Tuesday, March 30, 2010

Tuesday, Tuesday, Tuesday...

First the fun bits...here are some more WEdding Crasher Virgin Photos.

Cool, huh? More tomorrow!





It's time those that make my job tremendously fun!

It takes the sting out of other moments in life. Work is always a challenge, but I love it, so no complaints. Personal life isn't so bad either, but I have a lot of friends going through rough times. I wish I could do more some days...

Anywho...thought you guys might like this.

More tomorrow.

Monday, March 29, 2010

Look What I did..

Remember my friend I was telling you about? Well I started to do a little work on his promo this weekend and completed the first draft of his promo.

So...here it is. What do you think?

Sunday, March 28, 2010

Things To Think About When Hiring a New Media Team

I'm pretty lucky that I get to meet some amazing people doing what I do. Inevitably, I get a lot of questions on what we do and I do my best to answer them all but sometimes that can be tough to achieve. Especially if you meet at an event or a place where it's too loud to have a proper conversation. I've decided that I'm going to try to tackle some of those questions here, on Saturdays.

Then I'll just refer people here if they have a question. Lol!

So...to stat things off, Top Things to Think About when Hiring A New Media Company

1) Can you work with their team?
It's very important to hire someone in the business that hears your needs - and respects them - but is also willing to offer creative suggestions based on their experience and help you stand out from your competition. Communication is key and not everyone can communicate with one another. Pick a team you can work with.

2) Do you like their style?
Every New Media or production team has a different style and it's important to find someone who's work speaks to you in some way.

3) Will they work within your budget? Or can they?
Companies offer different prices for different reasons. It could be dependant on the crew they bring wherever they go, or it might be because they have years of experience behind them that can justify higher rates. Either way, most of us are used to clients with tight budgets. Communicate this with the team you hire. There are usually solutions to these kinds of problems.

4) How Firm are you on your deadline?
S
ometimes while negotiating terms, you might be able to reduce the cost significantly If you are not in a rush, the costs go up when you need a project completed overnight or with a 'rush' attached to it.

5) Do they have samples of work and possibly references?

Check out what they've done and speak to people they've worked with. It'll help you make a decision that is right for you and your company!

Friday, March 26, 2010

Oh yah...SO FUN!!!

dang that was an awesome night...

Love the Bare Naked Ladies....Love Virgin Radio...Loved tonight.

Here are a few pictures... More tomorrow (including some of Jim and I in the Virgin Photo Booth!)

(ya...dak and crappy. I know...)



Ed Robertson




Jim and the Virgin Sign outside the Watermark



Me and Jim Creeggan, He's such a nice guy. I have a better picture of the two of us I'll post tomorrow.



French Maid and Dirty Dentist...lots of wacky stuff like this all night!



Me outside the Mystery Machine Van (Music Machine?)

Like I said...more to come, but this is just a sample of the fun we had.

Jim...this one is for you.

Because you love kitties so much (Thank you to Film Drunk!)

Enjoy! Pussy Soup.

http://filmdrunk.uproxx.com/2010/03/japanese-movie-about-cats-pssy-soup

So weird...

So much fun, and more to come.

Last night's YVR TWESTIVAL was a hoot and I'm so glad I finally made it there (a few glitches made me horribly late, but I made it!)

Some super cool people I met were James (Kato66 Look below for a picture of him Tweeting at the event), Chrstopher(@atomicpoet), Dixon Tam (@Dixon Tam) and several other Erin's. Lol!

Also, I was thrilled to see my fav photographers in the world in attendance (and working the event) Jakob and Cole of Nordica Photography. Amazing guys who do amazing work!!! check out the pictures from the event here. (Thank Gawd they didn't get mine ...you'll notice below that I had the 'drowned rat' thing going on. It was a wet night in vancouver and I still refuse to sport an umbrella.

Here's what I took on my camera phone.



Me and Jim...clearly I don't know how to rotate pics on this thing. Erin the dork.











And Here's some from John Biehler that I like. (He's a great photographer too, and very nice man!)

Click here to see this one of the three Erin's.

Tonight's the big Do with the Bare Naked Ladies. I'll post about that tomorrow.

:)

Thursday, March 25, 2010

Thursday...there's rain (but I'm still smiling)

Yes...big night tonight!!! Lots of friends that I'll be meeting and lots of prizes to be won. I love fundraisers for that reason. Everyone leaves feeling great!

I've also finally been given the green light to work on a video for the most amazing Architect. Man...if I had half his talent! (I guess I'd be about half as talented! Lol!)

Anyway, we get to put together a short promo video for him so I'm really happy about that.

Here are just a few of the homes he's worked on:






I've asked him to pay me houses but he's refused. :)

More on this later.

For now, I'm just gearing up for tonight and also working on my "30 days to a better blog" project.

Yesterday was SWOT (Did it!) and today is the Elevator Pitch.

Keep you posted.