Oliver Miede is a veteran journalist and Emmy-nominated documentary filmmaker who has spent more than four decades telling stories for television. Over the course of his career, Oliver has written, directed and produced a diverse selection of non-fiction programming including biographies, docudramas, newsmagazine segments and investigative reports. His work has appeared on CBS, NBC, ABC, CNBC, Bravo, Lifetime, National Geographic Channel, Discovery Health, The Learning Channel, The History Channel, USA Network and The Disney Channel. His production experience led to executive positions at Lifetime and Reuters, where he was responsible for developing new programming for broadcast and syndication.
CO-FOUNDER AND EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
Oliver Miede
Barbara Nuddle was an award-winning video artist and writer who used the retrieval of family memories to create compelling narratives. She was also the driving force behind creating Life Out Loud Productions™ in 2003. Her works have been exhibited internationally in venues such as the Jewish Museum in New York City, the Armand Hammer Museum of Art in Los Angeles, and the National Museum of American Jewish History in San Francisco. Barbara was the 1999 recipient of the New York Foundation for the Arts Fellowship in Nonfiction for her book, "Trying" - a memoir in which she uses her struggle with infertility to frame a story about love and loss. She passed away in 2014.
Co-Founder & Producer
(in memoriam)
Barbara Nuddle
Life Out Loud™ relies on a team of broadcast professionals to provide production support, including...
- shooting
- editing
- sound mixing
- color-correction
- animation
- and more as needed...
OUR PROCESS
First, we’ll talk with you to explore some of the many creative options available to document a person’s life. Once an approach is chosen, we’ll provide you with a questionnaire that will help us suggest questions and themes that will become the focus of the project. We’ll discuss which stories are most important to you to preserve and who, in addition, you might want us to interview.
The Story
The Production
Next, we’ll discuss the logistics of the production: how many hours (or days) of filming, where the shoots should take place (your home, in a studio, or a location of your choice), and which photos, home videos/movies or other memorabilia you’re considering including. If you’re interested in additional visuals to provide historical context to your film, we can provide them, too.
Telling your story should be a fun and rewarding experience, and Life Out Loud™ is committed to making the process as easy as possible every step of the way.
The Memory
Finally, after all the interviews have been filmed, we’ll review with you a basic outline of how we see your story playing out, and suggest an estimated time frame for completion of the project. It’s up to you whether you’d like to screen a rough cut of the final production, or prefer watching the final cut together with family or friends for the first time.
ADDITIONAL SERVICES
FILM TO DIGITAL TRANSFERS
PHOTO RETOUCHING AND RESTORATION
ARCHIVAL RESEARCH FOR HISTORICAL FOOTAGE/PHOTOS
PROFESSIONAL VOICEOVER NARRATION
RAW INTERVIEW MATERIAL
A DIGITIZED, EDITED, AND ORGANIZED HOME MOVIE LIBRARY
