I am a video producer who loves good health, fitness, food and tech!
I enjoy making all kinds of videos from TV Commercials, Business & Corporate Promotional Videos, building websites, exercising, expanding knowledge about food and health, 3D printing, tech and more! My focus is to keep loving what I do every day while having my clients’ best interests at heart AND being the best husband and father that I can be.
Prior to my video career I had a food-service background where I went to culinary school, was a chef, and then sold food to restaurants. I have become passionate about food again and living a healthy lifestyle after having a heart attack in 2019. It’s OK… it made me stronger, healthier and so much better in so many ways! I have beaten the odds that were stacked against me, and am so much healthier than prior to the heart attack!
This site is my little corner of the web for video production, food and health. I hope you enjoy your visit!
A summary of my professional offerings.
I have a handful of wonderful clients that keep me busy with work making commercials for television and online streaming, as well as managing their social media/online ad campaigns. I also make and maintain websites for a select few as well. My available time is limited and I’m not actively seeking new clients, but if you truly like my work and style, let’s discuss your project!
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Confidentiality
I specialize in confidentiality! In fact, most of my work is confidential!There are many times that the nature of the videos contains sensitive information, eg: company trade secrets; that a business will only show these videos on their private intranet. Any time there is sensitive information involved, you can rest assured that information will not ever be divulged from me.
I also perform work for other agencies and individual companies that wish to have the production that I do for them confidential, eg: White Label. While this type of work does not enable more fresh content here, it does pay a premium and I’m fine with that.
Some companies that my clients do work for I can’t even mention, but you see or use some of them every day.
If you need 100% trust in confidentiality regarding your business or corporate video, this is one area I definitely specialize.
Camera Work / Video Production
Since 2003, I have filmed and photographed many types of subjects and events...Usually, I am busy with my own projects, but sometimes people simply need someone to just film and acquire raw footage. If you need a professional camera operator in or around Kingsport, Bristol, Johnson City, Knoxville, TN as well as Southwest, VA and Asheville, NC; don’t hesitate to contact me.
I have traveled many miles providing videography services during my career; including but not limited to: Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Ohio, Chicago, New York, Connecticut, New Jersey and Las Vegas. So, if your budget allows for travel and I’m available, I may be filming your next event!
Social Media / Digital Ads
I work with companies in setting up and managing their social media ads...Placing ads on social media platforms really isn’t very difficult to do but managing them can get cumbersome for many small businesses. To have successful campaigns, there is more to it than just boosting a post and the default or AI suggestions that the platforms offer.
I work with companies in setting up and managing their social media ads such as on META (Facebook & Instagram), Google Ads / YouTube Ads, etc. Normally this is for businesses that I’m already doing video production for, but I also like to help other small business owners in helping them advertise on social media.
Website Design
I have been working on websites since the days of AOL dial-up...A lot has changed since then. 🤣
Although I can code sites from scratch, my preference is to use WordPress as a base and then use a great theme.
This isn’t something that I promote doing, I can do it and will for the right project depending on the needs and my available time. If you have need for a website, we can chat.
Editing
While this is a complicated subject to summarize, basically I do edit my own projects. I very rarely edit anyone else’s footage or project.
For broadcast television, I conform to the station and network’s “standards” for their files. Some stations and networks have their own criteria for their files. Always, I keep the IRE levels within broadcast spec and even adhere to the CALM Act for audio. Most stations conform to -24 LKFS. Need closed captions? No problem. Check out the Closed Captions tab.
Closed Captions
Closed Captioning can be a difficult process when you first need it. After over 100 episodes of MMA Inside the Cage as well as a few seasons of 3B Outdoors, I have developed a smooth workflow of making Closed Captions for Television Broadcasting PLUS YouTube and Vimeo both support the captions by using a separate file that can be uploaded and attached to the video!
Although most local TV commercials doesn’t currently require them, I feel that it is a good idea to close caption them. It helps with the hearing impaired plus watching TV at a restaurant or bar, you can’t always hear the television, and they are showing CC, so why not have your commercials closed captioned?
AI transcriptions for closed captions is pretty good now days, but if you need closed captioning done for broadcast TV or even YouTube with a human touch and attention, contact me and I’ll help you out at a reasonable cost.
First and foremost, I specialize in confidentiality! In fact, most of my work is confidential! That’s why there doesn’t seem to be a lot more content.
There are many times that the nature of the videos contains sensitive information, eg: company trade secrets; that a business will only show these videos on their private intranet. Any time there is sensitive information involved, you can rest assured that information will not ever be divulged from me.
