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**Kina Grannis, the girl behind that “Gotta Digg” video in 2008 got signed to Interscope but left the major label scene prematurely. She brought her fans with her and released an independent album in February 2010.** Continue Reading →
For this video, I pulled out every time lapse, stop motion and live action camera trick that I could think of. It took me about 2 weeks. The goal was to create a fresh, new direction to take my work to. The Eclectic Series has fared well, but that was all in the past. It’s time to look ahead. Continue Reading →
What if, tomorrow, everyone’s car disappeared?
I live in Los Angeles. I drive in Los Angeles. I think about traffic a lot in Los Angeles. A few months ago, I discovered Matt Logue’s Empty LA photographs. I didn’t think much about it at the time, but every time I was stuck in Continue Reading →rush hour all-hour traffic, I found myself thinking, “What if tomorrow everyone’s car disappeared?”
This year, Pepsi has decided to completely revamp the way they do business and embrace corporate responsibility. To kick off their new campaign, they have decided to host a celebrity contest. Continue Reading →
I realized when I set out to do this project that this concept was going to be really “out there”. But that’s the beauty of filmmaking. We’re encouraged to take risks and experiment with new ideas and concepts. Continue Reading →
The people over at Disney Consumer Products were looking to do something different and new with their Back to School campaign this year. Last year they held a fashion show and video taped the event. Continue Reading →
Following the Death Cab for Cutie video, the guys at Atlantic Records loved it enough to give me another shot with a video for Uncle Kracker; another artist signed to the Atlantic label. The directions were pretty clear on this one. They wanted to create something that would do well on the internet. Continue Reading →
For any music video I look to evolve from my previous work. For example, none of my Eclectic videos are the same. The guys at Warner Music loved the Death Cab video and were looking for something similar but original; outside the box, but still in the realm of pop music. Continue Reading →
A lot of people ask me where I get my ideas. And I always give the same answer. The Internet. I’m a technology fiend. Anything that involves a circuit board absolutely fascinates me. If you ever visit me at my house, my life revolves around my imac. I’m on instant messenger probably 12 hours a day. And when I’m away from my computer, I have my iphone and check it every 30 minutes. Continue Reading →
I took about 15,000 still photos and strung them together to give the illusion of motion. If you’re still curious I made a video that shows how the time lapse process works. Continue Reading →
The entire movie was shot using a digital SLR still camera and pieced together using Quicktime Pro and Final cut Pro. Since it was shot on a still camera, all the raw footage is 1080p HD. People always ask me how much time I spent shooting or how I made the time lapses. Well, check out The Making of Eclectic 2.0 in case you’re curious about that. Continue Reading →
This film I created by myself. It is a series of time-lapse shots that I edited together and put to music. Rather than using a regular video camera, I opted to use a digital SLR camera because it allowed me to shoot in ultra high definition as well as get the depth of field only available to film cameras. Continue Reading →
Two friends and I created this video during my senior year of high school in 2004 for an internet contest. It fared quite well and ended up winning 2nd place. Continue Reading →
A friend of mine, Nick Miller approached me and said that Midway Car Rentals was looking to do a video for internet distribution. Continue Reading →