NBC.com Scores at the 2009 Emmys
NBC.com took home a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Creative Achievement in Interactive Media - Nonfiction for “The Late Night with Jimmy Fallon Digital Experience” at the Creative Arts ceremony in Los Angeles tonight. We had six nominations overall this year, bringing our Emmy tally to three wins and fourteen nominations in just the past three years.
Congratulations to the entire Late Night with Jimmy Fallon team and all the behind the scenes contributors.
Check out why we won here: http://www.latenightwithjimmyfallon.com/
The other Primetime Emmy nominations this year for NBC.com included:
Outstanding Creative Achievement in Interactive Media - Fiction
- The 30 Rock Digital Experience • NBC.com
- The Office Digital Experience • NBC.com
Outstanding Creative Achievement in Interactive Media - Nonfiction
- The Late Night with Jimmy Fallon Digital Experience • NBC.com
- The Saturday Night Live Digital Experience • NBC.com
Outstanding Special Class - Short-format Nonfiction Programs
- Jay Leno’s Garage • jaylenosgarage.com • NBC.com
Outstanding Special Class - Short-format Live-Action Entertainment Programs
- 30 Rock’s Kenneth the Web Page • NBC.com • Universal Media Studios
Tonight Show with Conan O’Brian Premiere!
The Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien premiered last night on NBC with Will Ferrell as the first guest and Pearl Jam as the inaugural band. The show moved into a brand new star-of-the-art studio on the Universal Studios lot in LA and is using a completely digital, tapeless workflow.
In preperation for this launch, I worked with show engineers and our Digital Delivery departnment to implement a very efficent, tapeless delivery workflow. Highlights and full episodes are speed through the systems and viral clips can be published immediatly after the show airs on the east coast when needed.
Check out the Cold Open for the Premiere episode or visit the full site at: http://www.thetonightshowwithconanobrien.com/
xSAN Production Lab
24 terabytes of production storage, five fiber channel workstations, Signiant based automated delivery workflows, LikeWise Enterprise active directory integration, and a compete overhaul of NBC.com’s Video Production Lab.
Working with NBCU’s Broadcast Technology Initiatives group, I planned, executed and provide on-going support for a significant upgrade to the xSAN based production system used to edit & process ALL of NBC.com’s video offerings. Completed over the course of a nine days, this upgrade involved a total archive/backup/restore of ALL current system data, restripeing of the xSAN volume, workstation image build & deployment, server configuration and end-to-end speed testing.
This upgrade inculded the following software packages:
- Apple OS 10.5 Leopard (workstation & server)
- Apple xSAN 2
- LikeWise Enterprise (AD Integration)
- Signiant (Accelerated Delivery Workflows)
- Adobe Creative Suite 4
- 25 additional pieces of production & productivity software
Addationally planning is currently underway for a major hardware overhaul and expansion including new storage, workstations, Final Cut Server, and addational backup/redundancy systems.
NBC.com Wins SIX Webby Awards
It was announced this morning that NBC.com was awarded six Webby Awards. The site had seven nominations overall this year. This brings the grand total of Webbys awarded to NBC.com to ten in just the past three years. Among the winners announced this morning were the “Heroes” and “The Office” webisodes as well as the “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon” web series and NBC Rewind, the site’s full episode player.
As a member of the NBC.com Broadband Operations team working with the Rewind Player is a significant part of my daily workload, prepping and delivering videos to ensure the highest quality user and advertiser experience. Currently I am responsible for ALL full episodes for The Office (highlighted as part of the Webby win), Heroes, The Celebrity Apprentice, Parks and Recreation and many more.
Heroes Webisodes: Nowhere Man
With season 3 of Heroes coming to a close, NBC.com is filling the gap with a NEW round of webisodes. I just finished posting the first one, check it out:
Watchmen Campaign
In anticipation of Warner Brother’s 2009 release of “Watchmen”, NBC.com provided several unique solutions as part of the films extensive marketing campaign. This included a custom micro-site, streaming of the trailer and individual character clips and an extensive on-air integration.
For this campaign I lead the online video efforts, coordinating asset delivery, reformatting the video for web specifications, and overall preparation of seven high-profile clips for distribution.
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- Campaign Homepage
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- Synopsis
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- Dr. Manhattan
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- Silk Spectre II
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- Header
Unfortunatly the site is no longer live as the campaign ended in March 2009.
