PROJECT DETAILS:

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s American Free Enterprise. Dream Big. campaign launched the “I am Free Enterprise” video contest in 2010 to honor America’s current and future entrepreneurs.

Contestants created 3-minute videos explaining their free enterprise story – the successful launch of a business, the invention of an innovative product, or how their idea will generate new jobs to boost the economy – upload it to YouTube, and compete to win the cash prizes.

The campaign tapped a Blue Ribbon Panel of judges comprised of dynamic and creative entrepreneurs to narrow the top twenty five most-viewed videos down to the five finalists. They will assess each video on originality, innovation, power of story, and creativity. The Blue Ribbon Panel includes: Mary Mazzio, an award-winning documentary film director and founder and CEO of 50 Eggs, LLC; Jeremy Schwartz, chief creative officer for Bisnow Media’s Summit Series; Michael Simmons, co-founder of the Extreme Entrepreneurship Education Corporation; and Rodney Walker, founder and CEO of Forever Life Music and Video Production and a student at Morehouse College.

At the time of this project I was attending the Art Institute of Dallas, and needed something outside of school to build upon my educational experience. I required the assistance of Branndon Fricks , Jude Huddleston, and Robert Jamison for Design Consulting, Story-boarding, and Sound Design. We worked in a short amount of time due to entering the contest with a total of three days left to finish the 3-min video. It was a great experience and lead to a lot of great feedback which has molded my design experience for the future.