Hobomock Lip Sync Filmed by John O'Keefe

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The annual Hobomock Elementary School Lip Sync Concert was held Thursday evening, June 6, 2013 at the Pembroke, Massachusetts Middle School auditorium with the back partition removed to extend seating into the cafeteria area. There were 29 acts involving grades K through 6 elementary students.

The entire display was filmed by pembrokecommunitymedia.com volunteer and high school student John H. O'Keefe who thought it was "one goofy show." O'Keefe manually adjusted audio while taping, because the clapping and cheering were extra loud after each act. Good Job John!

The roaring and boisterous crowd of family and friends was egged on by back-stage emcee PJ the DJ who began with "This goes without saying, but everybody knows to clap really loud for all our participants here, right?"

PJ has a 6th grader in the school, and has been volunteering for the Lip Sync for over a decade.

He introduced each act with a "Let's-give-it-up-for," and ended with a "Wow-that-was-great!"

The Family Programs division of the Hobomock Parent-Teacher Organization (PTO) began organizing and planning well before May when acts were conceived and groups began practicing both at school and at home.

Some class performances even had teachers on stage with the students.

Parent Saheeda Kelly remarked that "It's so much fun to watch the children perform on stage.  The whole school gets involved supporting each other and that's a wonderful thing to see happening."

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John Henry O'Keefe Gets "Best Show" Award

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High School freshman John Henry O'Keefe received Pembroke Community Media's "Best Show of the Month" award for his video, "Pie Night with the Scouts," during an April 17, 2013 ceremony officiated by Ann Ryerson who has been involved in Pembroke media endeavors for over 28 years.

A video of the ceremony is playing HERE in the “Awards” category.

Ryerson presented the document, asked John how he became interested in video production, and said she is looking forward to seeing his future productions.

John answered that his mom showed him how he could get involved. After his first video, "Scouting for Food," was well received, John decided "to get into it," and make "Pie Night with the Scouts.”

He shot all his footage at St.Theclas Church with a professional Panasonic camera, and edited with Final Cut Pro software.  When asked how he chose the silent picture-style accompanying music, John answered that  “It just seemed to fit.”

Volunteer Janet Callaghan assisted with camera and tripod equipment at the church.

With close to 600 views, the comedic short is the most watched show from November 2012.

“Congratulations, John Henry, on this wonderful award,” his proud mom, Kim O'Keefe said after the presentation.  “You did a great job. Thank you.”

Cookies were served as John Henry discussed plans for his next production to be filmed at the Herring Run with his uncle Bobby. “Bobby's knowledgeable about the Herring Run,” Kim offered, “and he can be interviewed.”

“Pie Night with the Scouts” was shown at two separate go-and-see-it Tiger Cub Scouting events held at Pembroke Community Media Center this past year.  Thanks to this budding filmmaker, laughing Tigers munched on popcorn, drank water,  and were able to watch whipped cream pies plastered on adults' faces, and green-colored applesauce goop poured over the adults' heads.

 

John Henry hosted one of those movie-night events by serving snacks and cleaning up afterwards. Pembroke Community Middle School volunteer, Billy Bracken hosted the other.

You can watch “Pie Night with the Scouts” in the “More Fun Videos” section of www.pembrokecommunitymedia.com.

Media production runs in John Henry's family.

Uncle Kevin O'Keefe, producer of “The Home Show” that ran on Pembroke Public Access from 1988 to 1990,  jokingly said “I taught that little kid everything he knows. No, just kidding.  Really, I think he picked it up from watching me.  Mostly he learned how to aggravate his father from listening to me.

“Johnny's a natural,” Kevin continued.  “I don't know how he does it, but he just picks things up. He's a smart kid.  When he likes things he just grabs it and runs with it.”

Kevin graduated in 1981 from North East Broadcasting School at 282 Marlboro Street,  Boston, Massachusetts, with a degree in radio and television communications.  He  interned at a now-closed Boston Radio station before serving two terms on Pembroke's Cable Access Committee.

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WHO RUBBED A PIE IN HIS MOM'S FACE?

John Henry O'Keefe Presents "PIE NIGHT WITH THE SCOUTS" of Pembroke's Pack 105.

This is the second scouting video John has filmed and edited with Pembroke Community Media Center, and his best show yet.  So funny.  You will be laughing in the first minute.  Guaranteed.

At 7 pm Friday, November 16th the boys, leaders and parents of Pembroke's Cub Scout Pack 105 convened at St. Thecla’s Church for a meeting that began with the standard Pledge of Allegiance to our national flag, and ended with an activity that was everything but "usual." 

 

Armed with whipped cream-laden paper plates and 16 ounce cups filled with green goo, the boys one-by-one took turns pushing and rubbing "pies" in the adults' faces.  The cups of goo were poured into grownups' hair and rubbed into previously clean foreheads.  Yikes!

The amount of messiness was matched by the amount of glee showing in the mischievous little scouts' faces. Good thing the wall and floor were covered with plastic tarp for this activity better suited to outside. The coated floor became more and more slippery with each glob of cream and glop of green goo that spilled and got spread by the active feet of scores of laughing, howling boys.

 

Some adult "victims" wore plastic coats and goggles, while others were totally unprotected.  What a messy, smelly ride home those people must have had.

For all his hard work making this video, John Henry received community service credit hours towards Pembroke High School's 40 hour graduation requirement.

This is the kind of show your children will want to watch multiple times, so get used to the upbeat and fast-moving silent picture movie music.

 

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JOHN HENRY O'KEEFE'S VIDEO-MAKING DEBUT

Pembroke student John Henry O'Keefe filmed the Saturday, November 10th, Scouting for Food event at the Community Center.  As food was dropped off and sorted by cub scouts, boy scouts, girl scouts and others; he was there capturing the action with a big, professional camera set on a tall tripod.

John's ability to zoom in and out animated this video even more.

Picking up a camera and using it are the first steps towards becoming proficient, and it's no surprise that John Henry seems to have a natural talent.  His uncle, Kevin O'Keefe, was instrumental in starting Pembroke's Public Cable Access station over 25 years ago with Campbell Cable.

In the video, John conducts two interviews, shows the food that was donated during this Pack 105 annual event, and lets us watch some of the goods sorting on the Community Center's big tables normally used for Saturday night bingo.

He earned community service hours towards the forty required for graduation from Pembroke High School by filming, editing, and creating this video for all to watch and enjoy.

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