Johnck Media » On Assignment http://www.johnckmedia.com Mon, 21 Nov 2011 23:32:39 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Soldiers to the Summit – Lobuche Expedition Video Dispatches http://www.johnckmedia.com/2011/soldiers-to-the-summit-lobuche-expedition-video-collection/ http://www.johnckmedia.com/2011/soldiers-to-the-summit-lobuche-expedition-video-collection/#comments Fri, 14 Jan 2011 17:11:49 +0000 didrik http://www.johnckmedia.com/?p=563 During the expedition I produced a series of video dispatches that were transmitted from the Himalayas every couple days. Even though we shot in HD, we had to severely compress the video files to transmit them through our satellite phone.

SUMMIT DAY

BLIND CLIMBER BASKIS ON KATHMANDU

WHY ARE WE HERE (part 1)?

WHY ARE WE HERE (part 2)?

Videos from Summer Training Sessions in Colorado

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Production Notes: Pulling off these groundbreaking interactives required a huge team of people. For more details and behind the scenes notes follow the links to: George Bush Exclusive, Democratic Debate Mashup, Republicans Up Close and Personal, and Condolezza Rice Exclusive.

 

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]]> http://www.johnckmedia.com/2009/underground-drifters/feed/ 0 Bosnia: Rebirth of a Nation http://www.johnckmedia.com/2009/bosnia-rebirth-of-a-nation/ http://www.johnckmedia.com/2009/bosnia-rebirth-of-a-nation/#comments Sun, 06 Sep 2009 18:41:52 +0000 cynthia http://www.johnckmedia.com/?p=181 RBA_bosniaThe rugged interior of Bosnia and Herzegovina was isolated from the tides of time by the Iron Curtain, but with the lifting of trade barriers during the 1990s, and following a disastrous civil war, a new threat emerged to the country’s natural heritage: development. With Bosnia: Rebirth of a Nation, we journeyed from the capital Sarajevo to the old bridge in Mostar, up the course of the Neretva River into primeval, old-growth forests, at last to one of the most remote villages in Europe. Along the way, we discovered the wisdom of its traditions. (In conjunction with Green Visions.

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Bosnia_D5_vidtn

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]]> http://www.johnckmedia.com/2009/filming-katy-perry-yahoo-music/feed/ 0 ABOUT: RICHARD BANGS ADVENTURES ON YAHOO! http://www.johnckmedia.com/2009/richard-bangs-adventures-on-yahoo/ http://www.johnckmedia.com/2009/richard-bangs-adventures-on-yahoo/#comments Sun, 11 Jan 2009 20:43:32 +0000 didrik http://www.johnckmedia.com/?p=829 PROJECT: When internet giant Yahoo! opened offices in Los Angeles and told Hollywood to “Watch out!” READ THE FULL STORY >> Richard Bangs Adventures was part of Yahoo!’s original content initiatives. Each month a team of media pros was dispatched to far away places to write, shoot, edit, record and bring those experiences to life in near real-time for Yahoo! audiences. The Managing Editor, Christian Kallen, has a great summary of this program and all the episodes HERE >>

MY ROLES: Sr. Producer and Content Strategist.

NEAR REAL-TIME PUBLISHING: One of the goals of Richard Bangs Adventures on Yahoo! was to bring a sense rawness and immediacy to our audience of armchair adventurers. We did this by delivering at least one webisode (and in many cases 2 or 3) per day. The idea was that the audience would return each day to the site; essentially following along the adventure. This deliverable schedule required a well oiled field production machine consisting of producing, shooting, and editing within extremely short time frames. Turnaround time from from rolling the cameras to delivering a finished piece was anywhere from 4-12 hours.

 

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We started with a short walk and talk in the oval office and then finished the interview in the Roosevelt room. Lots of local and national media (TV, print, and online) picked up the story. David Letterman used it in his monologue and Jon Stewart ran with it on his Daily Show.

As far as shoots go it was pretty routine; set up the cameras, lights, mics, etc…. What wasn’t routine was the opportunity to roll the cameras on something that had the potential to make national or even worldwide news. And sure enough “the boss”, as his staff affectionately call him, did not disappoint. Portions of the interview were picked up by all the major networks, but the highlight was the controversy that erupted over his seemingly benign comment about why he stopped golfing which caused MSNBC’s Keith Oberman to go ballistic.

Why he stopped golfing
http://tinyurl.com/697paf

MSNBC’s Keith Oberman http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6RlD8FEwe2k

After the interview was over, our crew hunkered down in a conference room in Washington DC, chopped the footage in snackable clips, which were published immediately. Very little editing was actually done other than adding some photos and b-roll here and there. We did not touch Bush’s answers. We did not edit for brevity. What you see is exactly how it went down.

Here are all the clips. Bush’s “Dr. Evil” impression is getting some great play around the net (some might say it went viral).

Screen grabThese links take you to the Yahoo Video Player and once you are there you can browse all the clips without having to come back to this post.

Bush does ‘Dr. Evil’
http://tinyurl.com/6xzfyw

“I’ll consider” gas tax holiday
http://tinyurl.com/5mcods

Global warming “is real”
http://tinyurl.com/6l7svb

“America doesn’t torture”
http://tinyurl.com/68tmqd

Why not pull out of Iraq?
http://tinyurl.com/5z8a6p

Was Bush misled on Iraq?
http://tinyurl.com/5gca2r

Why he stopped golfing
http://tinyurl.com/697paf

The Middle East: What’s at stake
http://tinyurl.com/5qp4ue

Father of the bride
http://tinyurl.com/6l5m6c

Bush’s Dream Team
http://tinyurl.com/62z3hq

‘Assure fans like me’
http://tinyurl.com/3ryrug

Who will win on ‘Idol’?
http://tinyurl.com/69wvz8

The full interview
http://tinyurl.com/4sp2ve

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