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Here’s the evidence. Brand pieces so bold they’ve been asked to tone it down, demos that could teach a goldfish cloud computing, and digital events that made audiences put down their @#$% phones. Every video here was built to grab attention, spark curiosity, and lodge itself in memory like a souvenir you’re strangely attached to. We’re talking craft, care, and the occasional flourish made purely to amuse ourselves. Proof we’re not bluffing—because who has time to fake this many good videos without winning an award or two?

June 2021
Microsoft Security
Microsoft 365 Defender: Streaming API
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Use Microsoft Sentinel’s streaming API to ingest security events in near real time—send data quickly, validate ingestion, and accelerate detections and response.

This demo explains Microsoft Sentinel’s streaming API and how it helps you ingest security data into Sentinel in near real time. It introduces the idea of streaming events directly into Sentinel (instead of waiting on periodic batch ingestion), then walks through the basic setup and usage pattern: authenticate, send data in the expected format, and validate that it’s arriving correctly so you can query it, create detections, and drive incidents from it. The emphasis is on reducing latency—getting signals into the SIEM faster so analysts can investigate and respond sooner.

We produced this as a clean technical explainer—structured to keep the concept simple, show the workflow clearly, and avoid drowning viewers in unnecessary jargon. In post, we focused the pacing on what implementers need to remember: what streaming is, what it unlocks, and how to confirm it’s working. Final delivery includes closed captions, audio description, and thumbnails.

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June 2021
Microsoft Security
Microsoft 365 Defender: Using Power Automate
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Automate Microsoft Sentinel responses with Power Automate—create an automation rule, trigger a playbook, pass incident context into a flow, and standardize actions fast.

This demo shows how to automate a Microsoft Sentinel workflow using Power Automate—so routine security responses can happen consistently without an analyst manually clicking the same buttons forever. It starts in Microsoft Sentinel and opens Automation, then creates a new automation rule. From there, it walks through the rule setup: name and conditions (what kinds of incidents/alerts should trigger), and the action to run a playbook. The playbook is built in Power Automate, where you choose the Sentinel connector, pass incident details into the flow, and add the steps you want—like notifying a channel, creating a ticket, enriching the incident, or updating status—then save and test. The result is a repeatable response pattern that fires automatically whenever the rule conditions are met.

We produced this as a practical, follow-along automation demo: preproduction locked the “why this matters” story (reduce toil, standardize response) and the exact click path, production captured clean screens with professional voiceover and pacing, and post trimmed it to the essential steps so viewers can replicate it quickly. Final delivery includes closed captions, audio description, and thumbnails.

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June 2021
Microsoft Security
Microsoft 365 Defender: Microsoft Defender for Identity settings
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Manage Defender for Identity in the Microsoft 365 Defender portal—configure sensors, directory accounts, VPN enrichment, sensitive and honeytoken tags, plus health and Syslog notifications.

This demo shows Microsoft Defender for Identity settings now living inside the Microsoft 365 Defender portal—so you can configure identity protection where you already investigate. It walks through Settings > Identities and tours the key tabs: Sensors (install on on-prem domain controllers or ADFS servers and check sensor health/details), Directory services accounts (service accounts for connecting to on-prem AD), VPN (configure RADIUS Accounting shared secret to enrich detections for abnormal VPN activity), and Entity tags. For tagging, it covers Sensitive tags for high-value assets (used in detections like riskiest lateral movement paths) and Honeytoken tags as trap accounts that trigger alerts on authentication. It finishes with Notifications—adding recipients for health issue notifications and configuring Syslog notifications by enabling the Syslog service, choosing a sensor, setting the endpoint, and saving—plus pointers to Microsoft Docs for deeper guidance.

We produced this as a settings walkthrough that’s structured like a checklist you can actually use: we organized the flow by “what you configure” (sensors, accounts, enrichment, tags, notifications), kept the visuals tight on each tab’s purpose, and smoothed the edit so admins can follow the sequence without backtracking. Final delivery includes closed captions, audio description, and thumbnails—ready for rollout, training, or handoff to the team that owns identity.

