VIDEOS FOR CHIC GEEK “GEEKY SUMMIT” & STARTUP CALGARY LAUNCH PARTY
Riley Kearl
Partnerships | Fractional CMO & Strategic Marketer | Beach Cleanups in Galway
Last week, Calgary’s tech community came together twice for epic events: Geeky Summit from?https://www.thechicgeek.ca/?and the Startup Calgary Launch Party?https://startupcalgary.ca/.?Both were a celebration of not only how far we’ve come as tech community, but also the great things that are in store. And, a reflection of our?close knit community and our support for each other. We heard many times how these events almost seem like a reunion.
Chic Geek Geeky Summit Video
The Chic Geek video for Geeky Summit was shown for the first time at the end of the very successful event. A video premiere shot and edited all in one day, super tiring but well worth it. I was so happy to capture the feeling of an event and an amazing group of entrepreneurs! Super inspiring to see the hard work of Kylie and her volunteer team, such an amazing event I was super happy to play a small part. The fact I was able to give back to the attendees by creating the video AND show it before they all left was almost magical. This is why I do what I do!
Some stats … there are 51 clips in the ~3 minute video below. Overall I shot over 200 clips representing over 25 Gigabytes of info. All of which I went through and edited by end of day. Well worth the effort!
I was inspired. As Kylie Toh said in her remarks following the honourable Stephanie McLean:
“The theme of Geeky Summit today is to celebrate imperfection, encouraging our community of women to be courageous, take risks and make mistakes. This is the kind of attitude that drives?innovation. … Technology is not a sector, it’s an enabler.”
-Kylie Toh
What a stellar quote from Kylie, our favourite Top 40 Under 40 winner of 2016!
On a related note, the?Status of Women Minister Stephanie McLean announced a $500K grant.?“We know community groups are best able to address community needs, so we’re supporting grassroots initiatives here with seed funding to spark new ideas and strengthen the great work that they’re already doing,” McLean said. Grant submissions need to be in by Dec 16, 2016, details on the?Alberta government website.
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Startup Calgary Launch Party Pitch Video
The Startup Calgary Launch Party video showcased the journey from?Pitch Coaching sessions in October (at?Work Nicer) to the Pitch Contest in November (at Glenbow Museum) to celebrating?the top 10 finalists that got to set up in demo alley at Launch Party.
The music in this video is an original score by Bill McBaird from McBaird Studios:?https://www.mcbairdstudios.com/
This edit was a little different from the Geeky Summit video, ask me about it if you dare.
Do you Need an Event Video?
At the time of this post I was still offering day of video edits and other video work to clients. Now things are a little different but still reach out and I am confident I can connect you with someone who can produce what you want. When done right, videos can be a very powerful emotional tool. I would edit some of my videos on the day of and show it at the?event wrap-up / closing remarks as a reinforcement of a fantastic day with great people.
View the videos here to get an idea of my past work:
Over and out!
-Riley Kearl