Busy month documenting some of Nike's upcoming olympians. This girl hits people in the face. Hard.
Saturday, November 5, 2011
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
New Orleans
Nike is helping to rebuild a park in East New Orleans. We're making a video about it. 9 days of shooting, a great trip for sure.
I hear at night the come alive and eat people, but they can only move 2 steps forward and 1 to the side.
Lots of nice doors.
Dawned an NFL bib and shot the Thunderdome... I mean, Superdome.
Definitely a musical city. Most street performers were quite good.
Our king of hookups Lautime, standing in front of his new project.
The legendary Lukeburger - getting the shot.
Sunday, September 18, 2011
Visual Meditations - Lift
Kicking off a new series of short films called Visual Meditations. Essentially, these are simple visual studies to keep my brain creative. I love how this first one came out - my only regret is that I couldn't get more footage of Makana before starting all this work. He rips so hard, these shots are pretty tame compared to what he can do in some real waves.
CLICK THAT FULLSCREEN BUTTON IN THE BOTTOM RIGHT.
CLICK THAT FULLSCREEN BUTTON IN THE BOTTOM RIGHT.
CLICK THAT FULLSCREEN BUTTON IN THE BOTTOM RIGHT.
(it's really important to me that you watch this big, I promise you will enjoy it more)
Sunday, August 28, 2011
Busy Break
This fall is shaping up to be full of work, and while that means I have to leave home, I still welcome the opportunities. All fun projects for Nike, but very life-consuming. This morning I took a break from the paid gigs to start cutting together a self-initiated project featuring a local surfer from Kauai. Makana Munoz rides a longboard, and does it impressively. Look for the full video sometime in September. Ok, back to work!
Wednesday, July 6, 2011
Levi's - Crossing the country with Ride4Water
This was one of those legendary projects. Got a call from the boys at Conscious Minds to direct a series of videos for Levi's. Of the 7 on our film crew, 5 of us were friends from the APU film program. It makes such a difference working with a group of buddies. The project had the potential of being a complete nightmare, but in the end was loads of fun and our videos turned out great.
Our task was to document a team participating in the Race Across America, a 3,000 mile bike race from Oceanside California to Annapolis Maryland. Unlike the Tour de France, the riders never stop. It's billed as the hardest bicycle race on earth. Day and night - for 8 days - our team had someone on the road, pedaling through the country.
As a film crew, this meant minimal sleep and rest for us also. We were living/working out of our own RV, and had a follow car to film from. It was constant motion. Every time you pull off the road, you're falling behind the racers - even in the middle of the night. We had 2 editors working around the clock in our "mobile editing suite" and it was a lot of fun to come back from a long day of shooting and see what they had accomplished during the day. Speedy turnaround was essential because Levi's was releasing these videos DURING the race on their website and all over the internet. For more behind the scenes stuff, you can check out the photos posted on Benji's website.
Our task was to document a team participating in the Race Across America, a 3,000 mile bike race from Oceanside California to Annapolis Maryland. Unlike the Tour de France, the riders never stop. It's billed as the hardest bicycle race on earth. Day and night - for 8 days - our team had someone on the road, pedaling through the country.
As a film crew, this meant minimal sleep and rest for us also. We were living/working out of our own RV, and had a follow car to film from. It was constant motion. Every time you pull off the road, you're falling behind the racers - even in the middle of the night. We had 2 editors working around the clock in our "mobile editing suite" and it was a lot of fun to come back from a long day of shooting and see what they had accomplished during the day. Speedy turnaround was essential because Levi's was releasing these videos DURING the race on their website and all over the internet. For more behind the scenes stuff, you can check out the photos posted on Benji's website.
Here's the last video which recaps the whole story. To dive deeper, scroll down - I've posted the rest in order. My personal favorite is #3.
Video 1: Something Greater
Video 2: Rocky Start
Video 3: Pitching In
Props to our awesome crew. Trust me when I say this was a massive team effort:
Blake Heal (producer)
Pete Cote (director of photography)
Anders Lindwall (editor)
Benji Newell (editor/motion graphics/wet ducks)
Jason Richardson (logistics/driver)
Milton Campbell (photog/driver/steakouts)
Yours Truly (director/cinematographer/general weirdo)
Friday, July 1, 2011
Happy Happy Time
Andrew is one of my closest friends from college, and a few weeks ago he married a sweet chic named Jeniece. I was honored to be present at this small wedding, and the best part was that it took place 9 minutes from my house at a secluded nameless beach.
First time I've shot a wedding. The shots turned out more photo-journalistic, big surprise from a cinematographer who typically works in documentary. The collection diverges quite a bit from traditional wedding photos, which is fine - this was not a normal wedding. I had a lot to work with - you'd have a hard time finding a more beautiful place to get married. The group was small and intimate so I felt really comfortable getting in close for some shots without feeling like I was disrupting the flow of the ceremony. Tons of fun.
First time I've shot a wedding. The shots turned out more photo-journalistic, big surprise from a cinematographer who typically works in documentary. The collection diverges quite a bit from traditional wedding photos, which is fine - this was not a normal wedding. I had a lot to work with - you'd have a hard time finding a more beautiful place to get married. The group was small and intimate so I felt really comfortable getting in close for some shots without feeling like I was disrupting the flow of the ceremony. Tons of fun.
Quite the parking lot.
Some fisherman walked by, other than that we had it to ourselves.
Good save, Haley.
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
I went to India with Nike = Blog Neglect
To my few faithful readers, sorry for such a delay between posts. I usually put new stuff up here when I'm not busy, but seeing as how it's been nonstop work for the last few months I just haven't had the time. Participating in a lot of fun projects.
A lot of people don't know this, but I went to India a couple of months ago. I was in Delhi and Mumbai filming cricket and capturing the excitement around the cricket world cup. The championship match was played in Mumbai and the city just about imploded on itself when the India National Team won. Unforgettable stuff.
It's the only sport they care about. There isn't anything in America comparable to cricket in India.
A lot of people don't know this, but I went to India a couple of months ago. I was in Delhi and Mumbai filming cricket and capturing the excitement around the cricket world cup. The championship match was played in Mumbai and the city just about imploded on itself when the India National Team won. Unforgettable stuff.
Thursday, March 17, 2011
New Short: Freeflow
Hey gang - thought you'd like to see a little project I've been working on in my spare time. This short video is comprised of leftover footage from around home. Not the greatest surfing footage in here, but I think it captures a little bit of the down and dirty nature of the "everyday" session of surfing.
WATCH IT FULLSCREEN!
WATCH IT FULLSCREEN!
Thursday, March 10, 2011
Thursday, March 3, 2011
In the Works
This has been a great break. Taking a step back from work is an important part of the (or at least my) creative process. It helps me realize:
1. I enjoy doing this - because my mind wants to drift back into an imaginative mode on its own.
2. There is more to life than work, and many of these things are much more important than my occupation.
3. I am blessed.
Some fun personal endeavors coming up. Here's a screenshot from one. Stay tuned.
1. I enjoy doing this - because my mind wants to drift back into an imaginative mode on its own.
2. There is more to life than work, and many of these things are much more important than my occupation.
3. I am blessed.
Some fun personal endeavors coming up. Here's a screenshot from one. Stay tuned.
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