Come to Dollywood, Splash Country or Dixie Stampede!

Area businesses continue putting their money and their manpower into flood recovery efforts in Tennessee. In addition to the Red Cross, several area organizations and companies have organized volunteer efforts and accepted donations. Earlier this week, Dolly Parton placed an announcement on her website to rally fans, family and friends to raise funds through www.dollyparton.com and to contribute to her cause during an exciting two-day event this weekend.

“Dolly Helps Nashville” May 22nd & 23rd as the Dollywood, Splash Country and Dixie Stampede companies donate all admission proceeds towards a special fund to benefit Music City flood victims. Sevier County officials, members of the local press and celebrities have joined forces in this donation effort through social networking. NBC – WBIR Channel 10 Knoxville reporters were live on the scene yesterday as this charitable movement continues to make headlines.
"I want to thank Dolly Parton for her efforts on behalf of the flood victims in Nashville and Middle Tennessee," Sevier County Mayor Larry Waters said as Jacob Timmons and Adam Chapman recorded his statement.

The team from S.D. Professionals, LLC have captured heartfelt statements about this fundraiser in order to post each one immediately onto the internet. Interviews included David Dotson with the Dollywood Foundation, Leon Downey with the Pigeon Forge Department of Tourism, Jim Hedrick of Fee/Hedrick Family Entertainment Group, and Mayor Waters. The WBIR news story can be found here: http://www.wbir.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=122125&catid=2&GID=taLaTroUAdskFJmCMA1ET61URIFGKCmDwHQlX4m3vvQ%3D

"We're posting it to social media networks like Facebook and we're tweeting about it and putting it on reddit," Jacob Timmons said. "In two or three days we're getting 4,000 to 5,000 hits on the videos. And the moment we upload a video, the donation counter starts turning."

It's all an effort to create buzz for this weekend's fundraiser "Dolly Helps Nashville." Other statements have been collected from Lt. Governor of Tennessee Ron Ramsey, Jeannie Seely of the Grand Ole Opry, Mountain Press Publisher Jana Thomasson, Sevierville City Mayor Bryan Atchley, LeConte Medical Center, Restaurant Owner Geoffrey Wolpert and Amanda Marr of the Sevierville Chamber of Commerce.

For more information or to place a donation online, please visit www.dollyparton.com

Dolly Helps Nashville!

Dolly Parton announces 'Dolly Helps Nashville', an effort to focus on raising money to have families devastated by May 1-3, 2010 flood waters in Nashville, TN and 52 surrounding counties.

"I grew up in the Smokies in East Tennessee, which was my first home. I moved to Nashville 46 years ago and that is my home now. I have family and friends in both places, and when one place hurts, I think it is just right for the other to help.

On May 22 and 23, I'm having my Dollywood and Dixie Stampede companies help me host my Dolly Helps Nashville weekend. The proceeds from every guest to both of my parks and my Dixie Stampede will go to a special fund to assist Nashville flood victims. We're especially going to concentrate on those folks who lost their homes and personal possessions in this terrible flood.

So many of the folks from Nashville have been coming to the Smokies. Over the last 25 years, they have helped Dollywood, Dixie Stampede and Dollywood’s Splash Country and this entire vacation area grow and that's why it's our turn to help!

I am challenging other businesses in Pigeon Forge, Sevierville and Gatlinburg to make this a destination-wide effort.

I want all of my fans worldwide to come to Dollywood the weekend of May 22 and 23. If you can't be there in person, then I hope you'll donate to flood victims here on my secured website or mail donations by check to..."

The Dollywood Foundation

2700 Dollywood Parks Blvd

Pigeon Forge, TN 37863

For more information, visit: https://www.dollyparton.com/

New look for Thompson Carr!

S.D. Professionals, LLC has redesigned the Thompson Carr Auctions website to reflect new technology and exciting online capabilities. This #1 website design company in East Tennessee also introduced a LIVE VIDEO AUCTION PREVIEW ONLINE, yesterday morning, that showcases a new "webinar" channel to provide information to all viewers about upcoming auctions.

