Harry Miller Media http://harrymillermedia.com/ I specialize in informational video and audio production, combining my background in technical writing and editing with my passion for multimedia. I have experience with writing and editing scripts, producing screen-recorded software training, and shooting live video. I also write and record music, including live bands. Then I edit the final media into its most effective form and prepare it for distribution. en Copyright Harry Miller. All rights reserved. harry@harrymillermedia.com Liberated Syndication - libsyn.com podcasts@libsyn.com (Liberated Syndication) Sat, 24 Jul 2010 21:44:00 GMT 180 arts, drinks, music, painting, poetry Click a category to find videos http://harrymillermedia.com/index.php?post_id=633035# To find videos on this blog, click one of the Categories to the left, or use these links:

General videos - Videos that don't belong to a series. Each one stands on its own as a story or serves a distinct function.

Book trailers - Short vignettes to provide a little insight into the story of a book.

Clarity - A film noir series with a long story arc about the adventures of Harrison Clarity. The series shows how to use Microsoft Visio.

Quick Tips - A collection of 30-second animations set in a typical office environment. The main character creates diagrams using Visio and his co-worker gives advice.

Thanks for visiting!

]]> general Sat, 24 Jul 2010 21:44:00 GMT http://harrymillermedia.com/index.php?post_id=633035# No Book trailer: Betrayal http://harrymillermedia.com/index.php?post_id=633034# This is a trailer for the young adult novel "The Triskaidek" by Basil Sprig. The actors are all friends of Basil and his daughter.

]]> BookTrailers Sat, 24 Jul 2010 21:42:00 GMT http://harrymillermedia.com/index.php?post_id=633034# No Book trailer: Mischief http://harrymillermedia.com/index.php?post_id=633033# This is a trailer for the young adult novel "The Triskaidek" by Basil Sprig. The actors are all friends of Basil and his daughter.

]]> BookTrailers Sat, 24 Jul 2010 21:40:00 GMT http://harrymillermedia.com/index.php?post_id=633033# No Book trailer: Too Much Magic http://harrymillermedia.com/index.php?post_id=633032# This is a trailer for the young adult novel "The Triskaidek" by Basil Sprig. The actors are all friends of Basil and his daughter.

]]> BookTrailers Sat, 24 Jul 2010 21:38:00 GMT http://harrymillermedia.com/index.php?post_id=633032# No Quick tip: Add a background http://harrymillermedia.com/index.php?post_id=633027# This series was an experiment in social media - they were created specifically for people who "like" the Visio page on Facebook. There's a video tab for that page where these are posted, so I put them there several months before Visio 2010 was available. That way people who are interested could get a look at the new features early.

Was it successful? Not really. There was no way to get video metrics from Facebook, and few people left comments. So I posted them on YouTube also, because it's more likely that people will search there for Visio 2010 demos.

]]> QuickTips Sat, 24 Jul 2010 20:23:00 GMT http://harrymillermedia.com/index.php?post_id=633027# No Quick tip: Insert a shape between two shapes http://harrymillermedia.com/index.php?post_id=633025# This series was an experiment in social media - they were created specifically for people who "like" the Visio page on Facebook. There's a video tab for that page where these are posted, so I put them there several months before Visio 2010 was available. That way people who are interested could get a look at the new features early.

Was it successful? Not really. There was no way to get video metrics from Facebook, and few people left comments. So I posted them on YouTube also, because it's more likely that people will search there for Visio 2010 demos.

]]> QuickTips Sat, 24 Jul 2010 20:21:00 GMT http://harrymillermedia.com/index.php?post_id=633025# No Quick tip: Sample diagrams http://harrymillermedia.com/index.php?post_id=633024# This series was an experiment in social media - they were created specifically for people who "like" the Visio page on Facebook. There's a video tab for that page where these are posted, so I put them there several months before Visio 2010 was available. That way people who are interested could get a look at the new features early.

Was it successful? Not really. There was no way to get video metrics from Facebook, and few people left comments. So I posted them on YouTube also, because it's more likely that people will search there for Visio 2010 demos.

