Pantless in Seattle
I love the work that Improv Everywhere does. They stage these huge public works of improvisational theater. If you haven’t see any of their hilarious antics, you need to check them out. So, when I heard that Seattle would be having a No-Pants Light Rail Ride, I knew I was going to do video of it. Organized by Emerald City Improv, the event had an amazing turnout. With so many great stories, so many great moments, I could have edited this many different ways. I decided to focus on Mike Warred, a traveler from Las Vegas who knew nothing of the event but decided to join in. Wow. To me, that’s really impressive. Maybe even more impressive than the fact that he just happened to be wearing Superman boxers.
Boeing 787 Dreamliner First Flight
The 787 Dreamliner flew for the first time today and I was able to be there and witness it. I did live video leading up to the takeoff, published clips throughout the day on my iPhone using Qik and turned raw video clips from my Sony video camera quickly. I then used video I shot, video shot by Steve Ringman, video shot by Cliff Despeaux and audio from the air traffic control (captured on a police scanner taped to my tripod) to produce this piece.
2009 High School Football Championships
I’ve always loved covering high school state tournaments. This is my first year shooting video. As a still photographer, I’ve always been interested in the culture of sport – everything happening around the field as well as on it. In these videos, I tried to feature the bands as well as the teams.
Real Salt Lake wins MLS Cup
I was able to shoot video at the MLS Cup held here in Seattle, Real Salt Lake against Los Angeles Galazy (including David Beckham). I shot several iPhone videos using Qik and my iPhone during the game and published almost instantly. I also shot with a Canon 5DmII, and produced a higher quality piece after the game.
Artistic roller skating
This piece was shot by the fantastic Seattle photographer and Seattle Times staffer Erika Schultz. I had the pleasure of editing it with Erika. Think figure skating, but with roller skates.
Election night coverage 2009
Yesterday it was all hands on deck. We covered both sides of three races. With our staffer and the help of three UW students and a journalist on a newspaper exchange program from South Africa, we did it. With everyone out in the field, I watched the speeches most of the candidates made on TV and took notes so I’d be ready to go when the tapes arrived. Tapes were dropped off at my desk, I edited and posted as quickly as possible. Here’s how it all turned out: