An editors job is to tell a story, find visual beauty, and connect with the viewer on an emotional level. This is something that requires immense trust from the client. The best editors shine when things don’t go as planned. Ego can destroy collaboration and slow schedules to a screeching halt. It’s natural for editors to be attached to their ideas and also the biggest source of misaligned goals. I believe my job as an editor is to meet the clients expectations first and find ways to improve the project only after. Take a look some films that I edited below.
HYPOCRITE | JAMIE ANDERSON
Would you have the courage to call yourself a hypocrite in front of millions of people? Jamie and I created this project for the 2018 Winter Olympics and I have been inspired by her courage. This project would not have been possible without a team of talented and generous professionals who contributed.
GYRO STABILIZED SYSTEMS | CINEMA REEL
Gyro Stabilized Systems creates the most advanced camera systems in the world. This humble and accomplished team trusted me to edit their product reels for the 2017 NAB trade show. This was a huge honor for me and I was amazed to receive 24TB of footage from some of the most talented Aerial Directors on earth.
GYRO STABILIZED SYSTEMS | BROADCAST REEL
Gyro Stabilized Systems creates the most advanced camera systems in the world. This humble and accomplished team trusted me to edit their product reels for the 2017 NAB trade show. This was a huge honor for me and I was amazed to receive 24TB of footage from some of the most talented Aerial Directors on earth.
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
Occasionally a client comes to me with a problem. In this case, it was; "We have a bunch of beautiful footage and are not sure what to do with it?" I helped define the vision of this Film and shot some additional visuals to complete the project. (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.
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.
MIGRATING MURAL
This project created an interesting challenge. How do you showcase an endagered and illusive animal? Take a look at the solution we found.