Some of what I do

The Kids – 2010

Will — Tue, 10 May 2011 21:00:44 +0000

Mr. McCloud

Will — Tue, 18 Jan 2011 02:26:22 +0000

Charles McCloud works at my children’s school, School 46 in Rochester. He is this bear of a man – towering over the children he helps. My son Eli interviewed him for the school newspaper and told me something of his story – a remarkable journey.

Election Night Dyptychs

Will — Fri, 05 Nov 2010 03:46:24 +0000

It is always fun/exhausting/frustrating/ to cover election night and 2010 was no exception. I got to travel to New York City to cover the Democrats because the candidate for Lt. governor was Rochester’s sitting mayor. In addition to getting photos for print, shooting a photo gallery and producing a video I teamed up with my talented colleague Jen Rynda who was covering the Republican returns in Buffalo.

We shot photos using our iPhones, used some of the candidates’ acceptance/concession speeches and put together this different look at election night. It was, by far, the best part of the evening for both of us. (It looks even better in full screen mode)

If You Were In Charge

Will — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 20:25:00 +0000

Another soapbox video. I produced one just before the 2008 election and my bosses asked me to reprise that technique. It was harder this time – “If I were President” is a sexier topic than “What would you do to fix what’s wrong in Albany?”. But thankfully there is always someone willing to express their opinion.

Seniors Talk

Will — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 21:48:28 +0000

Education in the city of Rochester is always in the news it seems – graduation rates, mayoral control of schools, performance, the unions, No Child Left Behind and on and on.
It feels like we rarely get a sense of what the students are about – what their lives are like – who they are.
I spoke with nearly 40 about-to-be-graduating seniors at five different city high schools for this video.

Jazz 2010

Will — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 03:52:38 +0000

The Rochester International Jazz Festival may be the best week of work ever. For the past five years I’ve had the opportunity to cover the festival,
producing daily stories for our website. This year I got to cover the first seven nights of the festival
( the last two shows are by my talented friend and co-worker Annette Lein).

A trip to Neverland

Will — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:11:39 +0000

The Rochester Children’s Theatre production of Peter Pan this year is a family affair. Peter and Hook are married and their kids are a pirate and Lost Boy. I followed the family through some of the rehearsal process as they prepared for the play.

This is the most complicated video I’ve produced using the Canon 5D camera – and probably the most fun to date.

The Kids – 2009

Will — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 04:04:18 +0000

On the iPad

video portraits

Will — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 21:21:44 +0000

Eight young women and their mentor, members of the Determined Divas, talk about their struggles to straighten out their lives.

Nominees

Will — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 05:01:13 +0000

The Toy Hall of Fame is part of Rochester’s Strong Museum of Play. Each year they nominate toys for induction and then select a few to admit into the hall of fame. Ok, it’s all a bit silly. The video is an ode to the nominees for 2009. A few years ago, while covering the Jazz Festival in Rochester, I fell in love with a song by Alison Brown. Happily she gave me permission to use her music and it provides the soundtrack for the video.