Motion Post Blog

Have you ever been handed a pile of papers and told to organize it? Or given a project that’s already started, and told to complete it? In our business, it’s not uncommon to be given footage of interviews and be asked to make something of it. Pulling soundbites and producing an entertaining, yet informative video is our specialty. Cameraman Tom McCosky brought us this beautifully lit, multi-camera interview of Michael Small, Gogo’s President and CEO, as well as some field footage of the company and employees in action. Out of forty minutes of raw interview footage, our editor, Jeff Evenson, cut it down to a 3:30 concise piece about Mr. Small and the direction of the company. This short video really shows the teamwork between a cameraperson and an editor, and how we all contribute to producing what the client needs and wants. Now gogo take a look.  ...

I’ll be the first to admit that I got the chills while editing the series of videos promoting the annual fundraiser, Polar Plunge for the Special Olympics.  Screening through shot after shot of enthusiastic people jumping into freezing water reinforced my belief that these people are all a bit crazy, but really dedicated to helping others. So I'm chill with that. With the expertise of cameraman Tom McCosky braving the elements and capturing each icicle forming off the plungers’ noses, I was able to put together a series of videos aired to recruit plungers for 2016. A couple of other cool videos I co-wrote and edited were some amusing vignettes carrying the plunging theme into the workplace and schools. Super chill Courtney Olender was our camerawoman, while I directed the talent cast by the client. In the end, we produced the PSA and three additional videos to promote the event through...

The arts education I received in school is an integral part of who I am. Without an introduction to art in grade school, the well rounded arts programs at my public high school, and dedicated and knowledgeable fine art and theater teachers, I may never have found my skills with moving pictures and I would not be where I am today. Most videos posted to social media and YouTube are created in hopes of “going viral.” The term has become a cliche’, but still the producer’s goal is to capture the imagination of a few people enough that they pass it on and the audience grows because the message is effective. More often, we make videos aimed at a narrower audience; important to a few but not expected to be seen by many. Occasionally however, one of our messages takes on a life of it’s own. Chicago Public School Principals...

It's been years since Jeff Evenson and Ed Pickart of motionpost have stepped foot in a university classroom. But for the past three years, they've been working on a masters of science in finance program, not for themselves, but for the students who are enrolled in Georgetown's McDonough School of Business. This new masters program which instructs in person and online, utilizes the nearly 300 videos edited by motionpost. "It was very intense, yet interesting, working with the professors of Georgetown. We helped design, illustrate and communicate what they are teaching future chief financial officers worldwide," Jeff Evenson said. "It was a lot of work and quick turnaround. We've helped them expand outside their bricks and mortar program to educate many in this unique masters program. Something we're quite proud to be a part of, " Evenson added. The Washington Post recently wrote about Georgetown's innovative program. Below is an...

Grandparents and parents have a gift of bringing up the good ol’ days and telling their younger audiences how good/hard/challenging/simple it was compared to today.  And though we may roll our eyes or remind them we’ve heard that story before, it is that family history that defines us. Unfortunately, it's all too easy to take that for granted until it’s too late. Through her years as a grief counselor, Sue Rhomberg has heard stories of loved ones who have passed and realized that those stories often get lost in time.  So Sue created Living Legacies and, with the help of motionpost, stories and family history is being preserved through video and stills; capturing the essence of the person and the spirit of the family.  Hearing the laughter or the pain through the subject’s voice, and seeing the photos and home movies bring the past to life in a way that can...