Volta Visual

01/02/2021

Liz Santoro, a Cinematographer/DP who has worked on TV shows such as "Alaska Bush People," "Biggest Loser," & "Here Comes Honey Boo Boo." She got her start on the crew of "Kill Bill" (Tarantino), "Zathura" (Favreau...Mandalorian, Elf, Iron Man, Swingers) & "The Aviator" (Scorsese).

---Not to mention working as a cinematographer on a number of fantastic indie films...and my first film.

---We talked about tips for getting started in film/tv production, how to thrive on set, and goal setting.

https://thatswhatimsayingpodcast.podbean.com/e/ep-11-cinematographer-liz-santoro-122820/

My friend Liz Santoro, a Cinematographer/DP who has worked on TV shows such as "Alaska Bush People," "Biggest Loser," & "Here Comes Honey Boo Boo." She got her start on the crew of "Kill Bill" (Tarantino), "Zathura" (Favreau...Mandalorian, Elf, Iron Ma...

17/01/2021

Here's a video we did for the Techstars Air Force Accelerator (our 3rd year with the entrepreneurial/tech startup program).

We were only able to get in an interview with one person before the pandemic, but thanks to the great work of our entire team, we were able to put together what I feel is collectively our strongest work yet!

https://vimeo.com/483121001

A video we produced for the Air Force Accelerator Powered by Techstars This program focuses on the next generation of technologies for any and all uses of interest…

31/12/2019

Thanks to our video clients this year: Techstars Airforce Accelerator, Workbar, Blackstone Launchpad-UCLA, Cleo Robotics, & the Techstars’ marketing team.--Thanks to The Video Garage for projects for a fancy synthesizer company, BKM Marketing, NOAA, a fancy VC symposium, and Cruz Construction.--Special thanks to our production team!--Thanks to the Community teams at WeWork Central Square, Hollywood, and Seaport for providing space for 6 of my events in 12 months in LA.

19/09/2019

https://thatswhatimsayingpodcast.podbean.com/e/episode-4-development-executive-matthew-reynolds-71719/

In this episode we talk about screenwriting in Hollywood, how to break into the industry, and general screenwriting, networking, and filmmaking Best Practices. Matthew Reynolds is the Co-Founder of Meridian Pictures, a production company dedicated to produ...

18/09/2019

Our second video I directed/edited for the Techstars Air Force Accelerator. Awesome collaborators, clients, and partners. Proud of everyone's contributions and honored to help share the story of folks doing such great things.


https://youtu.be/9_b-16l_ucU

Learn more about the Air Force Accelerator Powered by Techstars directly from the founders and partners of the program. For more info and to apply, visit htt...

16/09/2019

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/7-ways-network-without-actually-networking-may-june-2019-hammel/

An article I wrote in January, "How Networking Gave Me One of the Best Years of my Life," made me realize that often I network effectively without having to do much that resembles the classic idea of networking. Each month I share specific examples of the "networking" I do that resulted in paid work

12/09/2019

Podcast: How I took a leap, quit my job, made a list of the experiences I wanted in my life and set out to create them. Including working on a Hollywood studio TV show, directing a music video, traveling every month, time with family and friends, getting paid to direct business videos, and organizing events that I am passionate about. PS: I recorded this while sitting on a rock looking out at this view, so please forgive the non-studio sound.

https://thatswhatimsayingpodcast.podbean.com

Chats with people in film, TV, and tech +personal stories about finding happiness and reaching big goals...

24/06/2019

Whois Jed presents another free event. Whether you are interested in getting involved in the tech community for the first time or looking to expand your network, we hope to see you there! Please join us at WeWork Mass Ave (Central Square Cambridge) for this free event to engage with a panel working....

31/05/2019

Workbar is a network of smart workspaces, but most importantly, it's an engaged and supportive community fostered by innovative entrepreneurs and workers. He...

09/03/2019

Congrats to one of our favorite cinematographers and regular collaborator for this fancy write up!

