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How to Play a Video at an Event
- 14 Jan 2012
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Follow these simple instructions to play a video at an event:
1. In most cases, since you're in the restroom or enjoying your crappy crew meal, you may need to allow for at least 10 minutes to be tracked down by the client
2. Respond to the 3 calls, 2 voicemails, 6 texts and 4 requests over the walkie talkie that the client is looking for you
3. Allow 5 minutes to figure out what the client is asking for
4. Make stage address announcement over the mic to get the crew on headsets
5. Wait 3 minutes
6. Calm client down during this process (very important)
7. Get crew to talk to you on channel 1, not 2
8. Figure out that when the client asks for "Ed's video" they actually want to watch "retention_CCG01_r9.mov"
9. Before playing the video, ask for Encore 13. (Encore 12 if it's standard def)
10. Make sure your A1 has playback 1 live in the room
11. Calm down client while this is happening
12. Say yes to playback op after the 6th time he asks you if you're ready to play the video
13. Calm down client
14. Watch video
15. Listen to client tell you that's the wrong version
16. Track down "retention_CCG01_r21.mov"
17. Control the chaos. Calm client down
18. Transfer updated file from client's internal media guy who you've seen once the entire event and put file on flash drive
19. Walk flash drive back to video playback (allow 3 minutes)
20. Ingest newer video
21. Calm client down
22. Try and play new video
23. After realizing this version doesn't have audio, have random media guy give you "retention_CCG01_r36.mov"
24. Walk the new file back to playback (allow 2 minutes - figure he/she is running by now)
25. Calm client down
26. Play video (allow 3-5 minutes)
27. Tell playback op he will be getting a newer version 2 minutes prior to doors
28. Say "you're welcome" to the client as they exit
29. Enjoy your cold pasta - dream of a bio break
To play a video for a client on your iPad:
1. Turn on iPad
2. Launch videos app
3. Play video
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Ubisoft E3 2011 [Link]
- 8 Jun 2011
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Here's a cleaned up version of the 2011 press conference I show directed on Monday. http://www.g4tv.com/videos/53262/ubisoft-e3-2011-press-conference-video/ Let me know what you think.
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Ubisoft & E3
- 29 May 2011
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I'm show directing the press event for Ubisoft at E3 Monday June 6th
at 2:30 PM PT. More info here: http://uplay.us.ubi.com/e3/landing.
Stop by and say hi in person or online.
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TEDx OrangeCoast
- 20 May 2011
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I believe some thank you's are in order:

First, let me thank Cheril Hendry and everyone at brandtailers. TEDxOrangeCoast wouldn't have happened without their talented team running the show. Laura, Adria, Katherine, David, Sean, Keith and Eileen worked so hard on this event and did such a fantastic job. Cheril, you're an amazing woman. Thanks for letting me be a part of this inaugural event. Thanks for your leadership and most of all your smile. Means a lot.

Amir Banifatemi, the man behind the scenes, who put this entire event together and had the vision and tenacity to see it through. Thank you Amir. It was a pleasure working with you. So level headed, smart, resourceful and trusting. Rare qualities for a human being, let alone an executive producer. I look forward to doing it again. Thanks to Mojdeh as well.

Everyone at Segerstrom Concert Hall: thank you! Ellery Brown, Tom Lane, Chris Boelkes, Loren Thies, Greg, Bill, Tim, Jimmy, Jerry and the entire crew, you were an amazing group to work with. Thanks for your hustle, the great attitudes and your patience.

Thank you to the Pacific Symphony: Jeff Sells, Sean Sutton and David Elliott. Jeff, you did an amazing job juggling everything. We typically have 5 people doing what you did by yourself, so thank you for the extra hustle and creative input. The show looked amazing, thanks to you.

To my crew: Michael, Tina, Ty, Valentine, Drew... you guys rock! Thanks for making everyone look good. Drew, thanks for being there -- things just go smooth when you're around. :-) Ty, without that DA, we would have been screwed. Thank you! Great job on camera (as always). Tina, even with a dozen people huddled around you, you stay calm and collective. Such a professional. Thank you. James Armstrong, thanks for the Ki Pro's - love those things and love Showgun for letting us use them. Michael, thank you thank you thank you. We gave you very little to work with and you made it a masterpiece. Can't wait to work with Nice Fish Films again.

Thanks to all of the speakers and a special thanks to Kimberly Wiig and Barbara Seymour Giordano for coordinating the speakers, working with them on Wednesday, calming their nerves, coordinating their presentations and just being awesome! Kim, it was so great working with you. Thanks again for everything.

Thanks to everyone at the UCI Dance Department. Lisa and Sheron, such a pleasure! Mark, thanks for your direction.

Thanks to the Livestream team: Chris and Alex.

Thanks to Steve Borow at PGR (PGR helped us out in a pinch).

Thanks to Raymond Gorman at Videocam.

It takes hundreds of people to pull off an event like this and to know that most of these people volunteered their time and talents to bring this event to fruition just blows my mind. I'm so humbled and honored to have worked with everyone I mentioned here.

Thank you.

Photo courtesy of @UpWorks
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Protecting Your Rehearsal Time
- 13 May 2011
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How time should be spent during a load in & rehearsal day vs. what can end up happening if you're not careful. Make sure you do everything in your power to protect your rehearsal time. Remember, spend less than half of your time setting up, programming and testing so that you can spend most of your time (more than half) rehearsing and polishing (that is, putting out small fires and making the show the best it can be).
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Click here to download:
Protecting_Your_Rehearsal_Time.zip (234 KB)
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Terry Fator
- 13 Apr 2011
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Click here to download:
IMG_4207.MOV (1.71 MB)

A short clip from Terry Fator's show Monday night in New Orleans. They loaded in, set up and sound checked in under six hours.
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Show Directing
- 25 Jan 2011
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Me with Drew Lucas at the FOH tech table for DIRECTV, January 2011. Photo courtesy of Ryan Corby.
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EVP Intro Video
- 14 Jan 2011
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Radar's Drew Lucas produced & directed this intro piece for DIRECTV's Executive Vice President & CMO Paul Guyardo (in the video, he's the guy on the right). It played for 600 people on Tuesday morning and was filmed Monday afternoon.
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