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Have you ever dreamed of being a Top equestrian athlete? Or attaining the highest level of athletic achievement in any sport? Here’s a sneak peek at Top Sports, an online platform of masterclass courses specifically for athletes that allows you to learn DIRECTLY from those who have achieved greatness. Gain exclusive insights into their process, their workouts, and their techniques. We have partnered with them to produce their first class with superstar equestrian jumper, Dani G. Waldman. Check out this :60 sizzle and keep an eye out for this incredible online learning opportunity as it becomes available. . . . #masterclass #sports #videoproduction #videomarketing #onlinelearning #onlineclasses #olympic #showjumper #danigwaldman #equestrian #equestrianlife

Masterclass Video Production with Top Sports

Have you ever dreamed of being a Top equestrian athlete? Or attaining the highest level of athletic achievement in any sport? Here’s a sneak peek at Top Sports, an online platform of masterclass courses specifically for athletes that allows you to learn DIRECTLY from those who have achieved greatness. Gain exclusive insights into their process, their workouts, and their techniques. We have partnered with them to produce their first class with superstar equestrian jumper, Dani G. Waldman. Check out this :60 sizzle and keep an eye out for this incredible online learning opportunity as it becomes available.

ELM 7 Year Anniversary

Today marks 7 years that Early Light Media has existed. It’s hard to believe how we have evolved. We couldn’t be more proud of the company we have become and the direction in which we have pointed the bow of the ship. That direction is our purpose. Our purpose is simply to be a messenger for companies and causes we believe in through moving pictures. We’ve accomplished more than we ever dreamed possible in these 7 years. We’ve made films, national ads, traveled the globe and, in our beautiful backyard, filmed on almost every street in Baltimore telling stories for non-profits and making eye-catching commercials for conscious companies. But you know what we’re most proud of? Our relationships. Many of you started working with us in our first year and continue to work with us today. This is a (:15) video is to say “thank you” to all our family members, employees, clients, freelancers, friends, partners, colleagues, mentors, and the many, many humans who have helped us be all that we are in this 7 year journey. All that we are? What are we? Flawed. We’re just people. Like the beautiful humans in so many of the stories that we tell, we cry. We stress. We repress emotion, only to have it bubble up at inconvenient times as tears, anger, or passive aggressiveness. We work hard and sometimes fail. We parent hard and sometimes fail. We friend hard and sometimes fail. We communicate hard and sometimes fail. In a much needed moment of levity, we laugh a little too hard during a zoom meeting and that snot bubble rests on the end of the nose for just a second too long and it’s awkward (and we fail). Running a business is hard. Sometimes we just want to unleash our inner artist and rebel at the “process.” Sometimes we have to be incredibly disciplined about our approach to finances. And just when we think we know what we're doing, everything changes (it's the only constant). The market changes. Challenges with clients or employees change. Wait, a global pandemic?

Alone Together

Three weeks into this #alonetogether madness, we thought you could use a fun video on this friday to lighten the mood. So pop open a beer or a bottled water (whatever is getting you through) and enjoy this little video we put together just for you. If you remember a few days ago we put out a call for entries for anyone willing to share some video from their home during this chaos. There's so much pressure to use this time to be more productive and creative however it's harder than ever to do that. So this is what we made. Thank you for everyone who helped us out. We enjoyed making this. Click on the image to enjoy the video 🙂 #alonetogether

"It's not about how many seconds are left, but what you do with them that counts." - Seconds Matter / #wewill After you watch this video we recently produced with Weber Shandwick for Under Armour, it won't be any surprise to you that the company has jumped in the race to help right now where it's needed most. In fact, they've been helping all along wherever they can. We're in awe of how our partners have been jumping in the fight. UA has now pledged $1 MILLION DONATION TO FEEDING AMERICA. $1 MILLION 30-DAY FITNESS CHALLENGE SUPPORTING GOOD SPORTS. Now they've begun to manufacture and assemble face masks, face shields and specially equipped fanny packs, and is also exploring fabricating hospital gowns for the statewide medical system. Our team collaborated with Weber Shandwick to produce this Addy Award-winning spot for Under Armour just a couple months ago (which feels like a lifetime after all the isolation). The purpose of this spot was to highlight all of the incredible programs and community work that Under Armour is doing around the country. #comeback #covid19 #covid_19 #underarmour #secondsmatter #inspiration #baltimore #charmcity #videoproduction #videomarketing #makingadifference

