We interview a lot people on camera, but rarely do we have the opportunity to work with someone who knows our business. This summer, we did. Bill Ervin was recently recognized as Rotarian of the Year by the Rotary Club of Indianapolis and the Rotary Club asked Focal Point Studios to produce a video about Bill.
Bill’s distinguished career includes more than 25 years with the FBI, teaching at Butler University, and even producing documentaries. So, Bill knows what it takes to get the job done when it comes to video.
“From the questions Brien asked me, I could tell he did his research and absorbed it,” says Bill about Focal Point Studios Executive Producer Brien Richmond, who led the interview with Bill. “That’s a good part of what the producer and videographer do – the more they know, the better of a job they do. I was pleasantly surprised with his thoroughness.”
After his tenure with the FBI, bill spent about 4 years producing video documentaries – mostly related to WWII. Together with a videographer, he traveled around the country, talking to people and doing what he says was “some really good stuff.” He says his cameraman then was almost “frustratingly thorough” and it prepared him for being on the other side of the camera with us.
We interviewed Bill, then took him to Butler University to get some shots of him on campus – including on the courts inside Hinkle Fieldhouse. In one instance, we asked him to take the same stroll across a court several times, even though some players were waiting to get on the court. “Luckily, I had a background in video,” says Ervin. “I knew that Brien wanted what he wanted and wasn’t going to stop before he got it. The end result was fantastic – I liked it very, very much.”
Bill’s feature was just one project for the Rotary Club – we’ll talk more about others, and the club’s diverse use of video, in future updates.
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