GRAPHIC EVIDENCE — Plane Crash — Nashville takeoff John-Michael Battaglia 2011-09-22 | Video portfolio sample. Produced by John-Michael Battaglia while employed by Graphic Evidence, a division of Litigation Sciences, this is a sample of a video used in courtroom trials by attorneys as demonstrative evidence to support their case. Due to the requirements of the legal process pertaining to the presentation of such graphic evidence, only straight-forward, unbiased renderings of factual information is permitted. This particular video uses computer animated graphics, conversations between the pilot and the air traffic controllers, and other elements to present the jury with an objectively rendered illustration of the salient facts, so that they can more easily "see" the events at the heart of case and reach an honest, accurate verdict. WARNING: While this video contains no violent or horrific imagery, it does present an actual conversation between air traffic controllers and a pilot(s) who perishes during the flight, so it may not be for the squeamish. (The Chyron operator in the post production house where I assembled all the elements together into the final product asked me not to bring her any more projects like this one, because her husband was a pilot and doing this work disturbed her. I, too, could not do this job for very long.) Graphic Evidence/Litigation Sciences, Inc. retains the copyright to this video. The producer has customary artist's right to show his portfolio copy to prospective clients and employers as a work sample. This digitization of the original video production is merely being hosted on Google's servers so that the digital file may be linked to the producer's portfolio web site at www.galileoii.com in order to provide new, potential clients with a cost-effective opportunity to view this video as a sample of his work. No other use is intended or authorized.John-Michael BattagliaWriter-Producer-Director: John-Michael BattagliaEmployer: Graphic Evidence / Litigation Sciences, Inc.
Hewlett-Packard: The Trial of the Maintenance Manager John-Michael Battaglia 2011-09-26 | This is an AUDIO ONLY program used by Hewlett-Packard to train its national sales force how to qualify leads and sell the features and benefits of the H-P Maintenance Management solution.Conceptualized and written as a 1940-ish radio drama by John-Michael Battaglia, the script was produced in-house by Hewlett-Packard and distributed on audio cassette to H-P sales reps nationwide.To read the audio script that was used to produce the program, go to:http://www.galileoii.com/portfolio_samples/film_video_TV/h_p_trial.pdfTo read the client testimonial by the H-P Regional Program Manager for the Manufacturing Productivity Division, go to:http://www.galileoii.com/testimonials/letter_hp.htmlTo read more samples of my copywriting and my audio and video script-writing work, go to my portfolio website at: http://www.galileoii.com=========================================Hewlett-Packard retains the copyright for this product. The writer was granted the customary artist's right to use a copy as a sample of his work for portfolio presentations. No other use is intended or authorized.
JMB bowling for chiropractic review.mov John-Michael Battaglia 2011-09-23 | Shows John-Michael bowling while suffering from a stiff neck, so that his chiropractor can view his new bowling style and determine if his physical form of approaching the line is causing too much stress on his back and creating the neck pain. Camera operator is Joe Jack. Location: Transit Lanes, Buffalo, NY.
TRIAD — Basic Point-of-Sale John-Michael Battaglia 2011-09-22 | Video portfolio sample. This is a sample of a corporate-industrial training video written in 1987 by John-Michael Battaglia for his client, Triad Systems Corporation of Livermore, California. Triad has been a market leader in providing computer systems to the automotive after-market parts industries. Their hardware and software systems assist auto parts distributors and retailers in tracking their parts inventory via Triad's proprietary software database. Triad has also developed and marketed management information system software for the retail hardware industry, as well as medical/dental offices. Triad's hardware and software systems are designed to perform inventory control, accounts receivable, accounts payable, payroll, general ledger, and point-of-sale purchase ordering. This training video uses a variety of characters and sales transactions in a retail hardware store setting to train cashiers how to perform BASIC operations on the computerized Point of Sale system developed by Triad in the mid-eighties. It's a really long video, because it is thorough. From an instructional design standpoint, the video lays out all the relevant point-of-sale procedures of the Triad system in a detailed, sequential fashion. With the advent of digital video and the ability to randomly access any portion of a video production, material like this could be excerpted into small QuickTime video chunks that could be searched for by key words and incorporated as essential elements in an on-line HELP system. Some video editing and some indexing would give video material like this "legs." From: charlotte.bizjournals.com Founded in 1972 as Triad Systems Corp., the technology company spent its early years focused on two primary markets: hardware stores and lumber companies, and automotive parts and service dealers. In 1997, it merged with Austin, Texas-based Cooperative Computing Inc. and changed the company name to CCI-Triad. Following several additional smaller company acquisitions, they expanded into a new market: wholesale distributors. The company was renamed Activant in 2004. Triad (now Activant) retains the copyright: the writer was granted the customary artist's right to show his portfolio copy to prospective clients and employers as a work sample. John-Michael Battaglia Writer: John-Michael Battaglia Director (Triad): Jan O'Dell Producer (Triad): Biff Geiser Instructional Designer (Triad): Paul K. Leary
TRIAD — Special Order Point-of-Sale John-Michael Battaglia 2011-09-22 | Video portfolio sample. This is a sample of a corporate-industrial training video written in 1987 by John-Michael Battaglia for his client, Triad Systems Corporation of Livermore, California. Triad has been a market leader in providing computer systems to the automotive after-market parts industries. Their hardware and software systems assist auto parts distributors and retailers in tracking their parts inventory via Triad's proprietary software database. Triad has also developed and marketed management information system software for the retail hardware industry, as well as medical/dental offices. Triad's hardware and software systems are designed to perform inventory control, accounts receivable, accounts payable, payroll, general ledger, and point-of-sale purchase ordering. This training video uses a variety of characters and sales transactions in a retail hardware store setting to train cashiers how to perform SPECIAL ORDER POINT-OF-SALE operations on the computerized Point of Sale system developed by Triad in the mid-eighties. For more information about Triad Systems, see the description for the video on BASIC POINT-OF-SALE Triad (now Activant) retains the copyright: the writer was granted the customary artist's right to show his portfolio copy to prospective clients and employers as a work sample. This digitization of the original video production is merely being hosted on Google's servers so that the digital file may be linked to the producer's portfolio web site at www.galileoii.com in order to provide new, potential clients with a cost-effective opportunity to view this video as a sample of his work. No other use is intended or authorized.John-Michael BattagliaWriter: John-Michael BattagliaDirector (Triad): Jan O'DellProducer (Triad): Biff GeiserInstructional Designer (Triad): Paul K. Leary
Church Bell Tower in Ukraine John-Michael Battaglia 2011-09-22 | UKRAINIAN CHURCH BELL TOWER Have you ever been caught in a church bell tower when it was time for the daily concert to begin? I have, and it is a wonderful experience! Fortunately, I had a video camera with me to record the event, so, thanks to Google's generosity in providing storage space, I'll share that experience with you now, because it is one of those joyous occasions that deserves to be shared. In the summer of 2006 I was on vacation in Kiev, Ukraine, visiting one of the ancient Orthodox churches. While I was in the bell tower at the end of the day, a young monk in long, black robes unlocked the door to a glass-enclosed, piano-like, bell-ringing device. He sat down, and, without any introduction, he pounded on the keys with black, leather gloves, and he stomped on the pedals with a stylistic flourish that would have made any concert pianist proud. This single-take, uncut video will give your eyes —but mostly your ears— a taste of what his rhythmic, bell-chiming concert was like. John-Michael Battaglia Cinematography: John-Michael Battaglia
