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After three decades of retail management, I made a change. While pursuing a degree in
journalism, I experience the art and joy of photography. I was writing and photographing
a story for the college newspaper when I came across the video and film department.
The contact with that department peaked my interest, so I took a video course, beginning an odyssey of love. Something that began as an aspiration became a passion. My first projects were historical documentaries. This led to a training video for a San Diego school district that has led to a video production business. I have had numerous promotion projects for schools and some retail businesses. At this time, I'm mostly involved with what is considered California's model after school program that boasts a 90% attendance from its parent school. The program is sought after for training and modeling for programs locally and around the state. The school district I work with has the largest middle school program in California and has provided me many wonderful opportunities, such as an anti-bullying series in cooperation with a San Diego State University. The project includes reenactments, photography, motion graphics, narration and music scored for the project. My hope is it will be of great benefit to the students, instructors and parents that see the series. I have video taped many travels in preparation for special interest travel videos, some of which include Yellowstone, Teton and Yosemite National parks including abundant wildlife coverage. I am also working in collaboration with other writers in the development of a world travel program and a gold panning series. The stars of these projects include a national champion and the oldest person to complete a world quest. We have great hopes for these projects. Finally, another independent project is approaching the final post-production phase. It is the story of the creation of the Otay Mountain Wilderness area. The story includes interviews with U.S. Congressman, federal officers and environmentalists involved in the legislation along with aerial film footage of the area. As you can see, the passion has became a love of an art form that is not work but just plain fun.
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