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Big shout out to our team member Julia Golonka for creating this amazing film with Sam Sessa and WTMD. It's been a real pleasure to see this film come to fruition and we can't wait for the screening at The Charles Theater.
New documentary short, set to premiere later this month, chronicles how the Baltimore music scene made it onto the national stage.
The Salt Box: an unusual thing in an unusual city. What are they, who makes them, and why do some of them have artwork?
We decided to find out by talking to Robert "Saltbox Bob" Atkinson, writer of the Saltbox Concern Volume 1, Carpenter Godfrey Brown and Carpenter II Charles "Pete" Peterson of the Baltimore Department of Transportation, and Juliet Ames, a local artist who decided to make the Salt Box on her street a little more unusual.
This episode of Traditions was filmed by Greg Bowen and Julia Golonka, and edited by Julia Golonka.
WTMD First Thursday is BACK ya'll!
Posting is hard when you don’t leave the house, but we’ve been slowly getting back out there! (With LOTS of precautions) We recently filmed the wonderful Heather Chung of Brown Rice teaching a cooking segment that will be featured on Station North Shines: Asia North 2020- Part 2 which streams on Friday, July 17th, 8:00pm.
📷: Central Baltimore Partnership
Spoiler alert: this trailer we produced for Royal Farms was SUPER FUN and we can't wait to share the rest! 🐓 (Why isn't there a pirate emoji?)
Nationwide "Stay At Home" directives have people looking for new ways to reach their audiences. Remote live streaming is one safe, effective and professional option for staying connected. Here is an article explaining what it is and how it might be helpful for you.
Trying to stay connected while we’re socially distant? Remote live streaming is quickly emerging as an engaging and effective way to keep people connected, informed and entertained. It’s not a new capability but it is new to most people. That in mind, here are some questions and answers meant to...
In these strange times it was incredibly powerful to see first hand how much hard work and effort the Downtown Partnership of Baltimore community is putting into providing, responding, maintaining, healing, and above all – hoping. Thanks for letting us share the experience.
Normally, Downtown Baltimore is a lot of things to a lot of people. But these are not normal times. These days, Downtown Baltimore is providing, responding, maintaining, healing, and hoping.
To everyone staying home, and those who are serving their neighbors, thank you.
We owe a special thank you to the University of Maryland, Baltimore for providing us with footage from restricted areas that show the many things their students and employees are doing, often behind the scenes, to help Baltimore during this crisis.
Mike Sachse started photographing graffiti as a way to capture the creativity and variety of a changing art form. This practice led to a book, Baltimore Graffiti: The Definitive Charm City Style Collection, and a broad perspective on what makes Baltimore's graffiti unique. This episode follows the author around the city to see some of the hidden spaces where artists work
Learn more about the book here:
https://www.schifferbooks.com/baltimore-graffiti-the-definitive-charm-city-style-collection-6063.html
Human Being Productions was featured as one of the eight best video production companies in Baltimore by Peerspace! There’s some big names on this list, so we’re pleased as punch to be included. They also featured one of our favorite videos: our Traditions episode on the Rawlings Conservatory & Botanical Gardens!
When brands and companies are looking for eye-catching media, they can rely on the numerous Baltimore video production companies that can do the work for them — and excel at the task.
We feel super lucky when we get to capture events like the Chocolate Affair by Health Care for the Homeless. We love their mission and were honored to be asked to photograph this event for the second year in a row.
Chocolate Affair 2020 was filled to the brim with sweet and savory treats, all with an equally delicious purpose: every chocolate-inspired dish & dollar donated helps people regain health, family and the safety of home. Thanks to the money raised at this event, over 1,000 individuals across Baltimore will gain access to transformative care. 👏
"This is a day on – not a day off." If you haven't seen Baltimore's Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Parade, we highly recommend seeing it for yourself in person, but just in case you can't, here's a taste.
Every year the city of Baltimore celebrates and commemorates the life of civil rights leader and icon Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. More than 70 local groups participate in the parade – including high school and community bands, honor/color guards, equestrian units, fraternities & sororities, dance squads and civic organizations.
