Video of the Week- Megan Sweeney

We're taking a little departure this week from our small business profile videos... a departure all the way to snowy Steamboat Springs, Colorado!! Megan Sweeney got to the bottom of the story with this video, helping us understand the deeper aspects of life in this mountain town, rather than a long list of superficial benefits.

From a purely aesthetic standpoint, the video succeeds as well. For instance, when Megan saw that the sky was creating a dramatic contrast with the clouds, she saw an opportunity to get an amazing time lapse shot of the clouds passing by. Another strong point of the video's look was the varied shot choices. Sometimes she would use fascinating close ups, other times dramatic landscapes, and rarely from the same angle. The shot of the Rabbit Ears Pass sign is a great example of this.

Finally, Megan included many voices in the video. What made it special though, was how she mixed the voices. She didn't merely take all the content from one interview, then move on to another interview. She took the best sound bites from each interview and weaved them together to create one stream of thought with multiple viewpoints. That's a really strong technique, and applies equally well in small business profiles.

Great work Megan, we'll be sending you a $50 Amazon Gift Card.

Comments

[Vince Lucena]

Excellent job Megan. I bet it took many hours to collect your b-roll as portrayed in your nite/day time lapse sequences.

[Scot Sheely]

WOW! Awesome job, Megan!

Let's not forget that she also created very cool lower thirds (at least it appears that way to me) and mixed multiple audio soundtracks in a very, very smooth manner that blends perfectly with the visual elements.

Brava! Very inspirational to watch. You just raised the bar up another notch. (fake sarcasm:) Thanks a LOT! Sheesh! (LoL!)

Now we all have to produce even better videos just to keep up.

[Patricia]

I sooo want to move there now!

[Derek Sanford]

That was very well done Megan! I'm curious as to what camera you're shooting with, it produces a great picture!

[Megan Sweeney]

Hi guys! Thanks for your very nice comments! I wish I made the lower-thirds but that part I can not take credit for:) I used a Panasonic DVX 24p. It may not look like it but it was about 5 degree in Steamboat - so bitter cold - but I think it helped make the sky and scenery look sharper. Glad you enjoyed it...