Documentary on the life of musician Jeffrey Korba. In this trailer you see the kind of happy, go-lucky spirit Jeff was. You will meet Jeff, his family, friends and fans and discover you may be more optimistic than you think.

This video is also on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-bpB7wbAWA

Invite Jeff Korba to your family dinner this Thanksgiving.

Feature length documentary coming to CrumlicNews.com and YouTube: NewzmanBill Thanksgiving 2008

CNS News Release:

January 11, 2007 - New York, NY. Crumlic News Services is moving forward with production of a documentary video about Jeffrey Korba, drummer for the band Fresh Dub who was killed in an automobile accident in November. The film will look at Jeff's life and the impact he has had on friends, family and fans. Although Jeff's life and career were cut short he made a difference in the lives of many people.

"I am making this film so that people who did not know Jeff personally will get a glimpse of how this talented kid from central Jersey may have had a purpose for his time with us." Said Bill Crumlic, director of the project. "Jeff had a purpose here" is echoed by almost every personal and professional contact Crumlic has spoken to so far in pre-production.  The idea for the documentary sprang from the contact he had with friends of Korba as he searched for others who were grieving after his death. "I had posted to YouTube one of the two finished projects from Jeff's days with Monument before he was killed." said Crumlic, adding... "I quickly posted the second piece in the days following and once I had a break from a heavy schedule of contract work I quickly put together the Trip into the City bit with Andrew and Jeff to give eveyone a little look at the happy guy we were all blessed to know." Those experiences caused Crumlic to review the raw video, much of which had not been used in previous projects.

After a phone call from Joanne Korba (Jeff's mother) a few weeks ago Crumlic felt enough of the pieces were coming together to move into production and start scheduling key interviews. Offers of photographs, cell phone video and home video from Korba friends started coming in and Crumlic's YouTube and CrumlicNews.com stories made hints of an upcoming memorial video with  each posting.

"I think the best and most meaningful memorial tribute I can make to Jeff is to share his story and optimism with others." says Crumlic the 42 year old Manhattan resident who was a neighbor of Jeff Korba back in 2005.

Friends of Jeff Korba are encouraged to share their video, photos, and stories about Jeff to be considered for inclusion in the documentary. All entries will be considered by the director. Friends with submissions and  friends willing to interview with Bill Crumlic for possible inclusion in the film about Jeff Korba are asked to please contact by e-mail or phone.

bill@crumlicnews.com
646-596-6652

Video by: Bill Crumlic Video Productions

Bethlehem, PA - October 5, 2006. Opening tour and demonstrations of the new GlassWorks Studio at the Banana Factory arts center. James Harmon leads the studio with various programs for adults and school age children. Professionals may also rent the facility.

This story includes "B-Smart Students" from the Bethlehem School District learning directly from exceptional glass artists. I must thank the Banana Factory and ArtsQuest media relations staff for allowing such great access for video and still photo journalists while giving us the tools and knowledge to keep ourselves safe. Shooting this was a fantastic experience!

Originally I shot this as a news package for a TV News client in 2006. I created this story in January of 2008 from the source video I had filed away.  Over the past year I have been using raw video from past events to create news stories and promotional materials as an exercise in creativity while working on production skills. I had limited original material since the news package for the client would have been edited down to only a 2 minute story. For the kind of commercial production project I have since developed I would have shot much more video and  considerably more detailed interviews. Thanks to the great access we were allowed I did end up shooting a bit more video than usual and was able to make a considerably longer news magazine style piece. Again this was an excercise for me. Had it been shot as one of my productions I would have used a different microphone set up, shot more and gone into more detail.

September 15th, 2007-Allentown, PA

May 2008 NOTE: This video has just been nominated for an International Association of Fire Fighters 2007 Media Award.

Community Leaders in the Lehigh Valley were invited to learn about firefighting. The International Association of Fire Fighters local 302 hosted the event to help the participants learn how involved fire fighting is and how much support departments need from federal, state and local officials.