Samples of Past Work Done by our Staff

Future TalkShow Open show open

Length: 00:40
Producer: Nancy Brown & Jeff McGinnis

Fast-paced show opening using photos and video, created on Adobe After Effects.

Palo Alto Tall Tree Awards 2009 show open

Length: 10:13
Producer: Louise Pencavel

Brief interviews with the four winners of the 2009 Palo Alto Tall Tree awards for 2009, given by the Palo Alto Chamber of Commerce to "an outstanding citizen, professional, company and organization striving to make our community a better place".

Palo Alto Unified School District

Length: 12:55
Producer: Louise Pencavel

Documentary celebrating the recent anniversary of the Palo Alto Unified School District, featuring interviews with teachers, staff, and students.

Palo Alto Family Resources

Length: 10:02
Producer: Louise Pencavel

Introductory video to online service.

Palo Alto Tall Tree Awards 2008: Canopy

Length: 02:40
Producer: Louise Pencavel

Single documentary segment on a winner of the Palo Alto Tall Tree Award in 2008.

Abilities United: Agency Video

Length: 04:17
Producer: Jeff McGinnis

Documentary video spotlighting the work of Abilities United.

Green Takes Action show open

Length: 00:30
Producers: Jeff McGinnis, Nancy Brown

Still images, music and graphics are used to create a dynamic title sequence for an environment-oriented access program.

San José Makes a Difference

Length: 07:00
Producer: Nancy Brown

The City of San José is making great progress toward its goal of zero waste to the landfills. This documentary demonstrates the city's success in greening local events, such as the annual San José Jazz Festival.

Abilities United at NCEFT

Length: 02:41
Producer: Nancy Brown

Documentary footage and interviews showcase two nonprofits in cooperation: Abilties United, and the National Center for Equine Facilitated Therapy.

EC's Jook Joint

Length: 00:43
Producer: Nancy Brown

The title sequence for EC's Jook Joint is a 40-second montage of blues videos featured in a public access music program produced by Blues diva, E.C. Scott.

Abilities United at CSMA

Length: 02:40
Producer: Nancy Brown

Abilities United visits Community School of Music and Arts, makes art and helps out the staff -- a cooperative venture that benefits everyone.

Local Focus: Peninsula Women's Chorus

Length: 10:22
Producer: Stan Ng

A local amateur chorus is profiled. Interviews with the Artistic Director and several members are interleaved with footage from their annual concert. Outreach and interaction with the local community is emphasized.

Local Focus: Inauguration Day 2009

Length: 10:21
Producers: Karen Adams and Nancy Brown

Local Focus is a series of short videos (10 minutes or less) which sample life, people and events in the Media Center's service area (Palo Alto and surroundings). The first video in the series covers Inauguration Day activities in East Palo Alto, Palo Alto and Mountain View.

Local Focus: Earth Day 2009

Length: 09:30
Producers: Karen Adams and Nancy Brown

On Earth Day weekend, peninsula residents had lots of options for earth-conscious activities, from learning about compost to touching critters from the bay.

Interview With an Executioner

Produced by Amnesty International
Directed by Ken Russell
Edited by Nancy Brown

Length: 12:40
Interview With an Executioner is a documentary about an American prison warden who turned against the death penalty. Made for Amnesty International in 2003, this short film was shown at the United Nations International Film Festival, among others.

Palo Alto Festival of the Arts

Length: 01:00
Producer: Nancy Brown

A one-minute tour of one of the best art festivals on the peninsula.

Make the Call - opening sequence

Length: 01:00
Producer: Nancy Brown

Make the Call is an East Palo Alto program that encourages viewers to help solve crimes in the community. This clip is the title sequence which begins each show.