Thanks for letting us hang out Baltimore Office of Promotion & The Arts! Featuring (in order of appearance) BOPA's Special Events Coordinator Symone Audain, the Raven's Skate Club, Mayor Catherine Pugh, Citywide Goldstarz, Jerusalem Temple #4 - A.E.A.O.N.M.S., Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Baltimore Alumnae Chapter Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., Pi Zeta Sigma Alumni Chapter of Phi Beta Sigma, Kappa Epsilon Psi Military Sorority- Baltimore, The Epsilon Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., Mothers on the Move, Inc., the American Legion Federal Post #19 Color Guard and AFSCME Maryland Council 67.
Greeting from Johns Hopkins Medicine!
It's the holidays, and that means it's a perfect time to revisit our Traditions episode highlighting the Highlandtown Train Garden! This miniature magical world is housed in BCFD Engine 41 Station and we highly recommend paying them a visit!
On this month's episode of Traditions we went on down to BCFD Engine 41 station to see the Highlandtown Train Garden. If you haven't been yet, we highly recommend heading down and taking a look! Their hours are listed on their blog (highlandtowntraingarden.blogspot.com) and they're open until the end of the year.
Happy Holidays Baltimore!
Feelin’ good about our remote operated HD broadcast rig. Might delete later. IDK
Baltimore's Great Halloween Lantern Parade celebrated its 20th Anniversary in 2019. Presented by the Creative Alliance, this festival started as a simple way to bring light into Patterson Park, and has grown into a city-wide convergence of artists, families, marching bands, step teams, and much more.
This latest episode of Traditions was filmed by Julia Golonka, Matt Kelley, and Kevin Considine, and edited by Greg Bowen.
Large scale 3D imaging is quickly becoming common in places like classrooms and board rooms. Here's a small project we did to give you an idea of how cool this stuff can be.
Shout out to The City of Baltimore for building this thing over 100 years ago.
Human Being Productions presents a digital 3D look at Baltimore's Lake Montebello Valve House built in 1880.
The Rawlings Conservatory & Botanical Gardens of Baltimore was completed in 1888 and is a monument to exploration and preservation. Visiting a conservatory can quite literally be like a trip around the world, and for Director Ann Green, there is no greater joy than providing city residents an opportunity to get close to nature and inspire others to preserve natural spaces.
This latest episode of Traditions was directed and edited by Julia Golonka.
What's this? Another fun video we made for another awesome Baltimore organization that we love? You betcha! Join the Creative Alliance for The Great Halloween Lantern Parade & Festival this Saturday October 26! You know we'll be there! 😉🎥
For 20 years, The Great Halloween Lantern Parade has been bringing families, neighbors, youth, and artists together to celebrate and illuminate Patterson Park and the Baltimore community!
Be a part of the most illuminating parade yet!
SATURDAY OCTOBER 26 (Rain date: OCT 27)
3:30pm - Festival
Lantern workshops, kids costume contest, hayrides, crafts vendors, food trucks, beer garden, pumpkins, cider, and more!
6:30pm - Parade Line-up
7:00pm - Parade
8:00pm - Grand Finale & Dance Party
Check out this fun video we made for our friends at the Baltimore Spirits Company, and while you're at it save the date for Friday November 1 – a release party for only the most adventurous gin drinkers! ☠️
A gift to the world's most adventurous gin drinkers. Join us November 1st for a release party to remember.
Photographing a fantastic event hosted by Health Care for the Homeless at the the Reginald F. Lewis Museum this morning! Super inspiring on so many levels.
We helped the Economic Alliance of Greater Baltimore highlight Harford County for their most recent episode of Region On Point: a video series showcasing the Greater Baltimore Region. This episode features Aberdeen Proving Ground and AMMP (Advanced Manufacturing, Materials, and Processes) as examples why Harford County is a prime location for businesses, opportunities, livability, and so much more!
We’re prepping for the LAST WTMD First Thursday next week by looking through our old albums. May you find someone who looks at you as joyously as this lady looks at a can of The Brewer's Art Resurrection. See y’all next Thursday! 🍻
The Listening Lab is a music-education program from Baltimore Chamber Orchestra that teaches students concentration, awareness, and intentional listening-skills techniques through music. We interviewed Assistant Conductor Rebecca Smithorn over the course of her week-long residencies at two Baltimore schools this summer, and learned how to open our hearts and our selves to music.