NBCDirect 2.0 Launch
Earlier this week I helped launch the beta of NBCDirect 2.0. This product allows viewers to download and watch HD quality full episodes of their favorite NBC’s shows anytime, anywhere, for FREE.
This launch is a major leap forward, as NBC is currently the only major broadcaster to offer almost their entire primetime lineup online in High Definition for free.
For this launch I prepped and deployed over 100 HD episodes and helped refine & QC the final transcoding profiles.
Take a look, download & watch a full episode and let us know what you think! We’re all very excited about this new launch.
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- Home Screen
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Superbowl XLIII
Watch ALL the commercials online at NBC.com/super-bowl
For Superbowl XLIII, NBC.com supported the biggest broadcast in television history (151.6 milltion total viewers) with a micosite covering the flavor-of-the-event including the parties, celebrity interviews and of course the commercials!
Throughout the weeks leading up to the event and on gameday, I took the operational lead for ALL of the over 130 video clips posted to the site - including almost 70 on game day alone. This involved setting up initial asset delivery workflows, collecting and entering metadata, deploying assets in real-time on gameday and managing the presentation and organization of the content.
Additionally I coordinated the video component of our “Jumbo-Tron” experience, designed to share exclusive video clips (featuring NBC talent) shown in-stadium during the actual game.
Checkout sample videos after the jump or visit NBC.com for the complete library:
GREAT NBC Shows Coming this Spring!
Check out some of the GREAT promos from NBC shows premiering this spring:
Southland
From Emmy Award winners John Wells, Ann Biderman and Chris Chulack comes a raw and authentic look at the police unit in Los Angeles. From the beaches of Malibu to the streets of East Los Angeles, “Southland” is a fast-moving drama that will take viewers inside the lives of cops, criminals, victims and their families.
Michael Cudlitz (”A River Runs Through It”) plays John Cooper a seasoned Los Angeles cop assigned to train young rookie Ben Sherman (Benjamin McKenzie, “The O.C.”). Cooper’s honest, no-nonsense approach to the job leaves Sherman questioning whether or not he has what it takes to become a police officer.
Parks And Recreation
From Emmy Award-winning executive producers Greg Daniels (NBC’s “The Office,” “King of the Hill”) and Michael Schur (NBC’s “The Office,” “Saturday Night Live”) comes a new mockumentary that looks at the exciting world of local government. The new half-hour comedy will examine the mundane but necessary ways that people interact with their government, and ask why it’s frequently so complicated — as everyone knows from standing in line at the DMV, applying for home construction permits, or trying to get the city to fix a pothole.
The documentary cameras follow Leslie Knope (Amy Poehler, NBC’s “Saturday Night Live,” “Baby Mama”) a mid-level bureaucrat in the Parks and Recreation Department of Pawnee, Indiana. In an attempt to beautify her town — and advance her career — Leslie takes on what should be a fairly simple project: help local nurse Ann Perkins (Rashida Jones, NBC’s “The Office,” “Unhitched”) turn an abandoned construction pit into a community park. Opposing them are defensive bureaucrats, selfish neighbors, real estate developers, and single-issue fanatics — whose weapons are lawsuits, the jumble of city codes, and the very democratic process that Leslie loves so much.
Day of Days 2008
NBC.com takes you inside Day of Days 2008 with exclusive interviews, sneak peeks and behind-the-scenes footage you can’t see anywhere else! Working as the Lead Producer / Editor for NBC.com’s coverage of this event, our team interviewed most of the Days of our Lives cast, talked with fans, and captured the flavor of the event. Additionally I produced, edited, designed branded graphics, and wrote accompanying copy for the video preview above. Complete coverage of the event can be found on the NBC.com Days of our Lives website.
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- Red Carpet
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- Maggie & James
Ultimate Green Machines Trailer
Just finished working on the pilot episode of Ultimate Green Machines for Ecomaniacal Productions. For this project I acted as the Technical/IT Coordinator responsible for production, post, office, and web systems. Keep an eye out for this cool show in the near future!
Murrow Marketing Blog
Watch the rest of the videos at: http://www.murrow-blog.com
Produced as an extension of the successful Living the Murrow Legacy videos shot in 2006, this project was designed to promote the Edward R. Murrow School of Communication as a world-class institution to learn the craft of communication. This series of videos was thus produced under the theme of With a Degree from the Murrow School you can go Anywhere! Over the course of 10 days Kate Yeager (’07 Broadcast News) and I traveled to Seattle and then to Los Angeles to interview a number of Murrow alumni working in media. We spoke with them about their WSU experiences, career path, and advice for future students / industry professionals. For this project I acted a the Director and PR Coordinator, including all camera work, lighting, editing and technical coordination.
