I believe that a great director works with a team and finds the best ability from wherever possible. For me, it's not about the factors I can control but rather working with the unexpected to my advantage. Take a look at some of the films I directed below.
HYPOCRITE | JAMIE ANDERSON
This project was a true collaboration of ideas from multiple professionals. Jamie was very trusting of my vision and contributed her amazing ideas as well. I am proud of the final product and it was only possible through teamwork.
SILVER & LIGHT
Storytelling is what I enjoy about filmmaking the most. This short documentary film instantly went viral and has 1.6 million views to date. I created a documentary series with the artist from this film which received countless press opportunities and a total of four Vimeo Staff Pick awards. (The additional films can be seen here)
AMERICAN DREAM
This film Series is a good example of what can be done with limited resources. We self-financed these projects and used them to publicize the art.
DEATH DO US PART
Sometimes you have to be flexible and work with what you have. We stumbled upon this graveyard and were able to tie it into our story in an interesting and compelling way.
WHEN DREAMS COLLIDE
This film is special to me in that it represents the struggles and rewards of success. Life isn't always easy and working in a creative field requires perseverance. My goal for this project was to capture that struggle through other peoples voices.
MADISON
Filmmaking is so fun in that it can give a voice to unexpected stories. If you met Madison you might not know that there is a deeper story to be told by her.
ALASKA SNOWBOARD GUIDES
This project came to me as a bunch of great visual footage but very little story ideas from the client. We worked together to determine what needed to be communicated and shot some additional visuals to fill in the gaps. The final product has led to a long-term partnership between Ski-Doo Snowmobiles and Alaska Snowboard Guides. (Footage courtesy of Sean Aaron)
STANCRAFT BOAT COMPANY
Sometimes you only have a short amount of time to accomplish your goals. Due to delivery schedules, we only had a two-hour window with this beautiful handcrafted boat. This film shows what can be done in a short amount of time with limited resources.
MOTOTRAX | RIDE ALL YEAR LONG
Sometimes things change during the production process.We were nearly complete with the MotoTrax project when staff changes unexpectedly occurred. Rather than giving up I worked with the client to find solutions and complete a film that still met their goals.
CHILDREN'S VILLAGE
Working with Discovery Land Company Foundation has been an honor and deeply fulfilling. In this project we had one interesting limitation; we had to keep the identities of the children anonymous. This required flexibility and imagination while shooting and editing.
SIERRA AT TAHOE SKI PATROL
I believe connecting emotionally is the purpose of filmmaking and if you look for the story it will always present itself. Everyone has a story to tell, it's simply a matter of the patience to find the truth.