I received a direct message on my twitter page from Nolan Shulman from Flagrant Fouls asking if I would be interested in working on a collaboration project: his words, my video. I was thinking, “Are you kidding? Let’s do this!” As a freelance writer for Slam Magazine, he wanted to do an article on the Findlay program and their quest to return to the national championship. At the time I was still shooting footage for the next episode (which will be episode #3), but decided to change some of my plans to go along with his article. Three weeks later here we are with a new article and episode showcased here and on Slam TV.
Also, I’m a huge TanyaMorgan fan, and I’ve been wanting to use their song “The Warm Up” from their 2006 LP MOONLIGHTING for the longest.
Episode #2 is done. Finished. I’m going to send the file over to Slam Online this afternoon so they can have it for their website. I’ll also post the video here (Make sure you subscribe to our videos on YouTube so you don’t miss out). Anyway, the next step is to lay down Episode #3 which is going to introduce some of the new Findlay Pilots. A lot of people have been asking me for more footage on the new guys, and trust me it’s coming. I also have plans to step outside of the basketball court with the team.
I consider myself a Hip Hop music aficionado, but nobody wants to hear what I think. I spent some time before practice asking the Findlay Prep team, “Who is the best rapper out now?” Here are their answers with the music provided by my guy AeonGotBeats.
That’s a very VERY valid question. Well, to answer that, I’ve been hard at work getting great footage and conducting in depth interviews for the next few episodes of the Findlay team. Trust, it will all be worth it. I’m working with Nolan Shulman from Flagrant Fouls and (dun dun dun) SLAM Magazine! One of the episodes is going to appear on their website. Don’t worry, we’ll have links here to lead you there (and vice versa). Currently, I’m putting together another OOB clip. Last time it was the “Best Player In The NBA“. This next clip focuses on music.
Ever since I worked on the school newspaper at Columbia College Chicago, I’ve always enjoyed doing MOS (man on the street) pieces. No matter how simple the question, you’re always going to get a variety of answers. So now I’m bringing the MOS to The Season. From time to time, I’m going to take my Flip camera and ask the guys a quick question before practice. Last night I asked the guys about who they thought the best player in the NBA was. It seems like the Pilots are split right down the middle. We also have a special cameo by retired power forward Jerome “Junk Yard Dog” Williams, who just happened to be practicing with the Findlay Prep team last night. You’ll get to see more on that in the next episode.
Rob Miech of the Las Vegas Sun has a great feature article on two of the new Findlay Prep Pilots Marko Petrovic and Nick Johnson. We’ll be talking to both Marko and Nick this week for Episode #5 of The Season.
Would you believe I’m in a wedding? Yeah. My boy Tyler is getting married this weekend in Cincinnati and my flight leaves out tomorrow morning. Why is this important? Well, I’m going to spend my free time sitting at the airport preparing new questions for the Findlay team. Next Tuesday and Wednesday I’m going to schedule one on one interviews with all the players and coaches and that footage will ultimately flesh out the next two episodes.
These next interviews are going to allow me to get to know the new guys and catch up with the old veterans. Plus, with a new roster and a new outlook on the season, I have some new questions for both Coach Peck and Coach Simon. It should be interesting. If you think there’s something specific I should touch on, please feel free to leave a comment or email me.
Also, I forgot to add some names to the end of the credits in that last video clip.
DONNIE SEALS SR. – My ol’ man is the main reason I’m able to continue shooting. He let me use his Canon GL2 camera. Actually, he’s given me a lot more than just the camera, but I don’t have the time or space to list everything.
ERIC SEALS – My brother over at ESPN has been an integral part of The Season too. Before every video gets uploaded to YouTube, he inspects it for color and audio inconsistencies. One hand washes the other.
TIM ADKINS – In addition to inspiration, dude just recently sent me his wireless mic kit. That was huge! Sure, he’s a Laker fan and I’m not sure where I’m going to where the Laker shirt he sent me in the mail, but he loves hoops on all levels. He doesn’t know it yet, but he’s going to be a huge part of The Season in the coming months.
CONDITIONING
This is officially the beginning of the second second season (so it says “episode 1, it’s really #4). While I didn’t anticipate this being the first episode, it’s what we’re going to start out with. I have yet to sit down with the players and coaches for the one-on-ones. I’m going to start those as soon as I get back from Ohio this weekend. Anyway, if you remember, last year almost all the guys talked about how hard the first few days of conditioning were. This season, I got on board early so I could show everyone how intense the conditioning drills are.
Also, you might notice that I’m changing the theme for the blog. I’m kinda playing around with a few at the moment so it might change throughout the day. I’m working on organizing this place so everything is easier to find.
I know I said Monday (and it’s currently Thursday), but I didn’t want to just put out everything. Let me give everybody some insight to what’s going on. I’ve spent a some time with the Pilots as Coach Peck puts them through his conditioning workout. While I have a lot of footage of practice, I really need to get insight from the players and the coaches. I haven’t been able to get any good interviews yet. That will change hopefully today or early next week. I’ll be at practice early today so I can talk with a few of the players for the first video.
