Video by: Bill Crumlic Video Productions

Bethlehem, PA - October 5, 2006. Opening tour and demonstrations of the new GlassWorks Studio at the Banana Factory arts center. James Harmon leads the studio with various programs for adults and school age children. Professionals may also rent the facility.

This story includes "B-Smart Students" from the Bethlehem School District learning directly from exceptional glass artists. I must thank the Banana Factory and ArtsQuest media relations staff for allowing such great access for video and still photo journalists while giving us the tools and knowledge to keep ourselves safe. Shooting this was a fantastic experience!

Originally I shot this as a news package for a TV News client in 2006. I created this story in January of 2008 from the source video I had filed away.  Over the past year I have been using raw video from past events to create news stories and promotional materials as an exercise in creativity while working on production skills. I had limited original material since the news package for the client would have been edited down to only a 2 minute story. For the kind of commercial production project I have since developed I would have shot much more video and  considerably more detailed interviews. Thanks to the great access we were allowed I did end up shooting a bit more video than usual and was able to make a considerably longer news magazine style piece. Again this was an excercise for me. Had it been shot as one of my productions I would have used a different microphone set up, shot more and gone into more detail.