Expiration Date
This past summer, Oxford High graduate and 2-time summer film class alum Felicity Flesher interned with us here at Media and Documentary Projects. Over the course of the last few months she has worked hard on sharpening her shooting and editing skills producing beautiful footage portraits of different landmark buildings on campus. In addition, Felicity […]
Here’s Johnny!
I spent the evening yesterday with Oxford actor Johnny McPhail shooting scenes for my upcoming sci fi short, “Exit”. There were some interesting challenges that we faced to get the setups I was hoping for. I wanted to get a really low (skimming the surface) dolly shot – pushing in on our main prop. We […]
Would you like to report a U.F.O.?
A few weeks ago, we started production on a short sci-fi film for Ch. 99 called “Exit”. It stars Highway 61 producer Eric Feldman and Oxford’s acting standard, Johnny McPhail. The story revolves around a mysterious unmarked package and a newly installed street lamp (with a really bright bulb). I’ve got a few more shots […]
Crew Call
This week, we had all hands on deck shooting a “State of the University” video with Chancellor Jones around campus. Special thanks to everyone involved who worked so hard for the last few days including Andy Harper, Karen Tuttle, Joe York, Rex Jones, Mary Stanton, Todd Lauterbach and Matt Minshew. – Matthew
Ole Miss and the Grove!
This is just a short video showing how beautiful the Grove is at Ole Miss. Thanks Felicity for some nice shots I used in making this video! Hope you enjoy! Karen Tuttle
Ole Miss Campus, Students, Faulkner and Graduation!
This is just a short video put together to show campus life at Ole Miss with a little Faulkner then finally the final stage of student life, graduation. Hope you enjoy! Karen Tuttle
Ole Miss Mini Tour!
I love Ole Miss and love putting videos like this together to share just how beautiful our campus is. Thanks to Felicity Flesher for some awesome video she shot. Hope you enjoy!
Let's Jib It
Yesterday, our summer interns Felicity Flesher and Joseph Modirzadeh decided to beat the summer heat by spending two hours outside lugging our portable jib around campus. Here’s a few pics of the “fun”. The shots they collected will be utilized in Felicity’s upcoming video drawing from the best of the best of the footage she’s […]
Ole Miss Alma Mater!
This is a short video I produced this week of the Ole Miss campus. Hope you enjoy!
The J.D. Williams Library
Here is the newest update from our summer college intern Felicity Flesher. She’s continuing to expand her toolset, this week utilizing our portable dolly system as well as our new fader ND filter. The videos keeping getting better and we’re all really proud of the work she’s doing this summer!
"Preparation" – Ole Miss Football
As promised, here is the Ole Miss Football spot we produced last week featuring senior Running Back Brandon Bolden. A special thanks to everyone involved from Media and Documentary Projects and Athletics. Go Rebs!
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.”
