Dubstepping to Oklahoma Video Production.
Mr. T is a turtle that lives in my mom's garden. My mom wanted a video of Mr. T. Be careful what you wish for, Mom.
Premiere on Film Row
Fun Friday in Oklahoma Video Production.
This is a promo for Final Friday on Film Row - a great new event the last Friday of every month on Oklahoma City's historic Film Row. It's hosted by all the businesses in the Film Exchange District. Hope to see you there!
Song: Hungaria Album: demo 2008 freemusicarchive.org/music/Latch_Swing/demo_2008/ Artists: latcheswing.fr/
Used under Creative Commons license. creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/fr/
Red Bud Classic 2013
Running with Oklahoma Video Production!
This commercial took me over a year to complete. Why? Because the footage was shot during last year's Red Bud Classic and they just recently asked for the edit to get put together. I went with a fun split screen style with lots of dynamic motion. I also leaned on Crumplepop's Transimatic transitions to create the cool swinging text and graphics.
All work done while at Grapevine Media.
2013 Demo Reel
My Work in Oklahoma Video Production!
This is my 2013 Demo Reel. All the work was produced in 2012. Included is my work at Grapevine Media as well as many side projects I completed. I wanted a faster, upbeat feel this year as opposed to last year's more funky demo reel. I got to work on a lot of exciting and engaging projects. I also got to create several projects that exceeded my expectations. I plan to dedicate the majority of time in 2013 to creating a proper directing spec spot reel as I pursue a career as a national commercial director.
Projects include:
Children's Miracle Network - Champion Child
Stand Up Paddling Sales Video
Red Bud Classic 2012
Doritos - Time Machine
Snacking on Oklahoma Video Production.
This project was pure fun. Although it is not a proper spec spot or entry for the Crash the Super Bowl contest, it's a script I wrote a while ago that I've been wanting to do. The biggest challenge was the shooting the plates for when all four version Brian Gililland's and Brandon Holly's characters were on screen at the same time.
Jacob Burns supplied the robot from his fantastic Captain Thunder web series. I got a lot of the props from Toy'R'Us. The scientific glasses were an impulse buy and I love the absurdity it added to the whole piece. We used dry ice to create smoking lab projects.
I was very very happy with how it turned out. I will do some proper specs in 2013 as I set my sights at becoming a national commercial director.
Liberty Minded - "About Us"
Liberating Oklahoma Video Production
My friend's libertarian think tank, Liberty Minded, needed a high quality video to introduce and promote the group. I had a very tight window to put this project together. We had talked about doing something before, but schedules never were able to match up. In March of 2012, Ron Paul was having a rally at the Oklahoma State Capital and many of the members of the group were going to be there. I found out a day before and moved heaven and earth to get the project together.
I was lucky to get a slider for some great shots with the capital dome behind our subjects. Our other big challenge besides time was trying to record audio with a live rally happening feet away on a windy day. All-in-all, everything came together nicely and feel the piece really shines.
Crafting a bright, optimistic look for this piece was a priority. A few of the screen shots from color grading are below:
2012 Demo Reel
Jammed Pack with Oklahoma Video Production!
My 2012 demo reel. Cut in FCP X with an assist from FCP 7 & Magic Bullet Looks 2.0. There was a great step forward in my professional work that I'm pleased with. I also experimented with split screens and split screen transitions that I eventually started to apply to other work. Overall, 2012 was a great year. I did a lot of work for Grapevine Media and a fair amount of stuff on my own. I really think my skills and abilities increased over the course of the year and gave me the confidence that I had, in fact, chosen the right career. Project included:
Liberty Minded Teaser
Rallying for Oklahoma Video Production
This is a quick teaser trailer I put together for a promo I'm making for Liberty Minded, a local libertarian think tank in Oklahoma City. I had wanted to do some sort of promo piece for an organization for some time. When I found out the day before that there was a Ron Paul rally on the capital steps and they would all be there, I threw caution to the wind and got them all together to make this video. I'm really a happy with the way i turned out. Especially with all the audio challenges we faced. We spent most of the shoot worried security would come to shut us down, but we were never bothered.
Castrol Spec Spot
From the Archives:
My first attempt at a true Spec Spot for my directing reel and a chance to learn my camera a little better. The original idea was for the piece to play out more like a horror story, but that didn't work so, I came up with the sentimental copy in post.
Shot on an HMC-40, edited in FCP7, and color in Magic Bullet Looks.
Oklahoma Video Production
Friendenstein
That time I went back to my alma mater to help with 24-hour film race...
Friendenstein was the product of a 24-hour film race hosted at my alma mater, Oklahoma City University. It was fun going back to the campus to shoot and meet the new kids coming up behind me. With it being Halloween weekend and a theme of 'Creation', a riff on Frankenstein was only natural. Our line was "Don't worry. This will all be over soon." and our prop was duct tape.
Shot on an HMC-150 and HMC-40, edited in Final Cut Pro 7, and colored with Magic Bullet Looks.