Episode 8: Return of the Desk Leg

In this episode, we used a green screen and semi-well thought out placement. Before I continue, make sure you’ve seen the latest episode…

Rocky and I were thinking about how we could include some special effect in this weeks episode, so I said “wouldn’t it be funny if we used the green screen and added us into the Social Media Breakfast?” – naturally my idea was brilliant, so we decided to implement it into the episode.  If you don’t know what Social Media Breakfast is:

The Social Media Breakfast was founded by Bryan Person in August 2007 as an event where social media experts and newbies alike come together to eat, meet, share, and learn. Marketers, PR pros, entrepreneurs, bloggers, podcasters, new-media fanatics, and online social networkers are all welcome to attend.

At this time, I’d like to clear up some pre-conceived ideas people may have about Media for Hire. The idea of using a green screen for this episode was thought of about three days before the launch of the episode. We did our filming two days before the launch of the episode. The actual finished episode wasn’t ready until late the night before of the launch.

The reason I’m bringing this is up is because I want people to know we rarely plan our episodes weeks in advance, Media for Hire is and (I hope) will always be about what’s real in our work day.  I know, I know…  Rocky flying out the window in a chair and a policeman pulling us over for going .5 mph over the speed limit is fake, but making cool videos and effects IS part of what Rocky and I do at 12 Stars.

Look forward to our next episode, it should be very “explosive”.

Episode 7: The Dukes of Hancock

With the launch of episode 7: The Dukes of Hancock, Media for Hire season 2 is underway!

If you haven’t seen it yet, check it out here…

We were able to film Bob Scott’s General Lee and Squad Car back in late May because of an interview we did with James Best (a.k.a. Rosco P. Coltrane). This all come about because of Bill McCleery, who was the interviewer. Bill asked us if we wanted to come down to Corydon, Indiana with him to film the interview with James Best — of course we said yes!

Bill knew that we would be including the interview with James Best in Media for Hire, so he brought up the idea of asking his friend Bob Scott to bring his General Lee and Squad Car to Greenfield (where our office is located), so that we could film and include them in Media for Hire as well. We said that would be a great idea! Thus, here we are with Episode 7: The Dukes of Hancock. I have to mention that the name of this episode was thought of by Geroge Scharton, who is a  fellow video guy.

This episode was great because it is the first time we used any special effects, which I believe enhances the experience. We hope to include some sort of special effect in every episode from now on.

Our next episode will be released Thursday July 22nd and will include footage of Indianapolis Social Media Breakfast and Hare Chevrolet.

Don’t know what Media for Hire is? Click here.

Media for Hire: The First Season

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First off, my name is Zach Downs. Rocky Walls and I run 12 Stars Media Productions (click our about page to learn more if you’d like).  Now, to explain what Media for Hire is:

Media for Hire in a nutshell: a reality series about the type of people who would make a reality series.

To be more specific, Media for Hire is a web reality show produced by Rocky and me that is about Rocky and me, and all the crazy things we do — as well as all the serious things we do… like actual work.

The first season has already been released and the next season will begin July 15th, 2010, with a new episode every Thursday. You can view the entire first season here, which is 6 episodes long. Every Media for Hire episode will be released online only (not on tv)… At least, that’s all we plan on doing.

Season 1

Season 1 was a great learning experience for Rocky and me. For example, we learned how hard it was to make a reality series! We started off filming things around the office, hoping the goofy stuff that happens would be enough to make an entertaining episode.  It didn’t take too long for us to realize we needed a basic ‘story’ for every episode, so it wouldn’t be too random. Since every episode is supposed to be about one full week of us at work, we decided that at the begining of the episode (Monday) we would explain we would be doing that week, then eventually include us doing the work we talked about on Monday, with all the goofy stuff included inbetween.

Season 2

There is a lot of great stuff in season 1 – HOWEVER, season 2 will be much more exciting, surprising, energetic, and funny… Or at least one or two of  those adjectives.

You can view the latest and all future episodes on Media for Hire’s YouTube Channel. Look forward to season 2 on July 15th!