]]> QuickTips Sat, 24 Jul 2010 20:20:00 GMT http://harrymillermedia.com/index.php?post_id=633024# No Quick tip: Themes add color and effects http://harrymillermedia.com/index.php?post_id=633022# This series was an experiment in social media - they were created specifically for people who "like" the Visio page on Facebook. There's a video tab for that page where these are posted, so I put them there several months before Visio 2010 was available. That way people who are interested could get a look at the new features early.

Was it successful? Not really. There was no way to get video metrics from Facebook, and few people left comments. So I posted them on YouTube also, because it's more likely that people will search there for Visio 2010 demos.

]]> QuickTips Sat, 24 Jul 2010 20:18:00 GMT http://harrymillermedia.com/index.php?post_id=633022# No Quick tip: Add titles and borders http://harrymillermedia.com/index.php?post_id=633021# This series was an experiment in social media - they were created specifically for people who "like" the Visio page on Facebook. There's a video tab for that page where these are posted, so I put them there several months before Visio 2010 was available. That way people who are interested could get a look at the new features early.

Was it successful? Not really. There was no way to get video metrics from Facebook, and few people left comments. So I posted them on YouTube also, because it's more likely that people will search there for Visio 2010 demos.

]]> QuickTips Sat, 24 Jul 2010 20:16:00 GMT http://harrymillermedia.com/index.php?post_id=633021# No Quick tip: Search for shapes you want http://harrymillermedia.com/index.php?post_id=633019# This series was an experiment in social media - they were created specifically for people who "like" the Visio page on Facebook. There's a video tab for that page where these are posted, so I put them there several months before Visio 2010 was available. That way people who are interested could get a look at the new features early.

Was it successful? Not really. There was no way to get video metrics from Facebook, and few people left comments. So I posted them on YouTube also, because it's more likely that people will search there for Visio 2010 demos.

]]> QuickTips Sat, 24 Jul 2010 20:05:00 GMT http://harrymillermedia.com/index.php?post_id=633019# No What's new in Visio 2010 for secret agents http://harrymillermedia.com/index.php?post_id=633018# I created this video to show not only what's new in the latest version of Visio, but to show how the new features can be used. The secret agent plot was simply because I thought it would be more fun to make and to watch than a standard business-oriented scenario would be - the diagramming techniques are the same no matter what kind of diagrams and data you work with.

]]> video Sat, 24 Jul 2010 19:54:00 GMT http://harrymillermedia.com/index.php?post_id=633018# No Clarity ep. 6: Create a timeline http://harrymillermedia.com/index.php?post_id=633017# This is a series I create for work. The idea behind it is to help people get better at using Visio without having to put much effort into learning. I think the biggest hurdle to learning is just finding out what's possible - after you see an example of an interesting technique it's not too hard to figure out how to do it yourself.

I use After Effects for the sets and animation. There's no real budget for the series, and only two people are involved in every episode; I do the production work and Ron Owens (another writer in the group) is Harrison Clarity. Guest character voices are provided by people in our work group, except for the role of Cate - we hired an actress for a one-hour recording session and got all of her lines for the first six epsiodes.

]]> Clarity Sat, 24 Jul 2010 19:48:00 GMT http://harrymillermedia.com/index.php?post_id=633017# No Clarity ep. 5: Create a workflow diagram http://harrymillermedia.com/index.php?post_id=633016# This is a series I create for work. The idea behind it is to help people get better at using Visio without having to put much effort into learning. I think the biggest hurdle to learning is just finding out what's possible - after you see an example of an interesting technique it's not too hard to figure out how to do it yourself.

I use After Effects for the sets and animation. There's no real budget for the series, and only two people are involved in every episode; I do the production work and Ron Owens (another writer in the group) is Harrison Clarity. Guest character voices are provided by people in our work group, except for the role of Cate - we hired an actress for a one-hour recording session and got all of her lines for the first six epsiodes.

]]> Clarity Sat, 24 Jul 2010 19:47:00 GMT http://harrymillermedia.com/index.php?post_id=633016# No Clarity ep. 4: Create a website map http://harrymillermedia.com/index.php?post_id=633015# This is a series I create for work. The idea behind it is to help people get better at using Visio without having to put much effort into learning. I think the biggest hurdle to learning is just finding out what's possible - after you see an example of an interesting technique it's not too hard to figure out how to do it yourself.

