“Today in 2010, I finally got around to a re-cut which is as close to a final vision as I have for the project. It’s my goal to get a second music video under my belt this year to help build momentum on continuing projects as a music video Director.”
With the launch of my 2010 Editor’s Reel, I am announcing that I am currently available for editing projects. I work on the Final Cut Pro editing platform and have not only the experience with the music video format, industrials, TV pitch videos, but with my background in marketing, I am more than a simple cutter.
It seems like each and every month, I struggle for the first few days to establish the theme to my work. December and January are no exception to the rule. This month, the only direct artistic influence can be found in Japanese Edo-era artist, Hokusai. Although many images depict literal lines, I tried to venture [...]
November’s theme, AloneTogether, came about midway through the month. I can even look at the work and see where it happened. And again, lots of organic ideas that arose of their own volition, and nothing was posed. There are also nods to one of my key sources of inspiration, artist Edward Hopper, and photographer/filmmaker Chris Marker. [...]
My underlying rule to all the work has been that all photos are exactly they happened. No posing, no setups. A moment captured (sometimes stolen) in time.
“Don’t Vote” was recently submitted to CNN’s iReport.com where it was selected as a finalist in their “Campaign ‘08″ online film festival.
It might also surprise you to know that a number of the folks who worked on this video would not fit into categories like “democrats” or so-called “liberals”. We had people on this show who identify themselves and vote Republican. Everyone on this show contributed and came together on this project for love and belief in their country.