Fundraising

Applying for a grant? Coordinating a fundraising event? Approaching a potential funder? Let visual images of your organization leave a lasting impression – a combination of music, logo, pictures, and video will do just that.

Educational

Students learn video and/or photography skills, either through direct instruction or by their own teachers after the teachers attend a professional development session. Great for non-traditional learners who blossom using kinesthetic and tactile methods. Teachers enjoy the opportunity for out-of-the-box curriculum integration. Parents and students are enthralled with the final product, a DVD, that can be enjoyed over and over. Programs can be customized to fit your school – e.g., in-school or after-school, full year or a few sessions.

Article on a Mac 'n Cheese teacher-collaboration at a Chicago public high school

Promotional

What better way to sell your service/product than by bringing it to life? Potential clients view a compelling demonstration of your value. Use interviews with yourself, co-workers, and clients, along with images of you in the field and of what you're offering. From an entrepreneur seeking to increase a client-base to a band who wants to bring their music into a larger arena, a promotional DVD is a great way to get the word out.

Transfer, Organize, and Preserve Memories

As certain forms of technology – like cassette tapes and VHS – become obsolete, you'll want to convert to the current format. Transform your out-of-date media into a more compact, accessible, and cost-effective format, the DVD or CD. DVD chapters and CD tracks allow you to easily get to a specific point, without having to rewind or search through boxes. Once digitized, items remain top-quality for years.

Create a Digital Scrapbook

A montage, visual trip down memory lane, soundtrack, music video, highlight reel, high-tech photo album, documentary, tribute piece – a digital scrapbook comes in many forms, but its core is a highly personalized, emotion-packed mixed-media presentation. Meld your home movies and/or photographs together with music and graphics to create an imaginative and professional DVD arrangement.

Special Event

Whether it's a rolling credit list thanking sponsors or images of auction items, let digital media enhance your special event. It can play in the background during cocktail hour or be the climax of the soiree.

Video Editing Workshops

Want to be able to edit your own movies? Want to go beyond iMoive or Moviemaker? Want to make yourself more marketable in the digital media world? Learn Final Cut Pro® (FCP), editing software that makes up 49% of the US professional editing market. FCP was used to edit such major films as The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, The Simpsons Movie, and No Country For Old Men. Workshops can be one-on-one or for larger groups. Mac-based software.

Custom Projects

There are many other ways to use digital media – CD mixes, portfolio documentation, speech archives, sporting event highlights. Have another idea? Let’s talk!

Referrals

Need a photographer, band, writer, graphic designer, web designer, editor (print/digital), or other type of creative service? Request a referral list – highly dependable and accomplished peer group.