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In The Studio is a blog written by Miceli Productions, a video production company in Connecticut.

Short Film Music Video: Country Songwriter Shane Michael Taylor Honors America's Wounded Soldiers

7 Locations, 4 days of filming, and 1 inspiring song.  Miceli Productions is proud to the music video announce the debut of Shane Michael Taylor‘s first single “Warrior Cowboy” from his debut album I WILL STAND. We first met Shane in September to talk about the preliminary script he had written with Heather MacDonald, a mutual… Continue reading Short Film Music Video: Country Songwriter Shane Michael Taylor Honors America's Wounded Soldiers

Tune in as Shane Michael Taylor and John Cadillac Saville unveil Shane’s new video "Warrior Cowboy" – Produced by Miceli Productions HD

Quadriplegic Country Artist Storms Onto Music SceneDebut Single Inspired By America’s Wounded Soldiers Nashville, TN—To raise awareness of the plight of America’s wounded soldiers, country music artist-songwriter Shane Michael Taylor has announced “Warrior Cowboy” as the first single from his debut album I Will Stand. The song, penned by Taylor and two other Nashville songwriters,… Continue reading Tune in as Shane Michael Taylor and John Cadillac Saville unveil Shane’s new video "Warrior Cowboy" – Produced by Miceli Productions HD

Up-and-Comer Singer/Songwriter AARON FRY’s Debut Music Video: "Just What I’m Missing"

[tg_youtube width=”1024″ height=”768″ video_id=”aucDc0yPP6U”] So tell me, I really need to learn from you…. and know that I’m listening…. Check out the new sound of singer/songwriter Aaron Fry, a local Connecticut musician.  Miceli Productions HD got together with Aaron to film and produce the debut music video for his single “Just What I’m Missing”.  We… Continue reading Up-and-Comer Singer/Songwriter AARON FRY’s Debut Music Video: "Just What I’m Missing"

Who You Gonna Call?

When you’re the only game in town people know to call you. But when you offer a service that many others offer (such as video production) it can sometimes feel pointless to add yourself to the infinite number of online listing opportunities or service finder directories.  Over the past year as Miceli Productions has grown… Continue reading Who You Gonna Call?

Behind the Scenes: An Interview with Makeup Artist Jessica D'Addario

Depending on the size of a project, we often work with other artistic professionals and we’d like for you to meet them.  So we asked our make-up artist Jess a few questions.  She’s got a “real” day-job, but she loves the artistry of face-paint. 1) What’s your professional and educational background? “I started playing around… Continue reading Behind the Scenes: An Interview with Makeup Artist Jessica D'Addario

Behind the Scenes: Filming Shane Michael Taylor's Music Video WARRIOR COWBOY

[jwplayer mediaid=”5837″] A first look at some of the footage for Shane Michael Taylor‘s debut music video WARRIOR COWBOY. Day 1 of shooting we covered three scenes involving only Shane, two of which are in this video.  We continued principal photography mid-January with additional cast and crew.  By the time we wrap filming, we will… Continue reading Behind the Scenes: Filming Shane Michael Taylor's Music Video WARRIOR COWBOY

Location Scouting for Shane Michael Taylor’s Debut Music Video “Warrior Cowboy” Part 2

Another great filming location we visited was the West Haven Shoreline along Beach Street.  Great dunes and sand, a pier and seagulls hanging out even in the winter!  The late day view of Long Island Sound was beautiful and we found several great backgrounds to work with visually.  We got a little sidetracked and started… Continue reading Location Scouting for Shane Michael Taylor’s Debut Music Video “Warrior Cowboy” Part 2

What is B-Roll? (And why is it important for your company's PR?)

Every industry has technical terms.  And you may have heard the term “b-roll” used by PR types.  But what exactly is b-roll?  And why might it be important to have b-roll footage ready to use? We’ll spare you the history lesson of where the term comes from but give you the contemporary definition: b-roll is… Continue reading What is B-Roll? (And why is it important for your company's PR?)