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32 | March/April • 2014 T hey have garnered awards for their historic preservation work in downtown Fayetteville. ey have collected more than 70 national and international digital video honors and in the process helped nonprofit organ- izations raise millions of dollars. ey've crawled through the woods, flew in a Black Hawk and meandered down a river to cap- ture a story. Jan Johnson and Pat Wright, master- minds behind Moonlight Productions and the city's newest event venue Sky- View on Hay, have been revolutionary and trend setting women in the busi- ness world for the past two decades. But when the spotlight and cameras are turned on them, the footage clearly casts the super charged duo as story- tellers, using captivating images and carefully constructed words. ey write, shoot, produce, direct and edit videos that are factual, inform- ative, moving and accent a subject mat- ter in unique and appealing ways. ey have style but more importantly sub- stance and class. ey believe in dream- ing big, working hard at their cra to meet goals and always remember the philosophy behind their success. "If you do what you love the mon- ey will follow," said Wright, who was teaching business classes at Fayetteville Tech when she started her partnership with Johnson, also a college employee. "A lot of people chase money and end up unhappy in jobs. And for me, what I do has to make a little of difference in the world. We just use our experience and creativity to tell stories. Fayetteville frequently and unfairly gets a black eye in that regard. We find plenty of com- pelling stories." Producing them with creativity, at heart they do not lack drama, realism and follow the path of a person or cause with vigor to propel it into the main- stream of the viewer. Johnson followed her passion and tossed in a quiet confi- dence into the formula. "Don't ever be intimidated, do what you love to do," said Johnson on advice to aspiring en- trepreneurs. "Life is a series of problems and setbacks and it's how you address them and go forward that counts." Delivering the Message Work with charitable groups, city organizations and the U.S. Army are staples for Moonlight Productions, which has produced hundreds of TV, Funeral Service & crematory 910.484.8108 610 Ramsey Street A l l e n S t a p l e t o n Professional licensee Full Service Funeral Home Visitations Chapel Church Cremation Pre-Arranged Funeral Plans Crematory on Premises Jan Johnson and Pat wright set the standard for innovative videography and exquisite event spaces in downtown Fayetteville

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