I directed a video for Demand Media as part of their video R&D testing out new formats. This one was aimed at taking more of an Alton Brown tone, but with a bit more visual flourish. The 3D egg diagram section at the beginning was done by Joe Howes at FolderingRain.com, he’s great to work with […]
The Independent is a print publication for entrepreneurs, bloggers, freelancers, small biz owners, and more. This shoot came together rather quickly and the window for filming was rather slim since one of the founders was in town for only a couple days. We managed to come up with a style, but unfortunately didn’t settle on a script, so […]
This is a minidoc that we produced for “High on Austin”, an upcoming park for food trucks and off-the-leash dogs in South Austin. It came together very quickly and we had plenty of obstacles pop up along the way, but the client was a pleasure to work with and gave us plenty of space to figure […]
This was a labor of love. Actually, the first short film that I’ve ever made, it wasn’t intended to be anything more than a quick shoot for the sake of finally writing/directing/acting in something. We had time to kill, so let’s do something! My friend and frequent collaborator Elissa Marie had given me a zombie makeover […]
A while back I made some GIFs that never ended up getting used, so I thought I’d throw them up here. These are “life hack” type of GIFs.
I’ve been working with The University of Texas’ English Department to create some videos as curriculum aids. This first video illustrates a 6-step process to help students critically read literature. It runs longer than I’d certainly wish, but it still manages to flow rather well. To help maintain engagement we put most of the budget […]
“The way I work, the interview never becomes larger than the person being interviewed.” – Ken Burns I had so much fun shooting this interview and fashion show. A few days before Austin Fashion Week Carleen Nicole put on a benefit fashion show featuring local Austin designers, models and artists. Shooting live events is […]
“Music videos were this lucky career opportunity. They were assignments. I was providing a service, and they were meant to be punchy and gimmicky and fun.” – Mark Romanek I shot this video for my great friends Dave and Bianca for their wedding. Well, I shot the first half of it. Unfortunately this […]
This was certainly a passion project, a lot of blood, sweat and tears poured in. Produced in conjunction with 360 Studios, and co-directed with M. Andrew Barrera, I’ll let the product speak for itself. Enjoy!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZwSffNPZuP0 “I respect the audience’s intelligence a lot, and that’s why I don’t try to go for the lowest common denominator.” – Spike Lee I’ve been wanting to do a video utilizing photos for a while now. I wanted to experiment with breaking the images apart and manipulating them for dramatic effect, so […]
“The fact is, you don’t know what directing is until the sun is setting and you’ve got to get five shots and you’re only going to get two.” – David Fincher I directed this fan-based political ad for political blog Dawn of the Weak. This was my very first time wielding a camera and […]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZMf4jX4bPsg “In my opinion, it’s more interesting to see magic happening in a world that feels grounded. If the world is already crazy, then anything can happen. So it’s better to start with something real.” – Michel Gondry I directed this music video for Language Room, it’s what I consider to be my […]
http://youtu.be/fVZYBD4W_TE “Great music is its own movie, already. And the challenge, as a music fan, is to keep the song as powerful as it wants to be, to not tamper with it and to somehow give it a home.” – Cameron Crowe I directed this video for Language Room’s Pledge Music campaign. Pledge […]