by roryrmg | Jul 21, 2021 | Allied Video Services, Businesses, Latest Thoughts, Production
We have worked on many projects for the MacArthur Memorial including a series of educational videos for schools to use to teach the youth about World War One in an understandable and interesting way. We worked closely with MacArthur Memorial archivist and historian...
by roryrmg | Jul 21, 2021 | About Rory, Latest Thoughts, News
I love the behind-the-scenes stories of movies and TV shows. Sometimes it is better than the movie or show itself. I recently wrote about Tim Reid, (Venus Flytrap on WKRP in Cincinnati) being in the studio to record commercial spots. One of the fun facts that I picked...
by roryrmg | Jul 21, 2021 | About Rory, Allied Video Services, Businesses, Latest Thoughts, Production
We all associate actors with roles they once had that impact us. Maybe Sean Connery is James Bond for you because that’s who you grew up seeing play the role. For me, it was Roger Moore. As a video producer, I have had the occasion to work with several stars. One of...
by roryrmg | Jul 21, 2021 | Hampton Roads Business Live, Latest Thoughts, Production
This is Otis Hooper and I at the studio after doing a very interesting interview about his business, the Peninsula Boxing Academy. Otis is an entrepreneur, a 6th-degree black belt, in Tae Kwon Do, and the Executive Director of the Academy. The program has many...
by roryrmg | Jul 21, 2021 | Allied Video Services, Businesses, Latest Thoughts, News, Production
One of the services that we have offered since 1984 is film transfers. That is transferring old movie film such as 16mm, 8mm or Super 8mm to the latest format. When we started the service, that format was VHS. Today it is a digital mp4 file on a thumb drive.Maybe you...
by roryrmg | Jul 21, 2021 | Allied Video Services, Businesses, Latest Thoughts, News, Production, Testimonials
There are many rewards in having your own business. One of them is when you create something that not only hits the mark with your customer but exceeds their expectations. This is something that is our goal with every client. Yesterday I received this from the...
by roryrmg | Jul 21, 2021 | About Rory, Allied Video Services, Businesses, Latest Thoughts, Production
One thing about being in the video production business is that you get to see a variety of weird things over your career. One time in the 1980s, there was a UFO convention in Virginia Beach. It was interesting and I was hired to interview the different speakers for a...
by roryrmg | Jul 21, 2021 | About Rory, Business Operations, Latest Thoughts
Many years ago, when my oldest son was still a little more than waist-high, I had the occasion to stay home and take care of my wife who had the flu. I was in the kitchen doing something that I did a million times before I got married, but rarely since…I was fixing...
by roryrmg | Jul 21, 2021 | About Rory, Latest Thoughts
I have always been a fan of the space program. I followed every mission from the first Mercury flights through the Gemini missions and of course Apollo. The moon landing 52nd anniversary is this month. In 1969 Apollo 11 launched on July 16 and landed on the moon on...
by roryrmg | Jul 8, 2021 | Latest Thoughts, News, Production
Is producing your own promo video a good idea? Well maybe. It all depends on your content and how you want to be seen by your client. I am reminded of a customer who came into our office in the late 1980s. He had shot a video with his camcorder to promote his company...
