By Tim Arnett
WABASH,Indiana – Seven members of Texas-based Flow Nonfiction video team arrived in town on Monday and began shooting video on Tuesday for the upcoming web-based series as a result of Wabash winning the Small Business Revolution on Main Street contest. According to Amanda Brinkman, Chief Brand and Communications Officer for the Deluxe Corporation, the production crew will be in town for the next 17 days shooting business owner interviews and B-roll of Wabash and possibly parts of Wabash County as a whole. After the first round of shooting ends around June 10th, the crew will be back in July. Brinkman added that many more than the current seven members Flow Nonfiction crew will be in town during the next two or three months.
Kent Henderson steps before the cameras on Wednesday
On Tuesday, the crew were at Paradise Spring recording interviews with local business owners. On Wednesday, they were inside Schlemmer Brothers shooting an interview with owner Kent Henderson and several employees. Matt Naylor, one of the founders of Flow Nonfiction and director of this production, asked Henderson all types of questions – from the declining population of the community over the last 15 years to the recent resurgence of downtown.
Between shots, Naylor told MiBash News that the production will be shot digitally in 1080p at 24 fps. Some shots will even be captured in the ultra-HD 4K format. He added that they are shooting the footage in a documentary style so as to avoid the feel of reality TV.
Tonya Belk, producer for Flow Nonfiction, said she’s impressed with all the Hoosier Hospitality.
Brinkman on her experience staying in Wabash so far.
Julie Gordon, Deluxe’s Director of Marketing Partnerships, said that the video production will interview more than the six or so businesses and their owners featured in the web series.
Amanda Brinkman and Julie Gordon at the studios of 105.9 The Bash.
Listen to Wade and Amanda during the 25 minute interview on the show!!