“Constant interruptions are the destruction of the imagination.” - Joyce Carol Oates, American Novelist. Is Joyce isolated at home with her kids trying to work and homeschool simultaneously 🙂. Beautiful animation by our very own @ezrapailer. #animatedvideo #animation #imagination #videoproduction #videomarketing #heart #illustration #covıd19 #covid #corona #socialdistancing #isolation #joycecaroloates #inspirationalquotes

The world needs to be sending out a message of love & hope right now. This moment brought to you by our lead animator @ezrapailer. Crazy story, we hired Ezra weeks before this happened and he started Monday. Yeah, the day that stuff started really going nutz. We onboarded him in a couple hours and he’s already jumping into action for our clients, even delivering a kickass short spot to a client on Friday. Yeah, he started this Monday, as in two days ago. He’s a brilliant human, illustrator, and storyteller. And now, along with our team, he’ll be continuing ELM’s tradition of “Capturing The Human Experience” through animation, an important medium we will be using to help our clients through this crisis. Welcome, Ezra! . . . #videoproduction #videomarketing #animation #2danimation #characterillustration #characteranimation #procreateart #covid_19 #covid19 #employeeappreciation

Eat, Drink, And Be Merry!

Happy Thanksgiving! Enjoy every second with your people. Love is all we need. #happythanksgiving.

ANNIE E. CASEY - San Antonio Community

For this #TBT, we wanted to share a video from a few years ago with Annie E. Casey Foundation . The San Antonio Express-News just came out with a great article (unfortunatley behind a pay wall) on the importance of childhood education to combat poverty and it reminded us of the incredible work that Annie E. Casey Foundation is doing to help the EastPoint Neighborhood in San Antonio thrive as a community. We were lucky enough to spend some time there and meet the wonderful people that make up the community. Check out the article, too! https://www.expressnews.com/opinion/editorials/article/Editorial-Early-education-best-poverty-fighting-14515752.php

BALTIMORE MUSEUM OF ART | JOHN WATERS

We got to work with a special Baltimorean about a year ago to help the BMA create awareness for their new show featuring the work of movie legend John Waters. Needless to say, he hit his mark, nailed his lines, and we didn't have to do much directing at all. Many fascinating people have been on the other side of our lens, but this one was especially fun. We came across this gem and it reminded us to let you know that the BMA is having another show right now. This one features the work of many artists who are extraordinarily important to our culture and the art canon. Go to the BMA from today until January 19th to see "Generations: A History of Black Abstract Art." And when you're there, check out the accompanying videos with the artists for more context on their lives, process, and thoughts about the evolution of their art.

McCann World Wide / Astra Zeneca_1:00_National TV

For this #tbt, we wanted to highlight a commercial we directed last year for an important product that's helping people breath again. This was a national spot for a brand awareness campaign for Astra Zeneca. It was true joy to work with incredlbly talented creatives, production companies, cast and crew. We learned so much from these teams and had a ton of fun filmming in beautiful Vancouver. An enormous amount of work goes into even a simple creative like this. Copywriters working to the last minute due to ton of legal approvals, building sets out of nothing, changing counter tops in homes, green screens and graphics. Let's get started on the next big project and please get that parasitic infection checked out before taking Fasenra. We're serious about that. Client: Astra Zeneca Agency: McCann World Wide Directors: Early Light Media, David Larson & Darren Durlach Director of Photography: Doug Hostetter Production Company: Whiskey Tango Executive Producer: Marc Conley Producer: Mike Gill Casting: Kirsten DeWolf Production Design: Bill Leblanc Post Production: Bandit, NYC

