We Need More Sweat!
On Thursday, we spent the afternoon at Vaught Hemmingway stadium on campus filming an upcoming commercial for Ole Miss Football with Senior star running back Brandon Bolden. The spot is a “Nike-esque” commercial with Brandon going through a rigorous training regimen in preparation for the upcoming season ending with a leap that’ll make Superman jealous! I […]
Ventress Hall
Our Summer intern Felicity Flesher is at it again. This time she’s set her sights on another beautiful location on campus, Ventress Hall. I challenged Felicity this week to utilize our portable dolly system to add some small moves to her shots. She rose to the challenge and captured some beautiful images of this historic […]
The Lyceum
Check out the new visual profile video our summer intern Felicity Flesher shot on the Lyceum. It’s a great collection of images on the iconic building at our campus.
What about Guyton?
This summer, former Oxford High School graduate Felicity Flesher will be interning with us here in Media and Documentary Projects. Part of her work will be sharpening her skills in shooting and editing. Throughout the summer she’ll be producing short visual profile videos on some of the buildings on campus. This will be a great […]
More Pork from York
Last weekend Joe York premiered his latest film at the Big Apple BBQ Block Party in New York. “To Live and Die in Avoyelles Parish” documents the thriving cochon de lait tradition near Mansura, Louisiana. This film is part of a larger project MDP is producing with the Southern Foodways Alliance called “Southern Food: The […]
University of Mississippi in Southaven Spots
Here are two versions of the 2011 University of Mississippi in Southaven Institutional spots we produced last month. For more information on UM Southaven click here.
Meet Me in Southaven.
Last week we spent a few days in Southaven to produce a 30-second regional spot for the Ole Miss Southaven campus. The commercial will showcase several Ole Miss students from all walks of life who are earning their degree at Southaven. It was a great chance to use our Red One Digital Cinema Camera and […]
End of the Semester Projects
It’s been a very busy semester for MDP Student Projects. Included here are the films created by the Southern Studies 534 course that we teach with Dr. David Wharton. Enjoy the films! The Beacon. A film by Camilla Ann Aikin, Aristide LeFeve, and Abby Olivier.
It’s That Time Again…..
It’s crunch time again for students in our Documentary Fieldwork class. Projects this semester include an exploration of Hip Hop and Rap Cultures in Oxford, a look at Yokna Bottoms Farm, a discussion of Tennessee Williams and Cultural Tourism, and profiles on The Beacon and Square Books. Student groups have three weeps to wrap production […]
Engineering Anniversary Video
Here’s a video we produced for the dedication of Brevard Hall and the celebration of the 110 year anniversary of the School of Engineering at the University of Mississippi. It brings together some of the notable alums of the department over the past twenty years sharing their experiences and offering insights into why this remarkable […]
Law School History Video
In addition to the retrospective on Robert Khayat, we also produced a video documenting the history of the law school and its many homes at the University of Mississippi. Written and Narrated by John Sobatka. Edited by Matthew Graves.
Robert C. Khayat Retrospective
In preparation for last week’s dedication of the Robert C. Khayat Law Center, we produced a short retrospective video on Chancellor Emeritus Khayat. The video includes testimonials from a few of Chancellor Khayat’s former students and friends and gives a brief look into the incredible impact Chancellor Khayat has had on the University of Mississippi […]
NAB Day 4
It was another full day of lectures, booths, badge scannings, and brochure snatchings. I’m honestly kind of relieved to be coming home tomorrow if only to decompress my overly stimulated eyes. There were a lot of highlights today as I spent more time in the post production exhibits in the ginormous South Hall. Here was […]
NAB Day 3
Whew! They always say be careful what you wish for. I wanted to see the exhibits and today I most definitely did. NAB can make your eyeballs explode there’s so much to look at it. It’s like a media explosion and the best way to contain it is just to take your time, collect as […]
NAB Day 2
Day 2 is over. Another day of post production sessions. Today’s highlights included tips on RED ONE Final Cut Workflows. Specifically on importing the high quality footage in it’s native format to make use of the raw meta data in color correction. It also greatly speeds up transfer times. This is something I’m really excited […]
NAB Day 1
Day 1 of NAB 2011 is over. The exhibits don’t open until Monday so all of today was spent in the classroom where I heard from industry pros discussing new methods and techniques in production and post. I attended a lecture in DSLR production which was really helpful since the majority of the work we’ve […]
Viva! – The Sequel
So it’s that of time of year again. The time of year I feel the call deep inside me to come to Las Vegas and drool over all the new gear that the broadcasting world has to offer. It’s NAB time! This is my second venture to the filmmaker’s candy land and I’m excited to […]
Mississippi Innocence Wins at Crossroads
Mississippi Innocence took the Transformational Film Award at the Crossroads Film Festival in Jackson this past weekend. The award is given to the film most likely to transform attitudes and inspire change. Mississippi Innocence screened to a full house and the question and answer session featured a spirited discussion about possibly opening up additional cases […]
Oxford Conference for the Book
MDP was busy this past weekend with the Oxford Conference for the Book and our Graduate Assistant, Danielle St. Ours was there to record every second of it. Now she gets to edit 20 hours of footage. It’s what we like to call “training.”
