Click on thumbnails below to view video samples from the various types of work I've done over the past 10 years or so. You'll find all sorts of animation, music videos, and other silly things on this site; the samples below are more profession examples of work. Beyond this site, check YouTube and BlipTV for more, plus video journalism at ViodiTV.
Westport Trails
August 11, 2011
Take a hike on the trails around Westport and view scenes from Six Mile Creek Rearing Pond, Nelson State Park, Holy Wisdom Monastery, Dorn Creek, and Schumacher Farm located in the Town of Westport area.
Video produced by HEM Productions; synchronized to ccMixter.org Creative Commons Music "Pushin Daises 8" by VJ Memes
: Blog, Music Video
Got Beer
July 8, 2011
A few things happening here… I learned about the Songify app by Khush for iPod the other day, and then I had thoughts about the anti-microbrew Motion 414 that was added to and signed into Wisconsin's budget bill, which got me thinking about how great it is to have such a diverse group of craft / microbreweries in Wisconsin and how bad this motion is. That made me think about the "got milk" campaign, so I thought "Hey! how about got beer". I didn't have an easy way to get a lot of beer mustaches, so I put the music to showing a list of microbrews in Wisconsin instead.
Part of the reason I'm really troubled by Motion 414 is because craft brews and microbreweries are making really great beer with flavors, diversity, and complexity as they become the new wine or an good alternative to grapes. Beer also has a richer history. It's like Wisconsin had found a way to take something back from California after the milk subsidies enabled them to surpass Wisconsin in milk production – and of course make fun of Wisconsin milk in the process (like that was necessary). Wisconsin has a "new wine" now in the form or really great beers that could lead the nation and provide a good alternative to wine – beer that is brewed with love to provide complex flavors for people that wanted more than lite beer (or cheap wine if put into perspective).
So this is just my support for Wisconsin jobs and microbrews that have created them.
More information at Wisconsin Brewers Guild and Motion 414 is also at scribd. Authors of the motion were Senator's Darling and Olsen, with Representative Vos and Meyer.
For those unfamiliar with the milk subsidy. It's basically federal money given to California Milk producers (and others) based on how far they are from Eau Claire, Wis. I pick on California because not only do or did they get the money, they use to (and may still) run ads on TV that make fun of Wisconsin milk and cheese (like that's necessary when they benefit WI – how far away they are). I say "did" because this may have stopped. I'm reading conflicting stories. But it doesn't matter… CA got the subsidies for a long time and capitalized off of it at our expense.
Reference Material – more to be found if you just search and read.
- Motion 414
- Wisconsin State Statue on Alcohol Beverages – Chapter 125
- Midwest Microbrew List – For Wisconsin
- An interesting take on this – at NJ.com
- Controlling the market? – Channel 3000 website
- Another perspective from – The Cap Times
- Perspectives from – State Journal
- Dairy Farms – More on milk
- More on Beer as the New Wine – Dining in DC
: Blog, Music Video
Schumacher Farm – June 2011
July 3, 2011
Watch Video – Click image or Click Here. Flowers in the field
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Photo's from fields around Schumacher Farm outside Waunakee, WI. Link to album on Picassa.
: Travel
Searching for a Better World
June 13, 2011
A play on words with Rock Roger's flying through the galaxy searching for a place to hide from lying, killing, and intrusion.
Capitol View Triathlon 2011
June 13, 2011
Mostly personal clips from Capitol View Triathlon with brief contrast of five finger barefoot running shoes and me still running in typical running shoes.
Background music "An Untitled Love Song" by unreal dm at ccMixter.org.
: Sports
An Assessment Tool For Nonprofits
May 19, 2011
This is a short video I recently edited for The MaxCI Assessment. It's an assessment tool for not-for-profits and granting organization that help guide them through the qualification process and provides an assessment of where the organization is at. The overview and testimonial pretty much tells the story. More information is on the MaxCI Website.
Spring Waters at Battle Creek
May 8, 2011
Spring time and the waters that run down Battle Creek Regional Park in St Paul, MN. just below Century Ave, yet above Hwy 61. With Music… "Blue In Cminor" by Unreal at ccMixter.org. ccMixter.org.
Farm Labor Tractorcade – Madison Wisconsin
March 13, 2011
Joel Greeno, a farmer from Kendall Wisconsin, and Vice President of Family Farm Defenders talks of the unity and solidarity with teachers, workers, and unions as the farmers stand behind them in community building and sustainability.
Video includes brief comments from Scott Schultz of the Wisconsin Farmers Union on the grass roots efforts. The Farm Labor Tractorcade was a tractor rally from the Alliant Center to the capitol square in Madison Wisconsin. The rally was organized by Family Farm Defenders, a non-profit organization, which is basically what it says… about family.
Playlist of additional video's from last few weeks on the square.
Business Trends 2000
March 6, 2011
Shipping jobs to the far east, or China has become a business trend for 2000. This video started out as a simple "had a good day" video, but my vision isn't so bad that I could help but look around and question… Why is this big factory warehouse empty? Why are these small businesses in this big empty warehouse, and who really create new jobs – big companies or small ones?
My observation over the past 40 years has been that small companies innovate, create new companies, and new jobs, while the big corporations buy out these small companies at peak value, layoff a lot of their employees, then centralize the management and labor to increase profits – or ship the jobs to far east.
This stop for a beer turned into an eye opener as I realize that small companies like the Pearl Street Brewery, Boot Hill Pub, and other small businesses have created new jobs as others moved to China. LaCrosse just happened to be the place and day my eyes opened up.
More info on La Crosse Footwear history at answers.com.
