The Safe Kids Coalition sponsors Bike Rodeos to teach kids the safety rules of the road when riding a bike and outfits them with a properly fitted helmet.
Credits:
Producer: Dan Villalva
2nd Camera/Editor: Jill Newman
Category Archives: Documentaries
These are short documentaries, up to about 15 minutes, of the “people, places and things” variety.
Forgotten Felines
Forgotten Felines is an organization working to end the feral cat explosion.
Credits:
Producer: Dan Villalva
Associate Producer: Jill Newman
The “Never Give Up” Award
Michael J. Giron was made the namesake for an award which was created in 2012 by the athletic staff and alumni of BHS, the “Never Give Up” Award. This video is his address to his family, friends and athletic peers and mentors in which he acknowledges, honors and thanks those who made his successes in sports and life possible.
Dog Is My Copilot
K9 Police dogs are cool! The setting is the Sonoma County K9 Dog Trials in Santa Rosa, CA. It answers many questions we all have about the nature and training of these “crime fighters” and the touching relationships between dog and handler.
Producer: Jill Newman
Construction of a Moment
How does an actor get herself into character and create an authentic “moment?” Watch and learn!
Producer: Jill Newman
Homestead d’Art
A family of artists – Mother, Father and Son, integrate their artwork into their backyard garden. Their works include large sculpture, mosaics and dinosaurs!
WAVE Award finalist.
CLIENT TESTIMONIAL
“Jill Newman”s interviews were personable and sensitive. She was professional but also fun to work with.” Peter Crompton
Producer: Jill Newman
Eating Vegan Raw – The Raw Food Trend
The raw food trend, the practice of consuming unprocessed, whole plant-based, ideally organic foods, exploded in the US around 2004. In this joint I learn how to open a coconut! I also attend a raw food potluck which was yummy! Watch to see why some believe eating their food “raw” or uncooked is the healthiest way to live.
Credits: Producer/Editor/Camera- Alan Brown
Additional Cameras-Jill C Newman; Music-Keith R Brown
Host-JC Newman
Sonoma Serengeti
Sonoma Serengeti is about a wildlife preserve named Safari West that has cheetahs, giraffes and many other African species big and small.
Producer: Jill Newman
Production Assistant: Sebastian Wolff
Intersection of Time and Space
Sculptor, Boback Emad, discusses his vision and method for creating and placing a 6 ton sculpture. Great footage by yours truly.
Producer: Jill Newman
Production Assistant: Deshler Cameron
Photography: Tabitha Deering
A Civil Retrospective
Each year, the Civil War is reenacted in Duncan’s Mill’s CA. It’s a cool story with a lot of live action, even some daredevil camera operator feats from inside the ambulance! (My backside still hurts!) Know what else is cool? They use rescued race horses!
Producer: Jill Newman
Additional Cameras: Sebastian Wolff, Dan Villalva