Mr. Dunn, the son of the founder of JE Dunn Construction has remained a full-time employee of the company for 70 years. Because of this remarkable accomplishment, we wanted to tell his story to all employees through an elaborate event where a mini-documentary style video would be shown to take the place of a program. We also emailed the video to employees who were not able to attend and shared on social media.
Our first challenge was that many employees around the country did not know Mr. Dunn’s full story, as it can be a challenge to capture the history of his career, his legacy, the company, his family and philanthropy. Our second challenge was that many people wanted to speak at this event, and we were worried about time. By pre-interviewing people and editing it together, although still long at 20 minutes, we could tell the story fully and by many, yet keep the program comprehensive and within our target time frame.
Our favorite part of the video are the stories told by Mrs. Dunn. Originally, she did not want to be recorded or on camera, but her genuineness and beautiful way of telling a story became the highlight of the video. After she saw the finished piece, she commented on how happy she was that she agreed to participate and be on camera. Even more importantly, employees and family members said hearing her talk about Mr. Dunn, daughter Mary, and the family was their favorite part too.
Mr. Dunn 70th Anniversary Tribute Video
Category
Video > Video-Internal
Description
JE Dunn Construction
Kansas City, Missouri
Winner Status
- Merit Award