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Behind the Video

We get asked a lot on how we made the vidoes or more commonly what program or programs did we use. Well it varies from video to video. Dead or Alive was made exclusively with Adobe Premier after the videos where edited in Photoshop. The cartoons where all animated using Adobe After Effects and then where brought into Adobe Premier for the final touch.

Animation

When preparing video for animation it takes longer to "break apart" the still image than it does to animate it. This is because if you can imagine If you make the arm for example in the CPR Jackhammer video move, when it moves it will leave a space, so you have to paint or fill in the space so it looks normal. The Better Days video incorporated a lot of animation of the text and even 3D effects to some of the photos. The 3D effect you will see in many of the photos some subtle but others do stand out more, where it appears the still image will move. This effect was accomplished with some work in Photoshop to break apart the image and to fill in space. If you watch the Better Days video you will see a good example of this technique where a team of rescures are walking a patient to a waiting helicopter. In the video you will see the resuers move and reveal more of the helicopter. I had to paint in part of the helicopter so something would be there when the rescuers moved.

Storyboarding Video

I have to say the one thing that is awesome on with Steve’s videos  is that he is a natural at storyboarding. For example the Dead or Alive video he knew exactly what he wanted and he laid out the 150 plus photos to the sound track and it turned out great. If you look at some of the other videos I did for Woodbury, they turned out okay but it was very hard to come up with a concept until I shot video to see what I had. The exception was Better Days , which I knew was going to be a photo montage.  Having a concept will save you a lot of time. I find that the video is getting easier to put together but the concept still the toughest part.

Dead or Alive Video-Originally made for a keynote for a conference, this video quickly became a crowd favorite. The photos where all taken by Jeff Forester.
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CPR Jackhammer-This video pretty much reflects the new CPR guidelines but of course with a little humor mixed in. This video is available as part of I Am Not an Ambulance Driver! Digital Clips II Collection.

 


The Busy Simulator- This video reflects on the value of the whistles and bells that we have that can help us look goo. This is a great video to emphasize the value of perception in patient care. This video is available as part of I Am Not an Ambulance Driver! Digital Clips III collection.

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Nitro Puck- Yep another medical break through! Make your job is easier with Nitro Puck. Okay it doesn't realy exist but wouldn't it be nice?  

Woodbury Public Safety 

Every year the Woodbury Public Safety Board has a spaghetti dinner to raise funds for the Public Safety Department. This event is usually sold out at close to 500 attendees.  I made the mistake in 2004 of saying I could make a video for the event. Well the In Their Own Words 2004 was the first video. Well now I am stuck every year and the expectations get higher and higher. Still figuring out what to do for the 2008 dinner scheduled for September of this year. But hey, I still have a few months to figure it out. The 2004 video I didn’t know what I was going to do until 2 days before when I used some footage I shot earlier in the year of victims of cardiac problems. In 2006, I was literally burning the video on a DVD as I was driving to the event. 

  Better Days 2007  5 minutes 4 seconds. An inspirational video montage of public safety. Crowd favorite.

In Their Own Words 2005 6 minutes 16 seconds. An inspiratonal video on why we serve in public safety. This is my favorite video.

DUI Public Safety Annoucement Out Takes -1 Minute 5 seconds These video outake will make you laugh. 


DUI Public Safety Annoucement -1 Minute 9 seconds This is a video promoting Safe & Sober. The police officer, is also a Paramedic. 

Other Videos 

In Their Own Words 2004 4 Minutes 1 second. 5 Cardiac patients talk about the 911 response to thier call. The percentage is high for saves but personally I think it is combined with thier fast response of First Responder Paramedics (Avg time to scene less than 2 minutes) and luck of the draw for patients. 

In Their Own Words 2006 5 minutes 59 seconds. A video talking about the importance of training. Not my favorite.