Furman University graduate students in strategic design were looking to make a 60 second video as a class project this summer, and Ty Houck, the Director of Greenways for Greenville Rec won the competition for a free video. Ty asked Anne Heaton Sanders, Jordyn Atagi, and Elizabeth Hendrix to produce a video about the economic engine of the Prisma Health Swamp Rabbit Trail (SRT) that could be used by the County to help interested communities to learn about the impact of the SRT and also be used by the County to promote tourism in the community.
Ty recruited three people to be the “Swamp Rabbits” featured in the video: Travelers Rest Mayor Brandy Amidon, Swamp Rabbit Cafe and Grocery co-owner Jacquelin Oliver, and your blog author Frank Mansbach who volunteers as Executive Director of Bike Walk Greenville.
A script was prepared and on June 27, the three Swamp Rabbits were videoed along the trail from Travelers Rest to Unity Park. The three students put in a very long day and had many hours of video, including numerous drone shots they had to edit down to the 60 seconds time limit.
On July 11, Ty Houck hosted the team pictured above at the Greenville Rec offices where the video was shown to Ty and a room full of fellow Greenville Rec employees. There was a very positive response from the employees, that then followed a series of comments and suggested edits needed for the final product.
The students wrote, “The Prisma Health Swamp Rabbit Trail supports Greenville and surrounding communities in mental, physical and financial health. As Furman Masters students, we were honored to capture the beautiful scenes and stories on the trail. We are proud to present this video and even more proud to be Swamp Rabbits. Presented by: Anne Heaton Sanders, Elizabeth Hendrix, and Jordyn Atagi.”