Max Shores is a producer/director in the Center for Public Television & Radio at the University of Alabama. He also serves as adjunct faculty in the department of Telecommunication & Film.
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"Hill Country Troubadour" in North Carolina New Harmonies Celebration
"Richard Johnston: Hill Country Troubadour," my documentary about the amazing street musician and one-man-band Richard Johnston, will be shown on November 29th at the Don Gibson Theater in Shelby, North Carolina. The special screening will be a part of the state of North Carolina's celebration hosting the Smithsonian Institution's "New Harmonies" traveling exhibit. The exhibit commemorates the legacy of American music with interactive kiosks devoted to jazz, the blues, [...]
TCF-145 Media Production – Spring 2011
TCF 145 is an introduction to Media Production. The class of 16 is divided into smaller groups of students who produce projects by working together. We will be shooting projects with Sony PD170 cameras and editing on Final Cut Pro software. I'm still working on final plans for the upcoming semester but projects will probably include: *Preparing a storyboard for a short action sequence and then shooting and editing the sequence *Writing a script for a short dialogue scene and then shooting [...]
UA Communications Hall of Fame 2010
The 13th annual induction ceremony for the University of Alabama College of Communication and Information Sciences Hall of Fame was held October 21st, 2010. The event featured a twenty-minute video presentation which I co-produced with Amy Eifler and Ben Henson. Of the three, I did the least work on the project but I enjoyed working on it. After the ceremony Rich Ranson took a photo of the producers. This year's inductees were Sandy Grossman, Jimmy Mills & Joe Scarborough. For more [...]
2011 "Sucarnochee Revue" Performance Schedule
It has been my pleasure now to work as director of TV production for four performances of "The Sucarnochee Revue" and I'm looking forward to upcoming performances which will be recorded by Mississippi Public Broadcasting. The Revue is a radio series conceived and hosted by Jacky Jack White, a talented songwriter and performer from Livingston, Alabama. The radio series has been running for six years and now "The Sucarnochee Revue" is being recorded for a TV series to begin airing in the [...]