Viral Intermedia Productions - V.I.P. Treatment

23 July 09 Music on the Waterfront

viralimedia@gmail.com (ViraliMedia) — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 16:39:00 +0000

2009 0724 Music on the Waterfront

Blog Blah Blah Blah

viralimedia@gmail.com (ViraliMedia) — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 06:16:00 +0000

When I first started this blog, I had intended to journal about the VIP journey. I am chagrined to to admit that as much as I promote Viral Intermedia Production, VIP clients and VIP events, I have dropped the ball. In order to rememdy that, I intended to eventually start from where I left off and fill in the blanks. That has yet to happen as well.

Much has happened since I lasted posted here and I am recommitting to journaling on a regular basis. I am going to pick up with an article I wrote regarding my personal experience regarding the i48 competition. From here on out I will fill in the missing blanks if understanding the present story require it. Other than that; this is day one.

I am going to start with the past 11 days: I was part of an incredible production team and creative process. It was exciting, fun and challenging. In the end our team, created and headed by Ronn Seidenglanz (Sidewayz) and Melody Herrick won Best of Film in the i48 Film Festival.

i48 Best of Film Winner 2009: 'Beneath A Western SkyScraper'
(originally written as a Boise Weekly review)

You know that classic movie moment when a bunch of kids are in a foot race or soldiers are running to safety and someone falls? You know the heart tweaking moment when someone in front notices a fallen comrade (or competitor) and goes back to help them up and they go on together? If you combine that feel good moment with the urgency of a treasure hunt and the "no sleep, 25 hours of pushing it to the limit" driving force of military boot camp you might begin to imagine what it is like to be a part of the i48 Film Festiaval.

As the owner of a small local production company here in Boise, I am very aware of costs and limitations. The smallest well thought out production must take into consideration costs for equipment and prop rental, location fees and scheduling, feeding and paying actors and and writers, etc. For i48 there is only one limitation - time. You have exactly 48 hours to script, shoot and produce a 6 minute film (you have no idea what your genre is until you are handed your assignment).

I say that this is the ONLY limitation because this was my first year as part of an i48 production team and I now have first hand experience. Everyone on our team, Sidewayz Films, was there to give 150% because they wanted to be a part of the experience, vision and hope. No one was paid, no one was elevated by resume or accomplishments, no one was promised a future of luxury in films or production. We all, to a person, just wanted to be a part of something bigger than our individual lives; we were not disappointed.

From the get go, we slammed it into high gear and didn't stop until the gas ran out and we came coasting, spent and worn, across the finish line. It was demanding, it was frustrating, it was challenging; but that was not the most memorable part for me.

The thing I will remember most about my i48 experience is this: In the Treasure Valley we live in abundance. We have abundant joy, abundant resources, abundant beauty, friendship, hope, trust, companionship, goodwill.... we have abundant abundance! I know I am gushing, but when you do something for a living day in and day out and deal with the industry ups and downs, client and vendor issues, logistics and money, one might tend to become jaded; perhaps resentful of ones choice of career, location, luck and history.

Out of necessity and need for expediency, these things are set aside, at least for 48 hours while one becomes clear and focused on the goal: do your best for and give your all to the team; not just your team - the i48 team, the Treasure Valley community team, the 'everyone that might ever watch any of these films' team.

Locations, props, wardrobe, extras and equipment was secured with phone calls, text messages, facebook, e-mail, and good ol' fashion on the spot asking. These are things I must obtain at some cost and then sell at a profit during my daily work week but for 48 hours, the abundance of the Treasure Valley was free for the asking. We asked for a lot and were given much more.

We were given the opportunity to be, not just great, but grateful. I was in a state of sublime gratitude from the minute I was invited to join Team Sidewayz (last years winner - Best of Films) through asking for wardrobe from The Costume Shop to filming in business locations during business hours, to being rooted on by crowds gathering to watch us film.

It's too much to list every gratifying event that happened in every gratifying minute but suffice to say, I saw my friends, my neighbors and my entire community in a brand new light, actually a new glow of beauty and abundance. All thanks to a little local film festival and competition: i48.

-Eugene Boyle / 07 June 2009

New ways to connect and communicate- virally

viralimedia@gmail.com (ViraliMedia) — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 18:27:00 +0000

Testign and and playing with our various social media tools and how they interact with each other. So far -so good.

Here is my LinkedIn profile button:

VIP YouTube Channel

viralimedia@gmail.com (ViraliMedia) — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 06:07:00 +0000

Okay, we've got a You/Tube channel. We've got embedded link on Viralintermedia.com but you can go directly to the channel by clicking on the graphic to the left or go to: ViraliMedia Channel. I started the channel with a TV clip Rich did for True Hope Weekend

The channel is not open for upload yet, but we will probably include so guest clips soon. - eugeboy

SN8KE DEN

viralimedia@gmail.com (ViraliMedia) — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 23:55:00 +0000

Wed Mar 19th, 2008:

Looks like we are going to procede with the Snake River Truck (SRT) project after all. Owner, Kelly McDonald met with me this morning to strategize about promoting their new brand and image. The scheduled 30 minute meeting went nearly 2-1/2 hours. Kelly wanted to develope a supplemental site that would appeal to the custom styling and performance crowd. He came up with "SN8KE.com", which we promptly registered. Started to put up a Parking Page and 4 hours later had developed a somewhat functional "Look & Feel" site. I e-mailed Rich a LOGO concept and he ran with it. Once we had it uploaded to SN8KE.co m, I called Kelly to have him see if we were headed down the right path. He navigated to the site, and through the phone I heard him exclaim, "That's what I'm talking about, Dude!" Cheers and Whooping could be heard from his crew in the background.

Here is my SN8KE Logo Design concept:

Here is what RichBoy did with it:

SHEESH! If you are done laughing at my spazmatic rendering, go to SN8KE.com and see how that project is progressing. CIAO, Babies - EugeBoy .....out.

The Grass is Looking Greener on this side!

viralimedia@gmail.com (ViraliMedia) — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 23:46:00 +0000

Friday March 14th, 2008-
We we're excited to be able to present to Howard Nursery and Landscape in Fruitland, ID. Rich had already done some multimedia tradeout with them previously. Terri Howard appeared to like the web clips and TV show idea and the meeting went way beyond the hour we had anticipated.

New Blog for VIP Treatment (Viral Intermedia Productions)

viralimedia@gmail.com (ViraliMedia) — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 18:50:00 +0000

Things are ramping up for Rich and I as we have both our first client and a number of vendors for VIP Treatments “Love Story” Documentary package. I have been busy getting a website up and all the accoutrements that go with it. Thought we would add this blog to serve as a journal for this new adventure. The image above was taken during a PSA shoot in Sun Valley. (L-R: Eugene, Hector Alizondo, Rich) -EB