Filming in New York City

I just got back from my third business-related trip of the year. I left last Friday, Oct 24 and returned on Wednesday, Oct 29.

This trip actually had multiple purposes — both personal and business.

I first flew into Baltimore where I met my good friend Chuck Mueller. He and I then drove to Breezewood, Pennsylvania for meetings being held by Tony Salmon and Kingdom Ministries.

I spent a few days there fellowshipping with old friends and new friends. Among them were Stephen Jones, Chuck Mueller, Joshua Villela, Christine Bilonick, and Rebekah Nordeck.

After the meetings were over, we drove back to Baltimore on Monday where I caught a flight into La Guardia in New York. The night I got in, Keith and Becky Goodrum drove into the city to pick me up from my hotel. I was EXTREMELY grateful since it was my first time to New York.

We ended up going to an Italian restaurant called Bella Via. Very good food and vibes. Plus, it was fun to finally meet Keith and his wife in person. (I learned Keith is doing some really innovative things in his business.)

Here’s a photo of me and Keith in the lobby of my hotel:

Keith Goodrum and I pose for a snapshot at
the La Guardia Clarion Hotel.

If you haven’t read Keith’s blog, I recommend you check it out. It is one of the few blogs I consistently follow.

==> Keith’s Internet Business Blog

The next day, Tuesday, I caught a taxi into Manhattan to do a filming shoot for Home Business Brains, a new video magazine that plans to become a major destination for people seeking to build a successful home-based business.

Experts like Michael Port, Dave Lakhani, and Paul Hartunian have already done shoots. And there are other well-known business experts scheduled to shoot in November and December.

One of my past clients, Alan Kaplan, had invited me to participate in the project. At first, I was reluctant. After all, a trip into Manhattan is not easy, nor cheap.

Ultimately, I decided it was too good an opportunity to pass up, and I’m really glad I went. Alan and his partner/film director Marcell Lundberg were great. We did 4 hours of filming — all about copywriting. It went much smoother than I expected, and I think viewers will benefit greatly from the material I shared.

Since the “studio” is right on 72nd near Central Park, we were competing with sirens and honking horns a lot of the time. So sometimes I would do a 5-minute shoot, then do it all over again.

This turned out to be a good thing since different material would come out on each shoot. I hadn’t memorized anything, so I was working completely off what I’ve stored in my conscious and subconscious mind. Plus, the real magic happens during editing — and the more footage they have, the better the video clips will be.

Here’s a picture of me and Alan Kaplan in the studio where we shot the videos:

Alan Kaplan invited me to participate in the
Home Business Brains video magazine project.

Since Home Business Brains hasn’t officially launched yet, all the video content isn’t available. That will change in first quarter 2009 when the site goes public. In the mean time, you can watch the teaser videos here:

==> Home Business Brains video magazine

So that’s what I’ve been up to the last week or so. Starting next week I’ll be back in the rhythm of things and posting to this blog more frequently.

-Ryan M. Healy