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THE OXFORD BILL OF FACETIME ETIQUETTE

What is the social etiquette regarding FaceTime video chats on the new iPhone? Having just acquired my own iPhone4, I’ve been eager to try it out, but truthfully over the few weeks I’ve had mine, I’ve only used FaceTime twice.  And thats not because of the “WiFi Only” restriction… it’s mainly because I’m not sure [...]

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FILM MARKETING: Second Best

Over the last few months, I’ve been working with Justin Bell (Producer) and Jason Wong (Director) designing the marketing materials for their Indian-themed comedic short SECOND BEST. Every summer, sisters Taila (Puja Mohindra) and Deepa (Kosha Patel) ship off to Hindi Camp with their family for a weekend of yoga, matchmaking, and East Indian culture. [...]

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TRIBUTE: Will Kelley

Five days after seventeen year-old Will passed away, his friends and family gathered at his home to remember his life. Blaine Hogan gave me a call and asked if I’d work with him to create a short tribute video for the memorial service later that week.  So I tossed my gear in the Jeep and [...]

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See what I worked on this Spring…

I just completed work on a pretty large project. See what I did & how I did it…

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CINEMATOGRAPHER: Sean Stiegemeier

I love this… “So I saw all of these mediocre pictures of that volcano in Iceland nobody can pronounce the name of, so I figured I should go and do better.” … and he clearly did. Check out Sean’s website (his visual style is very Andrew Wyeth) and the timelapse dolly he used to get [...]

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BRANDED SHORT FILM: ProKeds

Promoting their Spring line, Pro-Keds recently debuted a short video telling the story of a shoe-based mission. With settings that will look familiar to NYC residents and a Bond-esque soundtrack, the playfully inventive piece follows a cast of characters who at various points throw shoes over a fence, trade them, pluck pairs from lamp posts, and [...]

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TRAILER: Song of the Sea

I love the style of this animation. Song Of The Sea – Conceptual Trailer from Cartoon Saloon on Vimeo.

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Playlist of the Week: April 5

Maybe I’m partial, but I think this could be my best playlist to date. There are some real gems in here. This week: “Adventure We Go” by Muchuu, “Our War” by Neon Trees, “How the Day Sounds” by Greg Laswell, “We’re Gonna Be in Love” by Great Big Planes, “Lose” by Low Line Caller, and [...]

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Playlist of the Week: March 29

Alright kids, put on your mustaches and let’s go to work!  It’s Monday and time for some new music…. This weeks playlist includes: “Selene” by Imagine Dragons, “Pink Champagne” by Lovedrug, “Love is a Dirty Word” by Jason Collett, “Living in a Movie” by Julie Peel, “We Are the Men You’ll Grow to Love Soon” [...]

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We Will Walk

Here are some stills from the “WE WILL WALK” shoot in Chicago in mid-March for Nuru International’s BH2O+ (“Be Hope To Her”) clean water advocacy event. Randy Warren and I shot this piece, featuring Gemma Vaughn (best name ever), on the Canon 5D MkII using 50mm, 85mm, 28-100mm zoom, and 100-400mm telephoto lenses.

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