Shock Trauma Gala 2015 | Opening Bumper :30

During September, we've been highlighting incredible non-profits we've worked with over the years and one of them has saved thousands of lives and is the most important trauma center on the east coast, if not the country: University of Maryland, Shock Trauma Center. Through Maribeth Cox-Livingston, we've had the honor to produce documentary content each year for their live gala in which they honor the dozens of staff involved in saving each life. The event gives you goosebumps. For this #TBT, check out the opening :30 second bumper from 2015 we built to open the event. That year we also produced 20 minutes of documentary content. Thank you Livingston Productions and Shock Trauma for the honor to serve you! #heroes

Discussing documentary filmmaking with University of Maryland students

ELM director Darren Durlach is chatting with Dr. April Newton's Journalism class at the University of Maryland about what it takes to create compelling documentary and will discuss award-winning films 'Throw' and 'RAW Tuba.' Join us!

Thank You to Baltimore's Non-Profits & Philanthropists!

Please enjoy this 2:30 minute video of just a few of the most impactful moments we've experienced through our lenses at ELM. There are too many moments to choose from and wish we could put all of them in here and name each of you individually. It's been an honor. And thank you to our talented edit squad, Rebecca McCutcheon & Jody Weldon for crafting this piece so thoughtfully. We simply wanted to make a tribute video to say "Thank you" to the dozens of non-profit enitities and philanthropists that we have the pleasure of serving who are dedicated to making the world a better place for our great-grandchildren.

Brand Work - Visit Baltimore

Visit Baltimore! We’re proud to have been a part of Visit Baltimore’s video marketing efforts for the last five years and counting. The agency is always innovative in how they get the message out into the world and a fantastic creative partner. We’ve enjoyed fun projects like this one over the years. In this case, we were tasked with only the editing with mostly existing video in a new, fresh way for CIAA tournament in 2021. You gotta come visit, especially when you see all that there is to do here featured in the video. I mean check out everyone who was tagged ❤️. . . . #baltimore #orioles #ravens #gameday #charmcity #bowiestateuniversity #ciaa2019 #dominosugar #fedhill #washingtonmonument #fortmchenry #underarmour #pattersonpark #nattyboh #watertaxi #baltimoreartist #innerharbor #preakness #hon #pickles #canton #mtvernon #welcome #videomarketing #marketing #digitalmarketing #videoproduction

Let's Get Started on Your Next Video Production

Collaborating with conscious companies to spread a hopeful message through the power of filmmaking in the form of brand documentaries, tv commercials, and corporate stories. We work with you to discover your purpose. We work with you to design your film, campaign, or commercial, centered around your purpose using our signature process. We strategically distribute your video using data for maximum impact & ROI. SERVICES - content strategy - creative - directing - production management - producing - cinematography - location Managment - casting - scripting - editing (on site collaboration available) - distribution Click the link in our profile to get started. . . . #video #videomarketing #brandfilm #brandedcontent #reel #baltimore #charmcity #videoproduction #director #directorofphotography #editor #videoproduction #marketing #marketingdigital #marketingstrategy #marketing #instagood #contentmarketing #seo #blogging #marketingtips #b2bmarketing #marketingstrategy #startup #contentcreator #creative #strategy

Brand Work - USNA Alumni Foundation

Go Navy! USNA Alumni foundation has been an incredible client. After initially filming a bunch of major events for them for a documentary, we have hours of footage that we’ve been repurposing for all kinds of fun edits. A great way to get a lot of mileage out of your video project. Don’t let all that amazing footage get dusty on a server somewhere! Get after it. . . . #videomarketing #marketing #marketingpro #video #videoproduction #gonavy #navy #military #annapolis #maryland #earlylightmedia #director #commercial #editor

Brand Work - D. C. United

We’re so excited to learn that we won an Addy award from AAF Baltimore for our spot with DC United! Thank you, AAF and DC United! We’re excited for the next one. And thank you to the amazing crew directed by David Larson and post production team led by Jody Weldon and Lindsay Simpson for running the show. . . . D.C. United AAF Baltimore - AAFB American Advertising Federation @sgrundler #dcunited #hype #videoproduction #soccer #futbol #fans #dop #director

R.A.W. Film - We need your help.

