Brian Paris Digital Storyteller
Video
I got my start in television working on the studio based TV shows at WILL-TV. I started as a volunteer operating cameras for pledge drives and worked my way through all of the positions on the studio crew. Within one year of starting, I was training new employees and students to work each of the positions. As I worked up, I was given the opportunity to direct live and taped shows.
Audio
Second Sunday Concerts (1999-2006) WILL-FM Audio Engineer On the second Sunday of every month, you could find me at Krannert Art Museum running sound for this radio magazine show with performances by world class musicians from the central Illinois area. The show featured classical chamber ensembles, pianist, classical guitarist, jazz, and choral groups. The mix [...]
Words
Poetry 365 Poems Project Every day for a year I wrote write a new poem and posted it to my poetry project page. Obviously poetry is all about revision, so these are not be the final drafts, but instead the rough versions which may someday become something better.
Performance
I am an actor. I have taken classes in college and at Second City (Chicago). I have done voice over work for documentaries and acted in small productions. I am working on making performing a larger part of my life.
Workshops
I run hands on workshops that provide practical experience with the skills needed for today’s multimedia reporting. The best way to learn is to get out and do it.
Clients
I provide freelance production and consulting for Video, Audio, Photography and Digital Cinema Productions.