Take a look at BCO's Listening Lab residencies in spring of 2019 at Baltimore Montessori Public Charter School and Lakeland Elementary/Middle School. For…
"There's magic in public performance art. It helps us to share this one ephemeral moment, this little snippet in time where we're all together in the same place, seeing something magic that will never be repeated."
For this episode of Traditions we talked to Valarie Perez-Schere, President and Artistic Director of Fluid Movement, a wonderfully weird performance group that uses a swimming pool as their stage and upholds "Communitas, Choreographitas, Glitterus Maximus."
A new Traditions episode featuring Fluid Movement coming soon! 🏊♀️🏊♂️
We helped Joey Zeledón create this super fun video to promote his Coat Check Chair, which officially launched on Kickstarter this week – (coat) check it out!
Well that sure was fun! Check out this little Highlight Reel we put together for our friends at WTMD for the June 6 First Thursday free concert in Canton Waterfront Park!
Thousands of live music lovers descended on Canton Waterfront Park to see our free festival June 6 with The War and Treaty, Sunflower Bean, Eli Paperboy Reed, Tyler Ramsey, Illiterate Light and The Ron Holloway Band, presented by Brewers Hill. Video by Human Being Productions
The chance to see a play at the Mayfair Theater may have come and gone, but we still got to see a very cool performance. Thanks Downtown Partnership of Baltimore, The City of Baltimore Development Corporation - BDC, Sofar Sounds Baltimore and Bromo Arts District for making this moment happen!
Getting ready to livestream Maryland Institute College of Art’s Commencement Ceremony at the Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall. Congrats class of 2019! 🎓🎉
Have you ever been to a Submersive Productions, LLC show? Now's your chance! Check out this promo video we created for MASS/Rabble, opening this weekend!
It's Opening Night! Six Shows Only! Be teased by our teaser video, then get your tickets here: https://www.artful.ly/store/events/17252
Behind the scenes filming an amazing testimonial for Planned Parenthood of Maryland today!
Had an awesome time working with Joey Zeledón on his new secret project and took some fun headshots while we were at it 🤫
The Economic Alliance of Greater Baltimore is proud to bring you the next video in their "Region On Point" video series. Northrop Grumman Corporation's design and manufacturing operations in Greater Baltimore are the source of many ‘firsts’ in history. Filmed and edited by Human Being Productions!
Is it... is it spring? 🌻🤞
"Most museums, urban museums, are like fortresses. They say 'stay out, we have valuable things inside.' We wanted to be an extension of Federal Hill Park, right behind us, and be more like a wonderland."
In 1984 Rebecca Alban Hoffberger had the idea for a new museum and education center that would emphasize intuitive creative invention, and five years later the American Visionary Art Museum (AVAM) was born.
For this episode of Traditions we spoke with Rebecca Hoffberger, Founder and Director of the American Visionary Art Museum in Baltimore, Maryland.
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The Salt Box: an unusual thing in an unusual city. What are they, who makes them, and why do some of them have artwork? We decided to find out by talking to Robert "Saltbox Bob" Atkinson, writer of the Saltbox Concern Volume 1, Carpenter Godfrey Brown and Carpenter II Charles "Pete" Peterson of the Baltimore Department of Transportation, and Juliet Ames, a local artist who decided to make the Salt Box on her street a little more unusual. This episode of Traditions was filmed by Greg Bowen and Julia Golonka, and edited by Julia Golonka.
Mike Sachse started photographing graffiti as a way to capture the creativity and variety of a changing art form. This practice led to a book, Baltimore Graffiti: The Definitive Charm City Style Collection, and a broad perspective on what makes Baltimore's graffiti unique. This episode follows the author around the city to see some of the hidden spaces where artists work Learn more about the book here: https://www.schifferbooks.com/baltimore-graffiti-the-definitive-charm-city-style-collection-6063.html
Baltimore's Great Halloween Lantern Parade celebrated its 20th Anniversary in 2019. Presented by the Creative Alliance, this festival started as a simple way to bring light into Patterson Park, and has grown into a city-wide convergence of artists, families, marching bands, step teams, and much more. This latest episode of Traditions was filmed by Julia Golonka, Matt Kelley, and Kevin Considine, and edited by Greg Bowen.
