Evamor

This was a really cool opportunity (pun intended) My brother-in-law hooked me up with a chance to direct four commercials for Southern Fried Fitness. It's a show that is appearing on PBS. They are airing their third series. I called James King, my long time friend and DP with LoadedDeckEntertainment to shoot the video. We used the cannon 7D so we could do some over cranked product shots. It turned out great. Kyle Kellerman ran sound and gripped. We edited the video in Final Cut and the color corrections and post work is being done in After Effects. Naseer Haider from UAE created the logo.

Ashton Shepard

Wes Human and I just finished editing Ashton Shepard's

piece for GAC. It's going to air next week. It was great putting this piece together. Wes did a lions share of the work, while I was working on a video for Andy Andrews. I edited block 3 and 4 and color corrected the video. The final look is killer. 

Miranda Lambert

In the sensational words of Greg Kinnear in Little Miss Sunshine I sayeth, "Sweet sweetness!" I am fortunate enough to be working on the EPK for Miranda Lambert's new album, For the Record. It's a fantastic collection of songs ranging from rockish anthems to emotionally sensitive ballads. It's a great mix that really broadens her range and bumps her up a couple notches in my book.

Lady Antebellum

I just finished working on my favorite EPK ever. It was for the latest release of Lady Antebellums new album "Own The Night." There are a lot of great tracks on this album. My favorite so far is Just a Kiss. It is really a great, heartfelt song and the music video is inspiring. Wish I had directed it :( Next time!!

CMI Weekly Meeting

Today we started by talking about the week then shifted into our ideas for what we should do. We talked about social media, streamlining workflow. We're working on figuring out who we are as a company and the face that we want to present to our clients. The homework assignment is to take the words that we have been talking about and turn them into a tagline phrase.

Key Characteristics: Creative, Video Production, innovation/visionary, solutions, translate/communicate, relatable, attention to detail, customized, unique workflow, client involvement, follow through, commitment to excellence, commitment to the client. We genuinely want our clients to succeed.

Taking a Job

It looks like I will be taking a job working a Comprehensive Media Inc. I'll be doing some shooting and editing for Gideon and other great companies. It has been a hard year financially and I need something that will free me up to write and produce my films and other projects.

Gabe's Pool Party

I had a blast at Gabe Smith's memorial day bash. Yon and Kat and Brittany came into town from Greenville and arrive late on Saturday night. We went out and had a great time dancing at 12th and Porter. I met the owner down there and I'm supposed to send him my reel. Kat and Brittany had to much to drink and I drove them home. I don't drink, but I danced for hours. The next morning Yon and I woke up and went to church then we came home and got Kat and Brittany. We traveled to Gabe's house and took the van up to his place. I met Alli there, she works with Mandy and Mandy used to change her diapers. I also met Alli's awesome friend Mel and another girl named Kelly. I rode with her down to her car and waited while her ride came. We laughed with her friends about a ton of stuff. I also danced a ton at the party and I did this slide and went to far and took Alli out. She went flying into the air and landed on top of me. Graceful Jay, real graceful. Today, I went to an audition for a new Dreamworks film. I'd love to get the part, we'll see. I went with Mandy after work to another audition in Smyrna and then went to Centennial park. We had free cupcakes and then went to Borders to finish off the evening. Good times had by all.