I’ve done a lot different things over the last 20 years – danced on the stage, ran a nationally recognized youth media program, created video installations (and one ice installation), taught high school and even worked on a nuclear submarine. Then, about six years ago things really changed when I created some machinima for one of my performances and I began experimenting with posting video on my blog . My obsession with this technology and how it’s changing us finally started to make sense to me and I’ve never been more inspired and excited about the possibilities.
I’m now completely immersed in this new world. Early on I started a popular videoblogging tutorial site which Ryanne Hodson and I later turned into a book, Secrets of Videoblogging, that was published by Peachpit Press. I was also one of the organizers of Vloggercon, the first web video conference and many other early web video projects.
This whole time I’ve also been actively creating machinima and even doing it professionally. I worked as a Creative Director for the San Francisco based, Millions of Us. There I handled video and machinima for clients like Sony, Toyota and Coca-Cola. I also created a lot of videos for internal projects – like this.
I have an insatiable desire to keep trying new things, so back in January, Steve Bailey and I put together 24 Hours 24 Artists – a 24 hour live webcast of artists from all over the world. For me it was an amazing glimpse into the possibility of live video. And most recently with my writing partner Jan Hanford, we completed a 8 week, 40 episode run of our web video series, Talkbot.
I’m always up for new projects so if you’ve got something you think I’d be interested in, give me a call (cell: 210-387-4207) or send me an email.
Cheers,
Verdi
September 2009
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