The Creative Jungle

Ranger Up founder Nick Palmisciano gives us the behind the scenes story of how he and the veteran community defied the odds to write, produce and distribute the action/comedy film, Range 15, by crowd sourcing over one million dollars without the aide of Hollywood. Nick also shares the life lessons he learned as a West Point graduate that's made him a successful entrepreneur. To Nick, as well as all active military personnel and vets, thank you for their service. www.thevideojungle.com

Has Heart is a non profit organization partnering a military veteran with a graphic designer in all 50 states of the country to tell the veteran's story through art. Animus Studios co-founder Scott Beer immediately jumped at the chance to document the experience and create a heartwarming video of Rhode Island veteran Josh Chiarini going through his Has Heart moment . Listen as Scott gives us the behind the lens scoop and why it was worth going the extra mile to tell Josh's amazing story.

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Bob Walker, the Vice President of Programming at Hall Communications is a career radio personality and program director who believes in adapting to the latest digital media trends to promote his company's radio stations. Besides sharing some hilarious stories about your favorite music artists, Bob tells us how he's utilizing video content, live video streaming, social media sharing and the latest digital apps to reach a larger audience that's helping his stations become their own national brands.

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Scott Beer, Co-Founder and Director of Photography of Animus Studios is bringing you a wealth of knowledge from behind the camera and in the edit room. Besides having the best last name in the business, Scott has an infectious passion for putting your most creative work forward. Here he offers his advice and philosophies on making your camerawork better, producing captivating sizzle reels, how to quality control your work and what to do when you're attacked by bees on set.

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Build your social media audience with YouTube stars Tyler and Ryan Falcoa. Tyler and Ryan have quickly built international recognition with over 118,000 subscribers consuming their music and videos. Joined by Director and collaborator Mitch Francis, the brothers talk about finding their audience, video content, social media tips, why 'viral' videos aren't the way to go, and of course the music. If your business's social media channels aren't buzzing, this is the episode for you.

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Video Strategist Phil Nottingham joins the podcast to talk about the video platform company Wistia and their groundbreaking software Soapbox every marketer and business should be using! Besides explaining the platform and motivation behind it, Phil delivers must listen advice about using video as a creative communication tool from years of consulting for some of the biggest brands in the world about strategy, SEO and technical marketing, including Red Bull and Coca-Cola. But don't let the technical side fool you. Phil's a die-hard creative enabler at heart stemming from his impressive theatrical background.

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Director of Photography Andy Drachman is center stage in this installment of The Video Village. Andy's traveled all over the country capturing stunning video that makes an Animus Studios project shine. But we'll learn from Andy it's not as simple as pressing record. Hear his best practices for location shooting, the trials of traveling with gear, tips for becoming a better DP and stay tuned for the craziest thing that ever happened to Andy on set. It's for the birds.

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CEO of Beltone New England Michael Andreozzi joins us for this Lion's Gotta Eat segment and he's feeding us the marketing and sales techniques that took his family hearing aid business from 3 locations to 125 all over the East Coast. But if that doesn't fill you up Michael's serving up a second course with his company's meatball Monday tradition that promotes the family atmosphere he strives for. Michael is a huge advocate for using video in his marketing strategy, including a virtual reality experience he developed for people to better understand the effects of hearing loss. There's plenty to learn and laugh about in this installment of The Video Jungle.

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Award winning documentary filmmaker Tim O'Donnell is our Mane Attraction. Arty and John are thrilled to learn how Tim went from an art teacher and wrestling coach to the co-founder of the emmy-nominated production company Pixela Pictura. With his work featured on ESPN, ABC, and PBS as well as garnering several awards on the festival circuit, Tim's profile continues to rise.

His latest project, Not A War Story, reaching #1 on the iTunes documentary charts. Now with more high profile features in the works, Tim's here to tell us how he planned, created and shared his way to independent success.

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This Video Village segment pulls Animus Studios Co-Founder Justin Andrews away from his keynotes and pitch decks to talk about his philosophies for video marketing, best practices for client relations and pitching the big ideas.

While Justin's always had a passion for telling fascinating stories through video and film, his business pedigree from Bryant University keeps things in perspective. It's not enough to create the content. You have to plan how you're going to share it.

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