For as long as I can remember, I have been a maker and an artist. It started with organizing the neighborhood kids into a lean, mean, backyard-show making machine. We made plays and dances and films and choreographed roller skate shows. My professional career has been as eclectic as the programming of that backyard main stage. I’ve toured the world with dance, produced plays all over the country, managed unique large-scale events, shows on beaches and trains and ships. The occasional opera. A five-year residency with Blue Man Group. I have always been a maker.
As a video content creator, what separates me from the rest are these years of marrying a variety of artistic expressions into one unified presentation; I utilize this unique perspective as a lens for impactful visual story telling. I draw from a deep understanding of transition, focus, timing, and feel to create cohesion between life and art, and activate stories that hook the viewer into a deeper understanding of humanity.
As you’ll see from these samples of my work, I believe editing film is so much more than just stringing a bunch of clips together. Music is key, and is often my hook for creating the storyboard. I love playing with dramatic effects in music videos and art film, and I love the subtle nuances of documentary making. There is a unique and memorable story to be found in any pile of raw footage; I take great delight in the challenge of discovering that story.
Conceptual music video inspired by Kalki’s Varanasi video; original footage by Cotton Bro.
Flow artist and friend, John Grüber, shares his musings and movement on poi as a dance between you and gravity.
Advert for Zeppe’s West Jordan
Another social media animation for Zeppe’s
Tesla and her owner traveled the southwest in a converted van. This is their story.
Footage provided by class instructor, editing is all me.
Introduction to Kumospace.
MUSIC VIDEOS & PERFORMANCE ART
Performance artist, maker, and general bad-ass Joanna Lugo collaborated with me on this piece, nominated for a Princess Grace award.
A socially distant meet up at Humbolt park to share fire art. Effects include a shot from a head cam worn by a fire spinner.
advertisement & Socil Media
Reel for social media posts
Gingerfish Launch reel
Family & Travel
The Fiery Gizzard Trail and the Big Piney River.
Literally hours of footage.
Documentary & instructional
Site visit documentation for an event venue.
My homage to Tom Waits and art film. This is what I do for fun in my free time.
It’s not art, it’s an 8th grade band. But a super feat of editing with raw footage that divided the song into six parts.
Animated post for Zeppe’s
Real estate advert for a campground
The birth story of Henry Valentine. Three days of labor, a fire in the composter, and a clean garage.
Heiwa Tofu is a family owned business in Maine.
On January 6, 2021 a violent mob attacked the US capitol.