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June 2021
Microsoft Security
Microsoft 365 Defender: Hunting with Microsoft Cloud App Security data
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Use advanced hunting with Cloud App Security data—target the right timeframe and locations, expand raw event details, then join email events to enrich results with message context.

This demo shows how to use advanced hunting in Microsoft 365 Defender to dig deeper into incidents using Microsoft Cloud App Security data. It starts with a real incident workflow: review the incident’s alerts to capture the timeframe (May 4 in the example), then check the Users tab to identify the impacted user (Megan Bowen) and her elevated investigation priority. From the user profile, it notes risky activity and, crucially, the sign-in locations tied to the timeline—primarily the United States, Belgium, and Israel, plus locations like Singapore, Ireland, and Albania—then uses that context to aim hunting queries. The video explains why you don’t just “look in the activity log”: it’s detailed, but it’s easy to miss things and hard to filter deeply. In advanced hunting, it demonstrates a practical query pattern—use the Cloud app events table, map the user’s UPN to an account object ID via the identity info table, then review accessed emails by filtering to the target locations and time window. From there it pulls structured details out of raw event JSON (folders accessed and “folder items” mail arrays) using mv-expand and extend, cleans up results with project, and finally joins to the email events table using internet message IDs to add the human-meaningful context—subject, sender, recipient, and other message details.

We produced this as a developer- and analyst-friendly walkthrough: preproduction locked the narrative (incident context → hunting strategy → query mechanics → richer results) and the exact sequence of steps, production captured clean screens with confident voiceover and steady pacing, and post trimmed away the noise so the key technique lands—extract, expand, and enrich. The benefit is a repeatable investigation approach your SOC can apply immediately: fewer blind spots, more context per incident, and a clearer path from “something happened” to “here’s exactly what was accessed, when, and why it matters.” Final delivery includes closed captions, audio description, and thumbnails.

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June 2021
Microsoft Security
Microsoft 365 Defender: Introducing the unified portal
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See how the unified Microsoft 365 Defender portal streamlines investigations—incidents, alerts, entities, and Threat analytics in one place, with training in the Learning Hub.

This video introduces the unified Microsoft 365 Defender portal as the antidote to “security tool sprawl”—email over here, endpoint over there, identity somewhere in the fog. It shows how investigations can now stay inside one place, starting from Incidents and drilling into alerts, entities, and investigation pages without bouncing between separate portals. The demo also spotlights Threat analytics as built-in threat intelligence that pulls in endpoint data from Microsoft Defender for Endpoint and email data from Microsoft Defender for Office 365, helping teams understand emerging threats and respond faster. It wraps by pointing viewers to security.microsoft.com and the Learning Hub for training on the expanded Defender experience.

We produced this as a crisp platform tour designed to make a big shift feel simple: we shaped the narrative around the daily analyst pain (context switching), captured clean portal navigation with a confident voice track, and refined the pacing so each feature lands as a practical benefit—not a feature parade. After review, we deliver the final package with closed captions, audio description, and thumbnails so it’s ready for internal enablement or customer-facing launch.

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June 2021
Microsoft Security
Microsoft 365 Defender: Azure Sentinel integration
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Connect Microsoft 365 Defender to Azure Sentinel in minutes—stream incidents and hunting events, verify ingestion, and keep incident status synchronized with deep links across portals.

This demo introduces Azure Sentinel as a cloud-native SIEM for modern SecOps, then shows how to integrate it with Microsoft 365 Defender so Defender incidents flow straight into Sentinel—and stay synchronized. You’ll see the Microsoft 365 Defender data connector in Sentinel, including the recommendation to keep “Turn off all Microsoft incident creation rules for these products” enabled to prevent duplicate incidents, then the quick-click moment: Connect incidents & alerts. The video also covers ingesting advanced hunting events from Microsoft Defender for Endpoint (and other supported products), verifying ingestion using the connector’s data graph, and double-checking with a hunting query (for example, filtering events where the product name contains “Microsoft 365 Defender”). Once connected, incidents appear in the Sentinel incident queue with their alerts and entities, update as Defender enriches them, and bidirectional sync keeps assignment, status, and closing reason consistent in both portals—with deep links for fast back-and-forth investigation.

