Sovev produces content for faith-based communities, corporations, cultural institutions and people who play nice. Click the menu on the left to see our work.Tumblr (3.0; @sovev)http://sovev.com/<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/-sPYO8larWg?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p><strong>New York Youth Symphony 50th Anniversary Video</strong><br/>Daniel T. Allen -<em> Producer, Script</em><br/>Daniel Cowen -<em> Camera, Editor</em><br/>October 2012</p> <p><span>The <a href="http://www.nyys.org" target="_self">New York Youth Symphony</a> is the most awarded youth program of its kind in the nation, recognized for its innovative, tuition-free educational programs for talented young musicians. We produced this video for the organization’s 50th anniversary gala.</span></p>http://sovev.com/post/43380422174http://sovev.com/post/43380422174Mon, 18 Feb 2013 00:48:15 -0500MusicArts<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/cRblrJJKAAk?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p><strong>AVODAH: A Year of Service</strong><br/>Daniel T. Allen -<em> Producer</em><br/>Daniel Cowen -<em> Camera, Editor</em><br/>April 2012</p> <p><span><a href="http://www.avodah.net" target="_blank">AVODAH</a> strengthens the Jewish community’s fight against the causes and effects of poverty in the United States by engaging young people in service and community-building. This video was screened at a series of fundraisers for the organization.</span></p>http://sovev.com/post/43380008993http://sovev.com/post/43380008993Mon, 18 Feb 2013 00:42:12 -0500faith-basedCultural<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/NU6N7CTUxt0?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p><strong>Limmud FSU Princeton Highlights</strong><br/>Daniel T. Allen -<em> Producer, Editor, Camera</em><br/>May 2012</p> <p>At the second annual <a href="http://limmudfsuus.org/" target="_blank">Limmud FSU</a> conference in New York, over 600 Russian-speaking Jews gathered in Princeton, NJ for a three-day celebration of Jewish learning. This is their story…</p>http://sovev.com/post/43378396845http://sovev.com/post/43378396845Mon, 18 Feb 2013 00:19:00 -0500faith-basedCultural<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/33db7f8bc82e38f3a14da461174d35fa/tumblr_mieh3dxeTj1qzztszo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.ubmfuturecities.com/video.asp?section_id=372&doc_id=523963" target="_blank"><strong><span>Manny Diaz, </span>Former Mayor of Miami</strong></a><br/>Daniel T. Allen for <a href="http://www.ubmfuturecities.com/video.asp?section_id=385&doc_id=524354" target="_blank"><em>Future Cities</em></a> -<em> Editor</em><br/>November 2012</p> <p><span>Manny Diaz, former mayor of Miami, discusses how infrastructure in the United States lags far behind other countries.</span></p>http://sovev.com/post/43377784956http://sovev.com/post/43377784956Mon, 18 Feb 2013 00:11:00 -0500Corporate<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/1b546a3ce0f3ac13cae8a69de44d889a/tumblr_miegts9r301qzztszo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.ubmfuturecities.com/video.asp?section_id=385&doc_id=524354" target="_blank"><strong>Interview with Ben Hecht</strong></a><br/>Daniel T. Allen for <a href="http://www.ubmfuturecities.com/video.asp?section_id=385&doc_id=524354" target="_blank"><em>Future Cities</em></a> - <em>Producer, Editor</em><br/>February 2012</p> <p><span>Ben Hecht, President and CEO of Living Cities, discusses the challenges cities face competing in a globalized economy.</span></p>http://sovev.com/post/43377352281http://sovev.com/post/43377352281Mon, 18 Feb 2013 00:05:52 -0500Corporate<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/b04228201e163aef2fd35346c38f95cd/tumblr_mieg2tqpHn1qzztszo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.enterpriseefficiency.com/video.asp?section_id=2083&doc_id=255997" target="_blank"><strong>Interview with Michael Dell</strong></a><br/>Daniel T. Allen for UBM DeusM - <em>Editor</em><br/>December 2012</p> <p>Video interview with Dell CEO at the Dell World 2012 conference. </p>http://sovev.com/post/43376391539http://sovev.com/post/43376391539Sun, 17 Feb 2013 23:52:00 -0500Corporate<iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/tLcr8SHc7Bc?