This short documentary for Renaissance Learning was a very rewarding project to edit. What began as more than 12 hours of raw footage, shot over a 4 day weekend in Tennessee by Jerry Emmerich and Michael Palzkill, made its way down to a very emotional and engrossing 6 minute video documenting Lonnie’s struggle with reading. One of the rewarding aspects of this project was to be able to adhere to a strict documentary formula for most of the video and avoid selling points, product mentions or any voice over. This allowed the video to be free of any sort of marketing distractions and focus solely on the story being told by its subjects. Another rewarding aspect of this project was how it has been received by the client, parents and teachers. Many if not all have been brought to tears while watching Lonnie’s story. Directed by Greg Swank, produced by Tom Kermgard and editing was done in Final Cut Pro.
The Bitter Cold Showdown is an annual rollerblading event that I founded in 2001. The event has grown to become the largest event of its kind with an attendance of well over 1000 rollerbladers from all over the world. The 2009 DVD is fully HD and documents all of the highlights from the event, including interviews with the competitors and various attendees. The DVD is distributed internationally and is available at retailers specializing in rollerblading products. Below is the entire 2009 DVD.
The Bitter Cold Showdown is an annual rollerblading event that I founded in 2001. The event has grown to become the largest event of its kind with an attendance of over 1000 rollerbladers from all over the world in 2009. The 2008 DVD documents all of the highlights from the event, including interviews with the competitors and various attendees. The DVD is distributed internationally and is available at retailers specializing in rollerblading products. Below is the entire 2008 DVD.
“Blood, Pride & True” is a rollerblading DVD produced for Sixwonsix, Inc. The DVD was created to promote the brand by featuring rollerblading from 6 individuals sponsored by the company. It was filmed during weekends and three weeks of vacation touring with the team across the Midwest & Florida. The project was a dream come true in many ways as I have been rollerblading for 12 years and have admired the company for the majority of that time. Once the project was completed I was fortunate enough to premiere the DVD at a packed 400 seat theater in downtown Columbus, Ohio. The premiere occurred after the 2008 Bitter Cold Showdown. For more information on the process of creating “Blood, Pride & True” be sure to visit the production blog that was updated continually throughout its production. The DVD sold out within 6 months of its release and is now available in it’s entirety online.
Take the time to watch Winterclash 2013 - Snowtime. Showtime! // Two incredibly talented videobladers put in work vimeo.com/benjaminbuettn… // 1 week ago