PROMO — A Walk in the Spring Rain John-Michael Battaglia 2011-09-22 | Video portfolio sample. Movie promotional trailer for KTVU-TV, Oakland, California. Written and produced by John-Michael Battaglia in 1978 while employed by KTVU-TV as On-Air Producer in the Creative Services department. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * For information on how TV promos like this were produced in the era before computers and digital video, see the HISTORICAL NOTE entry in the promo for "KTVU-TV News Awards," a promo, by the way, which documents the film and editing equipment used to create TV news stories in the era before ENG (Electronic News Gathering) arrived. The digitized video files now being made available on the Internet are derived from the original 2-inch video tape masters created during production at the TV station. That source material was dubbed down to 3/4-inch video, then dubbed down to 1/2-inch VHS tapes, recorded onto DVD discs, and then finally converted by Cinematize on a Macintosh computer into QuickTime movies for electronic distribution over the Internet to Google's servers. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * KTVU-TV retains the copyright to this video. The writer-producer was granted the customary artist's right to show his portfolio copy to prospective clients and employers as a work sample. This digitization of the original video production is merely being hosted on Google's servers so that the digital file may be linked to the writer-producer's portfolio web site at www.galileoii.com in order to provide new, potential clients with a cost-effective opportunity to view this video as a sample of his work. No other use is intended or authorized. John-Michael Battaglia Writer-Producer: John-Michael Battaglia Directors and Crew: KTVU-TV, Oakland, California
PROMO — KTVU News Special: Cheap Vacations John-Michael Battaglia 2011-09-22 | Video portfolio sample. Movie promotional trailer for KTVU-TV, Oakland, California. Written and produced by John-Michael Battaglia in 1978 while employed by KTVU-TV as On-Air Producer in the Creative Services department. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * For information on how TV promos like this were produced in the era before computers and digital video, see the HISTORICAL NOTE entry in the promo for "KTVU-TV News Awards," a promo, by the way, which documents the film and editing equipment used to create TV news stories in the era before ENG (Electronic News Gathering) arrived. The digitized video files now being made available on the Internet are derived from the original 2-inch video tape masters created during production at the TV station. That source material was dubbed down to 3/4-inch video, then dubbed down to 1/2-inch VHS tapes, recorded onto DVD discs, and then finally converted by Cinematize on a Macintosh computer into QuickTime movies for electronic distribution over the Internet to Google's servers. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * KTVU-TV retains the copyright to this video. The writer-producer was granted the customary artist's right to show his portfolio copy to prospective clients and employers as a work sample. This digitization of the original video production is merely being hosted on Google's servers so that the digital file may be linked to the writer-producer's portfolio web site at www.galileoii.com in order to provide new, potential clients with a cost-effective opportunity to view this video as a sample of his work. No other use is intended or authorized. John-Michael Battaglia Writer-Producer: John-Michael Battaglia Directors and Crew: KTVU-TV, Oakland, California
PROMO — Animal Mysteries John-Michael Battaglia 2011-09-22 | Video portfolio sample. Movie promotional trailer for KTVU-TV, Oakland, California. Written and produced by John-Michael Battaglia in 1978 while employed by KTVU-TV as On-Air Producer in the Creative Services department. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * For information on how TV promos like this were produced in the era before computers and digital video, see the HISTORICAL NOTE entry in the promo for "KTVU-TV News Awards," a promo, by the way, which documents the film and editing equipment used to create TV news stories in the era before ENG (Electronic News Gathering) arrived. The digitized video files now being made available on the Internet are derived from the original 2-inch video tape masters created during production at the TV station. That source material was dubbed down to 3/4-inch video, then dubbed down to 1/2-inch VHS tapes, recorded onto DVD discs, and then finally converted by Cinematize on a Macintosh computer into QuickTime movies for electronic distribution over the Internet to Google's servers. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * KTVU-TV retains the copyright to this video. The writer-producer was granted the customary artist's right to show his portfolio copy to prospective clients and employers as a work sample. This digitization of the original video production is merely being hosted on Google's servers so that the digital file may be linked to the writer-producer's portfolio web site at www.galileoii.com in order to provide new, potential clients with a cost-effective opportunity to view this video as a sample of his work. No other use is intended or authorized.John-Michael BattagliaWriter-Producer: John-Michael BattagliaDirectors and Crew: KTVU-TV, Oakland, California
AMDAHL — X.25: An Overview John-Michael Battaglia 2011-09-22 | Video portfolio sample. This is a sample of a corporate-industrial training video written in 1985 by John-Michael Battaglia for Amdahl Corporation as part of a video training course on X.25, an internationally established telecommunications protocol standard that defines how network connections between user devices, like computers, are established and maintained. To most human beings, this material is very technical, very complex, and very boring. Maybe not even watchable. It is essentially an introductory slide show to the X.25 packet-switching technology saved and distributed as a self-contained video piece, with a narrator added to fill in the holes and to smooth out the transitions. As only one element of the telecommunications course, this video excerpt does NOT present the complete range of course materials offered on the subject, but a few computer geeks might find something of interest here. The "production value" of this video is minimal. The writer had no role or responsibility in shooting, casting, or directing. He was brought in at the last minute only as a "script doctor" to write narration accompanying a set of Aurora graphics that were 90% completed at the time he was asked to be involved —all of which is probably a lesson in itself to make sure a script-writer is involved at the beginning of a project, not at the end! Amdahl Corporation (now part of Fujitsu) retains the copyright: the writer was granted the customary artist's right to show his portfolio copy to prospective clients and employers as a work sample. This digitization of the original video production is merely being hosted on Google's servers so that the digital file may be linked to the writer's portfolio web site at www.galileoii.com in order to provide new, potential clients with a cost-effective opportunity to view this video as a sample of his work. No other use is intended or authorized.Amdahl CorporationWriter: John-Michael BattagliaCorporate Production: Amdahl
PROMO — Hello, Dolly John-Michael Battaglia 2011-09-22 | Video portfolio sample. Movie promotional trailer for KTVU-TV, Oakland, California. Written and produced by John-Michael Battaglia in 1978 while employed by KTVU-TV as On-Air Producer in the Creative Services department. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * For information on how TV promos like this were produced in the era before computers and digital video, see the HISTORICAL NOTE entry in the promo for "KTVU-TV News Awards," a promo, by the way, which documents the film and editing equipment used to create TV news stories in the era before ENG (Electronic News Gathering) arrived. The digitized video files now being made available on the Internet are derived from the original 2-inch video tape masters created during production at the TV station. That source material was dubbed down to 3/4-inch video, then dubbed down to 1/2-inch VHS tapes, recorded onto DVD discs, and then finally converted by Cinematize on a Macintosh computer into QuickTime movies for electronic distribution over the Internet to Google's servers. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * KTVU-TV retains the copyright to this video. The writer-producer was granted the customary artist's right to show his portfolio copy to prospective clients and employers as a work sample. This digitization of the original video production is merely being hosted on Google's servers so that the digital file may be linked to the writer-producer's portfolio web site at www.galileoii.com in order to provide new, potential clients with a cost-effective opportunity to view this video as a sample of his work. No other use is intended or authorized. John-Michael Battaglia Writer-Producer: John-Michael Battaglia Directors and Crew: KTVU-TV, Oakland, California