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p><strong><a href="http://bit.ly/GUdgf2" target="_blank">Dell World 2012 Highlights</a></strong><em><strong><br/></strong><br/></em>Daniel T. Allen for UBM DeusM - <em>Writer, Editor</em><em><br/></em>December 2012 </p> <p>A video recap of the second day of <a href="http://dellworld.com/" target="_blank">Dell’s 6,000-person conference</a>. Shot and edited on-site with one-day turnaround.</p>http://sovev.com/post/43375764130http://sovev.com/post/43375764130Sun, 17 Feb 2013 23:44:00 -0500Corporate<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m0utefBeT41qzztszo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong><a href="http://www.thirteen.org/metrofocus/metrolife/bonjour-paris-you-talkin-to-me/" target="_blank">“Bonjour Paris, You Talkin’ To Me?”</a></strong><br/>Daniel T. Allen for <em>MetroFocus</em><br/>Feb. 2, 2012 </p> <p>Bagel or baguette? Shake or kiss? Amélie or Carrie Bradshaw? A visual take on the differences - and similarities - between two of the world’s greatest cities…</p>http://sovev.com/post/19272496445http://sovev.com/post/19272496445Tue, 13 Mar 2012 22:54:15 -0400CulturalWeb Content<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m0ut32IyI91qzztszo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong><a href="http://www.thirteen.org/metrofocus/culture/edifice-complex-a-crash-course-in-nyc-architecture/" target="_blank">“Edifice Complex: A Crash Course in NYC Architecture”</a></strong><br/>Daniel T. Allen for <em>MetroFocus</em><br/>Mar. 7, 2012 </p> <p>For those who always wanted to know more about the design of the buildings in their own backyard, a new book, “How to Read New York,” offers a crash course. Sketches and blueprints give you x-ray vision into the details of some of New York’s most iconic - and most overlooked - buildings.</p>http://sovev.com/post/19272098789http://sovev.com/post/19272098789Tue, 13 Mar 2012 22:47:26 -0400Web ContentArts<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m011ihM45I1qzztszo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.thirteen.org/metrofocus/news/2011/12/a-metrofocus-special-tech-campus-nyc/" target="_blank">A <em>MetroFocus</em> Special: Tech Campus NYC</a><br/><br/>Daniel T. Allen - <em>Associate Producer</em></p> <p>Five months after Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced a competition to build a revolutionary applied sciences and engineering campus,<a href="http://www.cornell.edu/" target="_blank">Cornell University</a> and its partner, Israel’s <a href="http://www1.technion.ac.il/en" target="_blank">Technion Institute of Technology</a>, won the prize. <em>MetroFocus</em> looked at the story behind the winning bid in a new video special hosted by Rafael Pi Roman, with a contribution from Jane Pauley.</p>http://sovev.com/post/18351591060http://sovev.com/post/18351591060Sun, 26 Feb 2012 20:01:00 -0500Aired on PBSNews Documentary<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/25005158" width="400" height="300" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p><strong>Chabad of Long Island City Gala Video 2011<br/></strong>Daniel T. Allen - <em>Producer/Editor<br/></em>April 2011 </p> <p>It was a year of ups and downs for the Chabad of Long Island City. After a fire nearly took everything away, the synagogue has continued to grow. The shul finished off 2011 strong, as the rabbi crossed the finish line of the New York City Marathon.