Author: sharmaine
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Text Overlay
I love the simple look of overlaying text on images (when it works). I took this photo during the students’ dress rehearsal, using my Canon EOS Rebel T3, and I used this image specifically for social media on the day of the opera performance. Read more
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Sharmaine “Spike” Mitchell
I recently produced the spring video for The Trinity Fund and sent it out last Friday. I actually pulled a “Spike Lee” in this one, as I ended up making a cameo in my own production. I wanted to use a male staff member, but he never signed up to be filmed, so instead of Read more
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Cheerios the Champion
From where I sit, Cheerios is winning at the game of marketing, and has been for quite some time. Their marketing team is clearly not afraid to think outside the box and take risks, but they balance that very well with maintaining the integrity of their brand. When they released the “Just Checking” commercial in Read more
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Incredible Marketing: World’s Toughest Job
The idea behind this marketing is absolutely incredible. I definitely didn’t see it coming; it’s absolutely perfect for the company! The emotion at the end is priceless. The timing of the music…everything. It’s just incredible. Major kudos! http://www.adweek.com/adfreak/24-people-who-applied-worlds-toughest-job-were-quite-surprise-157028 Read more
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Keying & Auditioning
I just started editing the spring video for The Trinity Fund. This is actually the first time I’ve used Final Cut Pro X for this kind of project. I’ve only been using it since December, and the closest project I’ve done of this nature is the video I produced for Trinity’s capital campaign. After I Read more
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Kudos, Caribou
I couldn’t decide whether or not I actually wanted to share this and risk embarrassing myself even more. But Caribou deserves its kudos, and since I already made everyone’s day there, why not share the entertainment? https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10152334068370953&set=a.137341235952.131621.133270255952&type=1&stream_ref=10 I saw this on Facebook on Monday while sitting in the doctor’s office, and I made a mental Read more
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Student Work on Display
I took this photo on my way to film students for a video production. It’s the 1st grade hallway at Trinity (a hallway I saw everyday for three years). I didn’t really have anything particular in mind, in terms of how I planned to use the photo. I just thought it was kind of cool, Read more
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Scary?
Going through my morning ritual this morning (a.k.a. my phone), I noticed this: Then I tweeted this: “Whoa! Just noticed this on the iPhone. Sure enough, when I tap on it, it shows my job’s location. Apple is amazing.” But I seriously can’t decide if I’m more amazed or more spooked. But I guess it Read more
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The Invention of Wings
I recently joined a book club (thanks to my friend, Lillian!) that meets every other month. Our third meeting was yesterday, which I hosted, so I was also charged with selecting the book. I chose The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd. I’m not a book blogger, but there were so many elements in Read more
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Emotion, Production, Reflection
I presented at the CASE District III 2014 Conference in Orlando with a colleague (Mindpower Inc.) last week, and I seriously wonder if I’m the only one who finds the last day of a conference really depressing. I experience this feeling every time, regardless of how good or bad the conference may have been. My Read more