SolidLine in Telluride for Patient Safety Summit // SLM Featured on Avid Website // Production in MI for Avfuel

Issue No. 307

July 2012

SOLIDLINE IN TELLURIDE FOR 8TH ANNUAL PATIENT SAFETY ROUNDTABLE

For the second year in a row the SLM crew traveled to remote Telluride, CO to continue our efforts with Drs. Dave Mayer and Tim McDonald as they spearhead change and reform in the medical community around patient safety. The week long summit in late June featured medical students and patient safety leaders from around the world discussing informed consent, open communication, and transparency in effort to foster a culture of change in how medical harm and error are handled by hospitals and medical systems. The SolidLine crew was there to capture the roundtable discussions and interview leaders about patient safety for upcoming productions.

Bringing the SolidLine Crew to Telluride in 2011 was the best investment we ever made," states Transparent Health Co-Founder Dr. Dave Mayer. "The short film SolidLine created on our Patient Safety Roundtable raised international awareness on the work we do in Colorado literally over-night. It opened our minds to what is possible through film. Having them come back again this year for the 2012 Roundtable was a no-brainer. As they say, a picture (or in this case a movie) tells a thousand words."

The SLM Crew interviews Dr. Tim McDonald of Transparent Health

For more information on Transparent Health, check out our blog on Telluride & the Transparent Health website!

SLM AVID TIP VIDEOS FEATURED ON AVID FACEBOOK PAGE

Michael Kromm's "Avid Tips" series has garnered the attention from social media big-wigs at Avid and are now being featured on the Avid Media Composer Facebook page. The tip videos feature quick tips and shortcuts to help new editors get acclimated with Avid and create a better editing workflow.

Adam Kranitz of Avid states, "The beauty of SolidLine Media Director of Post Production Michael Kromm's editing tips are that they are approachable for the newcomer to Avid editing systems yet insightful enough to please even the most veteran editor. We love the enthusiasm Michael bring to the videos, his passion for his craft is unmistakable. And, we know our customers love tuning in to each episode. Thanks Michael!"

SOLIDLINE TO PRODUCE QUALITY AND SAFETY SERIES FOR AVFUEL

SolidLine was onsite last week in Michigan in Ypsilanti and Flint for the first week of production for the Avfuel quality assurance and safety training video series. The training series will be used to educate airport linemen in the field on the many aspects of aircraft refueling operations. Participants of the training program will also have to pass an interactive test at the end of each of the 11 sections before moving on to the next part in the series and receiving their certification. The first couple days of production took off smoothly, and in true SolidLine fashion, the crew of course made use of their surrounding to get the best shots possible for Avfuel. Check out the Behind the SolidLine videos below.

Avfuel is a global supplier of aviation fuels and services.

Special thanks to our Summer Interns Dylan Ptak and Ryne Knudson for shoot and editing these awesome Behind the SolidLine videos!

Last Month's Puzzler

Which US State boasts the highest per capita consumption of ice cream?

A. Oregon

B. Alaska

C. Nevada

D. Illinois

Congrats to last month's Puzzler Winner! Responding with the right answer was SolidLine fan Jim Keith. Jim responded with the correct answer (B) winning himself a set of SolidLine-branded coasters. Congrats Jim and thanks for playing!

The New Puzzler!

It's that time again folks... The 2012 Summer Olympics are right around the corner! Although they will be held in London this year, we here at SolidLine are satisfied watching the amazing athletes put their hard work and training to use on TV. We did some research and found the first Modern era Olympics were held in 1896! Something tells us they weren't quite as easy to watch then as they are now...

The Question:

In what year did the US begin covering the Olympics on National Television?

A. 1942

B. 1952

C. 1960

D. 1965

Think you know the answer? Send it in to puzzler@solidlinemedia.com. If you're the first correct respondent, you will win a box of stylish SolidLine-branded coasters. Good luck and thanks for playing The SolidLine Puzzler!

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FOLLOW THE CREW

HAPPY SOLIDLINE CLIENTS

"SolidLine Media has been a great partner to work with. They are very responsive to tight timelines and always willing to take the extra step beyond what is required."

Scott Trainor,
Manager, Global Marketing

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ABOUT SOLIDLINE

SolidLine Media is a full service production house focused on the development and creation of 'smart' video productions across the US and the world. Our full-time in-house crew of professionals can handle any video production project, and create a final product that is fun to watch, and entertaining.

View Our Demos Here!

MEET THE CREW

AdamMarzec

2 Qs with SolidLine Motion Graphics Artist Adam Marzec

Describe your SolidLine experience thus far.

It's been great! The crew is very professional, and I can see that they really pay attention to what the clients' ideas are. This is probably the most knowledgeable staff I've worked with thus far. They welcomed me with open arms in the 100 degree heat and made the transition very smooth.

If you could participate in the Olympics, in which sport would it be and why?

I'd have to say swimming freestyle, because who wouldn't want to see me in a SPEEDO? I would prove you don't need to have washboard abs to win the gold.

ASK THE CREW

If you could invent any Olympic game, what would it be?

Mike Petrik, Art Director

Relay race while eating hostess pies and chugging a whole gallon of milk.

Ed Boe, Director of Photography / Editor

Skeeball. Player with the most tickets wins.

Kevin Wright, Producer

I want to see Cornhole. But aside from that I think Bags would be a cool Olympic Sport.

Marcus Leshock, Writer

TwitterBall. Like soccer, except teams must carry smartphones and tweet messages while playing. Whoever scores the most goals AND tweets the most messages wins.

Justin Younger, Motion Graphics Artist

Pin the tail on the donkey.

John Courchane, Editor

I'd like to see a separate Olympics for people on steroids. How awesome would it be to see someone do a 15 foot high jump?

Adam Marzec, Motion Graphics Artist

It would have to be running bases.

Allison Miller, Production Coordinator

I'd keep everything the same, but incorporate more monkey-friendly games. Like the Banana Hunt, Spunky Monkey dance-off, and of course the Prehensile Tail Dangle time trial.

Dylan Ptak, Summer Production Intern

Rollerball.

Ryne Knudson, Summer Production Intern

Parkour.

Michael Kromm, Director of Post Production

Whole Hog BBQ Cook-off.

Greg Vass, Executive Producer

FacebookBall. Whoever tags Marcus in the most posts during the Opening Ceremony wins.

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