Ben McGinley, Video Producer

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17/01/2014

5 questions with St. Paul-based designer, developer, and creative thinker Karen Kopacz.

04/11/2013

A couple exercises from Laura's Giant Steps workshop.

21/10/2013

4 days until Giant Steps! Laura writes about it over here.

02/10/2013

Giant Steps is coming up! Just a little over a week left for you to receive early bird registration. We highly recommend it.

Giant Steps is a conference for creative entrepreneurs + entrepreneurial creatives. Inspiration, connections, and practical topics for advancing your work.

25/09/2013

Artists can strengthen communities in so many ways. Alison Anderson Holland's Listening101 worked to start a community-wide conversation in Mora, MN about the future of an abandoned lot.

Alison Anderson Holland’s Placemaking ConversationToday on my arts blog I’m sharing the recent mini-documentary Ben and I made for rural artist Alison Anderson Holland. Alison started a community-wide conversation about the future of an abandoned lot in Mora, Minnesota, and we captured the process.…

16/09/2013

Macbeth in a minute: all of the important things you need to know (created in collaboration with Minnesota Opera).

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13/09/2013

55 seconds featuring some of the performance Ben's been documenting this year.

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09/08/2013

We've spent a lot of this year learning how to collaborate as business owners. What leads you through successful collaborations?

26/07/2013

Excellent. Thanks for sharing, Springboard for the Arts!

In many ways, now is the best time to be a musician. Thanks to social media and the internet, you have access to an audience that artists only dreamed of a mere 5 years ago; you have the same distribution channels as the megastars; and you’re not dependent on major media outlets for validation... yo...

23/07/2013

The Fringe is coming! What are you seeing? Did you remember to line up show documentation?

The Fringe Is Coming! The Fringe Is Coming!This year’s Minnesota Fringe Festival starts in just 9 days! (Sorry if you’re producing a show and that number makes a deep feeling of dread enter your body.)It’s been 3 years since I’ve had a show of my own in the Fringe, but the excitement surrounding 176...

22/07/2013

Here is a Fringe promo from us and our new

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27/06/2013

What if artists looked at marketing as creative work?

After four hours of back-to-back communications planning sessions with individual artists and small ensembles, I was expecting to be wiped out, but instead I found myself oddly exhilarated.

12/06/2013

Music & Healthcare: great information on The Current Presents.

The Current Presents: Music and Healthcare by Andrea Swensson · June 10, 2013FeatureAdd a comment Nonprofit workers Kate O'Reilly, Laura Zabel, James Baker, and Myles Kennedy visited the Current to tape a special roundtable discussion on healthcare and music. (Photo by Nate Ryan/MPR) Healthcare has...

07/06/2013

We're writing about feedback today, using the Liz Lerman Critical Response process. How do you ask for feedback on your work?

Asking For FeedbackMost of us make something. It could be dinner for our spouse, a lecture for students, a podcast, poem, or play, or a protocol for working with a team. Who (and how) do you ask for feedback on what you create? I’ve always approached asking for feedback with a bit of hesitation.…

28/05/2013

Ben has new work samples up, including a mini-documentary for Mu Performing Arts about incoming Artistic Director Randy Reyes. Check it:

Our WorkHere are a few examples of our recent work.Docu-drama segment about racer Ross Martin’s crash in Duluth. Mini-documentary about Mu Performing Arts’ incoming artistic director.Lifestyle promotion for an in-development iPhone app. …

16/04/2013

Ben made a trailer for Blank Slate Theatre's Columbinus. These young people are making such interesting & important work!

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15/04/2013

Laura shares 10 lessons from local artists for making your creative work!

After completing a major project in the Spring of 2011, I found myself in a complicated place of artistic exhaustion and uncertainty. Somehow creating performance had become more of a burden than a joy, and I wasn’t sure if I wanted to continue making work. So I took a break. Instead of making my ow...

05/04/2013

Sometimes our ideas are better at bogging us down than moving us forward.

How To Choose The Ideas That Push Your ForwardI’ve decided that the greatest challenge facing artists and creative entrepreneurs is having too many ideas. When I meet with clients about projects, or talk to artist buddies over a beer, their brains are spinning! In some ways this is a great thing. It...

05/04/2013

Finally made it to Dangerous Man Brewing Co last night! Coconut Milk Stout deliciousness. Such a great space and vibe-- congrats Sarah and Rob!

29/03/2013

What we can learn from Ben's experience editing a snowmobile racing docudrama.

Stories, Stakes, and Snowmobiles, Oh My!Stories, Stakes, and Snowmobiles, Oh My!Hello! Laura here. It’s the end of March, which for Ben means that Snocross season is almost over. He’s not a secret motor sports enthusiast. But he has spent the past three winters editing a docudrama about snowmobile r...

23/02/2013

This video's nerdy and awesome. Simple concepts really do strengthen messages.

Come learn the true history of porter and stout with Michael Agnew of A Perfect Pint. At the Four Firkins on March 19, 2013. Call 952-938-2847 for tickets or...

22/02/2013

Meet one of our March Men: LEVI WEINHAGEN!

Small Art: Levi WeinhagenSmall Art is a performance series that we host in our living room. The upcoming edition is taking place on March 2 and features comedy by Levi Weinhagen, dance by Blake Nellis, and slam poetry by Toussaint Morrison.Small Art aims to encourage:the creation of community around...

22/02/2013

While Laura writes about jealousy over at MildlyMcGinley, we're reminded too, about how we're jealous of the clever and delightful Levi Weinhagen.

Small Art: Levi WeinhagenSmall Art is a performance series that we host in our living room. The upcoming edition is taking place on March 2 and features comedy by Levi Weinhagen, dance by Blake Nellis, and slam poetry by Toussaint Morrison.Small Art aims to encourage:the creation of community around...

13/02/2013

Why we love Braid Creative & Consulting's Personal Branding eCourse {and a discount code}.

06/02/2013

Kathleen Shannon of Braid Creative & Consulting shares 5 personal branding tips for freelancers. Make your creative work feel more like YOU: http://www.freelancersunion.org/blog/2013/02/04/personal-branding-tips-freelancers/

Oftentimes, especially in the freelance world, we try to maintain a work / life balance by keeping who we are out of what we do for a living. But when “freelancing” becomes synonymous with “order-taker-ing” it can feel impossible to live the dream of working for yourself. Fin...

04/02/2013

This morning Ben writes about the importance of documenting your work.

Documenting Your Work: Isabel Nelson and Transatlantic Love AffairBen here, writing about the importance of documenting your artistic work.McGinley Motion’s mission is to help creatives articulate who they are and to give them the tools they need to connect with their corresponding audiences. The t...

28/01/2013

Additionally, if you haven't seen the sneak peek into Transatlantic Love Affair's upcoming remount at the Illusion Theater in Minneapolis, here ye be:

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28/01/2013

Good Monday, everyone, and happy snowy/ice day TC folks!
In case you haven't had the chance yet, here are the beginning few posts from the new blog over at McGinley Motion.

Beginnings Welcome! Laura here, writing the first blog post for McGinley Motion. It only seems appropriate with a business focused on story to start with our story: our background and how it informs our work.Ben and I share a love– maybe what you might even call an obsession– with taking creative id...

25/01/2013

We had a chance to talk with the intensely warm, beautiful, and knock-your-socks-off intelligent Isabel Nelson about Transatlantic Love Affair's upcoming remount.

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25/01/2013

It's a universal challenge for creative people: figuring out how to get clear about your ideas and take next-steps. Laura's writing about that and the amazing Jesse of Jesse Haas Massage & Nutrition.

Also: a mega thanks to Emma Freeman Photography for making us all look so great!

Client Work: Jesse Haas Massage and NutritionToday we’re sharing a snapshot of the consulting process Laura’s been using with artists + creative business owners:I [Laura] know a creative brain well, because it’s usually a lot like mine: full of many ideas, all calling for attention. Brains full of i...

24/01/2013

If you haven't already seen the share, Ben and Laura are featured on the Braid Creative & Consulting blog discussing working with a spouse.

Braid Creative & Consulting – When Your Spouse Is Your Creative Business Partner