Thompson Carr Auctions also realizes the immediate benefit of having auction alerts available to all members within the company's site. Upcoming auction details, photographs of each listed property, company profiles and easy client registration for online bidding is all included in one visit. Take a look at how they combine traditional Real Estate services with accelerated marketing strategies by clicking here: http://thompsoncarr.com/

With 32 combined years of experience in Real Estate & Auction Industry, the owners Todd Thompson and Dale Carr have assembled a group of 8 full time Auctioneers, 30 professional Realtors and an expert office management team that is able to assist clients on many levels.


The new Thompson Carr Auctions website enhances the success rate that all clients expect while using current technology to stay on top.

Downtown Nashville underwater after FLASH FLOODING.

Downtown Nashville has been ten feet underwater since flood over the weekend. On Sunday, May 2nd, as much as 13 inches of rain water collected by 8:30 in the evening, the highest amount of water to be ever recorded, making the event one of the worst storms ever experienced in years. The flood is now moving through Tennessee, due to a significant amount of rain that fell into watersheds downstream of Nashville, and other communities are also likely to experience water damage this week. Thousands were evacuated and sheltered in places like the Shrine Temple, which can house 300 people, Bellevue Middle School and the Lipscomb University’s student activities building. Road transport is impossible due to the temporary road closures ordered by officials who are trying their best to solve transportation around the area.

Here's how you can help:

The Mayor’s Office of Emergency Management is encouraging residents who want to volunteer to sign up through Hands On Nashville. Register at http://www.hon.org/. The city expects approved volunteer opportunities to be available by mid-week. As of Monday afternoon, more than 3,200 people had registered, said Brian Williams, executive director of Hands On Nashville.

The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee, in partnership with the Mayor’s Office of Emergency Management, is collecting donations to support flood relief, restoration and clean-up efforts in Davidson County through the Metro Nashville Disaster Response Fund. It has also activated its Tennessee Emergency Response Fund to help communities in need beyond Davidson County. Donations can be made online to both funds at www.cfmt.org/floodrelief

The Nashville Area Red Cross also is accepting donations to support its relief efforts of the flooding victims. There are volunteers with the American Red Cross of Northeast Tennessee going into neighborhoods offering food and other supplies like cleaning kits to those who need them. Donations can be made at http://www.nashvilleredcross.org/

S.D. Professionals, LLC is the #1 website design company in East Tennessee!

The knowledgeable team of multi-media designers at S.D. Professionals LLC, identifies the unique challenges, strategies and opportunities of each website development project. Create a new web site, or revise an existing one, to reflect a successful company image today! Web services include a full staff of designers, copy writers, photographers, videographers, programmers, animators, illustrators and more.

Visit S.D. Professionals LLC to browse through their web design portfolio. From small business starter sites to large online networks such as Dolly Parton's Imagination Library, this company delivers a complete line of custom designed website add-ons and plugins for our clients. E-Commerce Modules, Virtual Shopping Carts, Flash Features, Client Newsletters, Reservation Systems, Multi-media Galleries and S.E.O. Management Campaigns are created and designed specifically for your needs. Online tracking of each module and statistical reporting is also available in order to measure success.


Trust that S.D. Professionals LLC will provide an affordable and obtainable web solution for you.

S.D. Professionals, LLC brings home another TELLY AWARD!

Once again, Jacob Timmons and his highly skilled team of industry professionals are recognized for their creativity and innovation in the Park Grill Steakhouse "Suzette Black Bear Parker" commercial. Awarded with a BRONZE TELLY, and recently named "People's Choice" for 2010, this multi-media company continues to shine!

S.D. Professionals, LLC had introduced a new "spokesbear," to represent the Park Grill Steakhouse. To do this, they used Green Screen Technology which allowed them to take raw video footage of this beautiful black bear and develop a new marketing concept for the Gatlinburg restaurant, while producing a visually stunning advertisement. To see the commercial , please visit: http://www.parkgrillgatlinburg.com/video.php

The 30th Annual Telly Awards received over 13,000 entries from all 50 states and 5 continents. These awards honor the very best local, regional, and cable television commercials and programs, as well as the finest video and film productions, and work created for the Web. Find out more about the Telly Awards by visiting their site: http://www.tellyawards.com

Congratulations to all who were involved in this production!

