Rusty Rogers was once a general building contractor who, over 15 years ago, transitioned out of the construction world and into the world of video production becoming an independent video producer and starting Rusty Rogers Films.
Rusty Rogers
The lessons he learned in the construction business have not been lost in his career move, however. As a general contractor, Rogers learned some valuable lessons but none more so than this:
“A good carpenter can build anything with a dull chisel and a rock; a bad one can ruin a job with a truckload of tools.”
Meet Dan Hastrey, founder of Nightwave Music Media and professional video producer. Hastrey started his career composing music and managing artists. In 2004, he founded Nightwave Music Media and started directing and producing music videos. Hastrey quickly found success creating professional music videos and expanded into documentaries and corporate videos.
Dan Hastrey
Eddy Bee
Meet Eddy Bee, a professional musician who has been writing and performing his own music in bands and as a solo artist since the 1980s. When he created his second CD, “Looking Back” this year, Eddy recorded it entirely on his own, played all the instruments himself and mixed it in his home studio. To coincide with the release of the CD, he created music videos for several of the songs, his first foray into video production.
Meet Rory Cooper, a 30-year veteran in the media arts industry and a producer for Montecasino, a premier entertainment destination in South Africa. He studied graphic art and fine art at the National School of Arts in Johannesburg and from there, launched his career as an art director in the advertising industry. Now Cooper utilizes his talents and creativity for Montecasino producing their video footage using NewBlueFX.
Rory Cooper
Meet Fred Helm, a director and editor at PinnedTV. Fred started PinnedTV in 2006 when he and two of his high school friends decided to leave their day jobs to pursue their passion – filming highlight videos for off-road racing clients. In short time, their business took off and the team found themselves making a 30-minute TV show for local television.
Pinned TV
