A Personal Update
I’ve been a total blogging slacker. Well, it feels like that in a way because it has been almost a week since my previous post.
To say that I’m busy would be an understatement. A friend of mine says I’m “overloaded” which feels about right.
So this is what’s going on in the life of The Amani Channel?
Newsmaker of the Year – Me?
I found out earlier this week that I’ve been nominated for Newsmaker of the Year by the CHOZEN Awards. It’s a recognition “for the people, by the people” and came as a total surprize. I have no idea who nominated me, but I feel honored to be included.
Please take a moment and vote for me if you feel I deserve it.
I’m Going to SXSW!
It looks like I’ll be heading to Austin, TX in March for the SXSW Interactive conference all thanks to a contest sponsored by the Open Video Alliance.
The contest called for a 60-second video explaining what open video means to me. I used by iPhone 3GS, Flip Cam, and mashed the video up with previous videos that I created. I received an e-mail last night that my entry was the winner.
Of course nothing is really free, so I’m curious to learn the catch.
Visual Eye Media Sponsors the Black College Football Hall of Fame
My company had the opportunity to participate in the inaugural Black College Football Hall of Fame which was held last weekend in Atlanta.
I was approached about six weeks ago about producing the highlight videos for each of the 11 inductees. It was no small task, but we got everything done under deadline, and the videos were the highlight of the event.
I have to thank John Wheatley with JWDesign Company for assisting with the editing, and poppa Charlie Channel for provided the narration for the videos. I also produced and edited the project.
It was a great event, and perhaps this will hopefully lead to other opportunities. We all volunteered our services. Sometimes you have to pay it forward.
Super Bowl MVP Doug Williams talks about the event in the iPhone clip below (more pics and videos are coming).