The Rawlings Conservatory & Botanical Gardens of Baltimore was completed in 1888 and is a monument to exploration and preservation. Visiting a conservatory can quite literally be like a trip around the world, and for Director Ann Green, there is no greater joy than providing city residents an opportunity to get close to nature and inspire others to preserve natural spaces. This latest episode of Traditions was directed and edited by Julia Golonka.
We helped the Economic Alliance of Greater Baltimore highlight Harford County for their most recent episode of Region On Point: a video series showcasing the Greater Baltimore Region. This episode features Aberdeen Proving Ground and AMMP (Advanced Manufacturing, Materials, and Processes) as examples why Harford County is a prime location for businesses, opportunities, livability, and so much more!
"There's magic in public performance art. It helps us to share this one ephemeral moment, this little snippet in time where we're all together in the same place, seeing something magic that will never be repeated." For this episode of Traditions we talked to Valarie Perez-Schere, President and Artistic Director of Fluid Movement, a wonderfully weird performance group that uses a swimming pool as their stage and upholds "Communitas, Choreographitas, Glitterus Maximus."
We helped Joey Zeledón create this super fun video to promote his Coat Check Chair, which officially launched on Kickstarter this week – (coat) check it out!
The Economic Alliance of Greater Baltimore is proud to bring you the next video in their "Region On Point" video series. Northrop Grumman Corporation's design and manufacturing operations in Greater Baltimore are the source of many ‘firsts’ in history. Filmed and edited by Human Being Productions!
"Most museums, urban museums, are like fortresses. They say 'stay out, we have valuable things inside.' We wanted to be an extension of Federal Hill Park, right behind us, and be more like a wonderland." In 1984 Rebecca Alban Hoffberger had the idea for a new museum and education center that would emphasize intuitive creative invention, and five years later the American Visionary Art Museum (AVAM) was born. For this episode of Traditions we spoke with Rebecca Hoffberger, Founder and Director of the American Visionary Art Museum in Baltimore, Maryland.
"We moved into this community in 1988, and we moved here deliberately so. Conventional wisdom all over this nation is that you hide your poverty areas. And once you succeed in hiding them you succeed in neglecting them. But we were going to create a museum, right in a challenged community, that would show that cultural tourism can be a catalyst for jobs and opportunity and for legacy." For this episode of Traditions we spoke with Dr. Joanne Martin, Founder and President of The National Great Blacks In Wax Museum in Baltimore, Maryland. Learn more about the Museum: www.greatblacksinwax.org More about Traditions: www.humanbeingproductions.com/traditions
Right around the corner from the Baltimore Inner Harbor is a graveyard – but it's not on land. Unused and unwanted vessels from World War I and beyond were left to quietly decompose in the brackish waters of Curtis Creek. We walked with Dr. Susan Langley of the Maryland Historical Trust as she documented the ships and discussed their future.
On this month's episode of Traditions we visited with the dedicated staff and volunteers of Moveable Feast, a incredibly impactful non profit located in East Baltimore. "The mission of Moveable Feast is to foster a community that cares for men, women and children living with HIV/AIDS, cancer and other life-threatening illnesses by preparing and delivering nutritious meals and groceries and providing nutritional counseling and other services." For more information on Moveable Feast visit www.mfeast.org For those of you paying attention – this is an old episode that recently got a new edit, so enjoy!
"You could build a house with what people throw away." This month we visited The Loading Dock, Inc. – a building materials facility in Baltimore that provides affordable building materials for housing and community improvement by redirecting landfill-bound, reusable materials. The Loading Dock is the nation's first successful, self-sufficient, nonprofit building materials reuse center, stocked with both new and used items and architectural salvage.
