Our Year in Review: 2015

We took some time to reflect on some of our favorite moments and projects from this past year:

If you had to describe your 2015 in 3 words, what would they be?

"Reinventing, creative, growth, and process...Sorry, I know it's 4." 
- Fred Blitzer, CEO & Managing Partner

"Partnership, connection, vision."
- Jason Clayton, Chief Marketing Officer & Managing Partner


What project from this past year did you enjoy working on the most?

"The project I enjoyed working on the most this past year was for the Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission. In October, MORPC presented the 2015 Green Collaborative Achievement Award to the Friends of the Lower Olentangy Watershed (FLOW) and we were honored to create a video to show how much they do to continue to keep the Olentangy River safe and clean. Our production team had a lot of fun with this project. We were able to finally use our new RED Cinema Camera to film at different locations along the Olentangy River, which in turn created one of our most stunning video pieces last year." 
- Laura Leggett, Sr. Media Manager

"I really enjoyed working on the Mansfield - OhioHealth video this past year. On that shoot I had the chance to roam around a historic downtown with a camera on a slider, and capture some of the essence of Mansfield...and I got really lucky with people, motorcycles, and most importantly the weather. But beyond the B roll, it also marked the last video I had fully edited before handing over the senior editing reigns to our new hired editor, John Chapel."
- Chris Kost, Creative Director

Top 3 favorite photos that you took this past year?

"Chappy is obviously my muse." 
- John Thorne, Director of Photography

Q&A With Steph Greegor

Steph Greegor is a director, writer, and producer based in Columbus, Ohio. Vital will be co-producing her sophomore directorial effort, a short suspense/drama film called "Nellie", set for production in March 2016. We got a chance to ask her a few questions about "Nellie" and her love for filmmaking.

Greegor on the set of "Olsky"

Grandview Chamber Wins Award for Marketing Campaign

The Ruby Awards are presented each year by the Ohio Travel Association and Ohio Magazine. It stands for "Recognizing Uncommon Brilliance" in the travel industry, and what they consider to be "creative genius." The Grandview Chamber of Commerce won the Marketing Campaign category for their "Chamber Challenge" and were the only chamber among statewide travel and tourism organizations to have won!

A Librarian's Generous Gift

Every year, we create a video for the Columbus Metropolitan Library Foundation's annual Celebration of Learning event. This year, the event was held at the new Whitehall Branch located on East Broad Street, which opened in April 2015. 

The new branch offers an expanded Homework Help Center, a drive-up window, more than 70 public computers, touchscreen TVs and iPads, a fireplace, a recording studio, five meeting rooms, and more.

A unique feature of the Whitehall branch is the Carol Snowden Children's Room.

Celebrating the Past, Present, and Future of Dress For Success, Columbus

Dress for Success Columbus is a non-profit organization that empowers women to achieve their goals through free-of-charge Suiting, Career Center, and Employment Retention programs. Any woman referred by a community partner is eligible for service.

THREAD and the Sam's Fans Foundation: Supporting Music Therapy in Hospitals

Two years ago, Nikki McCarthy hosted an inaugural fundraising race in honor of her daughter Sam. The race was a success and Nikki was able to make a generous donation to the Fanconi Anemia Research Fund, the organization dedicated to finding a cure for the disease that took Sam’s life nearly six years ago.

Buoyed by the support she received with the race, Nikki decided to take the next step and fulfill her goal of establishing Sam’s Fans, a permanent foundation in Sam’s honor.

Vital Helps Brian Joslyn Share His Personal Story About Becoming A Criminal Defense Attorney

Vital Companies recently collaborated with Joslyn Law Firm to help Brian Joslyn share his personal story about why he became a criminal defense attorney.

Watch him tell his story in the video we created for him below:

"In his late teens, Brian was a victim of police brutality. This experience was the catalyst in his goal to defend the rights of others. While attending a campus block party at Ohio State University, Brian stood on a private lawn holding a milk carton. As the crowds grew, police arrived to maintain order. Instead, utter chaos ensued. The assembly of students was thrown into disarray as the police sprayed tear gas everywhere.  Brian was hit in the forehead with a tear gas canister, a blow which threw him to the ground and nearly rendered him unconscious. Frightened and disoriented, he remained in a defenseless posture, while inhaling fumes from the canister at his side. People stampeded by him in fear. Those who didn’t flee were arrested..." 

You can read more about Brian's story here.

Although Brian was later found not guilty on all criminal charges, this event shaped who he is today as a criminal attorney. Brian founded Joslyn Law Firm with the mission of strongly advocating for the rights of men, women, and minors who face criminal charges. We enjoyed having the opportunity to create these videos for him to help share his story!