Over the past 11 years, award-winning director Christopher Smith has been involved in almost every aspect of media production from script-writing, narrating, and composing orchestral scores to producing and directing documentaries, corporate videos, DVDs, CDs, webcasts, radio shows and complete marketing programs.

To date, productions written and/or directed by Chris have won 12 major national awards including:

2005 Communicator Award - Training and education category (webcast and DVD)

2004 Bronze Telly Award - Community Education Category (Cable Broadcast / DVD)

2004 Aegis Award - Marketing Category (webcast and DVD)

2004 Aegis Award - Historical Education Category (DVD and VHS)

2004 Aegis Award - Environmental Education (DVD)

2004 Omni Intermedia Award - Historical Education Category (DVD and VHS)

2004 Omni Intermedia Award -  Environmental Education Category (DVD and VHS)

2004 Summit Award - Education Category (DVD and VHS)

2003 Communicator Award - Educational / History (DVD and VHS)

2003 Communicator Award -  Educational / Community (DVD and VHS)

Chris' role as TDI Productions' founder and director sees him daily transitioning from board rooms and public meetings to locations around the country for documentary and corporate productions. He often scripts whole productions from scratch or from client outlines, personally directs the field production and oversees the editing process. He has written the music for many of TDI's productions and composes for both select instruments and for the entire orchestra. Chris also directs the animation of TDI's 3D elements.

Chris' digital photography has been published in numerous magazines including, Sites and Services Magazine, Modern Bride, and The Philadelphia Inquirer Magazine. The total commercial photographs Chris has produced for corporate and non-profit clients have a combined distribution of over 150,000 copies.

"For me the creative process is about enjoying and becoming immersed in the subject. I do a good bit of research myself to find out why my clients are passionate about their work. In essence I am becoming their voice, telling their story in sounds and images. I strive always to put the client at ease in every phase of the process. Many of them are nervous about the process because it's new to them and our major productions are often the biggest project an organization will undertake in a year, sometimes a decade. When it comes time to shoot, the clients walks onto the set and they are very often blown away by what we really go through to tell their story."

"There are certain things I insist on as a director. The first is the quality of each component of the presentation.  Every element of a production needs to be thought out and executed with precision. The camera work, the narration, music, graphics and animations all need to further the goals of the production independently.  One shaky camera shot, one unclear line of dialog or one distracting graphic can cause an audience to drift off; this can be the death of an otherwise effective presentation."

"I am also adamant about keeping clients up to date on the status of their production.  Whether we're shooting a two minute trade show presentation or an hour long  documentary, the client needs to know that they are in the loop. Clients get my cell phone number because if they have an idea or question I want to know now. We save clients thousands of dollars by taking the time to listen to them and deliver only what they ask for and need."

"I can sum up my production philosophy in one phrase: 'listen to the client'.  I see so many directors go to an organization with 'their idea' of what a production should be.  That's backward.  A director's first obligation is to understand the organization they are working for and their ideas.  The organizations that hire TDI are experts in their fields; they know what they want to say.  My job is to understand that message and transform it into an effective presentation. It's only after I understand the goals of my client that I can dedicate my creativity and experience to accomplishing those goals"

Chris is thirty-nine years old and holds a bachelor's degree from Eastern University. He lives with his wife and two children in Bucks County, Pennsylvania.

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