SuperHuman: Stephen Wiltshire - An extrodinary artist

 

I produced a segment about the extraordinary artist Stephen Wiltshire for ABC News 20/20. Stephen is able to view a city once and then draw it in great detail from memory. You won't believe your eyes:

Jaycee Dugard: Her first Interview

It was an honor to work with Diane Sawyer to bring 15 million viewers the first interview with Jaycee Dugard.

Watch as she talks about her horrible kidnapping that lasted 18-years and where she finds the strength to go on living today. You will be fascinated.

Watch here: http://abcnews.go.com/US/jaycee_dugard/

20/20: Reality Show Casting

Check out this fun segment I produced about casting for reality shows
Read 20/20's 20 tips on how to get on a reality show:
http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/reality-tv-star-20-tips-2020/story?id=13702053

20/20: Royal Real Estate

A segment I produced in advance of the Royal wedding about where William and Kate may end up living some day

Video Projector Rental

This weekend we had a 90th birthday party for my Grandpa. I made a slide show with music using iMovie. I shopped around for a projector and found the best service and price was online at ATS Rentals. It was a successful experience and the audience enjoyed the walk down memory lane. 

I rented a Dell 4210X XGA Projector for $99 (Output was bright and clear with wide screen aspect ratio and many input options including HDMI, Composite and VGA)

I added a Mackie SRM150 Compact Speaker for $28 (Allowed everyone to hear the music. RCA inputs and included a microphone) 

Pros:

- Availability of great equipment in good condition.

- Easy online ordering.

- Quick email response time with Kim before the order and good confirmation of order and tracking.

- Equipment arrives packed well with lots of accessories and manuals. 

- Snappy delivery via UPS and easy return shipping (They include tape and return labels)

Cons:

- I didn't like having to fill out paper work and faxing it back with a copy of my credit card and driver's license. Seemed like extra work and not super safe for privacy reasons.

- I'm an advanced user, but I think an offer to pre-configure the equipment might help others (Based on what input they will use) The manuals are thorough though. 

I have a $20 off coupon for a first time rental to the first person to contact me via twitter: www.twitter.com/ericmstrauss

Astronaut Love Triangle

I produced a story on the Astronaut Love Triangle for ABC News 20/20. In case you missed it please check it out and let me know what you think. It's the story you think you know, but behind Lisa Nowak's diaper grabbing headlines is a very emotional and compelling tale. Hear from the victim Colleen Shipman for the first time

Watch the full episode online for free:
ABC HD Player 

or on Hulu below

FULL SHOW: Melissa Moore - daughter of a serial killer

5 Million people tuned in to watch the story I produced with Juju Chang about Melissa Moore the daughter of the "Happy Face" serial killer Keith Jesperson. You can watch the full episode for free.

http://abc.go.com/watch/2020/SH559026/VD5581507/happy-face-killer-speaks-from-prison

Watch ABC News 20/20 Tonight: Friday, August 20th

Please tune in tonight to ABC News 20/20 at 10PM for a program I produced, wrote and shot a lot of the video for: 

Blood Lines: The Story of Melissa Moore, the daughter of The "Happy Face" serial killer. 

Melissa tells about growing up with a loving Dad who at the same time is on a five-year five-state killing spree. You'll hear about how she deals with life once he is captured, the fears she has for her own children,  and how she learns to rise above the sins of her father.

Watch a preview here:

Read:

Melissa Moore Recalls Her Father Saying "I Know How To Kill Someone and Get Away With It"

http://abcnews.go.com/2020/daughter-serial-killer-tells-happy-face-killer/story?id=11413812

Slide show: 

Daughter of "Happy Face Killer" says childhood was sunny despite dad's dark side

http://abcnews.go.com/2020/slideshow/keith-jesperson-serial-killer-kids-home-11431231

Video: 'Happy Face Killer' Speaks From Prison

http://abcnews.go.com/2020/video/happy-face-killer-speaks-prison-talks-interview-murder-murderer-killings-take-lives-Jesperson-11441251

Video: ‘My Dad Is a Serial Killer’

Shalise Cox remembers when friend Melissa Moore told her dark secret.

http://abcnews.go.com/2020/video/friend-recalls-learning-dark-secret-11438129

Book Excerpt: 

http://abcnews.go.com/2020/Books/read-excerpt-shattered-silence-melissa-moore/story?id=8791871

ABC News 20/20 Brainman

 

I produced a fascinating piece about Autistic Savant Daniel Tammet. Watch how his incredible brain memorizes long strings of numbers and learns a new language in a week.

Our Dog Grace Jumps The Fence

WWYD: Breastfeeding

Check out my latest from our ABC series "What Would You Do?": Our manager berates a mother and her breastfeeding "child". What would you do?

Bridget and Grace in the Snow

ABC News 20/20: The Candidate's Secret

8 Million people watched, but in case you missed our exclusive Andrew Young interview on 20/20 about the secrets behind John Edward's affair with Rielle Hunter watch it here: