Cotton Field Communications

As I continue to process my recent trip to Ndola, Zambia, I thought I’d share a bit with you. My previous experience within the context of extreme poverty has been in Guatemala–in a Latin American culture (vs. African) and in an urban environment (vs. a bit more rural). However, I continue to be amazed at [...]

This update will likely occur over the course of many postings. First, there are a few new videos up on my Watch page. Check out some recent projects for Fresh Expressions, ADHD Aware and Magellan Health Services. Next up is my Africa trip. Very early on the day after Thanksgiving, I was blessed to be [...]

It has been a busy few weeks. As Everase continues to move toward a new website, we continue to create fresh video content together. The latest piece is a 5-minute instructional installation video. Check it out at http://www.cottonfieldonline.com/watch. This video won’t be in a public area of their new site. Rather, it will be for [...]

After a busy season of projects, I have just posted 2 that recently wrapped up. You can learn more and view the Everase time lapse installation video and the iRun4Life program overview video at www.cottonfieldonline.com/Watch. Stay tuned for more Everase projects soon, as fresh video content is part of their rebranding effort and will be [...]

Today, I had the pleasure of speaking to a few local nonprofit folks about the importance of using video to help tell their stories. I am thankful for the attendees and their engagement with the topic, as we had a great discussion. Many thanks also to IQnection for inviting me to speak at this event. [...]

I am very pleased to announce the completion of a fun project recently completed for Chanin Walsh Milnazik of BrownDogDesign. Check it out at www.cottonfieldonline.com/Watch or look for it soon at www.brown-dog-design.com. Other recently completed projects include 6 testimonial videos for Everase, 6 edited audio interviews for Ecclesia, and a short promo for Hall Family [...]

Since last summer, I’ve been working on a project with the nonprofit Access Services in which they were building capacity, through a grant, to develop an in-house video team. We spent at least 40-50 hours with training and found another nonprofit partner for which the Access team could implement their developing skills and produce a [...]

I’ve often promoted video testimonials as a way to promote a business, utilize video to break up the text-heaviness of a website, or to inexpensively begin integrating video into a communications plan. Video testimonials briefly and concisely communicate a client experience with you and your product or service. In less than a minute, the viewer [...]

Over the several days, we’ve had a lot of rain, though it really can’t compare to the flooding experienced in Mississippi and Louisiana due to record levels of the mighty Mississippi River. The current rain seems appropriate, however, as video projects have been pouring in. The video projects with the nonprofit iRun4Llife have been a [...]

During my last trip to Guatemala, I offered to shoot a bit more footage of the Mi Casita safe house for Lemonade International. So far this week, I’ve been working on integrating their existing audio, some of my footage from last June and recently shot b-roll in and around Mi Casita. This particular piece as [...]