This is the remarkable journey of a boy from Baltimore who discovered music, never gave up, and now plays his tuba for audiences worldwide. Go to the link below to read more about his inspiring tale and how YOU can help tell Richard's story to those who could use some inspiration (all of us). For many nights as a child “Little Ricky” slept under a tree on the sidewalk imagining his “tummy was full.” That boy graduated from the Baltimore School for the Arts, then Peabody Conservatory of the Johns Hopkins University, and finally Indiana University where he became the first African American to receive his Doctorate in Music of Tuba Performance. The remarkable journey of Dr. Richard A. White (R.A.W.) shows what happens when grit collides with educators who refuse to give up. Now he's on a mission to help others see that anything is possible with a little imagination. If you are so moved please reshare this post and/or donate. If we reach our fundraising goal we will give the Baltimore School for the Arts a brand new Apple MacBook Pro (value $2700). The BSA is a Baltimore public school with high standards and big hearts, a recipe for developing productive young minds. It works when you consider some of their most notable graduates, 2Pac Shakur, Jada Pinkett Smith, Richard White, and so many others. Thank you and blessings. Love, ELM #rawsome

R.A.W. Tuba - (Official Film Trailer) - From Sandtown to Symphony

How can you start at any point in life yet reach extremely high goals? Dr. Richard Antoine White was a homeless child in Baltimore and is now a professor at the University of New Mexico, a tubist at the New Mexico Philharmonic, and the first African American to receive a Doctorate of Music in Tuba Performance. Go to this link to read more about his inspiring story, why you never give up, and how YOU can help tell Richard's inspiring story to those who need to hear it. https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/r-a-w-film-from-destitute-to-doctorate/x/19542666#/ Richard's vivid imagination and hard work took him from sleeping under trees in Sandtown, Baltimore to graduating from the Baltimore School for the Arts, Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University, and Indiana University. It's also the story of how important the arts are in education and why teachers sometimes need to take a chance and also never give up. R.A.W. now travels the world playing music with the best, and he never could have done it without grit and people who believed in him. His story is important for so many people who may not know that they can achieve their dreams too no matter where they are in life. If you are so moved please reshare this post and/or donate. If we reach our fundraising goal we will give the Baltimore School for the Arts a brand new Apple MacBook Pro (value $2700). The BSA is a Baltimore public school with high standards and big hearts, a recipe for developing productive young minds. It works when you consider some of their most notable graduates, 2Pac Shakur, Jada Pinkett Smith, Richard White, and so many others. Thank you and blessings. Love, ELM

Please support the US Naval Academy by visiting the link in our bio. It was truly humbling to witness how this school develops young men and women into leaders of the highest standards. The list is long of alumni who have gone on to do historic achievements, protect this country in massive ways, and made the ultimate sacrifice. Many of these midshipmen were in preschool when the twin towers fell, and yet they purpose to make sure it never happens again. God bless them and #neverforget

DC United :30 - Wayne Rooney Reveal

It was a thrill to meet and work with @waynerooney. A standup guy. And such a great collab with DC United who asked us to partner with them on creating this reveal video. Thank you @dcunited. Let’s get to work DC! #Director: David Larson #Editor: Jody Weldon #DP: Spencer Grundler #AC: Mike Johnson #Gaffer: @mcbayofpigs #Grip: Leon Mitchell #PA: Rebecca McCutcheon

Happy Birthday to Coffin Nachtmahr, the best thrower in the universe and one of the best people we know. Here he’s performing at #lightcitybaltimore last week and continuing to amaze with his physics-defying yo yo skillz. @teamohyesyo #yoyo #throw #happybirthday.

Live at the ETC

International Beer Day 2016

Rebecca's summer at Early Light Media is coming to an end soon, but first we asked her to help us out with our 2016 #InternationalBeerDay video. And she did not disappoint.

Rebecca's First Day

After an interesting start, Rebecca is really settling in. Check out this video (which she produced!) to see how her first day was at the ELM offices.