PROMO — Barabbas John-Michael Battaglia 2011-09-22 | Video portfolio sample. Movie promotional trailer for KTVU-TV, Oakland, California. Written and produced by John-Michael Battaglia in 1978 while employed by KTVU-TV as On-Air Producer in the Creative Services department. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * For information on how TV promos like this were produced in the era before computers and digital video, see the HISTORICAL NOTE entry in the promo for "KTVU-TV News Awards," a promo, by the way, which documents the film and editing equipment used to create TV news stories in the era before ENG (Electronic News Gathering) arrived. The digitized video files now being made available on the Internet are derived from the original 2-inch video tape masters created during production at the TV station. That source material was dubbed down to 3/4-inch video, then dubbed down to 1/2-inch VHS tapes, recorded onto DVD discs, and then finally converted by Cinematize on a Macintosh computer into QuickTime movies for electronic distribution over the Internet to Google's servers. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * KTVU-TV retains the copyright to this video. The writer-producer was granted the customary artist's right to show his portfolio copy to prospective clients and employers as a work sample. This digitization of the original video production is merely being hosted on Google's servers so that the digital file may be linked to the writer-producer's portfolio web site at www.galileoii.com in order to provide new, potential clients with a cost-effective opportunity to view this video as a sample of his work. No other use is intended or authorized. John-Michael Battaglia Writer-Producer: John-Michael Battaglia Directors and Crew: KTVU-TV, Oakland, California
PROMO — Mephisto Waltz John-Michael Battaglia 2011-09-22 | Video portfolio sample. Movie promotional trailer for KTVU-TV, Oakland, California. Written and produced by John-Michael Battaglia in 1978 while employed by KTVU-TV as On-Air Producer in the Creative Services department. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * For information on how TV promos like this were produced in the era before computers and digital video, see the HISTORICAL NOTE entry in the promo for "KTVU-TV News Awards," a promo, by the way, which documents the film and editing equipment used to create TV news stories in the era before ENG (Electronic News Gathering) arrived. The digitized video files now being made available on the Internet are derived from the original 2-inch video tape masters created during production at the TV station. That source material was dubbed down to 3/4-inch video, then dubbed down to 1/2-inch VHS tapes, recorded onto DVD discs, and then finally converted by Cinematize on a Macintosh computer into QuickTime movies for electronic distribution over the Internet to Google's servers. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * KTVU-TV retains the copyright to this video. The writer-producer was granted the customary artist's right to show his portfolio copy to prospective clients and employers as a work sample. This digitization of the original video production is merely being hosted on Google's servers so that the digital file may be linked to the writer-producer's portfolio web site at www.galileoii.com in order to provide new, potential clients with a cost-effective opportunity to view this video as a sample of his work. No other use is intended or authorized.John-Michael BattagliaWriter-Producer: John-Michael BattagliaDirectors and Crew: KTVU-TV, Oakland, California
PROMO — Goodbye, Again John-Michael Battaglia 2011-09-22 | Video portfolio sample. Movie promotional trailer for KTVU-TV, Oakland, California. Written and produced by John-Michael Battaglia in 1978 while employed by KTVU-TV as On-Air Producer in the Creative Services department. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * For information on how TV promos like this were produced in the era before computers and digital video, see the HISTORICAL NOTE entry in the promo for "KTVU-TV News Awards," a promo, by the way, which documents the film and editing equipment used to create TV news stories in the era before ENG (Electronic News Gathering) arrived. The digitized video files now being made available on the Internet are derived from the original 2-inch video tape masters created during production at the TV station. That source material was dubbed down to 3/4-inch video, then dubbed down to 1/2-inch VHS tapes, recorded onto DVD discs, and then finally converted by Cinematize on a Macintosh computer into QuickTime movies for electronic distribution over the Internet to Google's servers. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * KTVU-TV retains the copyright to this video. The writer-producer was granted the customary artist's right to show his portfolio copy to prospective clients and employers as a work sample. This digitization of the original video production is merely being hosted on Google's servers so that the digital file may be linked to the writer-producer's portfolio web site at www.galileoii.com in order to provide new, potential clients with a cost-effective opportunity to view this video as a sample of his work. No other use is intended or authorized. John-Michael Battaglia Writer-Producer: John-Michael Battaglia Directors and Crew: KTVU-TV, Oakland, California
PROMO — Guys and Dolls John-Michael Battaglia 2011-09-22 | Video portfolio sample. Movie promotional trailer for KTVU-TV, Oakland, California. Written and produced by John-Michael Battaglia in 1978 while employed by KTVU-TV as On-Air Producer in the Creative Services department. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * For information on how TV promos like this were produced in the era before computers and digital video, see the HISTORICAL NOTE entry in the promo for "KTVU-TV News Awards," a promo, by the way, which documents the film and editing equipment used to create TV news stories in the era before ENG (Electronic News Gathering) arrived. The digitized video files now being made available on the Internet are derived from the original 2-inch video tape masters created during production at the TV station. That source material was dubbed down to 3/4-inch video, then dubbed down to 1/2-inch VHS tapes, recorded onto DVD discs, and then finally converted by Cinematize on a Macintosh computer into QuickTime movies for electronic distribution over the Internet to Google's servers. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * KTVU-TV retains the copyright to this video. The writer-producer was granted the customary artist's right to show his portfolio copy to prospective clients and employers as a work sample. This digitization of the original video production is merely being hosted on Google's servers so that the digital file may be linked to the writer-producer's portfolio web site at www.galileoii.com in order to provide new, potential clients with a cost-effective opportunity to view this video as a sample of his work. No other use is intended or authorized. John-Michael Battaglia Writer-Producer: John-Michael Battaglia Directors and Crew: KTVU-TV, Oakland, California
PROMO — The World of Suzie Wong John-Michael Battaglia 2011-09-22 | Video portfolio sample. Movie promotional trailer for KTVU-TV, Oakland, California. Written and produced by John-Michael Battaglia in 1978 while employed by KTVU-TV as On-Air Producer in the Creative Services department. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * For information on how TV promos like this were produced in the era before computers and digital video, see the HISTORICAL NOTE entry in the promo for "KTVU-TV News Awards," a promo, by the way, which documents the film and editing equipment used to create TV news stories in the era before ENG (Electronic News Gathering) arrived. The digitized video files now being made available on the Internet are derived from the original 2-inch video tape masters created during production at the TV station. That source material was dubbed down to 3/4-inch video, then dubbed down to 1/2-inch VHS tapes, recorded onto DVD discs, and then finally converted by Cinematize on a Macintosh computer into QuickTime movies for electronic distribution over the Internet to Google's servers. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * KTVU-TV retains the copyright to this video. The writer-producer was granted the customary artist's right to show his portfolio copy to prospective clients and employers as a work sample. This digitization of the original video production is merely being hosted on Google's servers so that the digital file may be linked to the writer-producer's portfolio web site at www.galileoii.com in order to provide new, potential clients with a cost-effective opportunity to view this video as a sample of his work. No other use is intended or authorized. John-Michael Battaglia Writer-Producer: John-Michael Battaglia Directors and Crew: KTVU-TV, Oakland, California
PROMO — KTVU News Special: Terror of the Truckers John-Michael Battaglia 2011-09-22 | Video portfolio sample. Movie promotional trailer for KTVU-TV, Oakland, California. Written and produced by John-Michael Battaglia in 1978 while employed by KTVU-TV as On-Air Producer in the Creative Services department. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * For information on how TV promos like this were produced in the era before computers and digital video, see the HISTORICAL NOTE entry in the promo for "KTVU-TV News Awards," a promo, by the way, which documents the film and editing equipment used to create TV news stories in the era before ENG (Electronic News Gathering) arrived. The digitized video files now being made available on the Internet are derived from the original 2-inch video tape masters created during production at the TV station. That source material was dubbed down to 3/4-inch video, then dubbed down to 1/2-inch VHS tapes, recorded onto DVD discs, and then finally converted by Cinematize on a Macintosh computer into QuickTime movies for electronic distribution over the Internet to Google's servers. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * KTVU-TV retains the copyright to this video. The writer-producer was granted the customary artist's right to show his portfolio copy to prospective clients and employers as a work sample. This digitization of the original video production is merely being hosted on Google's servers so that the digital file may be linked to the writer-producer's portfolio web site at www.galileoii.com in order to provide new, potential clients with a cost-effective opportunity to view this video as a sample of his work. No other use is intended or authorized. John-Michael Battaglia Writer-Producer: John-Michael Battaglia