S.D. Professionals, LLC voted "People's Choice" for the 2010 Telly Awards!

Congratulations are in order for Jacob Timmons and the crew of S.D. Professionals, LLC in Sevierville, Tennessee who were recently named "People's Choice" for the 2010 Telly Awards!
This prestigious award was voted on by both the elite panel of Telly judges and by You-Tube viewers across the world.

"We are extremely excited since this was our first RED ONE 4K production at Dollywood and our first time being up for a Telly Award. Then to take home the award, well that for us is simply incredible. We definitely want to send a special thanks to the Telly judges and to the wonderful people who took the time to vote for us!" said Jacob Timmons, President of S.D. Professionals, LLC.

Timmons, along with his hand selected industry professionals, recorded the live performance of Dollywood's original gospel quartet, the Kingdom Heirs, in the Showstreet Palace Theatre. Celebrating their 25th Anniversary this year at Dollywood's Adventure Park in Pigeon Forge, TN, the Kingdom Heirs deliver world-class entertainment in “Live At Dollywood.” The entire show was captured using S.D. Professional's new RED ONE 4K cameras and then edited to both SD and HD video.
In the past, to shoot a live production would require multiple video cameras as well as still camera photographers to capture moments for print collateral needs such as album covers, posters, and more. Shooting with the new RED ONE 4K cameras, S.D. Professionals was able to record amazing 4K quality video while simultaneously capturing every second of the performance in high resolution still images (up to 60 high resolution stills per second) which were then used to design all print collateral.


S.D. Professionals, LLC would like to send a very special thanks to the Kingdom Heirs, Dollywood, R.H. Lighting, The Room Studios, Shanna Norris, Matthew Rogers and everyone who helped make this such a fantastic project to be part of.
S.D. Professionals, LLC is a multimedia limited liability corporation located in beautiful Sevierville, TN. For more information, visit http://www.sdprofessionalsllc.com/.

Come on AMERICA we need your VOTE for the People's Choice Award!

S.D. Professionals, LLC produced "Kingdom Heirs LIVE at Dollywood" and now we are up for a PEOPLE's CHOICE AWARD!

Please click the following link to watch one song from LIVE @ Dollywood and to VOTE for SD Professionals, LLC!

CLICK HERE TO VOTE NOW

Absolutley NO personal info is needed.....all you need to do is CLICK THUMBS UP! 

DON'T FORGET TO VOTE & HELP US WIN the PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARD ;D this year at the Telly's!

Happy Holidays from S.D. Professionals, LLC

CNN requests exclusive Dolly Parton interview from S.D. Professionals, LLC!

While launching its newest endeavor, TheSmokies.TV LIVE BROADCAST, S.D. Professionals, LLC, captured the entire 24th Annual Dolly Parton Parade in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee on their newest equipment addition, the RED ONE 4K camera. This special event began with the grand entrance of The Ambassador to The Smokies, Dolly Parton herself, and an exclusive interview, conducted by local radio personality, Tammy Kelly. Cheering fans of all ages, proud residents in Dolly's hometown of Sevier County, as well as members of her security staff and management team are all captured in this interview that was streamed live to the world simultaneously on private laptops, personal home computers and other mobile devices. TheSmokies.TV is a new media web broadcasting channel created by S.D. Professionals, LLC that features exciting entertainment and other newsworthy moments within the Great Smoky Mountain area, such as Celebrity Appearances, Craft Fairs, Rod Runs, Holiday Celebrations, Community Functions, Sports Events, Traditional Festivals and much more.

This new media created major interest with global fans of the music legend, who "clicked" to watch the parade and other entertainers who were also featured throughout the broadcast. As Dolly Parton continues to make headlines S.D. Professionals, LLC is there to capture each local story as it unfolds.