</p>http://sovev.com/post/16299981605http://sovev.com/post/16299981605Sun, 22 Jan 2012 13:45:26 -0500Faith-Based<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ly7qnscCti1qzztszo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong><a href="http://www.thirteen.org/sundayarts/video/opera/my-first-opera-nixon-in-china/1420/" target="_blank">“My First Opera: Nixon in China” for </a></strong><em><strong><a href="http://www.thirteen.org/sundayarts/video/opera/my-first-opera-nixon-in-china/1420/" target="_blank">SundayArts<br/></a></strong><br/></em>Daniel T. Allen<em> - Producer/Camerawork/Editing<br/></em>Daniel Cowen <em>- Camerawork<br/></em>Chris Figueroa <em>- Camerawork <br/><br/></em>Aired on WNET in June 2011.</p> <p>In January 2011, six Macaulay Honors College freshmen journeyed backstage as cast and crew prepared for The Metropolitan Opera premiere of John Adams’ “<a href="http://www.metoperafamily.org/metopera/season/production.aspx?id=11015" target="_blank">Nixon in China</a>.” In addition to blogging about their five weeks backstage, WNET cameras followed the students as they interacted with composer John Adams, director Peter Sellars, Met general manager Peter Gelb and the many other professionals who make opera possible. The students also interviewed former <em>New York Times</em> editor Max Frankel, who won a Pulitzer for his coverage of the Nixon trip to Beijing in 1972.</p>http://sovev.com/post/16299846335http://sovev.com/post/16299846335Sun, 22 Jan 2012 13:43:00 -0500ArtsAired on PBS<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/18941090" width="400" height="300" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.thirteen.org/localparks/" target="_blank"><strong>“National Parks: New Yorkers’ Memories”</strong><br/></a>Daniel T. Allen - <em>Assistant Producer<br/></em>Daniel Cowen - <em>Director of Photography</em></p> <p>Made possible by a <a href="http://www.thirteen.org/insidethirteen/2009/10/02/working-with-cuny-students-on-national-parks-new-yorkers%E2%80%99-memories/" target="_blank">unique collaboration</a> between THIRTEEN and the Macaulay Honors College, this half-hour documentary focuses on the stories of New Yorkers whose lives were changed after visiting one of the nation’s national parks. Airing immediately after Ken Burns’ <em><a href="http://www.pbs.org/nationalparks/" target="_blank">The National Parks: America’s Best Idea</a></em>, the program received a 2.1 rating (200,000+ viewers).</p>http://sovev.com/post/16299274728http://sovev.com/post/16299274728Sun, 22 Jan 2012 13:33:27 -0500Aired on PBS<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/27003447" width="400" height="300" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p><strong>“Zeitgeist” on </strong><em><strong>60 Minutes: Brooklyn College Edition<br/></strong><br/></em>Daniel T. Allen - <em>Producer</em><br/>Kyra Boff - <em>Editor/Camerawork</em><br/>Andrew Falzone - <em>Correspondent</em><br/>Zach Napolitano - <em>Associate Producer<br/><br/></em>May 2011 </p> <p>A controversial documentary series that has amassed a world-wide following of people who want to end the monetary system. This video was created as part of a semester-long course in the Brooklyn College graduate program in Media Studies. The video garnered over 30,000 views online and elicited a <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FEvLJQBYe5k" target="_blank">strong response from the founder of the Zeitgeist Movement</a>.</p>http://sovev.com/post/16298699730http://sovev.com/post/16298699730Sun, 22 Jan 2012 13:23:00 -0500News Documentary<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ly7pfsyzUx1qzztszo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong><a href="http://www.thirteen.org/metrofocus/metrolife/too-cool-for-shul-high-holidays-with-nycs-hippest-rabbis/" target="_blank">“Too Cool for Shul: High Holidays With NYC’s Hippest Rabbis”</a></strong><br/>Daniel T. Allen for <em>MetroFocus</em><br/>Sept. 25, 2011 </p> <p>Some Jewish New Yorkers look to the “High Holidays” with dread or ambivalence, but a growing number of spiritual leaders here bring their own flavor to the “days of awe.”