I have seen a lot of producers trying to hire film crew in Los Angeles for sub-standard rates so I got the idea to compile together a list of rates based on discussions that I’ve seen in various private online groups. As a director and sometimes producer, I understand that…

In May of 2016 I started directing a series where I traveled across the United States interviewing a variety of designers about their life, work, and projects they’ve launched. The series was produced by Dann Petty who is, among many things, a designer in San Francisco and the founder of…

In 2016 I had the pleasure of working with the incredible team at Ueno while I directing a video for their new website redesign. I filmed the team members at the Ueno offices in New York City, San Francisco, and Iceland. In order to keep the look consistent in…

How to create a high-quality crowdfunding video on a budget — Branden Harvey is a storyteller focused on the good in the world. In addition to being the host of podcast Sounds Good, he’s helped brands like Disney, Square, Southwest Airlines, and (RED) tell meaningful stories with heart all over the world. In the spring of 2017, he had the idea…

A peek inside the process of a successful crowdfunding video — It’s been almost a year since Jeff Sheldon and I first talked about collaborating on the launch of his latest Ugmonk product. Working closely with Jeff I was able to direct a video that helped him raise over $446,022 in pre-orders, was viewed over 1,092,758 times and shared by more…

“Whatever you choose, however many roads you travel, I hope that you choose not to be a lady. I hope you will find some way to break the rules and make a little trouble out there. And I also hope that you will choose to make some of that trouble…

Hello internet people. Let me tell you the story of how I came to make a GIF of Donald Trump that became… *dramatically flourishes hands* viral First of all, I’m not saying that I can take just anything and “make it viral.” But I do believe there are ways to…

I’ve always been fascinated by the time slice technique (also known as “bullet time”). Probably the most famous use of this comes from a scene in the first Matrix film where Neo dodges a series of bullets. To capture this look the filmmakers set up an array of cameras that…

In 2001, digital cameras were a rare commodity. They were expensive, bulky and captured images that were inferior to the organic look of film. After you downloaded and edited those whopping 3.1 megapixel images, you had very few options of where you could publish them online. Remember when Shutterfly and…