Audio and Video Storytelling in a Multi-Platform World

– Let’s Make Some Sound Waves –

Audio Production from Jenneve Digital. We tell ourselves stories in order to live. - Joan DidionI’m a podcast addict. I’ll admit it. I listened to Gimlet’s Homecoming over the course of a very, very long dog walk. I might have been the first person to have finished S-Town when it was released. I love podcasts. Why? They are intimate and they have the potential to build strong communities.

5 Reasons You Need to do a Podcast

This Week in Podcasts

Recent Podcast Work

 

– Let’s Share an Experience –

Video Production from Jenneve Digital- Stories can conquer fear. They can make the heart bigger. Quote by Ben OkriI’m happy that video is exploding on the internet, because my roots are in video production. I spent 15 amazing years working in the film and television industry in Canada for domestic, US and international markets. Making videos is fun and that is why more video content is uploaded in 30 days than the major U.S. television networks have created in 30 years. People are also watching, with 45% viewing over an hour of Facebook and YouTube videos a week. It means that 500 million hours of videos are watched on YouTube each day.

5 Things You Need to Consider When Making Videos for Social Media

Recent Video Work

 

– Let’s Start a Conversation –

Digital Communications from Jenneve Digital. A story is a way to say something that can't be said any other way. Quote by Flannery O'Connor

Digital communications is more than blog posts and video. It can be immersive and interactive storytelling that draws from a multimedia dimension.

5 Brands Telling Interesting Stories

Recent Communications Work

 

– Let’s Capture the Moment –

Live Streaming from Jenneve Digital. ...the secret of the great stories is that they have no secrets. The great stories are the ones you have heard and want to hear again. A quote from Arundhati Roy.Live video. Everyone seems to want it. It lets viewers feel like they are part of the moment and offers instantaneous feedback. Luckily there are options other than mobile quality video. Streaming from a professional camera makes you look like a pro. Just because it’s live doesn’t mean it should be fleeting. You also want to have beautiful, high quality video to preserve the moment.

5 Ways to Use Facebook Live

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Jennifer MacLeod from Jenneve Digital

I always kind of liked that Tolstoy quote, the one where he says all great stories are about one of two things; someone going on a journey or someone coming to town.  I may have taken this all too literally, but I’ve always loved a good story. Once upon a time,

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NUGGETS, found in the streets of Geneva, found in the deliciousness of Switzerland, and found in that search for good stories, cool people and great food.

The Secret to a Luscious Life

Judy Okten from Bonju takes us the the making of a Luscious Life green smoothie

An entrepreneurial wave has washed over the Swiss Romande these past 5 years, with newly sprung innovators starting businesses not only from a drive to create but from personal passion.  These inspired entrepreneurs are not just building businesses; they are trying to make the world a better place. This creative spirit sparkled when I sat… Continue reading The Secret to a Luscious Life

Can Eastern Dance Contribute to Your Health and Happiness?

Monica from Atelier de Danse Orientale

IT MAY BE TIME TO DANCE LIKE AN EGYPTIAN
Before I met Monica Gayed, founder of Atelier de Danse Orientale by Monica,  my understanding of what is often called belly dancing was informed by an album I discovered when I was 8 years-old buried in my parents record collection. The record was called “How to Belly Dance for Your Husband”.

Taking It to the Streets

Stands and crowds at the Geneva Street Food Festival, June 2017

Geneva Street Food Festival June 9, 10, 11, 2017. Now coming up on it’s two year anniversary, this celebration of street eats is not to be missed. If you did miss this edition, not to worry.  It will be back this fall. Watch for the dates. And check out the video.  

Standing Out from the Crowd

A smiling spoon among regular spoons. Standing out from the crowd. Concept restaurants in Geneva, Switzerland.

Restaurants all over the world are bringing us concept dining, and apparently Switzerland is no different. In fact, according to Le Temp not only are concept restaurants popping up everywhere in the Suisse Romande, they are rapidly expanding into chains.

Come Fly with Me

The 12 Most Popular Travel Destinations from the Geneva Airport 2006-2015

It wouldn’t be fair to say that the best thing about Geneva is how easy it is to get away, but it is certainly a plus. Geneva has an airport that offers incredible connectivity compared to other cities of its size. In 2015 the airport serviced 142 direct flights to destinations in Europe and beyond. Where is everyone going?