Live Blog
In addition to the final videos being prepared for the Murrow website and future promotional videos, we maintained a “live-blog” chronicling the road trip, interviews, and adventures along the way. This website (http://www.murrow-blog.com) was very successful with over 5,000 page hits and over 2,000 views of the videos over the 30 day promotional period. Based on the WordPress blogging platform I was able to customize this site under the WSU Identity and provide archives, commenting tools and embedded videos. Additionally we published a video podcast of our trip which is available on the iTunes Music Store as well as several other podcast directories.
Press Releases / News Articles
I was able to coordinate several news articles and press releases promoting the trip. Several of the stories and news releases are linked below:
President Rawlins Tribute
This video was prepared for Washington State University President V. Lane Rawlins retirement party, sponsored by the WSU Foundation. After his seven years of groundbreaking service, the foundation wanted to honor him and in particular one of the programs where he made such a difference… The Cougar Marching Band. During his tenure, President Rawlins helped the band more than double in size and become one most successful programs in the northwest. The video was played in connection with several live elements including the official marching band announcer reading along and several band members playing the cougar fight song. In addition to the retirement party, President Rawlins and several top donors, fundraiser, and staff were presented with a keepsake version of the video with custom case, labels, and menus. Working with the foundation and staff from the communications department, I completed all technical aspects of this project, including, shooting the interviews, editing the video, preparing the DVD menus, and designing all packaging.
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- DVD Case: Front
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- DVD Menu
WSU Student Testimonials
This series of recruitment videos was designed act as an initial contact to high achieving prospective students who might not be considering WSU a one of their college options. These targeted videos were e-mailed to approximately 150,000 high school students based on their field of interest. Working with WSU’s Office of Marketing Communications I taped each of the interviews, edited them down to about one minute each, and provided support as they were encoded in Flash Video.
- Chris Bates - Biochemistry
- Debbie Matthews - Civil Engineering
- John Leraas - Physics
- Kalie Dove-Maguire - Genetics
- Margaret Russo - Public Relations
- Monique Dugaw - Broadcast News
- Wyatt O’Day - Architecture
Visual Argumentation Assignment
The Visual Argumentation Assignment was a fun project to complete. By integrating my passion for video, with an interesting conceptual art project, I was able to explore how new multimedia technologies can make a visual argument more persuasive.
Launch VAA
Murrow Alumni Interviews
Watch the rest of the videos below…
This series of interviews was conducted under the theme of “Living the Murrow Legacy” and involved talking with a number of WSU alumni who are now working in the media (TV, Radio, Newspaper, Internet, Public Relations, etc). For this project, I designed the flash based web player which displays the videos as well as shot and edited many of the actual interviews.
Sound Design - Transport
This final sound project of the semester required the creation of an audio track for a soundless video shot and edited by another fine arts student. I was assigned a video created by Matt Boland in Fall, 2006 in which a student was transported to from his house on Greek Row to the Fine Arts building on campus. His vehicle of choice: a typical household stool. When creating the sound for these visuals, I attempted to consider both the atmospheric and mechanical sounds created by this transportation device.
Edward R. Murrow - A Student’s Perspective
This short video was prepared for the Northwest premiere of Good Night and Good Luck in the Fall of 2005. The tribute was designed to connect the subject of movie with the Murrow School at Washington State University and its students.
Avid / WSU Case Study
This video was prepared for several NAB/BEA 2005 Workshops in Las Vegas. It showcases how WSU students are utilizing Avid technologies in their education and how this knowledge is preparing them for their careers after college. Avid liked the video so much they even posted it on their corporate web site.
Video Underground 2907
This episode of Video Underground was the final show of the 29th season. It featured a performance by the band Apitomee as well as a updated graphics package. For this episode I edited the final show (including cutting together multiple takes of the live performance), designed and implemented the new graphics package and assisted with lighting and setup activities.
Voices: Tape Open
This video and accompanying graphics package was designed for the Fall 2004 season of Voices, a musical and cultural diversity show on Cable 8. It incorporated various green screen video shots, photoshop graphics and motion elements to create a 25 second open which expressed the vision of the show.