Archive for October, 2009

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Recorded live at iFest, 2008 at the St. Charles Family Arena
I play guitar on this recording.  Enjoy…
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Recorded in 2007 by Matthew Steward
From the Album, O True Apothecary
I played guitar on this recording.  Sam Wade wrote the lyrics.
From the moment I saw you it was very clear
I’ll run away with you and let our worries disappear
You had that look in your eye that was oh so dangerous
I couldn’t help myself – I [...]

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Recorded in 2007 by Matthew Steward
From the Album, O, True Apothecary
On this recording (this is not the version that made it onto the record), I’m playing guitar and singing…and Sam Wade sings on the chorus with me
It’s easy to see where you belong
Don’t you agree?
It’s easy to run from what was wrong
And you hardly notice
Everyday [...]

Jim Britton, “Put That in Your Pipe and Smoke It”

Posted: 27th October 2009 by Jimmy in Songs
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Recorded in 2006 by Joel Conrad
From the Album, Cliche of the Day
I’d be a drug addict if I weren’t so scared
I’d like her much more if it weren’t for her hair
my, my
I go to the doctor just to catch up
Never mind what he says for a couple of bucks
my, my
“What is wrong?” and “You [...]

Shelby, “Washington Avenue”

Posted: 27th October 2009 by Jimmy in Songs
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Recorded in 2001 by JohnJohn at Smith Lee Productions
From the Album, Shelby
I wrote the music and lyrics.
Washington Avenue
there’s not a lot that I can do
to save you from the inevitable, to keep you from the inevitable
Market Street, you can’t see
the way that they’re treating me
and so I’ve left to the place that I once knew
and [...]

Shelby, “I Am With You”

Posted: 27th October 2009 by Jimmy in Songs
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Recorded in 2000 at The Broom Factory
From the EP, Steady Stars
I wrote the music and lyrics.  I’m playing guitar and singing…
Go to the mountain, I will speak to you
Don’t you doubt me, what I say is truth
I am with you
I breathe with you
I am with you
I breathe with you
Make disciples, forgiveness in my name
These things [...]

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Concordia University Nebraska Promo from Jim Britton on Vimeo.
Concordia wanted a new video to highlight their university in a way that wasn’t, well, traditional. Needless to say, we had a lot of fun. I was co-producer and audio guy on location. I edited using Final Cut Pro and did all the audio [...]

stlouisbarter.com

Posted: 27th October 2009 by Jimmy in Flash, Portfolio, Technology, Web
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A new company, St. Louis Barter, wanted a video intro on their home page.  So, they asked me to shoot it and get it ready for their site.  Shot on a blue screen, I keyed it and created an alpha channel in AfterEffects, brought it into Flash and gave it some user playback functionality.  Sweet.  [...]

Ben’s First Day of Kindergarten

Posted: 27th October 2009 by Jimmy in Video
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Ah, Ben’s first day of kindergarten. A day we will all remember with fondness…especially as Ben triumphantly boards the bus for the very first time. Shot on my home camcorder, edited in FCP. Enjoy…

Ben’s First Day of Kindergarten from Jim Britton on Vimeo.
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Missouri History Museum

Posted: 27th October 2009 by Jimmy in Flash, Portfolio, Technology
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Programmed a touch screen interface for the Missouri History Museum’s “Katherine Dunham – Beyond the Dance” exhibit.  It was designed in Photoshop (by my friend, Eric) and I created the functionality in Flash – an opening splash screen and user-touch hyperlinks.
Tools used: Photoshop, Flash
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