting Children/ A Mandated Reporter’s Guide to Recognizing and Reporting Child Abuse & Neglect, has been helping professionals see the signs of Neglect, Physical Abuse and Sexual Abuse in children in more than 1000 schools and social service agencies across the state of Virginia.

The American Bar Association awarded Protecting Children the Best Public Service Campaign by a Bar Association in the United States.

VCU Medical Center
Living With a Transplant
Anyone who received a transplanted organ knows two things; one, they get a new lease on life; and two, their life will change forever.
Transplant patients and their families must live by different set of rules; they must eat differently, take a myriad of vital medications and understand that they are far more susceptible to infectious diseases.

Eric and VCU’s Joe Kuttenkuler created a training video for transplant patients and their families on how to live their lives, for the rest of their lives, with a transplanted organ. Working with the extraordinary Transplant Team at VCU Medical Center, Joe and Eric created a 15 minute video focusing on people who have successfully had transplanted organs and had made all the changes in their lives and saw despair turn into hope. The video is part training part inspiration. Patients are required to watch the video before being released from the hospital.

Richmond Police
EAF Productions produced a training video that is now being used to teach every rookie officer and many veterans how to properly respond to Domestic Violence calls.This 25 minute video takes officers into the real world of Domestic Violence by showing officers responding to a family violence scene and making mistakes and then pointing out mistakes by repeating the scenes.

Actors Melissa Johnson and Gordon Bass played a couple in an abusive situation and real police officers responded, including Ron Brown of Crimestoppers Fame. This video has been used to train officers for more than 5 years.

Security & Freedom
As part of the same project, this video was created to help abuse victims find their way through the maze of the legal system to get protection and justice from their abusers.

Virginia Department of Health
Preventing Teenage Sexual Coercion
EAF continues to work with experts in the prevention of all forms of abuse. This project was designed to help adolescent girls understand Sexual Coercion and learn the tools it takes to answer back to coercive efforts by older men. This project was produced for the Virginia Department of Health/ Sexual Violence Prevention Unit.

The video was edited by Bill Gaff at Park Production Group Graphic elements were created by Dave Swain. Actors David Stott, Cindy Cho Kerri Grinnach and Frank Fawcette gave tremendous, realistic portrayals for this important project.

Tai Chi Training
One of the most fun training videos we’ve produced is called Creating Inner Peace/Relaxing with Tai Chi. The idea for the video came from Dr. Jo Robbins who owns a Wellness clinic in Chesterfield County. Jo worked with Virginia Commonwealth University to create a video that would benefit Breast Cancer Patients as they go through chemotherapy and radiation treatments.

The video will be made available to the general public as well. This 45 minute exercise video is truly relaxing and was wonderful to produce.
Kevin Burger and Alfred Shapiro shot the video with Chris Hope running track dolly and lights and Glen Piegari recording sound.

Eric edited the piece on the AVID and Dave Gau of ShaveFX created the beautiful graphic treatment that blended seamlessly with the footage shot by Alfred & Kevin.

Family & Children’s Trust Fund of Virginia (FACT)
Abuse Prevention for Seniors & Adults with Disabilities
Two years after creating a national award winning training video for Teachers, Child Care Providers and School Nurses on how to recognize and report the signs of Abuse in Children, EAF once again has created the standard of training videos, this time for Seniors and Adults with Disabilities.

This was the second time Eric had the opportunity to sit down with Governor Warner to talk about important issues facing the Commonwealth.

Family & Children's Trust Fund of Virginia called on EAF Custom Communication to create a training tool for all professionals who care for Seniors and Adults with Disabilities. This includes Adult Day Care Centers, Nursing Homes, At Home Care and more. The goal is to help these professionals understand the signs of abuse in the Seniors and Adults with Disabilities in their care. The abuse in this case included Physical Abuse, Exploitation and Neglect.

Tremendous Acting from a great cast and big help from Governor Mark Warner lead the video to be awarded Best Public Service Project in the United States by the American Bar Association.

Alfred Shapiro shot the video while Dave Gau of ShaveFX created the title sequence of a man aging through the years. Eric wrote, produced and edited the video and Todd Hervey of Fuel Creative added a touch of FilmLook to the piece.

