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21 Jun 11 at 4 pm

As I mentioned in an earlier post, I recently finished a 30 second PSA for the San Francisco based nonprofit, Writerscorps. They organize awesome events and offer free programs to the community, such as writing workshops, poetry readings, and after school programs. I’ve worked with them on several video projects, including this stop motion promo for their Poetry Projection Project film festival.

The video in this post was created to be played during a Giants game and, much to my delight, it aired on the big screen at Giants Stadium two weeks ago. I can hardly wait to start production on the book trailer for Writerscorps in the fall. They’ve given me complete creative freedom to make a video to promote their book City of Stairways, a poet’s guide to San Francisco. It acts as a travel guide to the SF, including poems that were written by high school students in the various locations mapped out in the book.

Oh, the creative possibilities!

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10 Mar 10 at 4 pm

Most ‘buckle up’ public service announcements make me want to drive recklessly without a seat belt so that I never have to endure another corny PSA being replayed. That said, if you absolutely have to make a PSA, here’s how to go out like an OG.