I also perform work for other agencies and individual companies that wish to have the production that I do for them confidential, eg: White Label. While this type of work does not enable more fresh content here, it does pay a premium and I’m fine with that.
Some companies that my clients do work for I can’t even mention, but you see or use some of them every day.
If you need 100% trust in confidentiality regarding your business or corporate video, this is one area I definitely specialize.
Since 2003, I have filmed and photographed many types of subjects and events. Usually, I am busy with my own projects, but sometimes people simply need someone to just film and acquire raw footage. If you need a professional camera operator in or around Kingsport, Bristol, Johnson City, Knoxville, TN as well as Southwest, VA and Asheville, NC; don’t hesitate to contact me.
I have traveled many miles providing videography services during my career; including but not limited to: Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Ohio, Chicago, New York, Connecticut, New Jersey and Las Vegas. So, if your budget allows for travel and I’m available, I may be filming your next event!
While this is a complicated subject to summarize, basically I do edit my own projects. I very rarely edit anyone else’s footage or project.
For broadcast television, I conform to the station and network’s “standards” for their files. Some stations and networks have their own criteria for their files. Always, I keep the IRE levels within broadcast spec and even adhere to the CALM Act for audio. Most stations conform to -24 LKFS. Need closed captions? No problem. Check out the Closed Captions tab.
Closed Captioning can be a difficult process when you first need it. After over 100 episodes of MMA Inside the Cage as well as a few seasons of 3B Outdoors, I have developed a smooth workflow of making Closed Captions for Television Broadcasting PLUS YouTube and Vimeo both support the captions by using a separate file that can be uploaded and attached to the video!
Although most local TV commercials doesn’t currently require them, I feel that it is a good idea to close caption them. It helps with the hearing impaired plus watching TV at a restaurant or bar, you can’t always hear the television, and they are showing CC, so why not have your commercials closed captioned?
AI transcriptions for closed captions is pretty good now days, but if you need closed captioning done for broadcast TV or even YouTube with a human touch and attention, contact me and I’ll help you out at a reasonable cost.
I have been working on websites since the days of AOL dial-up. A lot has changed since then. 🤣
Although I can code sites from scratch, my preference is to use WordPress as a base and then use a great theme.
This isn’t something that I promote doing, I can do it and will for the right project depending on the needs and my available time. If you have need for a website, we can chat.
Placing ads on social media platforms isn’t very difficult to do, but managing them can get cumbersome for many small businesses. There is more to it than just boosting a post and the default or AI suggestions that the platforms offer.
I work with companies in setting up and managing their social media ads such as on META (Facebook & Instagram), Google Ads / YouTube Ads, etc. Normally this is for businesses that I’m already doing video production for, but I also like to help other small business owners in helping them advertise on social media.
A package deal.
People say to not mix personal and business together, but one thing I found out over the years is people do business with people they like and with whom they can relate!
I didn’t have any diagnosed health conditions prior to my heart attack and for all intents and purposes I was considered healthy. Everyone, including myself, was very surprised when I had my heart attack at only 43 years old. Knowing what I know now, I’m surprised it didn’t happen sooner! As I began to learn about cardiovascular disease and getting healthy by turning my life around after having a heart attack, I quickly realized how important lifestyle changes were going to be necessary for the simple reason that I had to take care of myself first so I could continue taking care of my family and clients. Furthermore, as I get older, I don’t want to become a burden on my wife or family because of selfish unhealthy lifestyle choices.
Instead of keeping this stuff private, I decided to be open about it to my friends and family on Facebook. I quickly saw how cardiovascular disease affected several people that I know when learning just how common it is. Cardiovascular diesease is the leading cause of death in the world! (CDC) As I began sharing information and progress updates, I would get many of the same or similar questions, so I created a website where I could send them to some of the things I learned. I have a great relationship with my clients and they do business with me because of me and my abilities. All of this health and fitness stuff often comes up and it’s basically a part of the package IF they want it.
One of my core priciples is this, if I help my clients succeed, then I succeed. Beating cardiovascular disease has enabled me to help family, friends and clients succeed in other ways than business. The awesome part is we are able to share and learn from each others’ experiences, continually grow, and ultimately make our communities healthier.
I love to help people within my means and share what I learn that I feel other people may find of value. That is the purpose of this website. I hope you find something of value!
Check out my latest articles!
Browse each section from the menu in the navigation bar at the top, but here is the latest article from each section along with one all about my heart attack story.
