My New First Day
It's been over eight years since I've had a "first day on the job". It was in 1998 that I began the cable advertising phase of my career. I've certainly grown a lot as a producer in those eight years and I am very grateful for the opportunities I had.
I spent most of my time with Charter Media in Birmingham, Alabama. I managed to produce a handful of commercials that I'm proud of (which you can find on my website) and a ton of commercials that I'm not (which you can't!). But I certainly improved my skills, particularly in the area of lighting scenes and people and in directing large projects. I suppose my crowning moment was in 2004 when I was awarded a CAB award for a commercial I directed a year eariler.
But it's hard to feel like you are doing much to glorify God when you are working in cable television. And to glorify God in all phases of my life is something I want to do. Whether it be my personal life, my family life or my professional life.
Ignatius Productions has hired me to a full time staff position. I have done plenty of work for Ignatius on a freelance basis over the last several years, most notably in a trip to Sudan. I now look back over my career and see that God had me in advertising for a reason: to hone my skills over time in preparation for this very opportunity.
I'm excited about the next phase of my career. I will now be producing Christian documentaries on a full-time basis. These projects will have me traveling the globe and they will often air on national networks (or otherwise be distributed on a national basis). It's unbelievably fulfilling to know that I'll be working on projects with a Christian theme and that these projects have the potential to reach audiences far greater than I've previously experienced.
I thank God for this exciting new opportunity.
I will miss working at Charter. What I will miss most is the access to the city of Birmingham I had. I've been everywhere from the kitchen of the top gourmet chef in the city to the projection booth of the Alabama Theater, from the top of Vulcan park to a close look at the city water management system, from the offices of mayors and county commissioners to the locker room of Legion Field. I've even run live jib shots for the local NBC station's coverage of a parade (and once for a newscast).
I've also worked with a pretty good list of athtletes with varying degrees of fame: Bart Starr, Mia Hamm, Everson Walls, and Al Del Greco to name just a few. Heck! One time Christopher Martin came by the studios to work! That would be "Play" from the 1980s rap duo "Kid n Play"!
I will always remember my eight years in advertising fondly. But now my interview subjects will shift from athtletes, politicians and business owners to bishops, priests, authors and scholars. I've been working professionally in video production since 1993 and I feel that God has spent that entire time preparing me for what's about to happen next.
Wish me luck and pray with me that God will continue to bless Ignatius Productions in the years to come.
I spent most of my time with Charter Media in Birmingham, Alabama. I managed to produce a handful of commercials that I'm proud of (which you can find on my website) and a ton of commercials that I'm not (which you can't!). But I certainly improved my skills, particularly in the area of lighting scenes and people and in directing large projects. I suppose my crowning moment was in 2004 when I was awarded a CAB award for a commercial I directed a year eariler.
But it's hard to feel like you are doing much to glorify God when you are working in cable television. And to glorify God in all phases of my life is something I want to do. Whether it be my personal life, my family life or my professional life.
Ignatius Productions has hired me to a full time staff position. I have done plenty of work for Ignatius on a freelance basis over the last several years, most notably in a trip to Sudan. I now look back over my career and see that God had me in advertising for a reason: to hone my skills over time in preparation for this very opportunity.
I'm excited about the next phase of my career. I will now be producing Christian documentaries on a full-time basis. These projects will have me traveling the globe and they will often air on national networks (or otherwise be distributed on a national basis). It's unbelievably fulfilling to know that I'll be working on projects with a Christian theme and that these projects have the potential to reach audiences far greater than I've previously experienced.
I thank God for this exciting new opportunity.
I will miss working at Charter. What I will miss most is the access to the city of Birmingham I had. I've been everywhere from the kitchen of the top gourmet chef in the city to the projection booth of the Alabama Theater, from the top of Vulcan park to a close look at the city water management system, from the offices of mayors and county commissioners to the locker room of Legion Field. I've even run live jib shots for the local NBC station's coverage of a parade (and once for a newscast).
I've also worked with a pretty good list of athtletes with varying degrees of fame: Bart Starr, Mia Hamm, Everson Walls, and Al Del Greco to name just a few. Heck! One time Christopher Martin came by the studios to work! That would be "Play" from the 1980s rap duo "Kid n Play"!
I will always remember my eight years in advertising fondly. But now my interview subjects will shift from athtletes, politicians and business owners to bishops, priests, authors and scholars. I've been working professionally in video production since 1993 and I feel that God has spent that entire time preparing me for what's about to happen next.
Wish me luck and pray with me that God will continue to bless Ignatius Productions in the years to come.
posted by David at 8:47 PM
