In today’s episode of the Sports Business Audio Experience, we sat down with Max Miller, Producer and Digital Media Manager at HallPass Media, a full-service creative agency based in Southern California. Max graduated from Chapman University in 2013 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Broadcast Journalism. Max majored in Television Broadcast Journalism with an emphasis in Documentaries and worked on a variety of projects and films, gaining experience on set, producing, directing, editing, and shooting.

In this episode we discuss:

• Building Up Learning Resources
• Building a Demo Reel
• 7 Deadly Camera Sins
• How He Landed At HallPass
• Video Production at the Las Vegas Summer League
• Creating Long Form Vs Short Form Video

Max has led projects with top brands in sports such as NBA Summer League, Missin Curfew, Adidas, DraftKings, Mercedes-Benz, Utah Jazz, and much more. He has an extensive background in all aspects of sports media, and even shares some advice on what skills he looks for when hiring so that listeners can unlock the next level of their career.

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• Max shares with listeners his background and upbringing (2:10) 
• Max’s introduction into the world of sports media (4:14) 
• What the curriculum in college looks like for a Television/Broadcast Journalism Major (10:00)
• At what point did sports-related content come into play for Max? (13:30)
• How Max transitioned and work towards his 30 for 30 internship (14:45)
• What made Max decide he wanted to work behind the camera (17:30)
• How Max got started with HallPass Media (18:05)
• Max shares some of the properties he works on at HallPass Media (24:20)
• A day in the life for “Max Miller Media” on a day preparing for Summer League (27:20)
• What skills Max looks for when hiring new interns (30:05)
• What it’s like to create content in 2022 (34:35)
• Max’s current technology and software essentials [Linked below] (44:15)
• Platforms Max uses for video editing: Adobe Creative Cloud, After Effects, etc. (47:00)
• How Max determines what he shoots and how he shoots it (49:40)
• Resources Max uses to continue to grow in his craft: Youtubers, Blogs, Newsletters, etc. [Linked below] (56:45)
• Max shares some of his favorite creators (58:19)
• What it is like to switch from long-form storytelling to short-form storytelling (01:06:00)
• Max’s mindset when he is shooting with the edit in mind (01:07:45)
• Producing and or using forms of documentation while shooting (01:12:20)
• 7 Camera Sins: Firehosing. Snapshooting. Headhunting. Backlighting. Motorzooming. Upstanding. Jogging. (01:14:25)
• One piece of advice Max wishes he would have told his younger self (01:17:20)
• Max’s future goals and dreams for his career in video production (01:18:20)
• Max gives some shout-outs to his role models and makes himself a resource to listeners (01:15:54)

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