Atomos Shogun Review/Story of my Dad's work as a Civil Rights reporter from William A Clements on Vimeo.
Here’s part of the powerful photo of Dad interviewing Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., for the Chicago Daily News in April 1966 in Chicago’s Marquette Park. The photo hangs in the dinning room of the condo Julie and I share in Minneapolis. My Dad was the first full-time civil rights in Chicago. The photographer was John White, a great photographer who went on to win the Pulitzer Prize. Just a day or two later, Dr. King was injured when hit by a rock someone threw as he marched for racial equity in Chicago.
I’ve got a little something unusual: A hybrid productive review/personal story video. Here’s a review of the terrific Atomos Shogun external monitor/recorder, as well as a story about my late my Dad’s pioneering work as a civil rights reporter in the 1960s in Dayton, Ohio, and Chicago. The review describes how the Shogun is a perfect complement for the personal video work I do. And the story focuses on Dad’s 1962 newspaper series on racism in the plumbers’ union in Dayton, as well as a powerful photo of Dad interviewing Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., in Chicago in April 1966–a day or two before Dr. King was hit by a rock thrown during a civil rights protest march he was leading in Marquette Park. I get chills every time I look at that photo.
I hope you enjoy.
Bill
Bill Clements
From as far back as he can remember, Bill has been listening to and telling stories. He loves talking with people, hearing about their lives and then making something memorable with what results. He’s spent 30 years in Chicago and the Twin Cities as a journalist writing stories for publications including Chicago magazine, the Chicago Tribune Sunday Magazine and Finance and Commerce. A graduate of Columbia University, Bill has long loved taking still photos. About 10 years ago (on the side, at first), Bill grew fascinated with the possibilities of storytelling through video-making. He is thrilled to be combining his longtime love of people and words and stories with his newer passion for capturing it all on video. Plus, for better or worse, Bill is a staunch, lifelong Cubs fan.