28 March 2009

Tribute to Shinedown/History Of The Baltimore Spectator


Shinedown - Second Chance -- Special Edition/History Of The Baltimore Spectator from MacArthur Media.

One of my most complex video productions I've ever. Combing live footage of news, current events, personal history, world history, science, folklore and of course, rock and roll was not easy. Check it out. I'm very proud of the finished product. A lot of hidden messages in there.

In the wake of the sudden and unexpected closing of the Baltimore Spectator, co-founder and managing editor produced a special video. The production traces the roots of the Baltimore Spectator all the way back to 1986. In the video featuring Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon, NAACP Baltimore Branch President Marvin 'Doc' Cheatham, Police Commissioner Frederick Bealefeld and others, MacArthur lets the viewer in on one of his earliest life inspirations.

The Baltimore Examiner's closing is also briefly shown at the end, with the brief emergence of the Spectator, by default, trying to fill the enormous gap left. In closing, new project of former Examiners, Investigative Voice is briefly displayed along with the current new job of A.F. James MacArthur, Mr. Baltimore Spectator himself.

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