Author: Jon Groat
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\”Martha and Sara\”
The Hillary Clinton 2016 campaign wanted a piece of content that would highlight the Secretary’s achievements in passing the CHIP Act and providing health insurance to children. Working across departments, I found these subjects, filmed them one-person-band and convinced them to let me digitize their old home videos to come up with this emotional piece.…
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New York Mag: “Capturing the Humans of New York”
I produced, shot and edited this 4-minute short about Humans of New York creator Brandon Stanton. The final video and a written Q&A (I had so much good stuff that didn\’t make it into the video!) appeared on Tumblr Storyboard and New York Magazine\’s Daily Intel blog. In a nice nod, Vimeo added it to…
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MSNBC: Single Humans of New York Photo Raises $1M for Kids
Client: MSNBC Originals Role: Producer, Camera, Editor Run Time: 3:34
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MSNBC: Bullied, Gay Teen\’s \’Dying Wish\’ Denied after Suicide
Client: MSNBC Originals Role: Producer, Camera, Editor Run Time: 8:58
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MSNBC: First Openly Gay Eagle Scout’s Future Unclear
Client: MSNBC Originals Role: Producer, Camera, Editor Run Time: 5:42
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MSNBC: \”Pocatello\”
Client: MSNBC Originals Role: Producer, Camera, Editor Run Time: 7:06 Client: MSNBC Originals Role: Producer, Camera, Editor Run Time: 8:05
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\”We Need You\”
I was assigned to capture President Bill Clinton’s remarks after a debate in New Hampshire as part of the Hillary Clinton 2016 campaign. The narrative at the time was that Hillary had lost young voters to Bernie Sanders. I discovered a bunch of enthusiastic, young Hillary supporters chanting outside the debate, filmed them, and combined…
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MSNBC shift: “Meet MSNBC\’s New Correspondent”
Client: MSNBC shift Role: Producer, Editor Run Time: 2:27
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“Page Six Degrees of Separation: Haunted Songstresses”
Inspired both by “Gossip Girl” and the game “Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon,” I launched the “Page Six Degrees of Separation” series as part of our celebrity gossip programming. I developed the concept, the graphics, hired the voiceover talent, supervised the scripting, oversaw the production and edits, ultimately managing approvals. Client: New York Post Role:…
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\”The Hot Seat\”
I came up with the idea of a rapid fire celebrity Q&A series that was juicy, fun and a little salacious, something to match the vibe of the New York Post’s journalism. Working with entertainment reporters, we decided to put actors, musicians and other artists in “The Hot Seat.” In addition to creating the series,…