Here we are in 2022, celebrating our seventh year in business and my fifth year of being the sole owner of Big Slate Media. Each year, I write this “update from the president” with the hopes of keeping our team, family and friends in the
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vlogs/blogs
Hello, Timecode: Six Reasons We Use Tentacle Sync
Time is important for all video production pros. Producers use time to keep everyone on schedule and get us to our much-needed lunch breaks. Editors manipulate time to quite literally speed up or slow down the pacing of a video or a commercial. Writers have
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A Note from Jonathan: Looking Back on 2020
I actually thought about the contents of this letter in early May 2020. It was the worst month of business we had been through since starting the company. We weren’t shooting any projects, we were working from home and the crew was just about out
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Using Trello for Social Media Management
Effectively managing social media accounts isn’t easy, and organization is key. Whether you manage multiple channels for a variety of clients, or you’re just trying to make your cat Insta-famous, planning and keeping track of all your content is vital to a solid social media
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YouTube Channels Getting Us Through Quarantine
Binge culture isn’t just reserved for Netflix and Hulu. It’s just as easy to go down the YouTube rabbit hole and find yourself watching hours and hours of videos. At least, that’s what our team of twenty-somethings is doing a lot of these days. During
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Ultimate Drone & Aerial Videography Guide
Here we are… a drone blog. Never imagined you’d be here did you? Yet here you are. Nerding out and talking about flying cameras. Welcome… We thought it’d be cool to share with you some of our experience and opinions when it comes to our
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2020 Knoxville ADDY Award Winners
We’ve officially reached Don Draper status… meaning we accepted some advertising awards with an Old Fashioned in hand. Each year, the American Advertising Federation (AAF) facilitates and hosts the ADDY Awards, the world’s largest advertising competition. The awards represent the true spirit of creative excellence
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Reflecting on 2019, A Message from Jonathan
I’ve been struggling with how to start this post because I want to be careful about how it comes across. We’ve had an amazing year, and I love sharing the success of this company, the team and our clients with anyone that will read it.
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Our Favorite Movies of the Decade – Straight from the Slate
Ah, the 2010s – a decade of binge-watching, dabbing, influencers and memes. As this insane decade comes to a close, many are reflecting on the biggest and best in entertainment from the past 10 years. Some argue that it was prime time for television (with
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