Barry Wood, former designer for TLC’s Trading Spaces and current host of HGTV’s show Hidden Potential, is in town this weekend to help promote the Home Builder’s Expo.  I met him at the Pasfield House last night – he’s a very nice guy.  I’ll post some of the footage soon.

UPDATE:  Video is posted here-

February 5th, 2009

Here’s an amazing piece of video art with a video production theme, by Roel Woeters – shot live for an audience in one take for a museum opening:

January 30th, 2009

I am proud to announce that Crowdson and Company is now the Preferred Videographer of Springfield’s historic Pasfield House.  I’ve taped events such as the Roman Cultural Society’s Columbus Day dinner and a special presentation by the Tea Ladies there, and now (along with photographer Ed Sandoval),  will be offering a special package price for couples getting married and/or having their reception at the beautiful Pasfield House.  Their website is down for maintenance as I write this, but you can learn more at www.pasfieldhouse.com.

January 21st, 2009

Video testimonials are a great tool for your website, commercials, or sales videos.  I’m need to start using them myself.  Here’s a neat way to get a bunch at once from duct tape marketing:

Why not create an event around gathering testimonials. Invite your best customers for a networking social happy hour. Promote the event as a chance to network, swap stories and star in the creation of new marketing materials for your company. Give it a Hollywood theme. (This probably isn’t something you would do large scale, this is for those customers that are advocates already.)

Hire a videographer and photographer and then throughout the course of the evening, let your customers cycle through the video seat to tell their story of success with your firm. Most people enjoy being on camera once they do it and the whole group will be entertained by the event and feed off of each other’s energy. (This is something you should be doing anyway so why not do it all at one time.)

January 13th, 2009

Moved to beautiful Downtown Springfield this week!  My new HQ is high atop the Myers building (714 to be exact).  It’ll be awhile before I’m fully settled in, but I’m loving it so far.  If you happen to be downtown and feel like stopping in, feel free (actually, better phone first – make sure I’m decent).

January 8th, 2009