Get Healthy While You Wait

It was our pleasure to produce two DVD programs for a pediatrician's office in Phoenix, Arizona. One DVD program provides an assortment of health tips interspersed with fun facts. It plays continuously in the waiting room of the Desert Ridge Children's Center.

The second DVD program is being given to new parents as a take-home resource. It offers guidance for new mothers on everything from breastfeeding to vaccinations. We created the scripts based on content already available from the center's website. I think what made the programs really engaging were the great photos that Dr. Ajarwal had taken of his clients and staff. The doctor is also an artist, and had decorated the waiting room with animal illustrations which we used as the basis for the fun facts on the DVD.

Fight Fog Eating

I just finished editing a series of audio podcasts for weight-loss coach Brooke Castillo. The podcasts consist of actual coaching phone calls with Brooke's clients. In the premiere podcast I learned about "fog eating." I think it's the act of subconsciously eating just to be doing something. The next podcast touched on the sensuous subject of licking your fingers after eating ribs. Here's a link to Brooke's podcasts so you can hear for yourself!

Charlie Black - Undercover Agent

I just finished creating interstitials and foley for five more episodes of the audio dramedy, The Adventures of Charlie Black.  The creator of the series, Xavier Paul Cadeau, is a nationally known voiceover talent.  He not only writes the scripts, but also provides voices for some of the characters.  Terry Derkach recorded the sessions and did the final mix at his studio in Manhattan, Vrtcl Entertainment.  

BTW:  Interstitials are the music clips that tie the dialog together.  And foley are the sound effects.  Let's hear more chainsaw!

Pennsylvania Oil Town

My great-grandfather created illustrations for newspapers in the late 1800's. One of the stories he contributed to was about an oil boom in a small town in Pennsylvania (McDonald, PA). I created a short video, based on his drawings and text from the newspaper article, and posted it on YouTube a few years ago. Since then, I've gotten some thank-you emails from residents of the town. This week the president of the McDonald Borough Council get in touch. It seems that they have a Welcome Station & History Center there, and wanted a copy of the video they could play there. I sent them a DVD for that purpose today. They are also requesting the state erect an historical marker on the site of the oil field, commemorating what the residents back then called "the great excitement!"

Real Relief

A medical practitioner contacted us about creating a DVD mailer. We worked with him on the script, recorded voiceover, and edited the video.  
The video featured interviews with patients and the tag line: Real People. Real Pain. Real Relief.  Here's an excerpt from the DVD: