A brief look...

...at some of the videos we recently featured.

Scoot Beveridge wrote a blog entry about the Nintendo Wii. There's an accompanying slideshow which can also be viewed on his blog. The game in question is Wii Boxing if you were curious.

Last Sunday, Christie Campbell's profile of Diane Snoke ran. Diane is a talented stained glass artist and we filmed her making a night light from start to finish.

Mike Bradwell's "Go Inside the Business" features are always popular. Monday's article on Miller Plastics is sure to follow that trend; our video companion piece features interviews and footage of machinery designed to create all sorts of interesting and useful products out of plastic.

Our newest video is a feature on Off the Wall Theater, a local theater which will be running a variety of shows in the near future. Opening this weekend is An Adult Evening of One Acts by Shel Silverstein. The video features interviews, scheduling information, and a few sneak peeks at the performers rehearsing.

Giving you the business

Mike Bradwell, business editor for the Observer-Reporter, has the right idea. Lately, he's been scheduling a videographer to accompany him on assignments.

For years, Mike has written feature stories about local businesses. Often that involves, say, describing a manufacturing process.

Wouldn't something like that be better illustrated in video format?

We hope so. That's why we've started a vlog, "Go Inside the Business," based on Mike's features. For the first episode, we visited a new manufacturing plant, Prime Plastics, that is particularly noteworthy because it's breathed new life into a Washington, Pa., site that best was known for a tire fire that raged out of control there in the '90s.

Company spokesman George Retos told us about the business, and we wrapped that around some footage illustrating what Prime Plastics does. So, if you never do make it inside there, and you're curious about what goes on ... check out the video.

And while you're at it, read Mike's story.