PROMO — Cinderella Liberty John-Michael Battaglia 2011-09-22 | Video portfolio sample. Movie promotional trailer for KTVU-TV, Oakland, California. Written and produced by John-Michael Battaglia in 1978 while employed by KTVU-TV as On-Air Producer in the Creative Services department. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * For information on how TV promos like this were produced in the era before computers and digital video, see the HISTORICAL NOTE entry in the promo for "KTVU-TV News Awards," a promo, by the way, which documents the film and editing equipment used to create TV news stories in the era before ENG (Electronic News Gathering) arrived. The digitized video files now being made available on the Internet are derived from the original 2-inch video tape masters created during production at the TV station. That source material was dubbed down to 3/4-inch video, then dubbed down to 1/2-inch VHS tapes, recorded onto DVD discs, and then finally converted by Cinematize on a Macintosh computer into QuickTime movies for electronic distribution over the Internet to Google's servers. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * KTVU-TV retains the copyright to this video. The writer-producer was granted the customary artist's right to show his portfolio copy to prospective clients and employers as a work sample. This digitization of the original video production is merely being hosted on Google's servers so that the digital file may be linked to the writer-producer's portfolio web site at www.galileoii.com in order to provide new, potential clients with a cost-effective opportunity to view this video as a sample of his work. No other use is intended or authorized. John-Michael Battaglia Writer-Producer: John-Michael Battaglia Directors and Crew: KTVU-TV, Oakland, California
PROMO — The Other John-Michael Battaglia 2011-09-22 | Video portfolio sample. Movie promotional trailer for KTVU-TV, Oakland, California. Written and produced by John-Michael Battaglia in 1978 while employed by KTVU-TV as On-Air Producer in the Creative Services department. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * For information on how TV promos like this were produced in the era before computers and digital video, see the HISTORICAL NOTE entry in the promo for "KTVU-TV News Awards," a promo, by the way, which documents the film and editing equipment used to create TV news stories in the era before ENG (Electronic News Gathering) arrived. The digitized video files now being made available on the Internet are derived from the original 2-inch video tape masters created during production at the TV station. That source material was dubbed down to 3/4-inch video, then dubbed down to 1/2-inch VHS tapes, recorded onto DVD discs, and then finally converted by Cinematize on a Macintosh computer into QuickTime movies for electronic distribution over the Internet to Google's servers. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * KTVU-TV retains the copyright to this video. The writer-producer was granted the customary artist's right to show his portfolio copy to prospective clients and employers as a work sample. This digitization of the original video production is merely being hosted on Google's servers so that the digital file may be linked to the writer-producer's portfolio web site at www.galileoii.com in order to provide new, potential clients with a cost-effective opportunity to view this video as a sample of his work. No other use is intended or authorized.John-Michael BattagliaWriter-Producer: John-Michael BattagliaDirectors and Crew: KTVU-TV, Oakland, California
PROMO — Boeing Boeing John-Michael Battaglia 2011-09-22 | Video portfolio sample. Movie promotional trailer for KTVU-TV, Oakland, California. Written and produced by John-Michael Battaglia in 1978 while employed by KTVU-TV as On-Air Producer in the Creative Services department. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * For information on how TV promos like this were produced in the era before computers and digital video, see the HISTORICAL NOTE entry in the promo for "KTVU-TV News Awards," a promo, by the way, which documents the film and editing equipment used to create TV news stories in the era before ENG (Electronic News Gathering) arrived. The digitized video files now being made available on the Internet are derived from the original 2-inch video tape masters created during production at the TV station. That source material was dubbed down to 3/4-inch video, then dubbed down to 1/2-inch VHS tapes, recorded onto DVD discs, and then finally converted by Cinematize on a Macintosh computer into QuickTime movies for electronic distribution over the Internet to Google's servers. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * KTVU-TV retains the copyright to this video. The writer-producer was granted the customary artist's right to show his portfolio copy to prospective clients and employers as a work sample. This digitization of the original video production is merely being hosted on Google's servers so that the digital file may be linked to the writer-producer's portfolio web site at www.galileoii.com in order to provide new, potential clients with a cost-effective opportunity to view this video as a sample of his work. No other use is intended or authorized. John-Michael Battaglia Writer-Producer: John-Michael Battaglia
PROMO — Days of Wine and Roses John-Michael Battaglia 2011-09-22 | Video portfolio sample. Movie promotional trailer for KTVU-TV, Oakland, California. Written and produced by John-Michael Battaglia in 1978 while employed by KTVU-TV as On-Air Producer in the Creative Services department. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * For information on how TV promos like this were produced in the era before computers and digital video, see the HISTORICAL NOTE entry in the promo for "KTVU-TV News Awards," a promo, by the way, which documents the film and editing equipment used to create TV news stories in the era before ENG (Electronic News Gathering) arrived. The digitized video files now being made available on the Internet are derived from the original 2-inch video tape masters created during production at the TV station. That source material was dubbed down to 3/4-inch video, then dubbed down to 1/2-inch VHS tapes, recorded onto DVD discs, and then finally converted by Cinematize on a Macintosh computer into QuickTime movies for electronic distribution over the Internet to Google's servers. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * KTVU-TV retains the copyright to this video. The writer-producer was granted the customary artist's right to show his portfolio copy to prospective clients and employers as a work sample. This digitization of the original video production is merely being hosted on Google's servers so that the digital file may be linked to the writer-producer's portfolio web site at www.galileoii.com in order to provide new, potential clients with a cost-effective opportunity to view this video as a sample of his work. No other use is intended or authorized. John-Michael Battaglia Writer-Producer: John-Michael Battaglia Directors and Crew: KTVU-TV, Oakland, California
PROMO — The Bastard John-Michael Battaglia 2011-09-22 | Video portfolio sample. Movie promotional trailer for KTVU-TV, Oakland, California. Written and produced by John-Michael Battaglia in 1978 while employed by KTVU-TV as On-Air Producer in the Creative Services department. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * For information on how TV promos like this were produced in the era before computers and digital video, see the HISTORICAL NOTE entry in the promo for "KTVU-TV News Awards," a promo, by the way, which documents the film and editing equipment used to create TV news stories in the era before ENG (Electronic News Gathering) arrived. The digitized video files now being made available on the Internet are derived from the original 2-inch video tape masters created during production at the TV station. That source material was dubbed down to 3/4-inch video, then dubbed down to 1/2-inch VHS tapes, recorded onto DVD discs, and then finally converted by Cinematize on a Macintosh computer into QuickTime movies for electronic distribution over the Internet to Google's servers. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * KTVU-TV retains the copyright to this video. The writer-producer was granted the customary artist's right to show his portfolio copy to prospective clients and employers as a work sample. This digitization of the original video production is merely being hosted on Google's servers so that the digital file may be linked to the writer-producer's portfolio web site at www.galileoii.com in order to provide new, potential clients with a cost-effective opportunity to view this video as a sample of his work. No other use is intended or authorized.John-Michael BattagliaWriter-Producer: John-Michael BattagliaDirectors and Crew: KTVU-TV, Oakland, California