CNN International approached S.D. Professionals, LLC and asked if they would share this exciting footage of Dolly Parton as a contribution for the "REVEALED" video on CNN International. The singer-songwriter tells CNN about her dedication to her image and how she worked her way from a small country town to the world stage. "I always thought when I was young, if I ever made it -- and I hoped I would, and dreamed that I would -- I thought I would love to be able to come home and do something special to honor my family," she said. "You always want your people to be proud of what you have accomplished." Parton told CNN she's accomplished everything that she set out to do and she has no plans to ever step out of the spotlight.

Click below to watch Dolly Parton and all of CNN's coverage:

Dolly Parton: Revealed http://edition.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Music/08/18/dolly.parton.country.music/index.html

Suzetta Black Bear Parker represents the Park Grill Steakhouse in Gatlinburg, Tennessee

As the Smoky Mountains celebrate 75 years, Geoffrey Wolpert and his Park Grill Steakhouse located next to the entrance of this great national treasure have their celebration in full swing!Geoffrey has teamed up with Jacob Timmons of S.D. Professionals, LLC, a multimedia company located in Sevierville, TN, to add a new, fun twist to his restaurant’s image. To do that, they have introduced a new "spokesbear", if you will, to represent the Park Grill Steakhouse. Her name is “Suzetta Parker” and she is a beautiful black bear with a heart touching story and a zany personality!Suzetta “Black Bear” Parker was rescued as a cub in a deadly forest fire which proved tragic for the rest of her family. Now living in Los Angeles, California, she is quickly becoming famous around the world because of her zany attitude and impeccable taste for great dining! Evolution LA, Suzetta’s agent, ensures her happiness and comfort around the clock by having any production done at her home so she never has to be moved to any other location which could cause her to be stressed.

To do this, they use Green Screen Technology which allows us to then take the “Green-Screened” video footage and produce just about any concept we want as Suzetta (Misty) leads the way.

“We struck gold when we found Evolution LA! Misty Black Bear (aka Suzette Parker) is a super hit with super talent. Combine her with the unsurpassed talent of Velton Ray Bunch (scoring), our RED ONE 4K production and editing crew and the majestic, lodge-like Park Grill Steakhouse, you have the perfect combination to achieve greatness”….Jacob Timmons, president S.D. Professionals, LLC.

“One of the greatest hidden treasures of the Great Smoky Mountains is the talent...and tops on that list is Jacob Timmons”, Emmy Award winner, Velton Ray Bunch.
For more information on the Park Grill Steakhouse, visit http://www.parkgrillgatlinburg.com/.For information on having a video concept produced for your company, contact Jacob Timmons at S.D. Professionals, LLC by clicking here: http://www.sdwebpros.com/ or call 865-774-9023.

Dolly Parton Parade Video

More to come......

SD Professionals breathes life into TheSmokies.TV for worldwide broadcast

TheSmokies.TV will be broadcasting the 24th Annual Dolly Parton Parade live on http://www.thesmokies.tv/ on Friday, May 8th, 2009 at 6pm Eastern. Tune in early for pre-show fun and live interview with Dolly Parton.

S.D. Professionals, LLC takes home an Addy Award!

Sevierville based graphic design and multimedia company S.D. Professionals, LLC was the only Sevier County business represented at the 44th Annual Knoxville ADDY Awards this weekend. Owner Jacob Timmons and team came home winners!

The AAF Knoxville is a professional organization that promotes excellence in advertising in the greater Knoxville area. The ADDY Awards is the year's largest gathering of advertising, media, and creative marketing professionals in East Tennessee. The organization invited S.D. Professionals LLC to join after being placed in Business TN’s Hot 100 for the state of Tennessee, partly due to their involvement with FOX network's American Idol and Dolly Parton’s “Backwoods Barbie” world (check spelling) tour video design.

The Silver Addy, for web site/interactive media client Thompson Carr Auctions, qualifies the Sevierville based company for national awards in that same category.

Thompson Carr partner Dale Carr, and Thompson Carr business executive Melanie Sims, both attended the ceremony to applaud the win. "S.D. Professionals LLC has helped our company grow by leaps and bounds, even in this rough economy. We are delighted to see their talent recognized within the industry on such a prestigious level and we celebrate with them on an absolutely successful campaign".

