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Sam Bradford day across all the land

David Morris — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 04:24:57 +0000

We shot and edited a ridiculous amount of video today, including this one. The Oklahoma Senate decided it needed to be Sam Bradford day. And so it was.

Some live shots go better than others

David Morris — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 23:31:48 +0000

So Sam Bradford made the big announcement. OU Coach Bob Stoops said it was much bigger than any signing day announcement, or something to that effect. Bradford is returning to play his junior season for the Sooners.

Tim Money shot the press conference for us. David Jones went with him to stream the presser live. Then Brad Belyeu pursued with the wireless Cricket card that we forgot. Tough to do live Internet video without, you know, the Internet.

We had the live stream up and running just as Bradford was speaking. The viewers instantly spiked from the 15 or so (probably all in the building) to 320 as online editors posted the live link on the NewsOK home page.

Jones snapped a few pics with his iPhone. Angi and I taped a quick update in the studio and used the photos for scene setters.

Making of Sam Bradford video

David Morris — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 21:27:15 +0000

Ready for some more football? Ready to relive Sam Bradford’s highlights?

Kyle Roberts has put together a great Sam Bradford highlight reel using the excellent footage from NewsOK.tv’s Damon Fontenot and Tim Money.

Kyle used Final Cut Pro to edit the videos. The footage was uploaded during the season to Final Cut Server. Kyle pulled it down and used effects he had previously created and used in other videos. Our music is licensed through DeWolfe.

Video: OU Red White game

David Morris — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 04:02:30 +0000

Two notes:

1) Sooner content drives huge traffic on NewsOK. So does OSU, breaking news and weather. But the Sooners typically pull large page views and video views.

And they drive large amounts of comments from Sooner fans. Check out this comment from today’s OU Red White game.

John from Destin notes “The only TD by the first offense was called by a fan….that inspires confidence….”

Here’s what John (from Destin) is referring to:

The Sooners’ first-team offense scored its only touchdown on a 51-yard pass from Bradford to tight end Jermaine Gresham on a play called by fan Shae Farmer, who got the chance to call a series of plays by with the winning bid of $2,900 in an auction benefiting the athletic department.

2) See for yourself. Watch Damon Fontenot’s video from Norman.

“Dominique Franks and the Sooners defense grab six interceptions and return three for touchdowns in Saturday’s spring finale.”

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Sooner football video and the QB situation

David Morris — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 19:09:29 +0000

Damon Fontenot will file a video report from Norman later today as the Red-White game will attract thousands.

As always, The Oklahoman has done a fine job today of breaking down the spring football “season” and looking at what we’ve learned.

As always, the QB position had attracted attention.

Jake Trotter reports: “Joey Halzle is the No. 2 quarterback: Keith Nichol and Landry Jones get talked about the most, but Halzle is clearly OU’s second-best quarterback at the moment, behind starter Sam Bradford. Nichol and Jones will get their chances in future seasons, but for now, Halzle is the No. 2.”

Meanwhile Malcolm Kelly dominated the NewsOK page views and video video views this week with his ranting after a less than expected Pro Day workout.

Then he apologized. That’s usually a good move following a rant.

Check out the comments on the Sooners articles. Good feedback with the expected fan banter. Most of the readers see the Kelly apology as an agent’s move.

3 Things

David Morris — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 22:27:28 +0000

Bradford Concussion, Cox Okla. adds more HD channels, Dancing with the Stars

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DnA: Bradford and Bedlam

David Morris — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 22:41:51 +0000

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Sam Bradford and the Beaver

David Morris — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 18:17:51 +0000

Things are going well at Remington Park. 1.3 million visitors last year. up 11 percent this year. Slot machine revenue is at $240 per machine daily. The Oklahoman’s Steve Lackmeyer has a good story in today’s business section about the Adventure District in Oklahoma City. Did you know the Oklahoma City Zoo has topped 800,000 visitors this year?

My friends in the multimedia and sports departments here at OPUBCO have created a cool interactive break down of OU quarterback Sam Bradford. Yes, piece by piece. Blake Jackson spoke with OU quarterback coach Josh Heupel about Bradford. Check that out on the sports page.

Fifty years ago today – Oct. 4, 1957 – Wally and Beaver Cleaver appeared on TV for the first time in Leave It to Beaver. This weekend TV Land will air a 24-hour 50th anniversary marathon, beginning at 7 p.m. Go to TVLand.com for clips, streaming video of the pilot, and Beaver trivia.

That’s today’s 3 Things. Go brush up on your Beaver trivia. And watch some baseball.

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OU names QB

David Morris — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 02:03:16 +0000

The Oklahoman provided NewsOK.com with some breaking news you can use this afternoon. OU names its starting QB for the upcoming season.

Sam Bradford. No surprise really.

We already had our cameras ready for today’s The Ladies Room shoot. So we broke it down, set up the cam in the studio and quickly taped a 30 second video update. Most viewed video on NewsOK today.

All people need is the short and sweet, not the 15 minute, 2 gb, cinematic epic.

We’ll save that for tomorrow.

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