I use After Effects for the sets and animation. There's no real budget for the series, and only two people are involved in every episode; I do the production work and Ron Owens (another writer in the group) is Harrison Clarity. Guest character voices are provided by people in our work group, except for the role of Cate - we hired an actress for a one-hour recording session and got all of her lines for the first six epsiodes.

]]> Clarity Sat, 24 Jul 2010 19:45:00 GMT http://harrymillermedia.com/index.php?post_id=633015# No Clarity ep. 3: Create a network diagram http://harrymillermedia.com/index.php?post_id=633014# This is a series I create for work. The idea behind it is to help people get better at using Visio without having to put much effort into learning. I think the biggest hurdle to learning is just finding out what's possible - after you see an example of an interesting technique it's not too hard to figure out how to do it yourself.

I use After Effects for the sets and animation. There's no real budget for the series, and only two people are involved in every episode; I do the production work and Ron Owens (another writer in the group) is Harrison Clarity. Guest character voices are provided by people in our work group, except for the role of Cate - we hired an actress for a one-hour recording session and got all of her lines for the first six epsiodes.

]]> Clarity Sat, 24 Jul 2010 19:44:00 GMT http://harrymillermedia.com/index.php?post_id=633014# No Clarity ep. 2: Create an organization chart http://harrymillermedia.com/index.php?post_id=633013# This is a series I create for work. The idea behind it is to help people get better at using Visio without having to put much effort into learning. I think the biggest hurdle to learning is just finding out what's possible - after you see an example of an interesting technique it's not too hard to figure out how to do it yourself.

I use After Effects for the sets and animation. There's no real budget for the series, and only two people are involved in every episode; I do the production work and Ron Owens (another writer in the group) is Harrison Clarity. Guest character voices are provided by people in our work group, except for the role of Cate - we hired an actress for a one-hour recording session and got all of her lines for the first six epsiodes.

]]> Clarity Sat, 24 Jul 2010 19:42:00 GMT http://harrymillermedia.com/index.php?post_id=633013# No Clarity ep. 1: Create an office layout http://harrymillermedia.com/index.php?post_id=633012# This is a series I create for work. The idea behind it is to help people get better at using Visio without having to put much effort into learning. I think the biggest hurdle to learning is just finding out what's possible - after you see an example of an interesting technique it's not too hard to figure out how to do it yourself.

I use After Effects for the sets and animation. There's no real budget for the series, and only two people are involved in every episode; I do the production work and Ron Owens (another writer in the group) is Harrison Clarity. Guest character voices are provided by people in our work group, except for the role of Cate - we hired an actress for a one-hour recording session and got all of her lines for the first six epsiodes.

]]> Clarity Sat, 24 Jul 2010 19:26:00 GMT http://harrymillermedia.com/index.php?post_id=633012# No Trailer for Documentary http://harrymillermedia.com/index.php?post_id=399384# Mostly for fun and experience, I've been filming a documentary about a community of Scottish Gaelic learners for about the past year. There's one other person fully involved, and a few others from the community who are sort of advising and giving us some archive footage.

We're going to keep filming through New Year's Day, but we put together a trailer to show what we're doing. Even if you're not that interested in Scottish Gaelic, you might find it interesting -- it's mostly about the people and their passion for this culture.

]]> video Mon, 3 Nov 2008 15:19:00 GMT http://harrymillermedia.com/index.php?post_id=399384# No Harry's Favorites http://harrymillermedia.com/index.php?post_id=304771# This is a project for filming objects that can be difficult to make look good on video--smoke, shiny things, and transparent things.

It's a little over one minute long.

]]> video Thu, 7 Feb 2008 16:12:00 GMT http://harrymillermedia.com/index.php?post_id=304771# No A Tale of Thanksgiving http://harrymillermedia.com/index.php?post_id=304374# Another holiday-themed short film for testing gear and effects.

It's a little less than three minutes long.

]]> video Wed, 6 Feb 2008 13:42:00 GMT http://harrymillermedia.com/index.php?post_id=304374# No Halloween Deadline http://harrymillermedia.com/index.php?post_id=304373# This is a short Halloween story I did to play around with some new gear and effects.

   

It's a little less than three minutes long.

]]> video Wed, 6 Feb 2008 13:34:00 GMT http://harrymillermedia.com/index.php?post_id=304373# No