CHEVRON — Behavioral Styles John-Michael Battaglia 2011-09-22 | Video portfolio sample. This is a sample of a corporate-industrial training video written and directed in 1986 by John-Michael Battaglia for his client, Chevron, to teach Chevron sales representatives how to size up prospects when they call upon potential customers at their place of business. At that time, Chevron trained its sales reps to approach people using a strategy called "Non-Manipulative Selling." Originally inspired by psychologist Carl Jung, whose insight into the nature of humanity revealed that a person's character type is determined by a unique blending of four basic perceptual functions —sensing, thinking, feeling, and intuiting— this sales-oriented strategy is based upon the work of Anthony Alessandra, who adapted Jung's insights for a business world application by classifying people into one of four behavioral styles: complacent amiables; dominant drivers; stable analytics; egocentric expressives. Since an approach which succeeds with one character type will turn another personality style completely off, Chevron wanted to teach its sales reps the value of being able to immediately recognize the behavioral style of a prospect and to tailor their approach to that personality style accordingly. This video portrays each of the four different characters delivering a short monologue to the CAMERA, using dialogue and mannerisms that illustrate one of the four behavioral styles. Chevron retains the copyright to this video production: the writer-director was granted the customary artist's right to show his portfolio copy to prospective clients and employers as a work sample. This digitization of the original video production is merely being hosted on Google's servers so that the digital file may be linked to his portfolio web site at www.galileoii.com in order to provide new, potential clients with a cost-effective opportunity to view this video as a sample of his work. No other use is intended or authorized. John-Michael Battaglia Writer-Director: John-Michael Battaglia Producer: Dave Corley
PROMO — Everest, the Hard Way John-Michael Battaglia 2011-09-22 | Video portfolio sample. Movie promotional trailer for KTVU-TV, Oakland, California. Written and produced by John-Michael Battaglia in 1978 while employed by KTVU-TV as On-Air Producer in the Creative Services department. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * For information on how TV promos like this were produced in the era before computers and digital video, see the HISTORICAL NOTE entry in the promo for "KTVU-TV News Awards," a promo, by the way, which documents the film and editing equipment used to create TV news stories in the era before ENG (Electronic News Gathering) arrived. The digitized video files now being made available on the Internet are derived from the original 2-inch video tape masters created during production at the TV station. That source material was dubbed down to 3/4-inch video, then dubbed down to 1/2-inch VHS tapes, recorded onto DVD discs, and then finally converted by Cinematize on a Macintosh computer into QuickTime movies for electronic distribution over the Internet to Google's servers. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * KTVU-TV retains the copyright to this video. The writer-producer was granted the customary artist's right to show his portfolio copy to prospective clients and employers as a work sample. This digitization of the original video production is merely being hosted on Google's servers so that the digital file may be linked to the writer-producer's portfolio web site at www.galileoii.com in order to provide new, potential clients with a cost-effective opportunity to view this video as a sample of his work. No other use is intended or authorized.John-Michael BattagliaWriter-Producer: John-Michael BattagliaDirectors and Crew: KTVU-TV, Oakland, California
PROMO — The Unforgiven John-Michael Battaglia 2011-09-22 | Video portfolio sample. Movie promotional trailer for KTVU-TV, Oakland, California. Written and produced by John-Michael Battaglia in 1978 while employed by KTVU-TV as On-Air Producer in the Creative Services department. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * For information on how TV promos like this were produced in the era before computers and digital video, see the HISTORICAL NOTE entry in the promo for "KTVU-TV News Awards," a promo, by the way, which documents the film and editing equipment used to create TV news stories in the era before ENG (Electronic News Gathering) arrived. The digitized video files now being made available on the Internet are derived from the original 2-inch video tape masters created during production at the TV station. That source material was dubbed down to 3/4-inch video, then dubbed down to 1/2-inch VHS tapes, recorded onto DVD discs, and then finally converted by Cinematize on a Macintosh computer into QuickTime movies for electronic distribution over the Internet to Google's servers. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * KTVU-TV retains the copyright to this video. The writer-producer was granted the customary artist's right to show his portfolio copy to prospective clients and employers as a work sample. This digitization of the original video production is merely being hosted on Google's servers so that the digital file may be linked to the writer-producer's portfolio web site at www.galileoii.com in order to provide new, potential clients with a cost-effective opportunity to view this video as a sample of his work. No other use is intended or authorized.John-Michael BattagliaWriter-Producer: John-Michael BattagliaDirectors and Crew: KTVU-TV, Oakland, California
PROMO — Shane John-Michael Battaglia 2011-09-22 | Video portfolio sample. Movie promotional trailer for KTVU-TV, Oakland, California. Written and produced by John-Michael Battaglia in 1978 while employed by KTVU-TV as On-Air Producer in the Creative Services department. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * For information on how TV promos like this were produced in the era before computers and digital video, see the HISTORICAL NOTE entry in the promo for "KTVU-TV News Awards," a promo, by the way, which documents the film and editing equipment used to create TV news stories in the era before ENG (Electronic News Gathering) arrived. The digitized video files now being made available on the Internet are derived from the original 2-inch video tape masters created during production at the TV station. That source material was dubbed down to 3/4-inch video, then dubbed down to 1/2-inch VHS tapes, recorded onto DVD discs, and then finally converted by Cinematize on a Macintosh computer into QuickTime movies for electronic distribution over the Internet to Google's servers. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * KTVU-TV retains the copyright to this video. The writer-producer was granted the customary artist's right to show his portfolio copy to prospective clients and employers as a work sample. This digitization of the original video production is merely being hosted on Google's servers so that the digital file may be linked to the writer-producer's portfolio web site at www.galileoii.com in order to provide new, potential clients with a cost-effective opportunity to view this video as a sample of his work. No other use is intended or authorized. John-Michael Battaglia Writer-Producer: John-Michael Battaglia Directors and Crew: KTVU-TV, Oakland, California
PROMO — Hornets Nest John-Michael Battaglia 2011-09-22 | Video portfolio sample. Movie promotional trailer for KTVU-TV, Oakland, California. Written and produced by John-Michael Battaglia in 1978 while employed by KTVU-TV as On-Air Producer in the Creative Services department. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * For information on how TV promos like this were produced in the era before computers and digital video, see the HISTORICAL NOTE entry in the promo for "KTVU-TV News Awards," a promo, by the way, which documents the film and editing equipment used to create TV news stories in the era before ENG (Electronic News Gathering) arrived. The digitized video files now being made available on the Internet are derived from the original 2-inch video tape masters created during production at the TV station. That source material was dubbed down to 3/4-inch video, then dubbed down to 1/2-inch VHS tapes, recorded onto DVD discs, and then finally converted by Cinematize on a Macintosh computer into QuickTime movies for electronic distribution over the Internet to Google's servers. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * KTVU-TV retains the copyright to this video. The writer-producer was granted the customary artist's right to show his portfolio copy to prospective clients and employers as a work sample. This digitization of the original video production is merely being hosted on Google's servers so that the digital file may be linked to the writer-producer's portfolio web site at www.galileoii.com in order to provide new, potential clients with a cost-effective opportunity to view this video as a sample of his work. No other use is intended or authorized. John-Michael Battaglia Writer-Producer: John-Michael Battaglia Directors and Crew: KTVU-TV, Oakland, California
