The Idyll Eyestm Mission

Since I was a child, I have had a keen fascination with the evolution of audio/visual technology. From the wax cylinder recordings of a late 1800's Edison Standard Phonograph and silent 8mm film projectors to the advent of the present day digital video cameras, each monumental advancement was welcomed with open arms (and sometimes wallet.) With today's digital technology, we have the opportunity to capture a wealth of memories and feelings and preserve them indefinitely.

Long gone are the days I used to sit on the floor in my bedroom, recording multiple audio tracks by bouncing the tracks back and forth on a two-track reel-to-reel tape recorder. Not to mention the days of razor blades and splicing tape trying to rearrange home movie film to make it enjoyable, only to watch it get jammed up and burned in the projector.

The relatively recent advances in digital audio and video technology have taken much of the cumbersome elements away from the aspiring producer making the "one man band" of  writer/camera man/editor easier to approach than ever before. Because of the new technologies, we can now preserve moments with unprecedented clarity and detail using a minimum of resources. With this minimum of resources comes a minimum of barriers between the lens and the moment to be preserved.

While I have been involved in audio and video most of my life, the past several years have been  of great significance in my personal advancement in the medium of Audio and Video. Having been temporarily laid off from my career in electronics, I was afforded the opportunity to continue my education at New England Institute of Technology in the field of Video and Radio Production, and then landing jobs at a local radio station and the news department of a local television station. It was the latter that allowed me to hone my skills at documenting stories on video.

Utilizing my experiences in A\V production, I currently produce videos in my home using computers and digital cameras. Now that I have gone back to my day job in electronics, I work in video in my spare time and it could take months to finish a video from inception, through interviews to the finished edited piece. But alas, quality takes time, and it is a labor of love. And while I find the new technology makes it easier for people to shoot video, I think it's important to remember that special care and experience is invaluable to the art of preserving moments.

In creating video for Idyll Eyes productions, I take on multiple responsibilities of camera operations, lighting, audio, editing and producing. 

Young Paul, my son, helps out with additional camera work. One of his strengths is his height, which has been helpful for getting the high angle, over-the-crowd shots.

My wife, Sheryl, has been very supportive, and with a  background in journalism she has been indispensable in her help with conducting formal interviews.

 It is unfortunate that we don't have the opportunity to work as a team more often, as we all are frequently involved in other projects, but the time we do spend doing so and getting to know other people while doing our video work is treasured.