All Star Weekend II: Barack Obama in Las Vegas
March 27, 2007 by Jeremy
Filed under 2008 Presidential, Edwards, Obama, Reelpolitik Productions
As I posted before, NBA All Star Weekend also featured appearances by Senators John Edwards and Barack Obama. Here is the second of the pieces I shot of those events, featuring Senator Barack Obama.
Presidential Fundraising Videos, Before and After
March 26, 2007 by Jeremy
Filed under 2008 Presidential, 2008 Senate, Clinton, Fundraising
Here are two examples of another use of online videos for campaigns.Fundraising.
In the first of these two videos you’ll see Bill Clinton asking for money on behalf of his wife’s campaign. (Hat tip to Jeff Jarvis at PrezVid)
The second video comes from Al Franken, thanking donors for contributing to his campaign. (Hat tip to…me! Saw this when I kicked a few meager bucks to Al this morning.)
John Edwards at UCLA: The Eyes of the World
March 25, 2007 by Jeremy
Filed under 2008 Presidential, Edwards, Reelpolitik Productions
Another video of Senator John Edwards’ campaign…
John Edwards at UCLA: Change America
March 22, 2007 by Jeremy
Filed under 2008 Presidential, Edwards, Reelpolitik Productions
In the midst of his College Tour, John Edwards addresses the students of the University of California, Los Angeles.
All Star Weekend I: John Edwards talks health care in Las Vegas
March 19, 2007 by Jeremy
Filed under 2008 Presidential, Edwards, Obama, Reelpolitik Productions
It wasn’t for the game.
It certainly wasn’t to enjoy the strip - which was a madhouse.
It was to catch John Edwards and Barack Obama on consecutive days.
Work came up, postponing editing. Finally, I’ve cut the first clip from that trip.
It was a little different than what I am used to, shooting without the carte blanche of being a part of the campaign team. As my old boss Larry Grisolano was known to say, “I treat carte blanche like blank check.”
Luckily folks I worked with on the Angelides campaign were advancing both events, which granted me a little leeway in where I was able to grab positions.
Joining the fray
March 19, 2007 by Jeremy
Filed under 2008 Presidential, Housekeeping, Kucinich
The Washington Post has a story on Presidential online videos. Today’s angle, the folks who critique them. Prominently featured are Jeff Jarvis (of PrezVid and scholarly fame) and James Kotecki (the man who was answered by Kucinich!):
Kotecki has one recurring message to the candidates and their expensive media advisers: “The Web isn’t TV.” As in, Web viewers don’t expect to be spoken to, they expect to be spoken with. It’s a passive experience vs. an interactive one.
Other students of the genre have similar advice.
“Look at how the candidates are talking in their videos. With a few exceptions, they’re mostly looking sideways, not talking directly to the camera,” said Jeff Jarvis, who heads the interactive journalism program at the City University of New York’s Graduate School of Journalism and started PrezVid.com, a blog dedicated to watching the campaign through YouTube. “The important thing about this medium is it’s very human and intimate. A voter comes across and clicks on you. You should talk to that voter and look at him in the eye.” (Candidates Try Web Video, And the Reviews Are Mixed - washingtonpost.com)
From here on out - or at least until I land a gig that precludes blogging - I’ll be joining Kotecki and Jarvis in their efforts to chronicle the evolution of videos online. Coming from a slightly different point of view - as someone whose actually made these things! - consider this space for the next few months as my pro-bono advice for those who care what I have to say.
