JDV Productions

01/19/2025

This documentary is about someone who removes tattoos off trafficked women and former gang members. Extremely interesting journey making it. Some beautiful stories are told.
I received a Chicago/Midwest Emmy as associate producer of this documentary. I arranged interviews with the FBI in Chicago and got us inside Cook County Jail. I also shot a majority of the footage and sweetened the audio in post.

Check it out...

INK180 the documentary was created for television by FOUR:2 Media and Total Living Network.In 2015 INK180 was awarded 3 Emmys (Chicago/Midwest Region) for:Ou...

01/06/2025

10 years on the air is a major accomplishment.

01/02/2025

Check it out. We made a half hour version of the Pacific Garden Mission television program. Greater Chicago Broadcast Ministries’ Sanctuary program highlighted PGM the entire month of December, each Sunday at 12pm, on ABC’s Localish channel 7.2.

If you don’t know about PGM, watch. It is the oldest, largest homeless shelter in America. And the Gospel is at the heart.

Job loss, addiction, family tragedy—there are many reasons people end up on the streets. Being homeless is even more painful during Advent and Christmas. But...

11/06/2024

Visited Crew Dogg Studio B today. Bob Barwegen has built this studio. He’s a renown videographer and audio engineer. A gentleman and a scholar. I highly recommend him.

10/29/2024

Beyond industry awards are achievement and appreciation awards. I’m thankful for all. I try to go beyond just doing good work. I work for my “clients” like a friend. To God be the glory!

10/27/2024

It was an honor to be recognized by the Romanian Television Network tonight. I’ve had a long relationship with this Christian TV network. I even met my wife while I was directing their main program ‘95-‘97.

08/27/2024

Once in a while I’m asked who I’ve met through my travels (mostly work, some play). To be honest I can’t remember them all. This pretty typical for media folk. But it’s neat to meet people you hear about and realize they generally want to be treated like a human being and not a somebody. …here’s my attempt to list those national figures I’ve met.

Tim Keller
Jesse Jackson
Mike Huckabee
Josh McDowell
Grant Jeffries
Hal Lindsey
David Jeremiah
Rahm Emanuel
Janet Parshall
Toni Eareckson Tada
Lori Lightfoot
Kendrick Brothers
Dennis Prager
Lee Strobel
Don Jackson
Eric Metaxas
Franklin Graham
John Ortberg
Tony Evans
Max Lucado
Chip Ingram
Crawford Loritz
John Perkins
Robert Jeffress
Chris Chelios
Alonzo Spellman
Jim Fregosi
Len Dykstra
Kent Graham
Don Beebe
Priscilla Shirer
Chonda Pierce
Ben Carson
Lisa & Al Robertson
Roma Downey
Mark Burnett
Nik Wallenda
Richard Roberts
Bill Bright
Ravi Zacharias
Ray Comfort
Kirk Cameron
Ralph Winter
George Barna
June Hunt
Ken Ham
Gleason Archer
Nick Vujicic
Chuck Long
Kay Arthur
Frank Turek
Voddie Baucham
Doug Wilson
Victoria Jackson
Pat Boone
Chuck Swirsky
Tom Paciorek
Hawk Harrelson
Kurt Warner - I think when he was in arena football

Shot but not met:
Hillary Clinton
Christopher Reeves
Walter Payton
James Dobson
Oral Roberts
Cardinal Bernadine
Michael Jr.
Charles Stanley
Luis Palau
R.W. Schambach
Tony Campolo
Jim Baker
David Platt
Wayne Grudem
Albertina Walker
Cece Winans
Kirk Franklin
Fred Hammond
PFR
Rend Collective
Stephen Curtis Chapman
Emmylou Harris
Phil Wickham
‘93 Bears
‘99 Giants and Eagles

