Tribe heads to Brooklyn!

Tribe is shooting footage in Brooklyn for an upcoming project. The shots came out incredibly well, and everyone here is excited to see the outcome! As the sky faded from light pink to purple to deep, ocean blue the lights in the buildings lit up the sky like stars. Felicia Jamieson’s crew captured on film the beauty of the sunset fading behind the skyline. They enjoyed spending some time in Williamsburg and DUMBO with their artistic populations, and came out with some wonderful imagery.

Steve Block goes to annual NIRI Conference

Steve with Adam Bryant at NIRI Conference.

Tribe’s Steve Block attended the NIRI conference in Orlando, Florida this past week. The NIRI (National Investor Relations Institute) Conference is held annually for leaders of companies who are interested in the ever-evolving market and how a company needs to grow in order to keep up. The conference involved lots of sessions, seminars, workshops and networking opportunities.

There were two particular seminars at NIRI this year that stuck out. Jeff Morgan, president and CEO of NIRI, addressed nearly 1000 conferees at 7:45am for the opening session, in discussing the state of business in IR management and communications. He thought it was remarkable that mastering the new digital world of communications is really the next step toward making a company expand globally.

Jeff Morgan speaking at a seminar.

The New York Times’ deputy national editor and author Adam Bryant spoke about ‘insights from the corner office,’ his take on corporate leadership based on interviews with CEO’s of iconic brands like Microsoft, Xerox, Ford, Wal-Mart, Disney, MasterCard and more. To a packed room of IR professionals, his insights, lessons and stories of leadership hit the responsive chord among the top investor relations crowd. Adam rhetorically asked the crowd why some people rise to the top of their company? Five characteristics, Adam concluded, were shared by the best: 1. Passionate curiosity; 2. Battle-hardened confidence; 3. Team Smarts; 4. Simple Mindset; 5. Fearlessness. For deeper explanations, Steve encourages all to read Bryant's book. Brilliant!

Adam Bryant speaking at a seminar.

Thanks to Steve for representing Tribe Pictures so well!

A Day in the Life

Lori Schmon and Carl Kriss take on Franklin & Marshall College in order to create a film that displays a day in the life of a student there. In doing this, they learned about film technique, client relations, interviewing subjects and more! The two filmmakers are excited to see the final product!

Tribe has begun working on a series of films for Franklin & Marshall College in order to illustrate their greatest asset—their students. We sent Lori Schmon and Carl Kriss into the field to discover what a day in the life of an F&M student was like! They decided to follow three superstar students who fell in love with this college- Victoria, Josh and Katie. This was one of the first full assignments for both filmmakers, and it proved to be a great learning experience. Carl and Lori worked to capture raw, natural moments on film, rather than filming “talking heads” on the screen. The idea of filming a day in the life of a student would hopefully give viewers a more honest look at the college. Carl loved this because it gave the film spontaneity, allowing them to acquire some unique moments.

Lori and Carl agree that the best part of shooting at F&M was filming the women’s conference lacrosse game against Gettysburg. Katie (one of the students) was the captain of the team, and led them to a close victory! They were losing during the entire game and came back to win it by a close margin. The sort of spirit that was captured during that lacrosse game, is the spirit that Lori and Carl tried to produce in all of the students at Franklin & Marshall. With this experience now in her back pocket, Lori says, “It was so fun to be there and we learned so much. You realize so many things that you would do differently and things you would definitely do again. I hope to get better and improve as time goes!”