SELECTED EXAMPLES OF MY DIGITAL + TV PROJECTS

PUBLICATION: GBH NEWS

STORY: LOCAL IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGES

RESULT: WROTE & PRODUCED VIDEO NEWS STORY, IN-STUDIO GUEST + ONLINE ARTICLE

LOCATION FILMED & PHOTOGRAPHED: BOSTON

CLIENT: OXFAM AMERICA

CAMPAIGN: HARDEST HIT: SURVIVAL STRATEGIES FROM THE FRONTLINES OF CLIMATE CHANGE (funded by Rockefeller FOundation)

OBJECTIVE: PRODUCE A VIDEO SERIES THAT BRINGS THE GENERAL PUBLIC TO THE FOREFRONT OF CLIMATE IMPACTED COMMUNITIES

LOCATIONS FILMED & PHOTOGRAPHED: ETHIOPIA, EL SALVADOR, VIETNAM, USA

BROADCASTER: the world channel (PBS/GBH)

SERIES: STORIES FROM THE STAGE

HIGHLIGHTS: PRODUCED SIX SEASONS CONSISTING OF 121 THirty Minute EPISODES + 7.5M VIEWS / 11M impressions / 4.8m engagements ON SOCIAL

LOCATIONS FILMED: GBH STUDIOS BOSTON

IMPACT:

• OPENS ONLINE & BROADCAST VIEWERS TO A WIDE ARRAY OF CULTURES & PERSPECTIVES

• AIRS NATIONALLY ON PBS STATIONS IN THE U.S.

• WON TWO WEBBY AWARDS FOR DIGITAL

• CO-CREATED & CO-HOSTED AWARD-wiNNING PODCAST COMPANION

BROADCASTER: WGBH

SERIES: SING THAT THING

MISSION: PRODUCED REGIONAL THREE SEASONs CONSISTING OF 36 HALF-HOUR EPISODES INVOLVING MUSICAL GROUPS FROM NEW ENGLAND

LOCATIONS FILMED: WGBH STUDIOS BOSTON

RESULTS:

• Co-DEVELOPED SERIES INTO SUCCESSFUL TELEVISION SERIES ON A MODEST BUDGET

• SUPERVISED PRODUCTION FOR THREE SEASONS

• BROUGHT IN 2,500 SINGERS & 3,200 AUDIENCE MEMBERS INTO WGBH STUDIOS TO PARTICIPATE

IMPACT: Introduced NEW ENGLAND PUBLIC TELEVISION VIEWERS TO A WIDE AND DIVERSE RANGE OF TALENTED CHORAL GROUPS FROM LOCAL HIGH SCHOOLS, COLLEGES AND COMMUNITIES.

BROADCASTER: PBS (The american experience)

SERIES: FIDEL

MISSION: CO-PRODUCED NATIONAL SERIES

LOCATIONS FILMED: THROUGHOUT THE U.S.

RESULTS:

• aired internationally on national geographic 

• REBROADCAST ON PBS SEVERAL TIMES INCLUDING AFTER FIDELS DEATH

• UTILIZED AS A TEACHING TOOL NATIONALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY

IMPACT: OFFERS AN INTIMATE PERSPECTIVE INTO CASTRO’S CHILDHOOD AND ADULT LIFE.  HELPS VIEWERS BETTER UNDERSTAND WHAT SHAPED FIDEL TO RULE CUBA FOR OVER FIVE DECADES.

BROADCASTER: PBS KIDS

CLIENT: WGBH-BOSTON

SERIES: POSTCARD FROM BUSTER (SEASON 4)

MISSION: DEVELOP FUN KID-FRIENDLY LIVE ACTION MULTICULTURAL EPISODE THAT TAKES SERIES INTO MEXICO, EXPLORING THE INTERNATIONAL BOARDER.

LOCATIONS FILMED: SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA & NORTHWEST MEXICO

RESULTS:

• PRODUCED AND DIRECTED CONTENT FOR EPISODE NOMINATED FOR A DAYTIME EMMY

• CONDUCTeD ON LOCATION CASTING, SCOUTING, AND BROLL SHOOT TRIP BEFORE OFFICIALLY FILMING THE EPISODE WITH THE CAST OF CHILDREN.

CLIENT: ROOT CAPITOL

CAMPAIGN: TELL IMPACT STORIES FROM THE FIELDS AROUND THE WORLD

MISSION: COMMUNICATE THE LIFE OF ENTREPRENEURS ACROSS THE GLOBE WHO HAS BENEFIT FROM ROOT CAPITOL’S INITIATIVES

LOCATIONS FILMED: PERU, KENYA, AND RWANDA

RESULTS:

• RootCAPITOL.COM PHOTOGRAPHY AND VIDEOS

• HELP BUILD MeDIA ASSETS IS IMAGES FOR ORGANIZATION (i.e. ANNUAL REPORTS, POSTERS, ADS)

IMPACT: INFORM CURRENT DONORS AND ATTRACT NEW SUPPORTERS

CLIENT: OXFAM AMERICA

CAMPAIGN: HUNGER BANQUET

MISSION: PRODUCE IMAGES AND VIDEOS TO PROMOTE EVENTS ACROSS THE u.S.

LOCATION FILMED: HARVARD RADCLIFFE INSTITUTE (CAMBRIDGE, MA)

RESULTS:

• CAMPAIGN VIDEO (5.5+ SOCIAL views)

• IMAGES FOR EVENT PROMOTIONS AND FOR OXFAMAMERICA.ORG

BROADCASTER: WGBH

SERIES: NEIGHBORHOOD KITCHENS

MISSION: PRODUCE TWO SEASONS OF 25 EPISODES

LOCATIONS FILMED: EASTERN NEW ENGLAND FROM PORTLAND (ME) to NEWPORT (RI)

RESULTS:

• LED SATURDAY RATINGS CONSISTENTLY FOR 20 MONTHS

• PRODUCED 25 EPISODES FEATURING 25 DIFFERENT ETHNIC CHEFS

• WON 2014 NEW ENGLAND EMMY FOR BEST INFORMATIONAL SERIES

IMPACT: Opened PBS AUDIENCE TO OTHER CULTURES THROUGH FOOD

CLIENT: PBS KIDS (WGBH-BOSTON)

SERIES: ZOOM (SEASONS 5,6,7)

MISSION: Co-DEVELOPED, PRODUCE, SHOT AND EDITED 3 ZOOMGUEST SEGMENTS

LOCATIONS FILMED: PANAMA CANAL(PANAMA), AMALFI (ITALY), TORONTO (CANADA).

RESULTS:

• PRODUCED & DIRECTED CONTENT FOR 3 SEGMENTS

• FIRST PRODUCER TO BRING SERIES TO CENTRAL AMERICA

• HELPED SERIES WIN DAYTIME EMMY