DJ Judah

I have been watching the production value of major media outlets for a long time. Since the Social Media movement has taking media production by storm, I have been telling anyone who would listen that you cannot over-produce web video. I can finally point to a major organization who understands this! The NBA is known as a marketing machine. The production value is normally very high. When it is too high, it loses it authenticity. Look at this video of the best two players in the game today. Since it is done in a authentic way, it comes across very good. Some of the lighting is bad, some the camera work is shaky but the clip is a three pointer! Tell me what you think

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One day last year my kids and I were cleaning up. It was kind of boring. NO it was very boring. I had just bought this new camera (Panasonic HVX-200) and wanted to test it out. Since it has a hugh learning curve, I figured I have some fun with it. The video is of us doing PYT by the late Michael Jackson. I found it last week while clearing space off my hard drive. This video proves that my household NEVER stopped playing MJ! We did not go out and buy all his records because we already had them. So look past the missing files and overexposure. Look at the fun we are having!! Let me know what you think

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I have had the priviledge of working with a Hollywood legend in my short media career. He wrote,produced and directed the cult favorite, Penitentiary series of films while still at UCLA Film School. The first installment  was the top grossing independent film of 1979 and 1980. I met Jamaa several years ago and we became fast friends. About a year ago, I brought him to Austin to teach a Master Director's Course. I month before the class, I was in LA and I invited him to a family BBQ. He came and blessed us with some amazing knowledge. Here is a piece of it!!

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Earlier this year my good friend Griffy2K came to Dallas. He hung out with King Ashoka and got to see the best of South Dallas. He explains the Dallas phenomeom of the "Corn Hustle" to Hollyhood Bay Bay at K104....It may be coming to a Starbucks near you

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In August 2009, I traveled to Fayette, Alabama with my family. This is my father's side of the family. I never really enjoyed going to this family reunion when I was younger. I found out on this trip that it is not about the youth but about the rich stories of our elders. As the years pass by, family members pass away. I decided to document family members as a way to share with future generations. From this small clip, I have been inspired to do a documentary on my family to make sure that we preserve the stories and learn more about who we are. We learn this by knowing our family. Let me know what you think!

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I love to use sports analogies as a teaching tool. One day a about a year ago, my son was supposed to be up on the roof at the pool. When my daughter went up his was not there. It turns out 

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This weekend my son along with his Grandmother rented a booth at a Back To School festival in South Dallas. He decided he wanted a new drum set and this is the way he will pay for it. He has been playing drums for over 8 years. Up until this point in his life, I have bought all of his drum gear. Under the training of his Grandmother, his story was honed. He started of by saying he was raising money for ANOTHER drum set without much emotion. Granny told him to say "Hello, I have been playing drums most of my life, I am raising money to buy myself a drum set. Would you like to support me by buying some M&M or Skittles for $1?" She also told him not to just sit at the table but to walk around and target adults. It worked like a charm!! He netted over $90 in about 4 hours!! I learned that as a sales person when you make a good sale that you IMMEDIATELY go on another sales call to keep your MOJO working. So when he got back home, he approach our next door neighbor about walking their dog for $5 a day. She said yes!! Here is the best part: He told her that she could pay by the day OR to make it easier she could pay the entire week in ADVANCE!!!! She took the entire week option and handed him $40. After paying for his candy and booth, little man pocketed $92 and has a $45 a week paying gig. WOW!! At the end of the day, he sold me a pack of M&M's. When I opened them, asked for some!! Some things never change......Now I know how I am going to retire

         

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I have been working with the Texas Empowerment Academy in Austin, Texas. They are unique in that they teach in a Afrocentric setting that teaches them who they are. The Principal is David Nowlin. He has made sure that every adult on staff is engaged in the learning process. There are two things that stood out to me. One was the fact there was black men in the class room. The other was how professional the arts program was. Had I known about this program when I lived in Austin, I may have never left! Let me know what you think

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My friend Jerome has an interesting perspective on changing your game once you get a little older. He is talking about basketball but may as well be talking about life. Let me know what you think!

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