Last summer, when Bob Hercules used James Bond’s high-powered sound equipment to stage an open-air video show in Wicker Park, Hercules says people were drawn like flies to the flickering light of the screen. Now Hercules and Bond are back–with fancier gear, as in any good sequel.
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Hercules left his native Michigan in the mid-80s with a master’s degree in film and video production. After scouting both coasts, he landed in Chicago, where he picked up free-lance work–and began to express himself in both film and video.
Hercules continued with experimental video. But eventually, he says, “You have to make a living.” So, picking up clients from a former employer who left town, Hercules and a partner started their own video production business. He called it the Media Process Group–“It confuses people, but if you think about it it makes perfect sense.” The company now does tapes for the likes of 60 Minutes and PR giant Hill and Knowlton.
