General Colin Powell Press Conference
Former Secretary of State and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Colin Powell, answers questions from the press prior to a speaking engagement at the University of Mississippi’s Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College Spring Convocation. Produced by Joe York
Oxford Film Festival — Prom Night in Mississippi
Prom Night Director Paul Saltzman speaks to the overflow crowd at the Overby Center. Charleston High graduates featured in Prom Night address the crowd at the Overby Center.
Oxford Film Festival — Neshoba
Filmmaker Micki Dickoff and members of the Neshoba Coalition take questions from the audience about her film, Neshoba.
Makin' Do
Produced by the Department of History and the Media and Documentary Projects Center at the University of Mississippi. This Oral History based film was produced by history graduate students and documents the experiences of women in Northeast Mississippi who “Made Do” over the course of the 20th Century.
"Are You Ready?" Center for Intelligence and Security Studies Spot
The latest “Are You Ready?” promotional spot produced for the Center for Intelligence and Security Studies at the University of Mississippi.
"Are You Ready?" Journalism Spot
Another in the “Are You Ready?” series featuring the Department of Journalism at the University of Mississippi and NewsWatch station Manager, Elizabeth Vowell.
Lights, Camera…
This weekend we shot scenes for a gag nomination for the 2008 Oxford Film Festival. The category is “Best Reproduction of a Diner Scene from a Motion Picture by Oxford Residents”. The segments were diner scenes from films like “When Harry Met Sally” and “Back to the Future”. Be sure to come out to the Lyric […]
Sights and Sounds
As posted earlier, we recorded the audio for a conference on campus and today we mastered out the CD’s. Here’s a look at the software we used to clean up the audio. We primarily use Apple’s Soundtrack Pro to do the basic audio sweetening for our video production work and this pic shows the […]
Watch Out Hollywood!
Entering it’s 10th year, the Filmmaking Workshop at the University of Mississippi will be featured in this year’s Oxford Film Festival. The four-day workshop, hosted by the Division of Outreach & Continuing Education, is a hands-on opportunity for filmmakers to be introduced to the process. From writing, to lighting, to calling “cut”, the workshop puts […]
QEP Me!
Here are some stills from the upcoming QEP Writing Center spot we’re producing. It will feature students writing in the library, student center, and a dorm room. I’ve included a few frames of the storyboard of the dorm room scene that’s left to be shot. We have an actress lined up but if there’s anyone […]
Getting the word out…
We reworked our promo for the 2009 Oxford Film Fest so as to feature a few more clips from the 95 films that will be playing during the 4 day event. We’re still only able to give you a brief glimpse in the :30 spot, so you’ll have to come to the festival and see […]
Gone Green
Here’s a look at the first use of our new green screen. We’re interviewing Business students for a promotional video for the School of Business. We had hoped to have the lights installed into the ceiling before today but this set up worked great. So far, the best way to evenly light the green wall […]
Going Green
Here’s a new pic of the green cyc wall that we’ve constructed in our Kinard Studio. The curved angles will help us to create a full artificial environment. In the coming days we hope to complete the renovations of our studio space by installing our lights into the ceiling to utilize the space. Check back […]
It's Movies!!!!
UMedia recently produced the commercial for the 2009 Oxford Film Festival.
Let's Research This
Here’s a still from an upcoming spot we’re producing for the Natural Products Research Center. In addition to this spot, we will be producing an “Are You Ready” ad for the Center featuring Dr. Greg Walker. You can check out more “Are You Ready?” spots here.
UM Financial Aid Reaches Out
University of Mississippi Financial Aid office is contacting students who may be experiencing financial hardships during the unsteady economic conditions.
The Importance of Being Transferred…
Featured here is a bit of 8mm film taken by Dr. Annie E. Mills in Oxford, Mississippi in 1959. The film shows the production of “Home From The Hill”, which was partly filmed in Oxford in ’59. This footage is part of the library of 8mm and 16mm transfers done here at UMedia. As part […]
First Look at Upcoming Graduate School Promo
Matthew Graves is currently in production on promotional videos for the Graduate School and the School of Business. The Graduate School’s promo is nearing completion and here’s a low res look at how it’s shaping up. The Grad School selected the students and wanted to show the diversity of the varying Masters and PhD programs […]
"Saving Willie Mae's Scotch House" Earns Nationwide Television Distribution
The University of Mississippi’s Media and Documentary Projects Center is proud to announce that it’s feature-length documentary film “Saving Willie Mae’s Scotch House” has earned nationwide television distribution. Produced, directed, and edited by Joe York, the film chronicles the 18-month effort to rebuild Willie Mae Seaton’s famed Scotch House Restaurant, a New Orleans culinary landmark […]
Audio Killed the Radio Star
Last week we recorded audio for a conference held at the University (it’s a secret…don’t ask). It was a great opportunity for us to work on our work flow for audio acquisition and definitely brought to light some issues we need to improve on.
University Promos in Production
Matthew Graves is currently in production on a series of promotional pieces for the Graduate School and School of Business Administration for the upcoming Ole Miss Women’s Basketball University Departmental Showcase. Stay tuned for further updates and the finished videos.
"Are You Ready?" Brittney Reese Spot
The first of the University of Mississippi “Are You Ready?” spots featuring 2008 Olympic long-jumper and Ole Miss student Brittney Reese.