09/03/2019

Actor/comedian Dennis Hurley who is featured in Justin Timberlake's music video, "Can't Stop This Feeling" and the NBC Sitcom, "Superstore") joins me in a conversation that starts out as a recap of our film, improv, and sketch comedy projects and turns int...

07/02/2019

An article I wrote in January, entitled, "How Networking Gave Me One of the Best Years of my Life," made me realize how I effectively network without having to do much resembling the classic idea of networking. I thought it may be helpful to folks to share a few specific, short-and-to-the-point exam

05/02/2019

One of my favorite indie film critics, though her outlet doesn’t review music videos, emailed me to say that she loved the latest music video I directed/edited and called it “refreshing and fun - like the band.” I consider myself refreshing and fun too—it’s science,—so in a way, we all win.

31/01/2019

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/how-networking-gave-me-one-best-years-my-life-jeremy-jed-hammel/

A few of the experiences I was fortunate enough to be a part of in 2018 included directing/editing a music video, being part of the crew for a national TV show recorded on a fancy Hollywood studio lot, directing/editing three videos for the Techstars Air Force Accelerator, producing 3 events (women

09/10/2016

A video we did with Habitus, Inc back in June. Habitus are Innovators in negotiation, communication, and conflict management. Thanks to everyone at Habitus and our entire crew for a fun, 2 video project!

https://vimeo.com/181823696

This is "Habitus Incorporated - About Video" by on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.

20/05/2016

Congratulations to our video client Zombait for being chosen for MassChallenge! Our clients this year aside from Zombait include: Cambridge Innovation Center, MIT, peach, UMASS Lowell's GC3, Gather at District Hall, and Startup Institute ...it feels amazing to play a small part in the tech, social impact, and innovation community!

11/05/2016

This Saturday. Be there.

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/free-films-live-music-2-djs-aeronaut-sponsored-by-startup-institute-tickets-24785612434

Jed Hammel (aka me) sometimes organizes free events such as the Filmshift Film Festival, Volta Visual Learning Labs, and the 2014 City Awake closing night party (with Arts Connect International and Intelligent Mischief). For this one, the fine folks at Startup Institute are sponsoring the event and...

20/04/2016

Excited to announce that our little film, World Spins Madly On, was nominated for Best Narrative Short Film at IFF North Hollywood...congrats to the entire cast and crew.

Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) April 19, 2016 -- Producer Michael Hausman to Receive Cinema Trailblazer Award honoring his career in film at a ceremony in North Hollywood, CA

04/01/2016

Excited to announce that we've teamed up with Aeronaut Brewing Company and a bunch of awesome folks to organize a series of monthly free skill share "Learning Labs" at Aeronaut Brewing in Somerville, adjacent to their tap room.

The events include painting from non-profit Arts Connect International, improv by folks who perform at Improv Boston, video production from the Center for Digital Arts, and storytelling from Devin Bramhall from TEDx Somerville and the Master Slam.

These events will lead up to a new summer edition of the Filmshift Film Festival at Aeronaut along with the 7th annual Filmshift Film Festival October event at the Somerville Theater.

The first is a Freestyle Artbar with Arts Connect International next Friday January 15th at 7 PM.

Here's the event link - http://www.thebostoncalendar.com/events/freestyle-artbar-with-arts-connect-international-from-volta-learning-labs-aeronaut

(Scroll down to see our other free learning labs.) Hosted by Marian Taylor Brown, Founder of Arts Connect International and brought together by Jed Hammel along with the fine folks at Aeronaut. A fun night full of art making, socializing, laughter, learning, and libations. Remember when you were a k…

11/12/2015

Our 7th year of the Filmshift Festival has expanded to a fest in May at Aeronaut Brewing and October at the Somerville Theater, and we are now open for entries! Submit via the FilmFreeway link below!
https://filmfreeway.com/festival/FilmshiftFilmFestival

In our 7th year of Filmshift, we've expanded to 2 seasonal annual festivals and brought on some new elements to the mix. We are having a Summer Festival at ...