Lights, Camera, Action: Matthew Graves | The Daily Mississippian
A very nice article on Matthew in today’s Daily Mississippian. We already know of his awesomeness, but it’s nice to see folks outside of Kinard beginning to figure it out as well. Lights, Camera, Action: Matthew Graves | The Daily Mississippian.
The Votes are In!
From the Oxford Film Festival website: “The 2011 Oxford Film Festival came to a close last Sunday night, and now the ballots for audience favorite are in. Mississippi Innocence, the non-competition documentary by filmmaker Joe York, took home the top prize for overall audience favorite. Two years in the making and produced with Tucker Carrington and […]
MDP shines at the OFF.
I hope you will indulge my expressing the pride I feel for the folks I am lucky enough to work with every day. Their talent was showcased at the Oxford Film festival. Nice job Micah Ginn and Matthew Graves–“The Hanging of Big Todd Wade,” Matthew Graves–“Oh Christmas Triage,” and Joe York– “Mississippi Innocence,” which played […]
Mississippi Innocence
MISSISSIPPI INNOCENCE tells the story of Levon Brooks and Kennedy Brewer, two men who combined spent over thirty years behind bars for crimes they didn’t commit. Here is the trailer that we’ve created for the Oxford Film Festival pre-screening of Joe York’s moving film, Mississippi Innocence. Produced with Tucker Carrington and the Mississippi Innocence Project […]
Snow Day(s)
Matthew Graves doesn’t know anything about a snowcation. While the rest of us were enjoying a day on the “slopes” of Oxford, Matthew was there to record it. Enjoy!
Merry Christmas from Media and Documentary Projects
Every year, the University of Mississippi lights up the tree in front of the lyceum for the holidays. Here’s a short video of this year’s tree. From all of us at Media and Documentary Projects, have a Merry Christmas and a very safe and happy new year!
Ole Miss Rifle
Here is the final cut of the promotional spot we did for The Ole Miss Women’s Rifle Team a few weeks back. Special thanks to Coach Boothe and the Rifle team for allowing us to come out and shoot, especially Senior Colleen Tillson. Best of luck to the team as they continue their season. – […]
3D For You and Me
So we’re a few weeks removed from the jumbotron premiere of the 3D Giants spot and I wanted to take a minute (or 10) to talk about the production and thank all the people who helped make the event a success. We started down this 3D road around the beginning of the summer. I had […]
Let's Shoot This Thing
Last week we spent some time with the Ole Miss Rifle team producing a spot for them. Here’s a look behind the scenes of the shoot. I have a tendency while shooting to ask for one more take 5 or 6 times before I actually mean it! Check back in few days for the final […]
Matthew Graves is a Giant
Media and Documentary Projects producer Matthew Graves has been a very busy young man. This weekend we get to see the fruits of his labor kicking off the halftime show as Ole Miss hosts Auburn. Matthew has produced a 3D commercial featuring all of the varsity sports heros cast as giants roaming the Ole Miss […]
Congressional Debate
MDP was at the Overby Center tonight covering the First District Congressional Debate between incumbent Congressman Travis Childers and his opponent Alan Nunnelee. We shot the event to edit together later and also streamed it for an overflow crowd. We are happy to post it here as well for anyone who may be still undecided. […]
