A Look Back on an Adventurous 2010

Yet another year is behind me and I watch as a glorious and busy 2010 fades away into memory. To my chagrin I did not complete all that I set out to do, but life is like a meandering river, it is often difficult to anticipate. I find myself elated with all of the things I was fortunate to be apart of and accomplish this year.

Some of the work I did in 2010 included but was certainly not limited to cinematography, photography,  motion graphics, web design, media consulting, asset management, development and outreach of educational media, even becoming inspired while teaching on a floating

Sunrise in the Puget Sound; photo taken with a Droid X.

classroom around the Puget Sound. All the while expanding my skill set and continuing to evolve my worldview.

This year was also one of exploration, learning, and listening to further develop my technical and creative skills. 2010 was about uniting various skill sets, including motion graphics, web design and cinematography into a lesser known and under defined position I refer to as a Digital Media Specialist. I believe the role unites the power of video, web and social media to deliver a smarter, more connected and engaged society through the collective narrative in which we are all intrinsically tied.

So what am I thankful for this year besides rafting the Grand Canyon for 20 days? I would have to say… all those I have been fortunate to work with and each project, company, and organization I collaborated with to deliver powerfully engaging media. The list includes:

A few Collaborators:

• IslandWood; A School in the Woods; Educational media development.
• AltRider.com; Adventure touring motorcycle products and E Commerce website
• Vindulge; Wine consultation and education
• PhilanthropyReports.org; Nonprofit and philanthropic education

Some of the projects:

• Cinematography: Visualizing a native history with master basket weaver and Suquamish tribal elder; Ed Carrier.
• Educational Media: Helped develop, design and execute an educational outreach campaign with YouTube, Vimeo and Teacher Tube.
• Web Design and Development: Worked with Content Management Systems such as Drupal, WordPress and Plone.
• Motion Graphics: Making statistics come alive in the Nonprofit sector with motion graphics using Final Cut and Motion.

And a few fun facts:

• Collaborated with a team to deliver a short video, which aided in raising nearly 1 million dollars for IslandWoods Dinner in the Woods fundraiser.
• Reached 10,000 video views in one month on YouTube with an infographic for the nonprofit sector.
• Photography was used in a National Marketing Campaign
• Increased exposure through a YouTube outreach campaign; reaching the top 5 referring sites from 250 in one month. Those that entered from YouTube spent an average of 25 minutes on the site.
• Screened Holding to Form at the  Celluloid Film Festival and Native American Television Channel

One of the many revelations I uncovered this year was how intertwined my work is with my life. How media is not just a job or a career to me, but a passion.  A titillating narrative adventure weaving its way between a complex  media paradigm and the human condition.

There is a great deal that I am excited to accomplish in 2011 and I am already hard at work ca-hooting, researching and developing concepts to deliver. And by this time next year I hope to accomplish even more.

Stay well and tuned in 2011.

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