"The archetypal story unearths a universally human experience, then wraps itself inside a unique, culturally-specific expression. Stereotypical stories suffer a poverty of both content and form, confining themselves to narrow experience dressed in nonspecific generalities.
MessageMakers would like to wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving! We hope your weekend is filled with happiness, positivity, love and A LOT of food! In the holiday spirit, we asked some of our employees how they're celebrating this Thanksgiving weekend.
We interviewed our video producer and director of photography, Rob Sumbler, to ask for some of his tips and tricks for good production during an interview style video.
Q: What are the most important things to take into consideration while shooting an interview?
A: The biggest thing is what's in the frame, how the person looks and what they're in front of.
This past October, MSU Broad College of Business celebrated the 10th Anniversary of the Executive Leadership for Women: Strategies to Enhance Success program where female business professionals with generally 8-18 years of experience gather to discuss topics as businesswomen in today's workplace.
Our MessageMakers team has been working closely with GreenStone Farm Credit Services as a hands-on creative partner for the better part of a decade, telling stories that connect our rural Michigan and northeast Wisconsin communities to employment opportunities, loans, insurance and other services.
Devin Gordon, our graphic designer here at MessageMakers, attended Grand Valley State University and majored in graphic design. His inspiration to pursue design came from his brother, who majored in it before him.
"My brother was definitely a big influence on why I decided to major in design because he went through the same program and loved it," said Devin.
It's officially October!
To get in the Halloween spirit, our video editor, Kolien, decorated her office just in time for Spooky Season and she's giving us her tips for cheap and easy Halloween decorations!
(Are we getting ahead of ourselves? It's only October 2nd.
We have welcomed three new interns to our MessageMakers team! We appreciate all of the hard work and dedication that they have put into making our team the best it can be and we can't wait to watch them grow as professionals.
Liseth Sanford-Espinel
Liseth is a social communicator and journalist from Colombia.
We are pleased to announce the three new members of our MessageMakers team! We are thrilled that they have decided to join us in their careers and can't wait to see the creative work and dedication that they will bring to MM.
Kim Langenberg: Government Contracting
Before hiring in with MessageMakers, Kim was a Procurement Technical Assistance Center counselor for six years and Program Manager for three years.
What can one of our clients, a person walking into the office or a partnering company expect from MessageMakers?
Who are we, exactly?
We are a media firm specializing in video production, event planning, social media, learning, writing and graphic design.
