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She did what? And he wasn’t arrested?
Front page of The Oklahoman today, linked to from The Drudge Report, and top read story on NewsOK: man gets “services” from prostitute, pays with box of chips he happened to have in his back seat, she’s charged – and he’s not arrested.
NewsOK Video wins Telly Awards
Not just one, but four.
The Telly Awards recognize excellence in video, not just who has the latest craze in YouTube or bizarre comedy.
From today’s Oklahoman and NewsOK:
NewsOK.com won one award and was a finalist in three other categories in the Telly Awards, an international competition for videos, TV programs and commercials. The intro for a recurring NewsOK.com video series about the University of Oklahoma’s football team won a “Silver” award, the highest award given in the Telly competition.
StaticBlog by George Lang, a Bedlam football video and a Webisode on the Thunder Girls each won a “Bronze” award.
About 7 to 10 percent of the 14,000 entries in the competition won Silver awards and 18 to 25 percent won Bronze awards.
The Telly Awards recognize outstanding local and regional video in a number of categories.
Entries in the competition came from all 50 states and five continents.
“The judges look at excellence, not just if the video comes from the big ad agencies or networks,” said Dave Morris, director of video for OPUBCO Communications Group.
“I think it validates what we’re trying to do here: to produce quality, credible video.”
Icebergs and penguins
On our NewsOK.com commercials we like to say “we’re changing the rules.” The key word is change. Today I spent eight hours in a training session, learning about managing change.
The training was based of John Kotter’s best seller “Our Iceberg Is Melting,” which applies directly to the news business and specifically to the newspaper business.
Kotter outlines eight key areas in change, starting with urgency. It’s a simple read, about 150 pages. But it’s an effective fable that you can directly apply to just about anything in life, not just business.
It was really cold in the training session though.
Enough rambling for today.
Welcome Home
Welcome Home launched today. Angi Bruss hosts the show, which at this point is monthly. Kyle Roberts produced and edited. David Jones oversaw the field production and shooting.
The show features several unique aspects.
It’s shot on the Canon 5D, just like our Table One video. Notice the richness of colors and the amazing focus this camera provides. The depth of field is incredible and makes for very pretty video.
It was sold out. Four sponsors jumped to be a part of the show – before they had even seen it. A big thanks to: Home Creations, Stewart Title, Buckley’s Sticks & Stones and Excellence Irrigation.
It uses local music talent for the open and close, Ryan Lindsey with his catchy song “Sounds, As A Metaphor.” We will be using more local musical talent in other upcoming shows. This showcases the skills of our local artists and creates more diverse buzz about a show.
Welcome Home this month focused on first time home buyers of new homes. Future segments will highlight different subjects.
Kobe’s puppet gets his celebration on
As a lifelong Lakers fan, this cracks me up.
Natural gas chopper
Above: Taylor Shinn of Chesapeake Energy talks about the first-ever natural gas-powered chopper Chesapeake commissioned to commemorate its 20th anniversary.
A few weeks ago Chesapeake held a party. The energy company erected a massive tent near NW 63 and Western in Oklahoma City. Chesapeake CEO Aubrey McClendon led the celebration of the company’s 20th year.
As a highlight, a natural gas motorcycle was lowered as McClendon spoke. And who better than the Orange County Chopper guys to deliver the keys? Afterall, they built the chopper.
Earlier this week, we were invited to shoot video of the chopper. And it’s a beauty. Tanner Herriott shot the footage, Jack Burk edited. Chesapeake or Orange County Choppers provided some high quality footage of the bike on the road, so that’s much appreciated.
Producers talk about Jessica Alba
So today we learned, to no one’s surprise really, that actress Jessica Alba will not face charges for plastering great white shark posters around downtown Oklahoma City.
This past weekend, producers of her movie, “The Killer Inside Me,” shared a few laughs about Alba.
Tour OSU’s new west end zone
NewsOK’s Damon Fontenot and Tim Money got in on an exclusive tour of Oklahoma State’s impressive new football facilities – the west end zone expansion at Boone Pickens Stadium. The Oklahoman’s sports staff spoke with OSU Sports Info guru Kevin Klintworth for a story and video.
Damon and Tim put together an awesome package. Notice the narrative tour as you visually move through the facility. It’s a nicely edited package that takes the time, over five minutes, to fully display what’s new and why it’s needed. But it doesn’t feel like a five minute package. Great use of music as transitions with multiple camera shots and variable speeds.
There is an awful lot of orange and black in this video, from the weight benches to the painted floors to the theatre/man cave to the stalls…
Speaking of stalls, Klintworth points out “Bullet,” OSU’s mascot will have probably the largest stall in the Big 12 Conference. NewsOK’s wisenheimer editors noted this is “Equine Extravagance.” Probably is.
“Killer” producer loves OKC
Here’s the second of two interviews the media got Saturday on the set of “The Killer Inside Me” in downtown Oklahoma City. Brad Schlei, a producer, gave a 10 minute interview, laughing about how much he loved Oklahoma City, the local bars and hanging out with Jessica Alba.
Both producers admitted Oklahoma City has a lack of crew, but the existing local crew were a skilled bunch and good to work with. They agreed Oklahoma’s tax incentive to film production made the state more attractive to film makers.