23/11/2015

It was great working with the fine folks at Zombait on their Kickstarter video, featuring a star of "Wicked Tuna". The project was brought to us by our Volta Visual 1st AD, YeSuel, produced, written, shot, and edited by one of our videographers, Roger, and Field Produced and co-edited by one of our directors., Jed..The product is for creating robotic device to reanimate bait.

Zombait is the world’s first robotic fishing lure which is inserted into a dead bait fish to make it swim again... Reanimate your bait!

05/11/2015

Our film World Spins Madly On is screening at the New Haven International Film Festival next weekend and the Shawna Shea Film Festival the weekend after that. And a film Jed Hammel produced, Waiting for You is up for an award at the Los Angeles Independent Film Festival Awards on 11/14...Between the 2, we're approaching 20 film festival acceptances this year...Congratulations to our entire casts and crews for both films!

31/10/2015

http://www.voltavisual.com - Our redesigned website is up! check out our work for the Startup Institute, Gather at District Hall, and Del/Alienware. If you're interested in videos for your business, organization, or events, let us know!

28/10/2015

We've been working with the Green Chemistry and Commerce Council based out of Umass Lowell for the past few months to do some post-production on a series of training webinars they recorded. Interesting stuff about creating products that are sustainable-friendly as possible.

http://www.greenchemistryandcommerce.org/safer-chemistry-training/introduction

The Green Chemistry and Commerce Council (GC3) is a business-to-business forum that advances the application of green chemistry and design for environment across supply chains. It provides an open forum for cross-sectoral collaboration to share information and experiences about the challenges to and…

16/10/2015

This weekend, our sister organization, the 6th annual Filmshift Festival is screening 25 or so independent features, shorts, narratives, and animated films at our home at the Somerville Theatre. Tickets are pay-what-you-can, though 10% of tickets sales are donated to charity. Hope to see you there!

4 PM Sat. Oct 17 and 1:45 PM Sun Oct 18, 2015
‘HEAL! Veterans Speak About PTSD’ is an integral part of a long-term project, entitled HEAL!, about military personnel who are recovering from the traumas of war with the help of their steadfast and highly trained companions–their service dogs. This film features five veterans speaking about their personal challenges with coming home, post-traumatic stress, and the human-canine bond that helps redirect their focus and nourishes their will to live.
U.S. service members are committing su***de at an unprecedented rate of 22 each day. HEAL! encourages veterans to seek help.

22/09/2015

Grateful for the the kind words from Startup Institute about our collaboration with them on their video series...So much fun with great people on a meaningful project! http://blog.startupinstitute.com/2015-9-21-startup-institute-videos/

This 3-part series explains the experience and employment outcomes of doing Startup Institute's bootcamp for programming, web design, marketing, or sales.

19/09/2015

Wish we could be at Action On Film for our West Coast Premiere of World Spins Madly On! If you're in the LA area, definitely check out this awesome indie fest!

18/09/2015

Here is the 2nd of 3 videos we collaborated on with Startup Institute , it was a great experience working with SI to tell these inspiring stories of some of SI's grads, please take a look and let us know what you think!
https://youtu.be/t1vTJ8E_1wc

We help career changes, difference makers, and aspiring innovators find jobs they love in innovative companies. Our immersive, eight-week program will catapu...

17/09/2015

Excited to share the first of 3 videos we produced in collaboration with Startup Institute ...The concept was to have a number of different students recite SI's Manifesto (Mission Statement) to illustrate that bringing diversity to the Startup world is important to its growth, and that SI is a big part of making it happen...Take a look and let us know what you think!
https://youtu.be/pnb2xzT-Z2g

We help career changes, difference makers, and aspiring innovators find jobs they love in innovative companies. Our immersive, eight-week program will catapu...

02/09/2015

Our film Waiting for You is screening at the LA Shorts Film Festival this Thursday September 3rd @3:15PM at the Regal Cinema L.A. Live Stadium. Hope to see you there!

Please join us on Thursday September 3rd @3:15PM at the Regal Cinema L.A. Live Stadium for a screening of WAITING FOR YOU.-See you there!