Tell us a bit about your organization and what your specialty is in the film and video space.

Rattle Clack Entertainment is an international audio/video production company specializing in producing conferences. In addition to that, we have a small recording studio / label and we produce Jazz’s Rockin’ Roadshow, which highlights Jazz’s travels as well as different musical artists form the Pittsburgh, PA area.

What is your organization’s ethos and how does it set you apart from industry competitors?

We try to always put forth our best efforts and if there is something we can’t do or we feel somebody else can do better, we try to steer the client in that direction. The final product’s success is ultimately our success.

How can people join or learn more about what you do?

Email: Info@rattleclack.com

Tell us about your Telly Award winning piece. What’s the story behind it?

Jazz’s Rockin’ Roadshow – The Antarctica Episodes (1-5) documents Jazz’s expedition to Antarctica and what it took to get there, as well as going to the actual South Pole (twice), a place where fewer than 300 people visit per year. Jazz rode a bike to the South Pole from the SP camp and performed part of a song on acoustic guitar at the ceremonial South Pole. These and other expeditions in Antarctica tell the story of the trip, and the shows feature multiple musical guests from the Pittsburgh area.

What are you most proud of about this piece? What was your biggest challenge during production and how did you solve it?

It was a life changing experience and I was so happy to be able to share it with people. It was challenging to shoot all of the footage in the extremely cold temperatures. I chose to use action cameras for their ease of use. I am extremely happy with the microphones that I used and the windscreens and how they performed while in that windy and cold climate.

Do you have any advice to other filmmakers based on your career or your team’s approach to work?

Be passionate about what you do, and everything else will fall into place.

Can you share a behind the scenes story or fun fact about the making of your piece?

I went back country skiing on a very big mountain in Antarctica, and as I was skiing down the mountain holding a 360° camera on a very long selfie stick, I realized that my medical evacuation insurance had expired a day or two prior to this. Originally, I was supposed to return to Chile on January 4, but I ended up staying in Antarctica until 10 January, and I was skiing down this big hill on 8th January. Luckily, I made it down safely and I refrained from some of the more intense activities from that point on.

Tell us about the most memorable response you got from this work.

I was able to give several talks (presentations) about this trip and in general people are very curious about what it’s like down there and they are very interested in the whole experience. Everybody asked me what it was like, sleeping in a tent in the middle of Antarctica, and how cold it was, and how bad the winds were, and if there’s any life down there, etc.…

I had some write ups in papers, and the episodes were very successful when they aired on the music from the 412

Complete this sentence: ‘Great video storytelling is…’

… using whatever tools you have available to engage the viewer.