UPCOMING WEB TV SERIES NEEDS TALENT (GATLINBURG, TENNESSEE)

UPCOMING WEB TV SERIES NEEDS TALENT! For upcoming Web TV Series 1. Actors/Comedian 2. Song Writers/Musicians 3. Screen Play Writers/Creative Writers 4. Investigative Reporters 5. Journalist 6. Camera/Audio Operators 7. Lighting Technician
We are currently accepting applications and resume’s for an upcoming Web TV series based in Gatlinburg, Tennessee which will broadcast via the web, live, worldwide. If you are an Actor, Songwriter, Comedian, Musician, Screen Play Writer, Investigative Reporter, Journalist, Lighting Technician or Camera/Audio Operator, please submit your résumé/portfolio to the following address:

S.D. Professionals, LLC

c/o Web TV Applications

112 Y Road, Sevierville, TN 37862

All information received will be reviewed completely. The show will broadcast once weekly so if you are not utilized for one broadcast, we will keep your file for each upcoming webisode. If you are an actor, comedian, screen play writer, investigative reporter or journalist who submits a resume and your resume is accepted you will then be required to submit an audition video/audio which must be based on a provided topic / synopsis. Come one, come all! *College students majoring in any of these fields should apply! *All applicants must be legal residents of the U.S.A.

Location: GATLINBURG, TENNESSEE
Compensation: According to position offered/applied for
This is a part-time job.
This is a contract job.
This is an internship job
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Principals only. Recruiters please don't contact this job poster.
Please, no phone calls about this job!
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S.D. Professionals, LLC goes RED with all new RED ONE 4K Cine HD Video services

As an innovative resource in a constantly developing market, S.D. Professionals, LLC has a guiding principle of using new and advanced technology that gives us the competitive edge.
Featuring mind blowing versatility and ready to conquer the industry, we are proud to announce our new RED ONE camera and MAC FINAL CUT PRO 2 HD STUDIO. Built like a tank, this ground-breaking camera shoots and records both 2K and 4K RAW Video with all of the distinctiveness of film.
Recent high-end movies including the Spiderman series and the new Star Wars episodes are prime examples of these cutting-edge cinematic tools. In terms of production value, the higher quality you start out with, the better it looks as it progresses through the video process. With a 4K capacity we actually have more pixels to work with, better resolution and upgraded color information. S.D. Professionals LLC will produce a noticeably better looking video product, all without the high cost or concerns of working with film. Superior RED ONE lenses achieve that wonderful, film style depth of field and improved focus capabilities.
S.D. Professionals, LLC is in the market for camera operators, as well as those skilled in FINAL CUT PRO 2 HD STUDIO to join our elite team and learn all about the RED ONE system. Encompassing all avenues of photography, video production, post editing and production, we plan to enjoy a stronger success rate based on this advancement in technology. Our work is local, national and international with focus on documentaries, small business and business-to-business production. With this new equipment to help us soar over the horizon of expectation, the RED ONE camera and MAC FINAL CUT PRO 2 HD STUDIO now provide our current customer base with a tremendous enhancement. For S.D. Professionals, LLC, these new ‘toys’ are not only worthy investments, but an inspiring shift of creative development and professional growth.
"Shooting with RED ONE is like hearing The Beatles for the first time. RED ONE sees the way I see. This is the camera I've been waiting for my whole career: jaw-dropping imagery recorded onboard a camera light enough to hold with one hand. ...RED ONE is going to change everything."”
- Academy Award winningDirector, Steven Soderbergh Director and Cinematographer of Ocean's Eleven, Traffic and Solaris

Black Bear with 3 cubs seen in Gatlinburg near the Smoky Mountain Park!

