Last week I had the opportunity to present at the Social Media Bootcamp at the Center for Meeting and Learning at LCC. My presentation focused on your website as the foundation for your social media/online strategy, including basic thoughts on how to build your site with a solid foundation, along with some search engine optimization tips.

Below is the presentation. If you’ve got any questions about our next Social Media Bootcamp, or would like to talk about building a strong foundation for your company/organization online, give us a call.

View more presentations from AO.CREATIVE.

Wow. Busy Summer

Posted on 23. Sep, 2009 by in Process

It’s been a very busy summer for us at AO.Creative. Between our regular work with websites, video production and print design, we’ve also had increased collaboration with Vivid Wedding Films and DuckSportsNews.com, which has added to the chaos.

We’re in the process of updating our blog with recent work, so check back over the next few days/weeks to see what we’ve been up to.

030

,

Wiffle Ball Smash Video

Posted on 23. Jun, 2009 by in Process, Video

A quick video shot in our front yard using the Canon 5D Mark II and the IndiSlider Pro. I used my son Cade as the subject for this little test video, titled “Wiffle Ball Smash.”

Wiffleball Smash from AO.Creative – Ryan Welch on Vimeo.

,

We just filmed another Bowtech video. This time, instead of the studio, we shot at Bowtech’s top-secret R & D department.

It was great working with Gene and Matthew, who were on hand from Bowtech as technical directors. Ryan Welch and Jay Jones directed and Erik Hecht was director of photography.

Here are a few stills from the production. Video’s release date is top-secret. Seriously.

img_7324

img_7390

img_7339

img_7354

img_7385

img_7397-1

img_7365

img_7341

,

We’re excited to announce that we’re finished with Caleb & Sol’s music video for their song “Afloat” and it will be released online Tuesday, April 14.

, , ,

Here’s a few more shots from last Saturday’s shoot.

_mg_6210

_mg_6156

_mg_6158

_mg_6166

_mg_6182

_mg_6187

_mg_6188

_mg_6201

_mg_6206

Caleb & Sol Video Stills

Posted on 16. Mar, 2009 by in Process, Video

We just finished logging the footage for Caleb & Sol’s music video this evening. Overall, I’d say we’re pretty happy with the footage we captured.

Now, the fun part…putting it all together in to one heck of a music video. Here’s a few frames taken from the video, just to give you a sniff. These are straight from the camera – no post processing. We shot the entire video with the Canon 5D Mark II and it performed very well.

mvi_6626

mvi_6654

mvi_6689

mvi_6651

mvi_6662

A few photos from our shoot yesterday. I’ll post more along with some details about the shoot later in the week.

_mg_6102

_mg_6155

_mg_6125

_mg_6151

_mg_6121

_mg_6117

_mg_6106

_mg_6105

, , , ,

Urraco Coffee Video – Day 1 Wrapped

Posted on 20. Feb, 2009 by in Process, Video

We finished a late night of shooting at Urraco Coffee shop in Shelton. Matt (owner) did a great job of remaining flexible as we worked in changes to the script as we went along. He may have been a bit amped on caffeine towards the end of the night as he made himself multiple-double shots of espresso over the course of the shoot.

We’re back at the hotel now downloading and backing up all the footage from tonight’s shoot. Tomorrow, we’ll get most of the b-roll we need during business hours. Here’s a couple of still we grabbed from tonight. Look for more in the coming days and of course the completed video(s) in the next few weeks.

urracosetup1

_mg_5580

_mg_5581

, , ,

Projects in the Works

Posted on 07. Feb, 2009 by in Process

We’ve been busy this winter with lots of different and exciting projects.  That theme continues as we head into February. Here’s a taste of what’s on tap at AO.Creative this February and beyond:

 - Launch of Bruce Berg’s website. We’re working on two sites for Bruce,  a local award winning photographer.

-  Music video for Caleb & Sol - who just had their CD Release party tonight. We’re scheduled to film in March with a release date sometime in April. Look for updates as that project moves along. 

- Website launch for Strategic Hardware. They focus on virtualized storage, disaster recovery and business continuity planning. 

- Video for Urraco Coffee. We’re schedule to shoot on February 20, with a release date sometime in March.

- Website launch for Urraco Coffee. Urraco’s online coffee club will be the focus of this site when it’s launched this spring. 

Those are just a few projects we’ve got on the docket at AO.Creative. Stay tuned for updates.