July 23, 2010

Using a DSLR, specifically the 5D Mark II, was essential in creating this piece for The New York Times Magazine on bounce music in New Orleans. The light in these clubs was low, often just a single bulb or a blacklight. A traditional camera would have never been able to pick up enough light to show what was happening.

October 13, 2009

For the Toxic Waters: From Air to Water Waste piece I worked on I decided to use the Canon 5D Mark II again. The camera just produces beautiful images for video and I had the time on this piece to deal with the transcoding and audio sync routine since I knew the piece would run later in the Toxic Waters series

July 15, 2009

For the Michael Jackson Memorial piece I worked on, we decided before I left for L.A. that we would use the Canon 5D Mark II to try and push the look of the piece, and to try something new. The first thing I did, is call up a freelancer, Patrick Burke, to run sound. Patrick used to be an AC (Assistant Camera) in L.A. so he came with all the right tools, including a film slate that we used to sync audio from a Marantz...

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January 5, 2009

The Thirst in the Mojave piece is my attempt at making video interactive and contextualizing its content. Video on the web is great but it lacks many web-centric features or enhancements.

The advantage of web video over traditional video has typically revolved around the ability to share with friends and time-shift watching content. Thirst in the Mojave tries to bring a little more web mentality to video but still utilize the linear narrative strengths...

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December 21, 2008

2008 demo reel showcasing my work as a Producer, Editor, Videographer and Animator.

July 6, 2008

Five miles south of Boulder City, right off US-95, you'll find a dry lake bed. On Independence Day, the dry lake bed fills with campers, trucks, cars, families and fireworks. Lots of fireworks.

How I spent the 4th of July this year.

"Remember Last Night" is a short film I did as an undergrad for class.

"Remember Last Night" is a short film I did way back as an undergrad for a class. This was one of the first pieces I ever shot and edited. I think it was done about eight years ago, and DV...

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Test footage of the Letus35 Extreme on my Canon XH-A1.

The Letus35 Extreme is a 35mm lens adapter system for video cameras. By using 35mm lenses you have the opportunity to use a wide variety of lenses previously unavailable on prosumer video cameras. The biggest advantage...

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