</p>http://sovev.com/post/16298292466http://sovev.com/post/16298292466Sun, 22 Jan 2012 13:16:39 -0500Web ContentFaith-Based<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ly7p64DtaY1qzztszo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong><a href="http://www.thirteen.org/metrofocus/culture/kickstarting-nycs-creative-juices/" target="_blank">“Kickstarting NYC’s Creativity”</a></strong><br/>Daniel T. Allen for <em>MetroFocus<br/></em>Dec. 22, 2011</p> <p>With nearly 3,500 projects originating in the New York City area, this region remains the epicenter of the Kickstarter trend. Jane Pauley talks to Kickstarter co-founder Yancey Strickler about why his innovative online funding platform is such a success in New York. </p>http://sovev.com/post/16297959807http://sovev.com/post/16297959807Sun, 22 Jan 2012 13:10:52 -0500Web ContentAired on PBSArts<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ly7p11Mx1H1qzztszo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong><a href="http://www.thirteen.org/metrofocus/culture/qa-bach-on-track-making-music-along-the-f-train/" target="_blank">“Q&A: Bach on Track - Making Music Along the F Train”<br/></a></strong>Daniel T. Allen for <em>MetroFocus<br/></em>Dec. 15, 2011</p> <p>For “Thru-Line,” 44 musicians will perform the same snippet of Bach on every subway platform along the F train on Dec. 21. <em>MetroFocus</em> spoke with the composer and musicians making it happen. </p>http://sovev.com/post/16297782844http://sovev.com/post/16297782844Sun, 22 Jan 2012 13:07:00 -0500ArtsWeb Content<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ly7okwdPuL1qzztszo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong><a href="http://www.thirteen.org/metrofocus/metrolife/my-russian-dolls-when-reality-tv-hits-close-to-home/" target="_blank">“My ‘Russian Dolls’: When Reality TV Hits Close to Home”</a><br/></strong>Daniel T. Allen for <em>MetroFocus</em> <br/>Aug. 15, 2011</p> <p>In September, I’ll marry into a Russian-speaking family in Brooklyn. That’s why sitting down to watch the premiere of Lifetime’s new reality series “Russian Dolls” was a matter close to the heart.</p>http://sovev.com/post/16297232578http://sovev.com/post/16297232578Sun, 22 Jan 2012 12:58:00 -0500Web ContentCultural<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ly7oeaUYAO1qzztszo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><strong><a href="http://www.thirteen.org/the-knights/" target="_blank">“We Are the Knights”<br/></a><br/></strong>Daniel Cowen - <em>Camerawork, Associate Producer<br/></em>Daniel T. Allen - <em>Associate Producer, Camerawork</em><br/><br/>Aired on WNET in September 2011.</p> <p>Brought together by brothers Eric and Colin Jacobsen, The Knights is a collaborative collection of friends from diverse musical backgrounds working to change the face of classical music. In “We Are The Knights,” host Paula Zahn brings you behind the scenes with The Knights to see the group’s unique rehearsal practices, touching history, and promising future. The program features interviews with Colin and Eric Jacobsen, their father Eddie, members of the orchestra, “Performance Today” radio host Fred Child, and Yo-Yo Ma.</p>http://sovev.com/post/16297009566http://sovev.com/post/16297009566Sun, 22 Jan 2012 12:54:00 -0500ArtsAired on PBS<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ly7nj0s8BY1qzztszo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong><a href="http://www.thirteen.org/metrofocus/culture/when-deconstructing-woody-allen-whatever-works/" target="_blank">“When Deconstructing Woody Allen, Whatever Works”</a><br/></strong>Daniel T. Allen for <em>MetroFocus<br/></em>Nov. 18, 2011</p> <p>Filmmaker Robert Weide has made a career producing documentaries about his cultural heroes. For his latest film, he gained unprecedented access to Woody Allen.</p>http://sovev.com/post/16295977427http://sovev.com/post/16295977427Sun, 22 Jan 2012 12:35:00 -0500ArtsWeb Content