
Paul
Burack formed Psyched about Sports Video Productions, Inc. in 2002 to
“capture the passion of playing from T-ball to World Cup.” The Company’s
goal is to produce videos that highlight the excitement, fun, competition,
triumph and defeat that is inherent in all levels of sports, from beginners
to professional athletes. Sports improve people’s lives and Psyched About
Sports documents the many ways in which it occurs.
From 2005 through 2007, Psyched About Sports produced 12 half hour
pro beach volleyball television shows for the EVP Tour. They were videotaped
in Miami Beach, Hermosa Beach, Santa Cruz, Chicago, Racine, Long Island
and Honolulu. Each show was broadcast into 35 million households.
Among other things, Psyched About Sports has videotaped and edited
five tournament highlight videos for Yeshiva University Admissions (two
60 minute basketball videos and three 45 minute wrestling videos). We
also videotaped and edited a 19 minute track and field video for the
Colgate Women’s Games.
Paul
has 20 years of experience working on sports related video projects.
They include television shows, corporate videos, commercials, instructional
and home videos. These projects have encompassed athletes of all skill
levels, including youth, disabled, weekend warriors, Olympians and professionals.
In his 10 years of work with Jalbert Productions, he edited many U.S.
Ski and Snowboard Team productions. Paul also worked on projects involving
numerous other sports, such as wakeboarding, hockey, mountain biking,
bungee jumping, bloopers and the Olympics. Eighty of the television
shows he worked on aired nationally. Several of them won Telly Awards.
He also
worked with Scream West Productions, based in Sun Valley, Idaho, for
8 years on numerous sports videos including several Warren Miller ski
movies, plus instructional videos about ski racing and soccer.
Also in Sun Valley, Paul worked on television shows and promotional videos for renowned mountaineering guide Peter Whittaker. Twelve of these shows aired on Outdoor Life Network. His first experience with sports production was as an intern at NFL Films in 1988.
Below is a list of select productions for which he played a key editing or other role:
“EVP Tour” Twelve half hour tv shows for the Extreme Volleyball Professionals Tour (Producer/Director/Writer/Editor)
“Volleyball Country” 1 hour show featuring U.S. national
teams (director/cameraman/editor)
"Winter Sportscast" 40 half hour shows (post production
supervisor/editor)
"Return of the Champions" 4 one hour U.S. Ski Team
shows (editor/co writer/production assistant)
"The Quest" 6 one hour U.S. Ski & Snowboard Team
shows (co editor)
"Super Series" 14 one hour ski racing shows for Outdoor
Life Network (post production supervisor/editor)
"CBS Nature Valley Alpine Cup" One hour show (editor)
"Alpine Mountaineering on Mount Rainier" One hour
instructional video (editor)
"Kilimanjaro - A Trek to the Roof of Africa" Half
hour travel video (editor)
"Guide to the Outdoor Goods" 12 half hour shows for
Outdoor Life Network (editor/production assistant)
Warren Miller’s "Black Diamond Rush" & "Vertical Reality"
90 minute ski movies (co editor)
Warren Miller’s "Summer Bloopers" 45 minute video
(editor)
“The Future of American Soccer” One hour kids video
(editor)
“Riding Safely in Avalanche Country” Half hour snowmobile
safety instruction video (editor)
"Women's Sports Journal - Sun Valley" Half hour pilot
show (co writer/co director/editor)
"Sun Valley, Idaho. A Video Postcard" 20 minute video
(writer/director/editor)
Woo's Taekwondo - Long Island, New York Promotional
video (director/cameraman/editor)
Numerous highlights videos for local junior and high school
sports teams (director/cameraman/editor)
Numerous college recruiting videos for high school athletes
including the sports of football, basketball, volleyball, soccer, lacrosse,
squash, tennis, golf and others.
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