PROMO — The Looking Glass War John-Michael Battaglia 2011-09-22 | Video portfolio sample. Movie promotional trailer for KTVU-TV, Oakland, California. Written and produced by John-Michael Battaglia in 1978 while employed by KTVU-TV as On-Air Producer in the Creative Services department. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * For information on how TV promos like this were produced in the era before computers and digital video, see the HISTORICAL NOTE entry in the promo for "KTVU-TV News Awards," a promo, by the way, which documents the film and editing equipment used to create TV news stories in the era before ENG (Electronic News Gathering) arrived. The digitized video files now being made available on the Internet are derived from the original 2-inch video tape masters created during production at the TV station. That source material was dubbed down to 3/4-inch video, then dubbed down to 1/2-inch VHS tapes, recorded onto DVD discs, and then finally converted by Cinematize on a Macintosh computer into QuickTime movies for electronic distribution over the Internet to Google's servers. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * KTVU-TV retains the copyright to this video. The writer-producer was granted the customary artist's right to show his portfolio copy to prospective clients and employers as a work sample. This digitization of the original video production is merely being hosted on Google's servers so that the digital file may be linked to the writer-producer's portfolio web site at www.galileoii.com in order to provide new, potential clients with a cost-effective opportunity to view this video as a sample of his work. No other use is intended or authorized.John-Michael BattagliaWriter-Producer: John-Michael BattagliaDirectors and Crew: KTVU-TV, Oakland, California
PROMO — Wayne Newtons Country Portraits John-Michael Battaglia 2011-09-22 | Video portfolio sample. Movie promotional trailer for KTVU-TV, Oakland, California. Written and produced by John-Michael Battaglia in 1978 while employed by KTVU-TV as On-Air Producer in the Creative Services department. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * For information on how TV promos like this were produced in the era before computers and digital video, see the HISTORICAL NOTE entry in the promo for "KTVU-TV News Awards," a promo, by the way, which documents the film and editing equipment used to create TV news stories in the era before ENG (Electronic News Gathering) arrived. The digitized video files now being made available on the Internet are derived from the original 2-inch video tape masters created during production at the TV station. That source material was dubbed down to 3/4-inch video, then dubbed down to 1/2-inch VHS tapes, recorded onto DVD discs, and then finally converted by Cinematize on a Macintosh computer into QuickTime movies for electronic distribution over the Internet to Google's servers. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * KTVU-TV retains the copyright to this video. The writer-producer was granted the customary artist's right to show his portfolio copy to prospective clients and employers as a work sample. This digitization of the original video production is merely being hosted on Google's servers so that the digital file may be linked to the writer-producer's portfolio web site at www.galileoii.com in order to provide new, potential clients with a cost-effective opportunity to view this video as a sample of his work. No other use is intended or authorized. John-Michael Battaglia Writer-Producer: John-Michael Battaglia Directors and Crew: KTVU-TV, Oakland, California
PROMO — KTVU News Special: Disco Fever John-Michael Battaglia 2011-09-22 | Video portfolio sample. Movie promotional trailer for KTVU-TV, Oakland, California. Written and produced by John-Michael Battaglia in 1978 while employed by KTVU-TV as On-Air Producer in the Creative Services department. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * For information on how TV promos like this were produced in the era before computers and digital video, see the HISTORICAL NOTE entry in the promo for "KTVU-TV News Awards," a promo, by the way, which documents the film and editing equipment used to create TV news stories in the era before ENG (Electronic News Gathering) arrived. The digitized video files now being made available on the Internet are derived from the original 2-inch video tape masters created during production at the TV station. That source material was dubbed down to 3/4-inch video, then dubbed down to 1/2-inch VHS tapes, recorded onto DVD discs, and then finally converted by Cinematize on a Macintosh computer into QuickTime movies for electronic distribution over the Internet to Google's servers. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * KTVU-TV retains the copyright to this video. The writer-producer was granted the customary artist's right to show his portfolio copy to prospective clients and employers as a work sample. This digitization of the original video production is merely being hosted on Google's servers so that the digital file may be linked to the writer-producer's portfolio web site at www.galileoii.com in order to provide new, potential clients with a cost-effective opportunity to view this video as a sample of his work. No other use is intended or authorized.John-Michael BattagliaWriter-Producer: John-Michael BattagliaDirectors and Crew: KTVU-TV, Oakland, California
PROMO — Gambit John-Michael Battaglia 2011-09-22 | Video portfolio sample. Movie promotional trailer for KTVU-TV, Oakland, California. Written and produced by John-Michael Battaglia in 1978 while employed by KTVU-TV as On-Air Producer in the Creative Services department. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * For information on how TV promos like this were produced in the era before computers and digital video, see the HISTORICAL NOTE entry in the promo for "KTVU-TV News Awards," a promo, by the way, which documents the film and editing equipment used to create TV news stories in the era before ENG (Electronic News Gathering) arrived. The digitized video files now being made available on the Internet are derived from the original 2-inch video tape masters created during production at the TV station. That source material was dubbed down to 3/4-inch video, then dubbed down to 1/2-inch VHS tapes, recorded onto DVD discs, and then finally converted by Cinematize on a Macintosh computer into QuickTime movies for electronic distribution over the Internet to Google's servers. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * KTVU-TV retains the copyright to this video. The writer-producer was granted the customary artist's right to show his portfolio copy to prospective clients and employers as a work sample. This digitization of the original video production is merely being hosted on Google's servers so that the digital file may be linked to the writer-producer's portfolio web site at www.galileoii.com in order to provide new, potential clients with a cost-effective opportunity to view this video as a sample of his work. No other use is intended or authorized. John-Michael Battaglia Writer-Producer: John-Michael Battaglia Directors and Crew: KTVU-TV, Oakland, California
PROMO — Dracula Has Risen from the Grave John-Michael Battaglia 2011-09-22 | Video portfolio sample. Movie promotional trailer for KTVU-TV, Oakland, California. Written and produced by John-Michael Battaglia in 1978 while employed by KTVU-TV as On-Air Producer in the Creative Services department. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * For information on how TV promos like this were produced in the era before computers and digital video, see the HISTORICAL NOTE entry in the promo for "KTVU-TV News Awards," a promo, by the way, which documents the film and editing equipment used to create TV news stories in the era before ENG (Electronic News Gathering) arrived. The digitized video files now being made available on the Internet are derived from the original 2-inch video tape masters created during production at the TV station. That source material was dubbed down to 3/4-inch video, then dubbed down to 1/2-inch VHS tapes, recorded onto DVD discs, and then finally converted by Cinematize on a Macintosh computer into QuickTime movies for electronic distribution over the Internet to Google's servers. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * KTVU-TV retains the copyright to this video. The writer-producer was granted the customary artist's right to show his portfolio copy to prospective clients and employers as a work sample. This digitization of the original video production is merely being hosted on Google's servers so that the digital file may be linked to the writer-producer's portfolio web site at www.galileoii.com in order to provide new, potential clients with a cost-effective opportunity to view this video as a sample of his work. No other use is intended or authorized. John-Michael Battaglia Writer-Producer: John-Michael Battaglia Directors and Crew: KTVU-TV, Oakland, California