Those I’ve edited:
Harrison Ford
Michael W. Smith
Paul Overstreet
Tucker Carlson
Richard M. Daley
Lincoln Brewster
Donald Trump
Joel Osteen
Francis Chan
Matt Chandler
J.D. Jakes
Andrew Wommack
Steven Furtick
Jim Daly
Ann Graham Lotz
Mark Driscoll
Brian “Head” Welch
Gary Chapman
J.D. Greer
Gavin MacLeod
Albert Mohler
Alistair Begg
Efrim Smith

Seen up up close:
Michael Jordan
Dennis Rodman
Scottie Pippen
Red Kerr
Ryne Sandberg
Vladimir Putin
Queen Elisabeth
Harry Caray
Andrea Bocelli

Musicians I’ve met:
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
John McEuen
Phil Keaggy
Buddy Greene
Bela Fleck & the Flecktones
Sam Bush
Tim O’Brien & the O’Boys
Hot Rize
Ricky Skaggs
Kieran Kane & Rayna Gellert
Kane Welch Kaplin
Nickel Creek
Newsboys
Janet Parshall
Glad
New Tradition
Pat Flynn
Jonathon McReynolds
Rich Mullins
Jars of Clay
Point of Grace
Smokie Robinson
Susan Ashton
Cheri Keaggy
Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis, Jr.
Andraé Crouch
Pops Staples
Matthew West
for King & Country
Glenn Kaiser
4Him
Twila Paris
First Call
Amy Shreve
Jesse Dixon
Zach Williams
James Blackwood
Paul Ferrin
Bruce Carroll
Glen Payne (Cathedral Quartet)

….and I was almost taken out by a Tom Waddle sideline catch in ‘93. Good times.

08/25/2024

Today marks 3 full years on my own. It’s a clear milestone in my life where again God has proven His faithfulness in the midst of the unknown. Still today it is a faith walk doing my own business. There are no benefits and no paid vacation or sick time. It’s long hours and about 20% is unbillable. Clientele come and go. Some are steady. Some are intermittent.

Sounds great, right? Sign me up! But I love the independence. It’s hard either way, working for someone else or for yourself. The pressures are different. But I have the freedom to set my own schedule for my family and for giving back.

I’ve done some travel these three years (which is unusual since I traveled the US as a videographer when we were first married). I’ve been to Wisconsin, Dallas, Florida, Phoenix, LA, and DC. And I’ve worked remotely for folks in Texas, Nebraska, Indiana, Tennessee, and Georgia.

I’m not going to plug my business. But I do all the behind the scenes video stuff in video for broadcast, corporate, and mom & pops. 31 years in the biz. If you need a hand, let me know. Peace to you.

jdvproductions.net

08/03/2024

To DC and back for a shoot. Good to be home.

08/01/2024

Flashback - 8/1/17 working on a documentary on the Reformation. Received an Emmy for lighting for this project and an Emmy for best historical documentary as associate producer. Camera work got a nomination as well.

07/23/2024

A little spot I did for Unshackled. Give if you can.

Donate here to UNSHACKLED's Office Renovation!: https://gofund.me/84156573UNSHACKLED has existed as a department of Pacific Garden Mission for nearly 75 year...

07/18/2024

Nice shoot out of town. In West Hollywood to record an interview with singer, actor, philanthropist Pat Boone. Surprisingly he had a banjo in his office which warmed my heart. :)

06/04/2024

Off on a shoot.

05/30/2024

Today’s office…

05/02/2024

Today’s office: Chicago Prayer Breakfast at the Union League Club in downtown Chicago.

04/30/2024

Nice project to be involved with..

A year after his shocking exit from Fox News, Tucker Carlson sat down with Moms for America. In this exclusive interview, one of the most recognizable names ...

04/26/2023

04/20/2023

Good day! Check out my reel. I can help you with your video project. Tons of experience in all aspects of video creation from beginning to end.
Emmy award winning producer, director, and lighting director. Emmy nominated videographer and editor. Multi-skilled in all aspects of video production: technical, aesthetics, and content development. Skilled in all forms of visual communications. Personable communicator capable of spearheading large initiatives from smallest details to overarching concepts.

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