This was my Advanced Narrative Film Class Final Project in Grad School. This short film was shot in RAW format using a Black Magic Cinema Camera, and edited using a round-trip process between AVID Media Composer and DaVinci Resolve. I had no prior knowledge or experience with this camera or software. The film was intended to be a satirical modern …
Music Video Production – 2017
I helped my friend Jessica Haeckel (Gemiinii Riisiing) create this music video. Jessica has been creating music videos and performing covers for her YouTube audience for over 10 years. She approached me with the song about 80% complete, and had a specific vision for the music video. I helped her finish the song and complete this vision. With her guidance, …
Artist Promotional Video – 2015
This is a music promotional video for my band Dead Birds Adore Us, promoting our album in 2015. The footage was shot by Tim Hashko (steamingkettle.net). I edited the video using Adobe Premiere and used Adobe After Effects for some of the visual effects and titles. The purpose of the video was to give our audience a taste of the …
Music Video and Audio Recording – 2014
This is a promotional music video clip for my band Dead Birds Adore Us. I performed in the video, directed the video, multi-track recorded the audio, edited the video, and applied visual effects. This video was created to help promote our acoustic shows, giving our fans a taste of the sound. The video was recorded live using a few takes …
Music Video and Audio Recording – 2014
This video was created to promote an unplugged acoustic show for my band Dead Birds Adore Us. We had a reputation for being an unorthodox hard rock band. When we scheduled our acoustic shows, we wanted to give fans a taste of what we sound like playing acoustic instruments. I recorded the video using several takes and two camera angles. …
Fictitious Ad Video and Sound Design – 2012
I partnered with Brandon Dennett to create this project for our Foundations of Digital Production Class, as part of the core Graduate Media Arts and Science program at IUPUI. The project encompassed an interactive website, a flash game, and the video shown here. We decided to do a humorous commercial using sound to tell a story. The dad finds a …
Oranje Promotional Video – 2010
In the summer of 2010 I had the pleasure of working as an Intern for Oranje, a local Indianapolis contemporary visual arts and music festival. This promotional video captures the second “Peel Party” of the season, at Talbot Street Nightclub. This video was shot by myself and Joe Milton. I edited the video using Adobe Premiere and spiced it up …
Rock Music Video Production – 2008
I directed this video to help the Alternative Rock band Firstwater promote their first single “Watch Me Fall”. This project was a lot of fun, and a valuable learning experience. This was my first major video production! I collaborated with Firstwater and my partner Nick Rice to draft a story. We shot the video with a single Cannon GL2 camera …