Skalawag Productions

Thrilled to announce our series with Choose Chicago "The 77: A City of Neighborhoods" has been nominated for SIX Chicago/Midwest Emmys! An achievement like this would not be possible without the hard work, talent, and dedication that everyone put into this project, and we are extremely grateful for everyone who helped bring this project to life. Congratulations to everyone involved - especially to Robert Fojtik who created the show as a way to invigorate tourism in Chicago neighborhoods, and who put on his producer and host hat to make it happen. And, to our whole in-house team who poured their hearts and souls into every second of this series. Mark Skala Monica Lee LaRose Washington Ryan Kelly Jacob Midkiff Sydney Beil

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New Cocktail work out in the wild for Hoste Cocktails!!!

New Thirst quenching work for the middle of summer!

In a world where there is every digital project management tool available, when does it make sense to scrap all that, and put the schedule on paper? LaRose Washington - Producer on The 77: A City of Neighborhoods - uses the show as a case study for taking an analog approach to project management.

While The 77: A City of Neighborhoods took home gold in nearly every category it competed in as a series, it also won gold for a craft category you may not associate with documentaries: writing!!  But how does scripting work in documentaries? Monica Lee producer and story producer on the series, shares her insights in a new LinkedIn article, using the challenging yet rewarding Uptown episode as a case study. “While Humboldt Park took home gold for writing, the Uptown episode challenged me the most since it required weaving many different stories and voices together, and this ultimately helped me grow into a better storyteller.”  Curious to learn more? Read below! #producing #storyproducing #documentarystorytelling #docuseries #documentary #the77

We are thrilled to announce that we won 18 Telly Awards this year - 5 Gold, 11 Silver, and 2 Bronze! The 77: A City of Neighborhoods - our travel and tourism show with Choose Chicago + Robert Fojtik took home the bulk of the hardware with 13 Telly's (!!) recognizing excellence across food and beverage, documentary, writing, cinematography, motion graphics and editing. We're also so proud that our work with Home Chef,  Serenity Kids, Northwestern University, and Foundation for Culinary Arts was awarded for food and beverage and education. Big congratulations to our clients, our team, and everyone who played a role in making this great work! Mark Skala Ryan Kelly Monica Lee Jacob Midkiff LaRose Washington Sydney Beil

Do you need to be an artist or creative to tell great stories? No. Mark Skala, founder and creative director of Skalawag Productions, explains that people often categorize themselves or others in binary ways… “You’re creative or you’re not.” However, this generalization ignores all the moments in which creativity flows in moments of inspiration. From telling stories to friends around a campfire, to Tik Tok videos, text messages and beyond, great stories can be told through countless mediums. To start, find something that moves you and the story will naturally come. To hear more from Mark, check out this episode here: https://lnkd.in/eHBSK9AA

Do you need to be an artist or creative to tell great stories? No. Mark Skala, founder and creative director of Skalawag Productions, explains that people often categorize themselves or others in binary ways… “You’re creative or you’re not.” However, this generalization ignores all the moments in which creativity flows in moments of inspiration. From telling stories to friends around a campfire, to Tik Tok videos, text messages and beyond, great stories can be told through countless mediums. To start, find something that moves you and the story will naturally come. To hear more from Mark, check out this episode here: https://lnkd.in/eHBSK9AA