Ma Vie de Courgette a.k.a. My Life as a Zucchini

Ma Vie de Courgette a.k.a. My Life as a Zucchini. This poignant animated film from Switzerland is on its way to being an Oscar contenderMy Life as a Zucchini was a stop-motion dream 10 years in the making for it’s director Claude Barras. Now his first feature, based on a novel be Gilles Paris, is the official Swiss submission for a Best Foreign language Oscar and may be up for a Best Animated Feature.

October is beer

A selection of beers from the Genevan artisanal brewery Brasserie des Murailles

On the last day of September the sunshine was brillant, the sky was intensively blue, and there was just the slightest hint of an autumn breeze. Riding my bike up from the lake and down Rue Montchoisy, I pedalled past Tom Beers, a store which opened this past year and has a wide selection of beer, and I immediately thought about, well, beer. The next day was the first day of October. With Oktoberfest already underway, not to mention the upcoming Geneva Beer Festival on October 21st and 22nd, I decided to stop and get some recommendations. I wanted something really local.

Désalpe 2016 St. Cergue

Désalpes in St. Cergue. Cows walk through the centre of town.

Let’s face it. The Désalpe festival in St. Cergue is for tourists, or at least for expats. Between the scolding British mother extolling the virtues of sharing ones’ Haribo candy with ones’ little sister at 10:30AM, and the nerdy young American guy enthusiastically proclaiming that this was the very first time he’d been drunk at 3 o’clock in the afternoon, there was a lot of English spoken in St. Cergue last Saturday. Amidst the cows, the cheese, the wine and the log tossing, there was also a lot of local pride. Why shouldn’t there be? There is no better place in the world to be a cow than in Switzerland.

Stealing Kisses in Geneva

Quote by Robert Doisneau: The marvels of daily life are so exciting, no movie director can arrange the unexpected that you find in the street. Text of black and white photo of a city street.

5 Instagramers you need to follow. These 5 Instagram accounts offer original perspectives of these city streets. This is Geneva outside the brochures.

Geneva Food Trucks – Round Two

Image of a food truck with the tag Street Eats in Geneva

There’s always time for lunch Geneva
Find out where you need to go next week to eat on the street. Here’s a rundown of the 10 “official” food trucks and a quick look at what’s on offer at these and the other 15 trucks that roam these city streets.

You Say Apéro I Say Aperol

As we roll into the last two weeks of August, and vacationers return filling Geneva’s deserted summer streets with people once again, there is no better way to draw out the last days of summer than with that quintessential of patio drinks – the Aperol Spritz.

International Geneva – Where Do We Come From?

Geneva Resident Population by Origin and Nationality. Statistics.

Geneva is certainly a global city and 41% of the cantons residents are of foreign origin or of other nationalities. Did you know just over half of all Geneva’s foreign residents come from only 4 countries? Can you guess what they are? How does Geneva compare to other cosmopolitan cities?

Café à Gogo – Meet the Third Wave

A coffee to go isn’t very European, and yet there are eight Starbucks in Geneva. In fact Switzerland has one of the highest number of Starbucks per capita in Europe. Now get ready for the third wave!

Renversé? Qu’est-ce que c’est?

In the Suisse Romande, otherwise know as the French-speaking part of Switzerland, there is an original take on coffee and steamed milk. Hint: it may have to do with all that delicious Swiss milk originating from it’s alpine pastures.

Vive la Langue Française

Learning a new language is hard and humbling. If you’re taking intensive french classes 5 days a week, you might as well be back in primary school so be prepared to regress.

How do Swiss Women Stay so Thin?

Learning a new language is hard and humbling. If you’re taking intensive french classes 5 days a week, you might as well be back in primary school so be prepared to regress.

The Best Bircher Muesli

The Best Bircher Muesli Recipe is all about the fruit

Here’s a recipe inspired by elements from both the original and the award winning combination from the Hotel Kempinski in Geneva.

No Bunny Business?

swiss chocolate bunnies

High cocoa costs may have caused a jump in the price of your chocolate bunny this year, but there is some sweet value to be found in Geneva.

Recent Video Production

A camera recording a live event

DIRENZO KICKSTARTER BEHIND THE SCENES VIDEO A peek behind the scenes at the shoot of the kickstarter video for a contemporary watch with a vintage soul.

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