PROMO — Paper Chase John-Michael Battaglia 2011-09-22 | Video portfolio sample. Movie promotional trailer for KTVU-TV, Oakland, California. Written and produced by John-Michael Battaglia in 1978 while employed by KTVU-TV as On-Air Producer in the Creative Services department. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * For information on how TV promos like this were produced in the era before computers and digital video, see the HISTORICAL NOTE entry in the promo for "KTVU-TV News Awards," a promo, by the way, which documents the film and editing equipment used to create TV news stories in the era before ENG (Electronic News Gathering) arrived. The digitized video files now being made available on the Internet are derived from the original 2-inch video tape masters created during production at the TV station. That source material was dubbed down to 3/4-inch video, then dubbed down to 1/2-inch VHS tapes, recorded onto DVD discs, and then finally converted by Cinematize on a Macintosh computer into QuickTime movies for electronic distribution over the Internet to Google's servers. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * KTVU-TV retains the copyright to this video. The writer-producer was granted the customary artist's right to show his portfolio copy to prospective clients and employers as a work sample. This digitization of the original video production is merely being hosted on Google's servers so that the digital file may be linked to the writer-producer's portfolio web site at www.galileoii.com in order to provide new, potential clients with a cost-effective opportunity to view this video as a sample of his work. No other use is intended or authorized.John-Michael BattagliaWriter-Producer: John-Michael BattagliaDirectors and Crew: KTVU-TV, Oakland, California
PROMO — KTVU-TV News Awards John-Michael Battaglia 2011-09-22 | Video portfolio sample. Movie promotional trailer for KTVU-TV, Oakland, California. Written and produced by John-Michael Battaglia in 1978 while employed by KTVU-TV as On-Air Producer in the Creative Services department. HISTORICAL NOTE on the production process involved in producing TV promos then. There were no computers, video cameras, or digital video files to work with. All feature film source material (and TV news crew footage) arrived on 16mm film. I watched the film footage —usually very quickly— on a stand-up Movieola editing machine, selecting the key scenes to be used for the promo, while making sure not to break any sprocket holes. I would plan the editing structure on paper, writing the promotional, narrative copy to fill in the holes over the non-dialogue scenes. All scripts were typed up, with the visual and audio in- and out-cues timed to the second. On production days in the studio, I would build a master video tape for each promo by directing the technical crew to transfer the selected scenes from 16mm film source material to a 2-inch Quad video tape. I would select music and effects from pre-made music carts, or I would excerpt a portion of the film's sound track and dub that onto tape, too. Titles and graphics were prepared by the Art Department on camera cards. In production, a large TV camera would be trained on the title card for superimposition onto the footage during recording. I would direct a voice-over narrator to deliver his copy with an emotional tone suitable to the theme of the movie. In a day-and-a-half of studio time each week, I would work with a TV director and his crew to electronically blend the inputs from the edited tape master, the title card, the music cartridge, and the narrator's audio to produce about 20 thirty-second spots per week. Producing high quality TV spots under deadline pressures was a team effort. I loved coordinating the talents of so many creative people: it was great fun. KTVU-TV retains the copyright to this video. This digitization of the original video production is merely being hosted on Google's servers so that the digital file may be linked to the writer-producer's portfolio web site at www.galileoii.com in order to provide new, potential clients with a cost-effective opportunity to view this video as a sample of his work. No other use is intended or authorized. John-Michael Battaglia Writer-Producer: John-Michael Battaglia Directors and Crew: KTVU-TV, Oakland, California
PROMO — Star Trek (TV) John-Michael Battaglia 2011-09-22 | Video portfolio sample. Movie promotional trailer for KTVU-TV, Oakland, California. Written and produced by John-Michael Battaglia in 1978 while employed by KTVU-TV as On-Air Producer in the Creative Services department. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * For information on how TV promos like this were produced in the era before computers and digital video, see the HISTORICAL NOTE entry in the promo for "KTVU-TV News Awards," a promo, by the way, which documents the film and editing equipment used to create TV news stories in the era before ENG (Electronic News Gathering) arrived. The digitized video files now being made available on the Internet are derived from the original 2-inch video tape masters created during production at the TV station. That source material was dubbed down to 3/4-inch video, then dubbed down to 1/2-inch VHS tapes, recorded onto DVD discs, and then finally converted by Cinematize on a Macintosh computer into QuickTime movies for electronic distribution over the Internet to Google's servers. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * KTVU-TV retains the copyright to this video. The writer-producer was granted the customary artist's right to show his portfolio copy to prospective clients and employers as a work sample. This digitization of the original video production is merely being hosted on Google's servers so that the digital file may be linked to the writer-producer's portfolio web site at www.galileoii.com in order to provide new, potential clients with a cost-effective opportunity to view this video as a sample of his work. No other use is intended or authorized.John-Michael BattagliaWriter-Producer: John-Michael BattagliaDirectors and Crew: KTVU-TV, Oakland, California
CTAM 90 — Country Cable John-Michael Battaglia 2011-09-22 | Video portfolio sample. This is a sample of a corporate-industrial training video written in 1990 by John-Michael Battaglia for CTAM, the Cable and Telecommunications Association for Marketing's annual conference and awards ceremony. The theme of the conference that year was "The Rules are Changing," a warning to cable TV executives that regulation was coming, so they better make sure their companies were providing customers with the best possible service. One common failing among rural cable companies was the inability to provide service calls on a timely basis. This video intentionally provided no solutions to that problem. Instead, it was designed to encourage executives to come up with their own solutions by stimulating discussion in a seminar dedicated to this topic. This video essentially presents cable TV executives with a series of vignettes that dramatize the typical challenges managers and technical crews must deal with at a rural system with an aging infrastructure. CTAM retains the copyright to this video, which was produced and directed by Mary Jo Blue Productions. The writer was granted the customary artist's right to show his portfolio copy to prospective clients and employers as a work sample. This digitization of the original video production is merely being hosted on Google's servers so that the digital file may be linked to the writer's portfolio web site at www.galileoii.com in order to provide new, potential clients with a cost-effective opportunity to view this video as a sample of his work. No other use is intended or authorized.John-Michael BattagliaWriter: John-Michael BattagliaProducer-Director: Mary Jo Blue
GRAPHIC EVIDENCE — Plane Crash — Rolloff vs. Cessna John-Michael Battaglia 2011-09-22 | Video portfolio sample. Produced by John-Michael Battaglia while employed by Graphic Evidence, a division of Litigation Sciences, this is a sample of a video used in courtroom trials by attorneys as demonstrative evidence to support their case. Due to the requirements of the legal process pertaining to the presentation of such graphic evidence, only straight-forward, unbiased renderings of factual information is permitted. This particular video uses computer animated graphics, conversations between the pilot and the air traffic controllers, and other elements to present the jury with an objectively rendered illustration of the salient facts, so that they can more easily "see" the events at the heart of case and reach an honest, accurate verdict. WARNING: While this video contains no violent or horrific imagery, it does present an actual conversation between air traffic controllers and a pilot(s) who perishes during the flight, so it may not be for the squeamish. (The Chyron operator in the post production house where I assembled all the elements together into the final product asked me not to bring her any more projects like this one, because her husband was a pilot and doing this work disturbed her. I, too, could not do this job for very long.) Graphic Evidence/Litigation Sciences, Inc. retains the copyright to this video. The producer has customary artist's right to show his portfolio copy to prospective clients and employers as a work sample. This digitization of the original video production is merely being hosted on Google's servers so that the digital file may be linked to the producer's portfolio web site at www.galileoii.com in order to provide new, potential clients with a cost-effective opportunity to view this video as a sample of his work. No other use is intended or authorized.John-Michael BattagliaWriter-Producer-Director: John-Michael BattagliaEmployer: Graphic Evidence / Litigation Sciences, Inc.
