Creative Minds

Every year I offer my video services pro bono to a local non-profit organization of my choosing. Video can be used as a powerful tool to spread the word about some of the great organizations in our community, and I’m happy to give back to organizations that help make our community a better place to live. This year’s lucky non-profit was the Durango Arts Center, specifically in regard to their wonderful Creative Minds program, which hosts bi-weekly art programs for adults with developmental disabilities. The program is put together in partnership with another great local non-profit called Community Connections. Watch the video and find out how impactful the Creative Minds program is to the lives of these members of our community, and how you can help contribute to the program.

The Berry Company – Pagosa Dental

208 Cima Vista Way

Justin Osborn a realtor with The Wells Group approached me this spring to produce a real estate video tour of a large property in Shenandoah, a neighborhood South of Durango. The owners were anxious to get the property on the market and sold as soon as possible and were particularly interested in using power of video to expedite the sale. We scheduled a time to shoot as soon as the snow had melted to a minimum, and I had the video tour turned around within a week to add to the MLS listing. Drone video was extensively used to capture wide visuals of the 40-acre property, as well as scenic angles of the home in relative position to iconic local landmarks such as the La Plata Mountains and Lake Nighthorse.

208 Cima Vista Way

Nestled on a hillside only 9 miles from downtown Durango, this Dyerbuilt custom home is truly a masterpiece to behold. This 43-acre parcel comes complete with unobstructed views of Lake Nighthorse and iconic local vistas. The exterior boasts hand-chiseled dry-stacked Telluride Stone and professional landscaping with a stone bridge. This luxurious interior is designed to accommodate single level living, as the ground floor grants access to most of the rooms in the home. A spacious kitchen offers ample granite slab counter space, GE Monogram appliances, wine cooler and a 6 burner duel fuel range. The beautiful dinning room is situated nearby with great views of the surrounding landmarks. The master suite has a raised bed platform, as well as a sitting area with a gas fireplace. A spacious master bathroom includes his and her vanities, a huge walk-in closet with custom built-in drawers and shoe racks and a large custom walk-in shower for two.
Each guest room on the 2nd floor has it’s own private bathroom. Upstairs guests also have access to a kitchenette located conveniently between the bedrooms. A windowless entertainment room situated at the top of the stairs is the perfect place to relax and watch a movie.
This “smart home” is pre-wired throughout for audio, TV, surround sound, lighting, phone, data, and security system, as well as a fire sprinkler system. The property also includes an over-sized and heated 3 car garage, an in-ground sprinkler system, and a covered back and front porch perfect for taking in the incredible views. The large property also has two additional water taps allowing for additional homes or subdividing. Learn more about this property on the Colorado Real Estate Network MLS, or at the www.thewellsgroup.com .

The Berry Company

I worked with The Berry Company to produce an directory listing video for Wilderness Journeys & Pagosa Rafting Outfitters in Pagosa Springs, Colorado. Berry commisioned me to shoot and edit a basic video and turn it around within 48 hours to included in their marketing packages for small businesses. Kevin Metzler recently purchased the business and although he was a little nervous to speak in front of camera, with a little coaching and the magic of editing his presentation turned out quite well.

Fort Lewis College | Keep Calm Campaign

The curriculum at Fort Lewis College is going through major changes in Fall of 2016. The college is changing academic policies in order to be consistent with other public colleges and universities across the state of Colorado. These sweeping large-scale changes to academic policy can result in an amount of confusion and stress among students who will be required to conform to the new standards. As a result the college has undertaken a proactive campaign to address student anxiety with the a healthy sense of humor by employing the popular internet meme “Keep Calm and Carry On.”

The college contracted with me shortly before Spring Break of the 2016 Winter Semester to produce a series of videos to inform students, with the goal of releasing the videos the Monday that students return to classes. As a result, I worked with the college to turn-around the video project in a week’s time.The goal here was to proactively address “a sky is falling” attitude among students, with smart and effective communication. The idea was to keep it simple, short and effective. We were fortunate to work with the very talented Lindley Gallegos, who is not only ASFLC President, but is also an anchor for the college video news program Fort Fuel. She was able to communicate the changes in a relatable manner, as a peer, as opposed to a member of the administration. A teleprompter rolled the scripts in front of the camera lens, allowing Lindley to look directly into camera, without any need to memorize a total of eight minutes of dialogue for each of the videos.