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/
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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.
The first segment of Found Causes Season 3 scales to lofty heights! I edited the Touchstone segment. Touchstone introduces the sport of climbing to kids in need of a mentor or caring adult. The principles of climbing are applied to life such as overcoming challenges, doing well in school, taking on responsibility, going to college, etc. Touchstone is hosted by Rocktown Climbing Gym in what used to be a grain silo in downtown Oklahoma City.
This was a challenging edit for me because I had less than a week to turn around the segment and the episode. However, we got it finished with time to spare and I think the episode looks great.
All work done at Grapevine Media.
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
I edited this segment for our show, Found Causes, featuring DSACO, (Down Syndrome Association of Central Oklahoma) a group dedicated to education and advocacy for people with Down Syndrome.
This amazing organization provides support to the Down Syndrome community. They help expecting parents who have gotten a possible diagnosis of Down Syndrome as well as parents who have had or adopted children with Down Syndrome. DSACO also is an advocate for people with Down Syndrome in the community, schools, and the work force. Their annual Buddy Walk is a great gathering of the community.
All work completed at Grapevine Media.
I edited this segment for our show, Found Causes, for Jubilee Partners, an inner-city after-school program. On the outskirts of downtown Oklahoma City, Jubilee is providing after-school support to kids in the inner city. The neighborhood is surrounded with industrial development with no real spaces for kids to play. Jubilee provides the community center the area so desperately needed.
All work completed at Grapevine Media.
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.
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:
I edited this segment for our show, Found Causes, featuring New View, a job training and living assistance organization for the blind and visually impaired. Formerly the Oklahoma League for the Blind, New view is one of the largest contractors for the government where the employees are blind or visually impaired. In addition to employment and job training, New View provides assistance for those losing their sight or struggling with vision impairment. Help includes home visits, visual aid devices, and eyesight exercises. New View even has athletic programs including dance and rowing. Last, every summer, New View sponsors Owl Camp. Owl Camp is a camp for visually impaired children and teens. Each camper is paired with a fully-sighted buddy their age. Activities are held all through Oklahoma City including visits to museums, the zoo, and sports.
All work completed at Grapevine Media.
I edited this segment for our show Found Causes. Nick Collison of the Oklahoma City Thunder finds his cause at a school for children with special needs.
Special Care is a day care center that focuses on serving children with special needs. They have before and after school programs. One unique aspect of their program is they mix both special needs children with kids who do not need special care. The effect is broaden the horizons for all the children in the program. Nick Collison befriended a teenager with an amazing basketball ability and he is now Nick's number one fan.
All work completed for Grapevine Media.