PROMO — The Taking of Pelham 1, 2, 3 John-Michael Battaglia 2011-09-22 | Video portfolio sample. Movie promotional trailer for KTVU-TV, Oakland, California. Written and produced by John-Michael Battaglia in 1978 while employed by KTVU-TV as On-Air Producer in the Creative Services department. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * For information on how TV promos like this were produced in the era before computers and digital video, see the HISTORICAL NOTE entry in the promo for "KTVU-TV News Awards," a promo, by the way, which documents the film and editing equipment used to create TV news stories in the era before ENG (Electronic News Gathering) arrived. The digitized video files now being made available on the Internet are derived from the original 2-inch video tape masters created during production at the TV station. That source material was dubbed down to 3/4-inch video, then dubbed down to 1/2-inch VHS tapes, recorded onto DVD discs, and then finally converted by Cinematize on a Macintosh computer into QuickTime movies for electronic distribution over the Internet to Google's servers. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * KTVU-TV retains the copyright to this video. The writer-producer was granted the customary artist's right to show his portfolio copy to prospective clients and employers as a work sample. This digitization of the original video production is merely being hosted on Google's servers so that the digital file may be linked to the writer-producer's portfolio web site at www.galileoii.com in order to provide new, potential clients with a cost-effective opportunity to view this video as a sample of his work. No other use is intended or authorized. John-Michael Battaglia Writer-Producer: John-Michael Battaglia Directors and Crew: KTVU-TV, Oakland, California
XEROX Documenter — Sales Training John-Michael Battaglia 2011-09-22 | Video portfolio sample. This is a sample of a corporate-industrial training video written, produced, and directed in 1986 by John-Michael Battaglia for his client, Xerox, to educate the Xerox sales force how to strategically position their graphically-oriented "Documenter" desk-top publishing work station against the competition, which, in the mid-eighties consisted of Aldus PageMaker (version 1.0) on the Macintosh, and not much at all on the DOS-based IBM personal computer in the dark days before that imitative, graphical interface called Windows arrived on the scene. Computer geeks and software historians may derive some eye-opening, entertainment value from this glimpse into the past. They can peek back in time to observe what the state-of-the-art was in desktop publishing hardware and software in the mid-eighties. As part of a multi-faceted, day-long training program, the complete video on competitive analysis ran for 90 minutes, and it provided an in-depth, head-to-head comparison of the features and benefits of the Xerox "Documenter," PageMaker on the Mac, and DOS programs on the PC that have fortunately disappeared without a trace. But no one needs to suffer through that much agony to get a nostalgic taste of what things were like then, so only the conceptual overview provided in the opening 14 minutes is being shown in this excerpt. A pretty narrator introduces the topic of desktop publishing, and then she goes on to briefly compare and contrast the three hardware platforms and their software offerings, all with the goal of instructing the Xerox sales force how to take advantage of the superior power and functionality of the Xerox product. Xerox retains the copyright to this video production: the writer-producer-director was granted the customary artist's right to show his portfolio copy to prospective clients and employers as a work sample. This digitization of the original video production is merely being hosted on Google's servers so that the digital file may be linked to the producer's portfolio web site at www.galileoii.com in order to provide new, potential clients with a cost-effective opportunity to view this video as a sample of his work. No other use is intended or authorized. John-Michael Battaglia Writer-Producer-Director: John-Michael Battaglia Narrator: Karen Karner Cinematographer: Marty Collins Editor: Larry Darnell Production House: Darnell/Collins, San Jose, CA
UNIPUNCH — Cost-Effective Hole-Punching Solutions John-Michael Battaglia 2011-09-22 | Video portfolio sample. This is a sample of a corporate-industrial marketing video written in 1995 by John-Michael Battaglia for Unipunch to promote their economical method for punching holes and creating patterns in metal for the sheet metal fabrication industry. Unipunch retains the copyright: the writer was granted the customary artist's right to show his portfolio copy to prospective clients and employers as a work sample. This digitization of the original video production is merely being hosted on Google's servers so that the digital file may be linked to the writer's portfolio web site at www.galileoii.com in order to provide new, potential clients with a cost-effective opportunity to view this video as a sample of his work. No other use is intended or authorized.John-Michael BattagliaWriter: John-Michael BattagliaCinematography, Editing: Mark LoPrestiProduction house: S E V / Sherwin Greenberg
GRAPHIC EVIDENCE — Plane Crash — X-Ray Papa John-Michael Battaglia 2011-09-22 | Video portfolio sample. Produced by John-Michael Battaglia while employed by Graphic Evidence, a division of Litigation Sciences, this is a sample of a video used in courtroom trials by attorneys as demonstrative evidence to support their case. Due to the requirements of the legal process pertaining to the presentation of such graphic evidence, only straight-forward, unbiased renderings of factual information is permitted. This particular video uses computer animated graphics, conversations between the pilot and the air traffic controllers, and other elements to present the jury with an objectively rendered illustration of the salient facts, so that they can more easily "see" the events at the heart of case and reach an honest, accurate verdict. WARNING: While this video contains no violent or horrific imagery, it does present an actual conversation between air traffic controllers and a pilot(s) who perishes during the flight, so it may not be for the squeamish. (The Chyron operator in the post production house where I assembled all the elements together into the final product asked me not to bring her any more projects like this one, because her husband was a pilot and doing this work disturbed her. I, too, could not do this job for very long.) Graphic Evidence/Litigation Sciences, Inc. retains the copyright to this video. The producer has customary artist's right to show his portfolio copy to prospective clients and employers as a work sample. This digitization of the original video production is merely being hosted on Google's servers so that the digital file may be linked to the producer's portfolio web site at www.galileoii.com in order to provide new, potential clients with a cost-effective opportunity to view this video as a sample of his work. No other use is intended or authorized.John-Michael BattagliaWriter-Producer-Director: John-Michael BattagliaEmployer: Graphic Evidence / Litigation Sciences, Inc.
CTAM 90 — City Cable John-Michael Battaglia 2011-09-22 | Video portfolio sample. This is a sample of a corporate-industrial training video written in 1990 by John-Michael Battaglia for CTAM, the Cable and Telecommunications Association for Marketing's annual conference and awards ceremony. The theme of the conference that year was "The Rules are Changing," a warning to cable TV executives that regulation was coming, so they needed to make sure their companies were providing customers with the best possible service. One common failure among urban cable companies is poor telephone accessibility. This video intentionally provided no solutions. Instead, it was designed to stimulate discussion among cable TV executives by dramatizing —in a series of vignettes— the typical problems cable TV managers and their customer service representatives have to contend with at an urban system plagued by chronically inadequate telephone accessibility. CTAM retains the copyright to this video, which was produced and directed by Mary Jo Blue Productions. The writer was granted the customary artist's right to show his portfolio copy to prospective clients and employers as a work sample. This digitization of the original video production is merely being hosted on Google's servers so that the digital file may be linked to the writer's portfolio web site at www.galileoii.com in order to provide new, potential clients with a cost-effective opportunity to view this video as a sample of his work. No other use is intended or authorized.John-Michael BattagliaWriter: John-Michael BattagliaProducer-Director: Mary Jo Blue
HEWLETT PACKARD — AdvanceNet John-Michael Battaglia 2011-09-22 | Video portfolio sample. This is a sample of a corporate-industrial marketing video written, produced, and directed in 1987 by John-Michael Battaglia for his client, Hewlett-Packard, to promote the H-P system of networking called "H-P AdvanceNet." The ten-minute video opens with a segment featuring four mimes unsuccessfully attempting to set up their own "network." It then goes on to show that creating a reliable network is a complex process that requires the expertise and resources of a technologically advanced company like Hewlett-Packard. With the help of a professional guide and computer graphics, the features of H-P AdvanceNet are illustrated and promoted. Hewlett-Packard retains the copyright: the writer-producer-director was granted the customary artist's right to show his portfolio copy to prospective clients and employers as a work sample. This digitization of the original video production is merely being hosted on Google's servers so that the digital file may be linked to the producer's portfolio web site at www.galileoii.com in order to provide new, potential clients with a cost-effective opportunity to view this video as a sample of his work. No other use is intended or authorized. John-Michael Battaglia Writer-Producer-Director: John-Michael Battaglia Editor: Bob Dennis Cinematography: Mark Woods Cinematography: Larry Frame Narrator: Scott DeVenney Mime: Robert Neifeld Mime: William Lind Mime: Marti Cate Mime: Terri-Lynn Woods Production Assistant: Marion Holtzman