This month we visited SugarBaltimore, a lesbian owned, multi-gender operated, for profit, mission driven sex toy store in Hampden. They strive to provide education and toys in a shame free, sex positive, fun environment to help people of all genders and orientations experience their own unique sexuality with shameless joy and passion. Join them Friday May 4 for the Red & Black Ball - Planned Parenthood Fundraiser!
Looking for a new headshot? Need to capture how unique your team is? Or maybe a surprise gift for a friend. Whatever your portrait needs, HB Studios has room for you and your budget. This Sunday only, reserve your space now!
Every year the city of Baltimore celebrates and commemorates the life of civil rights leader and icon Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. More than 70 local groups participate in the parade – including high school and community bands, honor/color guards, equestrian units, fraternities & sororities, dance squads and civic organizations. Thanks for letting us hang out Baltimore Office of Promotion & The Arts! Featuring (in order of appearance) BOPA's Special Events Coordinator Symone Audain, the Raven's Skate Club, Mayor Catherine Pugh, Citywide Goldstarz, Jerusalem Temple #4 - A.E.A.O.N.M.S., Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Baltimore Alumnae Chapter Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., Pi Zeta Sigma Alumni Chapter of Phi Beta Sigma, Kappa Epsilon Psi Military Sorority- Baltimore, The Epsilon Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., Mothers on the Move, Inc., the American Legion Federal Post #19 Color Guard and AFSCME Maryland Council 67.
On this month's episode of Traditions we went on down to BCFD Engine 41 station to see the Highlandtown Train Garden. If you haven't been yet, we highly recommend heading down and taking a look! Their hours are listed on their blog (highlandtowntraingarden.blogspot.com) and they're open until the end of the year. Happy Holidays Baltimore!
Last month, the Creative Alliance kicked off Nisa/Women and we were there to catch it. Here is a song performed by one of the first visiting artists, Arooj Aftab! "Over the course of 2017 and 2018 Creative Alliance presents, Nisa/Women: Muslim Cultural Identity-Six Women on Stage and in Conversation. Baltimore students and audiences will have the opportunity to engage with and learn from six female artists with roots in Muslim communities in North and East Africa, the Middle East, and the United States. Each artist will spend a minimum of three full days in Baltimore visiting schools, participating in public conversations, collaborating with Baltimore artists, and performing at the Creative Alliance for an event open to the public. The goal of these extended engagements is to provide a space for dialogue and increase understanding between these Muslim artists and Baltimore communities." - Creative Alliance
Drinking a beer at Ó Flynn’s on Hanover Street is where we met Captain Mark Stephen Rooney of McAllister Towing of Baltimore. There, he started to tell us all about his life growing up near the Port of Baltimore and the path that led him to becoming a Baltimore Tugboat Captain. Special thanks to First Mate Ryan Dauses. If you ever want to go charter fishing, he is your guy. Huge props to Julia Golonka A.K.A Bones putting together this fantastic edit. If you enjoyed this video, make sure to like our page to see more great content from Human Being Productions, and please share with your friends! #Traditions
BLACK LUNG: Mother Of The Sun - Live from the Tiny Castle
BLACK LUNG: Voices - Live from the Tiny Castle.
Ms. Sara is by far one of our favorite regularly performing bands in Baltimore. A few weeks ago, we had the opportunity to shoot a video with them at Mobtown Ballroom. Check it out! Thanks Sarah Sullivan for letting shoot in your beautiful space!
For over 50 years the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum has been preserving the the rich heritage of the Chesapeake Bay. In the second part of our two part series, we take a look at how the community surrounding the museum decided to take on the monumental task of preserving the numerous artifacts found within.
BLACK LUNG's music video "Nerve" – filmed and produced by Matt Kelley, recorded and mixed by Noel Mueller with additional filming by Julia Klinkert. Shot at Mobtown Ballroom.
Human Being Productions was founded in 2013 by Matt Kelley and Greg Bowen, who met while filming a behind-the-scenes documentary about a local Baltimore theater company. Heavily rooted in Baltimore's extremely creative do-it-yourself principals, Human Being Productions focuses on finding unique solutions for short-form documentaries, studio photography, weddings and more.
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