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	EAF Custom Communication has helped businesses and organizations enhance the skill level of their employees by producing training videos that can be used both in seminars and training sessions and as stand-alone training tools. They include: Family & Children’s Trust Fund of Virginia (FACT) Child Abuse & Neglect Prevention Eric has been proud to create several projects designed to end the scourge of Family Violence, Abuse and Neglect. In 2003 EAF Custom Communication produced a 25 minute training video for Teachers, School Nurses and Child Care Providers. These professionals are mandated by the Commonwealth of Virginia to report any suspicions of abuse or neglect to their local Child Protective Services. The video, sponsored by the FACT and the Young Lawyers Division of the Virginia Bar Association, trains these professionals how to identify the possibility that a child in their care is a victim of abuse or neglect. Attaining that kind of skill is not simple and so we took viewers into counseling sessions with children. We hired child actors to portray abused and neglected children and real professionals to respond to these children in the manner they would in their jobs. This video, Protecting Children/ A Mandated Reporter’s Guide to Recognizing and Reporting Child Abuse & Neglect, has been helping professionals see the signs of Neglect, Physical Abuse and Sexual Abuse in children in more than 1000 schools and social service agencies across the state of Virginia. The American Bar Association awarded Protecting Children the Best Public Service Campaign by a Bar Association in the United States. VCU Medical Center Living With a Transplant Anyone who received a transplanted organ knows two things; one, they get a new lease on life; and two, their life will change forever. Transplant patients and their families must live by different set of rules; they must eat differently, take a myriad of vital medications and understand that they are far more susceptible to infectious diseases. Eric and VCU’s Joe Kuttenkuler created a training video for transplant patients and their families on how to live their lives, for the rest of their lives, with a transplanted organ. Working with the extraordinary Transplant Team at VCU Medical Center, Joe and Eric created a 15 minute video focusing on people who have successfully had transplanted organs and had made all the changes in their lives and saw despair turn into hope. The video is part training part inspiration. Patients are required to watch the video before being released from the hospital. Richmond Police EAF Productions produced a training video that is now being used to teach every rookie officer and many veterans how to properly respond to Domestic Violence calls.This 25 minute video takes officers into the real world of Domestic Violence by showing officers responding to a family violence scene and making mistakes and then pointing out mistakes by repeating the scenes. Actors Melissa Johnson and Gordon Bass played a couple in an abusive situation and real police officers responded, including Ron Brown of Crimestoppers Fame. This video has been used to train officers for more than 5 years. Security & Freedom As part of the same project, this video was created to help abuse victims find their way through the maze of the legal system to get protection and justice from their abusers. Virginia Department of Health Preventing Teenage Sexual Coercion EAF continues to work with experts in the prevention of all forms of abuse. This project was designed to help adolescent girls understand Sexual Coercion and learn the tools it takes to answer back to coercive efforts by older men. This project was produced for the Virginia Department of Health/ Sexual Violence Prevention Unit. The video was edited by Bill Gaff at Park Production Group Graphic elements were created by Dave Swain. Actors David Stott, Cindy Cho Kerri Grinnach and Frank Fawcette gave tremendous, realistic portrayals for this important project. Tai Chi Training One of the most fun training videos we’ve produced is called Creating Inner Peace/Relaxing with Tai Chi. The idea for the video came from Dr. Jo Robbins who owns a Wellness clinic in Chesterfield County. Jo worked with Virginia Commonwealth University to create a video that would benefit Breast Cancer Patients as they go through chemotherapy and radiation treatments. The video will be made available to the general public as well. This 45 minute exercise video is truly relaxing and was wonderful to produce. Kevin Burger and Alfred Shapiro shot the video with Chris Hope running track dolly and lights and Glen Piegari recording sound. Eric edited the piece on the AVID and Dave Gau of ShaveFX created the beautiful graphic treatment that blended seamlessly with the footage shot by Alfred & Kevin. Family & Children’s Trust Fund of Virginia (FACT) Abuse Prevention for Seniors & Adults with Disabilities Two years after creating a national award winning training video for Teachers, Child Care Providers and School Nurses on how to recognize and report the signs of Abuse in Children, EAF once again has created the standard of training videos, this time for Seniors and Adults with Disabilities. This was the second time Eric had the opportunity to sit down with Governor Warner to talk about important issues facing the Commonwealth. Family & Children's Trust Fund of Virginia called on EAF Custom Communication to create a training tool for all professionals who care for Seniors and Adults with Disabilities. This includes Adult Day Care Centers, Nursing Homes, At Home Care and more. The goal is to help these professionals understand the signs of abuse in the Seniors and Adults with Disabilities in their care. The abuse in this case included Physical Abuse, Exploitation and Neglect. Tremendous Acting from a great cast and big help from Governor Mark Warner lead the video to be awarded Best Public Service Project in the United States by the American Bar Association. Alfred Shapiro shot the video while Dave Gau of ShaveFX created the title sequence of a man aging through the years. Eric wrote, produced and edited the video and Todd Hervey of Fuel Creative added a touch of FilmLook to the piece. Back to Top