Internet Video Service Help Promote Randolph

Internet Video Service Help Promote Randolph

A brand new company is offering a brand new way to get information about Vermont to the public via internet video--and one of the first places the cameras have visited was Randolph. A crew from VermontTv.net was in town this week recording some of the town's attractions. Producer Bill Heyman explained that the visit was part of a series of video programs being produced about Vermont's historic downtowns. VermontTv.net, Heyman said, is Vermont's first all-video internet network--and it was launched just two weeks ago. "Our all-video editions are a here-and-now example of promoting Vermont as a great state to live, work and recreate," he explained. Once the video clips are edited into a cohesive program, they will be available on the web to anyone with high-speed internet service. The programs will be free to users, as it is hoped that advertising and sponsorships will pay for the service. On Tuesday, the three-person crew from VermontTv.net spent time at the Randolph Historical Museum and then the Porter Music Museum on Route 66. While camera operators shot footage of the historic museum, Heyman explained that his website would generate interest in small towns like Randolph, especially among tourists and young educated people, who could bring revenue and high-tech industry to the state.

"There’s so much talk about the brain drain Vermont is experiencing right now. This programming could help reverse that trend," he said. Heyman said visits are also scheduled to Chandler Music Hall, as well as interviews with Chamber of Commerce President Joe Boyd and Julie Iffland of the Randolph Area Community Development Corp. "These are just a few of the town representatives who will share their knowledge of Randolph," Heyman said. "Most people don't know about Randolph, and it is certainly a place to see." The Randolph feature which was filmed this week is scheduled to be available on-demand, starting Dec. 5. The feature will then remain in the VermontTv.new archives "available anytime, anywhere around the world," he said. Heyman thinks that internet video is a natural technology for Vermont. "Promoting Vermont's brainpower will bolster Vermont's economy and create high-tech jobs with livable wages," he claimed. Previous to moving to Guilford, Heyman had created a company in New York City doing video work for such entertainment giants as Saturday Night Live, Conan O'Brien, and MTV, he said.