We produced this as a tight, no-fuss demo built to make an integration workflow feel refreshingly straightforward: we aligned on the key message, scripted the exact steps, and captured clean screens with professional voiceover and music that keeps the pace moving. In post, we trimmed distractions and emphasized the few settings that actually matter, so viewers can follow along once, repeat it confidently, and walk away remembering the “why” (one incident queue, fuller context) as clearly as the “how.” Final delivery includes closed captions, audio description, and thumbnails.

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May 2021
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The Garage Atlanta rise+shine speaker series featuring Vince Bailey
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Vince “the Voice” Bailey celebrates Microsoft’s The Garage-Atlanta, then shares his studio-world of voiceover, community storytelling, and the Black Mental Matters podcast.

This film introduces Microsoft’s The Garage-Atlanta as part of the rising Microsoft Atlanta presence—an in-city creative launchpad meant to “stoke creativity,” spotlight artists and visionaries inside Microsoft, and strengthen the Atlanta community. From there, it pivots into a conversational interview with Vince “the Voice” Bailey and LeAndra Jordan inside Vince’s own studio garage, where he talks about teaching voiceover, producing video for organizations, and community-driven work like DiverseCity USA and the Black Mental Matters podcast—now dozens of episodes deep and available on platforms you can summon via Alexa, Siri, and yes, Cortana.

We produced this end-to-end as a story-led brand film: message first, then visuals, then the polish pass that makes it all feel effortless. Preproduction locked the narrative arc and cadence, production kept the set smooth and fun (a serious shoot can still have a pulse), and post is where it gets its shine—line cut, refined edit, color processing, and sound design. Finally, we delivered the full launch kit: closed captions, audio description, and thumbnails—because “almost finished” is where projects go to become feral.

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May 2021
Microsoft Garage
The Garage Atlanta rise+shine speaker series featuring Sam Ock
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A studio-side conversation with recording artist Sam Ock on Korean musical influence, K-pop remix beginnings, and building a career as a mellow, melodic producer.

After the Garage-Atlanta intro, this film steps into the maker space of recording artist and producer Sam Ock for a relaxed, honest conversation about music and craft. Sam describes his sound as a blend—jazz, hip hop, R&B, rock, folk—with a melodic, mellow backbone shaped by Korean musical influences. He traces it back to high school at 14, starting with K-pop remixes, then realizing the real fun was making his own music, building a fan base through university, and growing into both a solo artist and a producer. The vibe is creative, curious, and quietly confident—like the best sessions in an edit bay, but with more chords.

We produced it as a profile piece that feels intimate without getting mushy. Preproduction shaped the questions and arc, production captured the right moments cleanly, and post made it feel effortless—line cut, refined edit, color, and sound design tuned to the tone of the story. Deliverables include closed captions, audio description, and thumbnails, because distribution shouldn’t require a scavenger hunt.

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May 2021
Microsoft Garage
The Garage Atlanta rise+shine speaker series featuring Neka King
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Artist Neka King talks process, community murals, and her invitation to paint in Microsoft’s Atlanta space—when The Garage meets the garage at Straight to Tell.

This film introduces The Garage-Atlanta, then takes “The Garage meets the garage” literally—LeAndra Jordan visits Neka King at Straight to Tell studio. Neka shares the news: she was invited to create a mural in Microsoft’s Atlanta space at Atlantic Yards. From there, she gets specific about how her murals come to life—concept to design, projection for layout, then the satisfying “paint by numbers” stage with headphones on and the wall doing its best to behave. She also describes a community mural in Atlanta’s West End featuring civil rights leaders (including Joseph E. Lowery), and the joy of painting something meant to serve the people who live right there.

