Momentum continues to grow with the Media and Documentary Projects Center Ole Miss “Are You Ready?” campaign. And while the Rebels couldn’t hold off the Crimson Tide’s hot shooting, the crowd enthusiastically welcomed David Huertas on the big screen.
David Huertas "Are You Ready?" in the Tad Pad
MDP production “Highway 61″ was represented at the UM Blues Trail Marker ceremony. “Highway 61″ host and former Living Blues editor Scott Barretta served as the master of ceremonies, welcoming former magazine editors and blues enthusiasts alike.
Here are some pics from our recent shoot at the Thad Cochran Research Center for the upcoming “Are You Ready?” Research Center spot we’re producing. On the left, Producers Micah Ginn and Matthew Graves set up for a dolly shot in one of the labs. In the shot on the right, Graves sets up for a trick shot we’re hoping to use where the scientist pours liquid into a beaker right on top of the camera. Stay tuned for the final spot and look for the finished beaker shot.
Andy Harper and Joe York are working with David Wharton’s Documentary Fieldwork class this semester. This Southern Studies class gives undergraduate and graduate students the opportunity to learn oral history techniques and the basics of documentary film making. Each of the five groups of three students will produce a short film and we will post all of them here later in the semester.
Dr. Adam Gussow was in the studio today for an interview with the BBC. Adam, an Associate Professor of English and Southern Studies at the University of Mississippi, was discussing Mamie Smith and her signature hit “Crazy Blues.”
Click here to listen to Dr. Gussow describe the significance of “Crazy Blues.”
Adam Gussow makes a point to the BBC!
Here’s a short video we helped produced with the Office of Media and Public Relations. Last week, they went around campus shooting interviews of students asking them what the Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP) is. We took the interviews and edited them down into the final video.
Over the past two months producer/director Joe York has worked with Jerry Ainsworth and Drake Terry from Madison Middle School on their short documentary “All Eyes on Meredith.” Jerry and Drake produced and shot the footage for the film and the Center for Documentary projects provided them with the facilities and personnel to help them edit and finish the documentary. Drake and Jerry plan to enter the film in the Nation History Day competition with the ultimate goal of advancing to Washington, D.C., where they hope to represent the state of Mississippi.
The Media and Documentary Projects Center wishes them the best of luck!
Here’s the final version of the promotional video we made for the School of Business Administration. Their video along with the promo we made for the Graduate School will be played this weekend at the Ole Miss Women’s Basketball game.
Scott Barretta and Eric Feldman are in the studio this week producing a Highway 61 featuring folklorist George Mitchell and music from the Blues Today Conference. Highway 61 is produced here at the Media and Documentary Projects Center and airs each Saturday night at 10pm on Mississippi Public Broadcasting.
We had a great meeting today with Ole Miss Volleyball coaches Joe Getzin and Molly Alvey about helping them with some promotional material. Look for an “Are You Ready?” spot later this spring!
Today we streamed and recorded the IHL Listening Sessions held on campus at the Inn at Ole Miss. Go to the Listening Session Archives page to see all of the sessions.
Dr. Douglas Sullivan-Gonzalez addresses the IHL Board.
Dr. Douglas Sullivan-Gonzalez addresses the IHL Board.
Utility Player Karen Tuttle Finds her Focus.
Utility Player Karen Tuttle Finds her Focus.
Today I met with several of the organizing members of the Chucky Mullins Courage Award banquet. The event, April the 16th, will be the 20th such banquet, a number that just doesn’t seem possible. Was it really two decades ago when we were all brought to awareness of this fantastic human being? Was it really two decades ago that we learned the definition of bravery, of determination, of the unbreakable human spirit? Indeed, it has been twenty years ago this fall when the number 38 became a legend and touched not only this University, but the nation. It is an extreme honor for me to work on this banquet and plan for the 20th year of the Courage Award. There is no greater honor for an Ole Miss football player than to earn the number 38. We will be collecting memories of Chucky for the banquet to be played on the big screen throughout the evening. If you are a former teammate, coach, friend or fan that was touched by Chucky, give us a call or email us. We’d love to hear from you.
Micah Ginn
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email: micah@olemiss.edu
Just a quick update on the Kinard Studio renovation. We installed pipes today for our lighting grid. This will keep the limited space clear of light stands. Fortunately, we were able to chain onto the existing metal girders in the ceiling. Originally, the idea was floating around (mainly by me) that we rip out the ceiling entirely to give a few more feet of head room but ultimately we decided on the grid system. The next step is to seal the edges of the green wall more evenly with putty, add a fresh coat of paint and wrap this project up. Stay tuned for more pics.
- Matthew
Here is the final version of the University of Mississippi’s Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP) spot we produced. Directed, shot, edited, and scored by Matthew Graves. Produced by Andy Harper and Matthew Graves. Check out the QEP website here.
This ad is comprised of two very different elements. I took our camera out back during August practices and captured some sights and sounds of season preparation, then a month later I was in the tunnel under Vaught Hemingway Stadium as the team made their way onto the field amidst the screams and cheers of loyal fans. The reality that championships are won during the off-season was the inspiration for this ad. We generally never get to glimpse the hard work and sacrifice that goes into top-level performance on game day, but you can’t have the moment in the winner’s circle without spending the grueling hours earning it. The 2008 Rebel football squad earned it.
Produced by Micah Ginn
This short film takes a look back at the weeks leading up to the historic presidential debate between Barack Obama and John McCain at the University of Mississippi in September of 2008. Produced by Media and Documentary Project Center graduate production assistant Rebecca Batey and Joe York
Recently Matthew Graves and I spent some time in the Tad Smith Coliseum,working with Robbie Coker of the basketball coaching staff and players David Huertas and Terrico White, to produce a couple of spots in the “Are You Ready?” campaign. Check back in a few days for the high-flying Terrico White spot. We had a lot of fun working with these talented student-athletes, and we thank them and Robbie Coker for helping us keep the “Are You Ready?” campaign going.
-Micah Ginn
Producers: Matthew Graves, Micah Ginn, and Dr. Andy Harper.
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Former Secretary of State and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Colin Powell, answers questions from the press prior to a speaking engagement at the University of Mississippi’s Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College Spring Convocation. Produced by Joe York
Producer Joe York films General Powell.Producer Joe York films General Powell.
Prom Night Director Paul Saltzman speaks to the overflow crowd at the Overby Center.
