2011 ENI Petroleum Logistics Presentation

Posted by S.J. Owens | | Posted On Tuesday, January 3, 2012 at 6:36 PM


Scout Pro Productions, LLC was contracted by Mr. Bill White of ENI - A Major Integrated Energy Company to produce a 5-8 minute presentation on ENI's Fourchon, Louisiana's Petroleum Logistics Operations. Bill had most of the media, in form of images, video and a voice over audio from Ms. Joy Robertson. My job was to put the mish-mash (.jpeg, .png, .mts, m2ts & mp3 files) of multimedia together and edit accordingly with using royalty-free music and graphics. The final presentation is in 720p, 30fps HD MPEG2 format for those interested. ENI won the presentation of the year award in 2010 with a simple PowerPoint Presentation and I am "under the gun" here to earn ENI a second Presentation of the Year award for 2011 with this installment!! Please leave a comment or two on the final video presentation, thanks!

Scout Pro Productions Creates Short "Demo Reel."

Posted by S.J. Owens | | Posted On Thursday, December 22, 2011 at 2:41 PM


Scout Pro Productions, LLC. was contracted by Capt. Charlie Thomason of Bayou Charters out of Hopedale, LA a few years back to produce 31 short "How To" video segments in Flash (.flv) video format for his Inshore Fishing University website. Although I cannot share with you these videos, I have produced a short "Demo Reel" from the footage taken during the field production of that day which serves as a sampling of SPP's production capabilities. The "Demo Reel" highlights Scout Pro Productions field production/shooting, post-editing, music scoring and basic graphics package offered. Enjoy!

Big Gobblers in Little Monowi DVD Trailer

Posted by S.J. Owens | | Posted On Friday, July 1, 2011 at 9:34 PM

Scout Pro Productions, LLC in association with Outdoor Adrenaline Guide Service partnered with Dennis and William Aucoin of Slaughter, LA and headed to Monowi, Nebraska (pop. 1) on May 23, 2010 to hunt down the elusive Merriams Wild Turkey Subspecies with our Master Guide Garrett Bordson. I wish "Pro-Bono" Projects didn't take so long to complete, but here it is, the trailer and soon to come, completed DVD - not a moment too late I reckon.


UAV Research Yields Excellent Networking Site!

Posted by S.J. Owens | | Posted On Monday, June 13, 2011 at 11:28 AM

A recent entry into our Cyber World on the Internet, The Civilian UAV Community is the brainchild of Dave Skala, UAV Designer and owner of Aerosight Innovations. The site is an online community where like-minded UAV Guru's can meet and collaborate on this excellent budding industry that is continuing to grow everyday. I personally joined the site to further advance my knowledge on UAV development and general information on markets, etc. The site is jam-packed with useful information including up to date issues and laws governing the Civilian UAV Industry. I am also hoping to build a viable network here as well . Great job Dave!

Liberty Awakenings

Posted by S.J. Owens | | Posted On Tuesday, March 22, 2011 at 12:30 PM


What can I say??? This rarely happens to us dedicated Wild Turkey Chasers ( I call us "Chasers" bc it's a more fitting description of what we really do) - a 55-minute hunt, all textbook. You know... opening morning, cool, crisp with that breathe of golden sun just beaming though the pines; the Crows and bird life almost seem deafening. The air is broken repeatedly by the thunderous drones of gobbles the Ole' Boy is belting out. You make some sweet seductive hen chords from your favorite calls, he answers solidly... he's on his way! He shows up gobbling, he presents himself.... BOOM -  he's down for the count.... your heart is racing, wondering if this is real or a dream. YES, it is real, you've just harvested a legal wild turkey on opening morning of the 2011 Mississippi Spring Season in under an hour.... wake up, run after him now! WOW!
What a great experience this was for myself and good friend Byron Styron of Harahan, LA. This could not have happened to a better Guy. Byron has been trying to harvest his first bird for 3-years now, he finally sealed the deal here. With an invite from him to video his hunt, I was able to document and present his outstanding hunt/experience to you. I hope you enjoy!

Earth Roamer Series - "Walk-a-bouts" Multimedia Podcast to Premiere in 2011!

Posted by S.J. Owens | | Posted On Wednesday, January 5, 2011 at 2:53 PM

Scout Pro Media plans to bring a unique video podcast based on both today's multimedia gear and photography trekking. What's unique or different about this Podcast?? Well, we are not high profile professionals by any means; no Philip Bloom, Steve Huff, or Steve Weiss (plug-plug for a few of my hero's here). We are working folks with families as well as a passion and dedication for photography, videography, & basically all things multimedia based. We have no real money to blow on high-tech gear, so we adapt and work with what we already own or items we create, etc. We all have some level of experience & expertise here, but primarily do not make our living based off our multimedia talents. The Earth Roamer Series - Walk-a-bouts Podcast came to be from myself and good friend Fernando Cundin of Cundin Photography, as we had both been working way too hard for way too long and just needed a recharge, you know - a breathe of fresh air. I told him, "Let's load the cameras and get out of Dodge!" We did just that and now after about four Walk-a-bouts under our belts, we determined that the daily outings of exploring and shooting either photo or video were a necessity to keep all cylinders pumping throughout the year. The trips proved to be very therapeutic while also being a great "just go out there" learning experience for the both of us. Our Walk-a-bouts include one to Mt. Olive, MS - an old stomping grounds for myself and my wild turkey education days, Bear Island Bar at Bear Island, LA, Hattiesburg, MS, and Des Allemands, LA; many of which are showcased here on the Recharge & Voltz Blog as well as my associated site ScoutPro Media Photography and my Scout Pro YouTube page SPP YouTube Channel. The Podcast will showcase many aspects of production, how to's, documentation, photographs, editing, etc of our excursions out in the world. Our first show is planned for shooting on January 14-16, 2011 with a release date soon after editing here at the blog. The first installment will most probably be in Happy Jack, LA in the back marshes & bays of Port Sulphur with best buddy Roy Taylor Jr. (plug, plug, Roy-boy). We are currently hunting up several photo locations for shooting an early morning sunrise, dead trees bayou, and many others. Panasonic's & Nikon's amongst this group of geeks; myself using the new unobtainable Panasonic GH2, Fernando on the Nikon D300 and Roy-boy sporting the new highly sought after D7000. It ought to be a great "mix-mash" of multimedia for all photo/video geeks to enjoy. Stay tuned for further information or contact me anytime. Thanks for your time & consideration, SJO.

AVN Hip UPDATE: #5 ~ New Left Hip Complete!

Posted by S.J. Owens | | Posted On Friday, October 22, 2010 at 12:36 PM

Have finally found some momentum to sit down at the computer and check emails, etc. Saw Doc this morn and all looks good; pain, swelling, & mobility is where it should be for one week after surgery. After this mornings visit with Doc, I feel much better about the future and my overall mobility as since the surgery, spirits have been at an all time low. It will be up to Physical Therapist to determine when I can return to work and resume normal day-to-day activities. I will see PT again on Monday and have that eval then; could be at work as soon as mid-week next week!! I will keep you guys posted on this.