CBS News Coverage of Bio Conscious
We travelled to Vancouver, Canada to film a sit down interview with the Founder of diabetes monitoring company Bio Conscious Amir Hayeri. After the interview was posted on LinkedIn, CBS News reached out to cover the software in an article. Their full news article can be found here.
Dermalactives
I worked as line producer, photographer, and video editor for Dermalactive’s 2024 social content and business-to-business videos. I shot on the Nikon Z6 with Kipon Baveyes focal reducer and Pentax 67 lenses, while camera operator Maty Young shot on the Blackmagic Cinema Camera 6k and Ronin RS3.
I edited the 7-in-1 LED video and Instagram Reels in Adobe Premiere Pro. I hired the narrators and models through backstage casting.
Camera Operator/Gaffer Maty Young
Producer Ashley Vasquez
1st Assistant Director Devin Weakland
Propmaster Keith Roedl
Model Emma Ward
TBD Coffee Co.
In March of 2020, the night before the world shut down from the COVID-19 pandemic, I met Ashley Vasquez at a mutual friend’s birthday party. The connection was instant. Five months later; we were crazy about each other and crazy enough to start a coffee company together.
Ashley had a background in social media management and my background was in cinematography, photography, and animation. We created TBD Coffee Co. I drew the characters on each coffee bag label, took product photos of each coffee bag, and filmed videos showcasing the bags. Ashley took those and created a TBD Coffee Co Instagram page, ran social ads, and ran PR campaigns with various news outlets.
We started with our Per My Last Email Dark Roast and then kept creating from there. Fast forward to the present and the company is much larger with 12 signature coffee labels. We bought a new home together at the start of 2022.
In an interview with Canvas Rebel about TBD Coffee Co, I was asked to share a story that illustrates an important or relevant lesson you learned in school. I answered that I’m a director of photography and producer now, but I started off in film school.
I had a film professor who told us that when crafting a story, it’s best if we take from our own personal lives as inspiration.
If we imitate other films then we’re creating a duplicate of something that already exists.
We regularly film ads for TBD Coffee Co for use on social media. Here is an ad that we shot for Hulu. It ran for 3 months. The ad was shot on the Nikon Z6 with Pentax 67 lenses and a Kipon Baveyes medium format focal reducer flying on the Ronin RS2 gimbal.
Super Art Power Hour
I had a wide breadth of involvement in this series. My role on Super Art Power Hour as a content producer included the tasks of casting talent, building the soundstage set, designing the lighting, setting up cameras, filming, and then editing and color grading each 1-hour episode with the addition of 90-second cutdowns for social media.
The Riot Games Super Art Power Hour is a long-form educational segment spotlighting artists at Riot. Each episode features a Riot employee demonstrating their artistic ability and talking through their work. Each episode guests will share advice to other prospective artists on how to get into the industry, demonstrate top-level industry workflows, and inspire others by creating new and fun art. Some of the past episodes have included roles such as illustrator artists, 3d model animators, and character texture artists.
Riot Games Seattle Office Video Series
The Riot Games Seattle Office Video Series was a collection of 3 videos showcasing the employees working at the local office and the video gaming culture of the Seattle area. The videos were relased on Life@Riot LinkedIn and Twitter.
I took on many tasks in the creation of this video series, including renting camera gear to bring while traveling, location scouting, production development, camera operation (gimbal stabilizer operator, tripod), gaffer/grip, editor, and colorist.
Riot Games’s primary goal is to be the most player-focused video game company. “Player experience first” was a goal for every video I worked on. For this video series to be as engaging as possible to players and accurately depict Seattle, I cold-called multiple Seattle venues (barcades, museums, restaurants, parks) asking if we could film at their locations. I was able to secure 3 locations with owners excited to have Riot Games filming at their venues: the MoPOP Museum, Gameworks Barcade, and Mox Boarding House.
Vulture (A Milgrim Experiment)
Made for a 2019 LA-based 24-hour film challenge short. Two naive men, the morning after a house party, an unplanned encounter in a kitchen, and an unexpected twist of fate propel them into a perplexing predicament. Enter a cunning manipulator, a Vulture, a story that delves into the influence of authority and how a single commanding voice can lead us to accept almost anything unquestioningly. Written and Directed by Mathew Young. Cinematography by Zachary Dripps & Mathew Young. Starring Alec Ebert, Sanjay Nambiar, and Dalia Rooni.
Shot on my Panasonic AG-LA7200 anamorphic lens and Maty Young’s Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4k.
Fun Wine
I originally connected with Fun Wine through Ashley Vasquez. She was contracted as their social media strategist and asked for help creating new content for Fun Wine’s social and online presence.
Since then, I have produced and filmed a number of social campaigns for Fun Wine. For most projects, I take on the roles of line producer, casting agent, photographer, and videographer. Between Ashley Vasquez, Devin Weakland, and myself, we produce photo shoots with a 10 to 20-person crew and multiple locations in order to create organic social content for Fun Wine’s next few months. This included reels and photography.
Fun Wine is Christina Aguilerra’s alcoholic cocktail company. The brand is inspired by music, art, fashion, and the vibrant culture and vibe of Miami. They collaborated with Miguel Paredes, a New York City-raised graffiti artist to create their labels.
Grown-ish
I worked in the production office for two seasons of Grown-ish. Some of my tasks included preparing table reads, coordinating location scouts, and data entry on start paperwork.
From the executive producer of "Black-ish" comes a comedy about going to college and learning that adult-ing is hard.
He’s All That
I worked in the production office on He’s All That. It was an early COVID production, so we had regular tests and wore masks throughout production. I assisted on set with some of the production days where we filmed at Palisades Charter High School.
An influencer specializing in makeovers bets she can transform an unpopular classmate into prom king in this remake of the teen classic "She's All That." Starring Addison Rae, Tanner Buchanan, Rachael Leigh Cook.
Dollface
My role on Dollface was brief as a day player. I was able to meet Maria Knupfer on set who helped me greatly in referring me for roles on Grown-ish and the pilot Work Wife. I also met line producer Mike Gray who helped propel my cinematography career by putting me in contact with his connections at Panavision.
Palm Springs
I worked in the production office on the film Palm Springs. We worked out of a trailer that followed the production to every shoot location.
One of my tasks was to work with the DIT to aggregate footage with Panavision Light Iron and teach executives how to use their proprietary dailies viewing software. I also completed purchase orders and COI requests for the camera department’s expendables and gear rentals. Another task was data entry from every cast member’s start paperwork. With this, I filled out a datasheet used to create the film’s end credits, compiled an easily-accessible emergency contacts list, and sent along payment information to the accounting team so everyone could get paid.
When carefree Nyles and reluctant maid of honor Sarah have a chance encounter at a Palm Springs wedding, things get complicated when they find themselves unable to escape the venue, themselves, or each other.
Starring: Andy Samberg, Cristin Milioti, J.K. Simmons, Meredith Hagner, Camila Mendes
Director: Max Barbakow