We produced this as an upbeat, community-forward artist story—planned carefully, executed calmly, and finished with real polish. Preproduction set the narrative and visual beats, production kept the shoot fun and focused, and post delivered the shine: line cut first, then a polished edit, color processing, and sound design that keeps the momentum. As always, we deliver the full launch bundle—captions, audio description, and thumbnails.

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May 2021
Microsoft Garage
The Garage Atlanta rise+shine speaker series featuring Jamaal Barber
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A gallery-side conversation with artist Jamaal Barber on identity, printmaking-to-painting pivots, and his Studio Noize podcast—within the launch of Microsoft’s Garage-Atlanta.

This film opens with the “rise and shine” kickoff for Microsoft’s The Garage-Atlanta, then drops into an interview at the MINT Gallery with Atlanta artist Jamaal Barber. Surrounded by his work, Jamaal walks through his grad school journey, how COVID pushed him from bold, black graphic printmaking into painting, and how he uses color, symbolism, and storytelling to explore identity and social commentary. He also spotlights his podcast, Studio Noize—a Black art podcast featuring artists, curators, executive directors, and creators (from Atlanta and beyond) that he believes people want to hear from…and need to.

We produced this as an artist profile that keeps the viewer leaning in—tight story beats, clear visual intent, and a finish that feels premium without feeling stiff. Preproduction shaped the interview flow and key themes, production kept the shoot organized and human, and post is where it all clicks: line cut first, then a polished edit, color processing, and sound design. And yes—captions, audio description, and thumbnails are part of the package.

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May 2021
Microsoft Garage
The Garage Atlanta rise+shine speaker series featuring Brandon Sadler
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Meet Atlanta artist Brandon Sadler (Risingredlotus) as he talks murals, set design, and tea-fueled creativity—spotlighting Microsoft’s new Garage-Atlanta community space.

As Microsoft Atlanta rises (literally, as a building), this film introduces The Garage-Atlanta—Microsoft’s creativity playground for local artists and in-house visionaries. Then LeAndra Jordan sits down with Atlanta artist Brandon Sadler (aka Risingredlotus) in his tea-scented, self-built space to talk background and craft: studying illustration and painting at SCAD Atlanta, teaching English in Korea, and building a diverse creative career spanning murals, set design for film, brand illustration, gallery work (including the High Museum), woodworking, and even running a tea room.

We produced this as a story-led brand film from the ground up—preproduction that shapes the arc (so it feels like a conversation with purpose, not a transcript with lighting), production that stays smooth and well-fed, and post-production that makes it shine. We start with a line cut to lock the narrative, then refine pacing, polish the edit, dial in color, and craft sound design that feels warm and intentional. Delivery includes the full accessibility and launch kit: closed captions, audio description, and thumbnails.

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May 2021
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The Garage Atlanta rise+shine speaker series featuring Monica Campana
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Living Walls founder Monica Campana shares how murals create conversation and expand inclusion—spotlighting public art, empowerment, and the community mission behind Garage-Atlanta.

This video pairs the launch of Microsoft’s The Garage-Atlanta with a candid conversation with Monica Campana, founder and executive director of Living Walls. Monica explains how Living Walls—now moving into its 11th year—focuses on public art, especially murals, while pushing for a more inclusive, diverse, and empowering arts industry for people of color and marginalized voices. She shares her own origin story (starting street art at 27, not always in the most legal way), and expands into the bigger thesis: artists help the world understand itself, but too often aren’t respected or compensated accordingly—especially as “DEI” becomes a corporate checkbox.

We built this film to feel grounded, thoughtful, and forward-moving. That means story shaping in preproduction (so the message lands cleanly), a smooth production process, and post-production polish that supports the sincerity—line cut, refined edit, color, and sound design that feels modern and intentional. Final delivery includes closed captions, audio description, and thumbnails—ready for internal or external release without extra wrangling.

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