Today after going to Ski View Road in Gatlinburg to take aerial blimp photos of a few cabins in the area, our crew got a nice surprise from Mother Nature! From out of the woods comes an enormous mother bear with her cub just walking along quite briskly. They were simply beautiful and seemed to be in perfect health. By the time this all happened, I realized that I was stopped in the middle of the road and the mother bear was just a few short feet away from my driver’s window and so at that moment I decided that taking the time to grab the camera and take a photo of the bear may not be worth the danger that could occur from being so close to her.

So, I decided to put the truck in drive and get out of their way when out of nowhere came 2 more cubs running as fast as they could through the woods trying to catch up with the mother and first cub so there we were stopped again. This time, I thought I may as well get a photo if I am waiting and so I did. Enjoy these quick snap shots as they are truly nature her finest!

S.D. Professionals, LLC named in Top 100 Companies in Tennessee!

S.D. Professionals, LLC was thrilled to learn that the popular Business TN magazine had named them among the top one hundred companies in the state of Tennessee.
Business TN: The 2008 list of Tennessee companies that are fast-growing, emerging and brimming with promise.
This multimedia and Web development firm built the technology responsible for providing over 500,000 books to children each month through the Imagination Library, the literacy brainchild of fellow Sevier County native Dolly Parton. S.D. also created the graphic & Web site designs which graced Parton's latest world tour. Earlier this year, the firm created the visual animation for Parton's appearances on American Idol episodes. At press time, the company was working with the Boys & Girls Club on a project that included Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.
"We are honored to be named as one of Tennessee's Top 100 and we thank Business TN for recognizing our efforts!"...Jacob Timmons, Founder, S.D. Professionals, LLC.
See complete list of companies named in Top 100

Liquor-by-the-Drink anyone?

Record voter turnout in Sevier County but not for Barrack or McCain?

Voters from across the Great Smoky Mountains already crowding polling stations this morning to cast their vote for liquor-by-the-drink. Many find it hard to believe that in the year 2008 Sevierville restaurants still cannot serve liquor-by-the-drink when their neighboring cities such as Knoxville and Gatlinburg are selling alcohol and turning all the profits to be had by the millions who visit the area each year!
There are many heated discussion about this topic ever since it was brought up. Here is a good article post with public comments I found: http://www.topix.com/forum/city/sevierville-tn/T1Q0V9F82T3MSHPLO#comments.
I will stay in the middle on this subject and only say, go to the poles and cast your vote!

Cutting-edge technology high in the sky!

Cutting-edge technology high in the sky!
Along the East Lamar Alexander Parkway in Maryville, Tennessee Monday morning, commuters saw something exciting in the air. An impressive 10 foot helium ball attached to an elaborate, remote control HD camera was seen floating 'up, up and away' above the traffic. Jacob Timmons, president and founder of S.D. Professionals, LLC and media designer Craig Simpson, caught the attention of the NBC 10 Weather Plus local news reporter Ken Schwall, while teaming up to capture aerial photos of a local business to be used for marketing. Since January of 2008, Timmons has been busy shooting new aerial photography and video with their fleet of helium balloons and blimps, each known as the "EagleEye in the Sky." S.D. Professionals, LLC owns three blimps of various sizes, plus designed and piloted the world’s first small scale remote controlled Goodyear Blimp with wireless HD Video transmission, used in January for the 2008 Goodyear dealer tradeshow in Grapevine, Texas. Producing images which are catered to the personal needs of his client, Timmons can photograph practically any site or event using high quality, high resolution, high definition, unique and cost effective equipment. With custom remote control cameras and aerial high definition video, S.D. Professionals, LLC gathers media in a spectacular way that no ordinary photographers can duplicate. Flying high over the restrictions and distractions of normal sight lines, the sophisticated balloon offers far better quality than a shaky helicopter ride and is much more affordable than the conventional practice of aerial shots with the high-wind, high noise, high altitude helicopters and single engine planes. "We've been taking aerial shots for years, but we've been using helicopters. And the price of gas goes up, so the price of the helicopter ride goes up," said Timmons. "Needless to say, helium is cheaper than helicopter fuel these days plus we have devised a Green-Solution which allows us to reuse our helium time and time again. More information on S.D Professionals, LLC and other aerial photography projects is available on their website http://www.sdwebpros.com/.
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