Video Gourmands

Being a gourmand (that means I like to eat - a lot!), I have developed a long list of favorite eating spots across the 5-boros of New York City, as well as Northern and Central New Jersey, Westchester, and Eastern Pennsylvania. I came across these spots out of necessity, as I was a hungry traveler covering news stories across the tri-state area for many years (decades, actually). I was never the type to bag my lunch, just wasn't that well organized. And I always considered spending a few bucks to try out a new ethnic cuisine (or revisit one of my many tried and true favorites) money extremely well spent! In a typical good week in my glory days, I might hit Chinatown for dim sum in Manhattan on Monday, grab some Argentinian steak in Corona on Tuesday, hit my favorite Jamaican restaurant for jerk chicken in downtown Brooklyn Wednesday, cruise up to the Bronx for a slice of the best Italian tomato pie you ever tasted Thursday, and end up in Newark for the seafood special in the Ironbound on Friday. When it came to food, variety was truly the spice of life!

Now that I'm (a bit, don't rush it) older, I can't get away with eating so much rich food without gaining a lot of weight! I've cut down a lot, but luckily, my significant other is a terrific cook and very health conscious, so when I'm at home (and not cooking myself when I revert to indulgence), I am eating pretty healthy (and still tasty- still adding plenty of spice, grilled veggies and a dab of hot sauce!).

Here comes the tie-in people: video is a lot like food, and video consumers are a lot like gourmands! 1) Like food, there is a lot of variety in videos; action, romantic, educational, commercial, effective, ineffective, beautiful, ugly... You get the point! 2) The key to great food is preparation: a good recipe, an experienced chef; fresh ingredients; a light touch; a good balance of flavors; and getting it all out on the table hot at the same time. The key to great video is also preparation; a good script; an experienced videographer, producer and editor; proper lighting; high quality audio & video equipment; and a great sense of editing rhythm to get all the images, sounds and special effects working together to tell a compelling, effective story.

At Green Birdie Productions, we take pride in the way we prepare our videos, just as an experienced chef takes pride in the food he or she serves. Let's face it, the general public is advanced when it comes to watching videos, and won't settle for poorly executed, badly conceived presentations. They have increasingly become "video gourmands;" in love with their video in all its infinite variety, and with the creation price of a high definition video down to historically low rates, there's no reason for anyone to settle for less than the very best!

Why risk the equivalent of video food poisoning? Contact Green Birdie Video today... and start cooking!