This isn't just an enormous gathering. The 35,000+ attendees, 500+ exhibitors and thousands+ retailers travel from around the world to make this non-stop three-day spectacle. With no shortage of people and events to point our lenses at, Retail's Big Show demands a thoughtful approach for our crew of video ninjas. Focusing on the industry's current issues, NRF's major announcements and new show features, Tori finds fresh angles (and faces) to tell the show's story through an attendee's perspective.
Retail's Big Show
We partnered with the National Retail Federation on NRF 2023 Retail's Big Show -- the trade association's signature convention and EXPO event. Some of our best client partnerships are defined by growth, and it has been a pleasure to grow with NRF's appetite for quality videos, perhaps best exemplified by the evolution of their "recap" video. This year was our eleventh labor of love.
How BIG are we Talking?
Artful Run and Gun
Every year, Favata, Jun and Donovan approach the show as a challenge to raise the bar for live event cinematography. From sliders and jibs to time-lapse photography, the crew introduced carts and hover boards in 2017 to reflect retail's rapid speeds. In 2018, we slowed things down using high-speed photography to dwell on the big and little moments -- to emphasize an industry on the brink of major change. Gliding through the full Feature Stage, the bustling EXPO floor and the brand new Innovation Lab, the team collected light-filled b-roll that added a sense of wonder and swagger to the formidable event. Throughout the conference, footage was shipped back to command central (aka: a hotel somewhere in Times Square) for immediate editing.
The Overnight Edit
Producing marketing videos over the last ten years, we've earned the trust of the world's largest retail trade association. We savor and safeguard the retail brand, allowing us to make split-second creative decisions during overnight production. This year, we sifted through hours of general session keynote captures, dozens of testimonies from Sarah and Victoria's person-on-the-street interviews and multiple cards of footage to produce the prized BIG Show recap. Embracing an energy drink-rich diet and nocturnal schedule, Rob returned for his tenth edit, creating an ending grand-finale video that speaks to the scope and magic of an event that parallels an industry with a robust and limitless future.
Donovan Randolph
Donovan Randolph joins LAI from Indigo Republic where a worked on a web series and a feature length film. He plans to bring his cinematic expertise and unique editing skills to Emmy-winning LAI Video team.
James Favata
James specializes in exploring new avenues, and who knows, together you may even end up off the map.
Jun Young Yang
Jun has been traveling everywhere (including a place called Anguilla) to document special events and create unique images for clients.
Rob Kramer
Rob Kramer is an Editor-Animator-Producer-Videographer. Wow that's a mouthful.
Tiffany Lewis
Tiffany's unmistakable style makes otherwise flat statistics and images burst with excitement and life.
Sarah Wides
Sarah is as passionate about her love of television and video as she is about her love of sandwiches, which is to say – quite passionate.
Helena Lehman
Helena is Senior Vice President of Client Services. She also speaks five languages- about four more than the rest of us.
Tori Furphy
A mother of three and a work mother of a dozen—Tori operationalizes a perfectly rewarding client experience.
James Loizou
Perhaps best epitomized by his signature red sneakers and tie, James Loizou thrives between the worlds of "the creative" and "the business."
