BMX Pro Nigel Sylvester rides for Hennessy. The creative called for an epic ride through the streets of San Francisco exploring Hennessy’s brand message to “Never Stop, Never Settle.” The film was unscripted & shot extemporaneously, and presented numerous production challenges. My role was to sculpt hours of raw footage and scattered interviews into a cohesive short story. I also did color and partial sound design.
My Role: Edit + Color
Agency: Laundry Service
Barbarian wanted to highlight its wide-ranging work for Samsung, from re-designing their website to developing interactive retail kiosks. I was tasked with cutting and animating a reel of their work, and then cutting a case study focused solely on an in-store app they developed for Samsung retail locations.
My Role: Edit + Motion + Color
Agency: Barbarian
Comfort Nation is a digital series hosted by "Son of a Southern Chef", Lazarus Lynch. Lynch meets chefs from around the world to discover the unique comfort foods from different cultures. I cut several episodes, including the pilot, "Jerk Chicken".
Mancrafted is a branded series on FoodNetwork.com, sponsored by McCormick. The creative called for a series that follows host James Briscione as he meets up with groups of guys engaged in unique activities, and then to introduce them to a flavorful dish prepared with with McCormick spices.
I was handed several hours of unscripted footage for each episode, and tasked with finding a story, meeting brand guidelines, and reinforcing key themes such as "flavor" and "spice", while crafting a story that balanced lifestyle activities and a themed cooking demonstration.
My Role: Edit
Shingle: Spacestation
Producer/Director: Matthew Mills & Chris Vivion
Yahoo! launched The Weekly Flickr as an original series to explore the inspirational power of photography, and the stories of the people behind innovative, iconic, and compelling images. From Nelson Mandela’s last portrait sitting, to shark divers, to a teen’s life-changing discovery by Maroon 5, and the World’s “Greatest” Father, the show covers a gambit of photographic topics and genres. Sometimes heart-rending, sometimes hilarious, sometimes social commentary, but always unique and engaging.
The show ran from 2012 to 2015, and we garnered over 50 Million views as well as a Webby nomination.
I was responsible for finding, pitching, & developing stories, and conducting, writing, & editing the interviews. I also conceived and created motion graphics and animation.
My Role: Direct + Produce + Edit + Motion
Agency: Yahoo!
An elite fitness trainer for the military shares his reasons for doing the 23andMe DNA test, what he learned, and how it has impacted his personal workout regimen.
My Role: Edit
Agency: Transient Pictures
Director: Jeremy Levine
Southern Living’s Building Hope series profiles the work of Operation Finally Home, a non-profit which builds new homes for disabled or underserved military veterans. Each soldier featured on the series has his or her story told in 3 episodes. The first tells the story of their service and injuries or trauma, if applicable, and reveals the building of their new home. The second follows them through the process of construction, and details the ways in which the new house will be customized to meet their unique needs. The third episode showcases the house being decorated and furnished by JC Penney and volunteers, and the big reveal when the family finally enters their new home.
I cut & colored the third episode of Retired U.S. Army Sgt. Matthew Hutcheson’s story.
Episodes one & two are here & here.
My Role: Edit + Color
Agency: Time Inc. Studios
Director: Pete Matkiwsky
Cycle wanted to know what it takes to craft a great joke. So, they followed Louis C.K.’s favorite new comic (and opening act), Inside Amy Schumer writer Mike Lawrence, as he hits 3 different NYC clubs in the course of one night, workshopping a new joke about Bruce Willis, Trump Tower, and Terrorists. Then they called me to edit it.
From the get-go, Lawrence’s talent as a comic is obvious, but so is the fact that “making it look easy” always requires hard work, self-critique, and listening to the audience.
My Role: Edit
Agency: Cycle
Director: Andrew Benedict
I cut this tribute to Arnold Palmer in the summer of 2016 for Golf.com. It ran the day he died – September 25, 2016.
My Role: Edit + Motion
Agency: Time Inc. Studios
A little sampling of my motion graphics & VFX work
When Fortune Magazine published an article for each of its "2016 World's Greatest Leaders", it included a short video for each with the writer sharing the highlights of that leader's merits. I cut this one summarizing Bono's leadership of the ONE Campaign and his achievements at combatting poverty & AIDS.
I was given a raw, unscripted 45 minute interview with no direction, transcript, or even notes, and only permitted to license editorial stills as b-roll. And I had less than 2 days to put it together.
My Role: Edit
Agency: Time Inc. Studios
The Garden is an Oscar-nominated feature documentary that chronicles a senseless collusion of greed and governmental impotence in Los Angeles, culminating in the destruction of the largest urban garden in the United States. A lifeblood for poor immigrant farmers in south Los Angeles since the riots of the early 90s, the garden is ultimately sold out from under the farmers, who go to court and ultimately wage a losing, celebrity-studded PR battle to save their farm.
I was brought in near the end of post-production as the online editor to oversee the finishing of the completed film, and also as offline editor for the trailer.
The film was distributed by Oscilloscope, and is available on Netflix. and here.
My Role: Conform Editor + Trailer Editor
Director: Scott Hamilton Kennedy
I cut several of the DVD featurettes for the New Line / Walden Media feature film, Hoot. Its impressive cast included future Oscar-winner Brie Larson, Luke Wilson, Logan Lerman, Agent Coulson, & Tim Blake Nelson, plus Jimmy Buffett, and director Wil Shriner.
My Role: Edit
Agency: KG Productions
Director: Steve Kochones
A sample of a variety of my editing work
A very bad day in the life of a luckless gambler on the run from his gambling debts. Things go from bad to worse when he takes a job for a sociopathic slumlord.
This short was played 17 festivals and was pivotal in launching my career.
My Role: Produce + Edit + Motion + Color
Directors: Justin Monroe & Daniel Sullivan
It could have been a totally sweet guitar lesson!
Jerry is ready to profess his love for his student. Diane is ready to fire her teacher. Will love win out? Can Jerry stand the cold November sunshine? I co-produced & cut this short film.
My Role: Produce + Edit + Motion + Color
Shingle: Breve Films
Director: Gillian Fritzsche
These are just a few of a number of sizzles and other videos I did for Google.
TV For All was for Google TV’s advertising sales team. The 4 As of Advertising was a B to B "search story" aimed at an advertising client.
My Role: Edit + Motion
Agency: Pomegranate
Microsoft’s OEM division needed a way to promote their close integration of Windows Live with Asus’ new EEEPC line of affordable lifestyle PCs and netbook computers around the globe, and sought a language-independent spot to run across the spectrum in broadcast, retail, and online channels. Microsoft called Hatcher. Hatcher called me.
The goal was to capture the immediacy and cloud-connectivity of the Asus products, as enabled by Windows Live, with a light ribbon that connects the otherwise disparate narratives of an ensemble ranging from teenagers to grandparents, playing across the globe.
We shot on RED, and finished at 1080p. In addition to cutting the spot, I worked closely with director Matt Snyder in devising the look and life of the ribbon system, supervised VFX on set, and tracked and implemented all the VFX and graphics.
My Role: Edit + Motion + VFX
Agency: Hatcher
Director: Matt Snyder
A quirky buddy comedy about the brutal underground world of competitive karaoke.
This indie feature follows two misfits from rural Oklahoma as they pursue misguided dreams of rock stardom, and face down their childhood demons . The film stars Marshall Bell (Total Recall, Twins, Capote).
In addition to cutting the film, I did the online conform, color, and many of the visual effects. I was one of two editors on the trailer.
Gravitas Ventures handled distribution. Watch it here.
My Role: Edit + Motion + VFX + Color + Produce
Director: Justin Monroe
• Winner, Jury Prize, “Best Indie Feature”, Edmonton International Film Festival 2010
• Winner, Jury Prize, “Best Narrative Feature”, Offshoot Film Festival, Fayetteville, Arkansas 2010
• Winner, Jury Prize, “Best Feature”, Tulsa United Film Festival 2010
• Winner, Audience Award, Tulsa United Film Festival 2010
• Winner, Audience Award, Offshoot Film Festival, Fayetteville, Arkansas 2010
• Winner, “Best of Fest” & “Best Soundtrack”, Idyllwild International Festival of Cinema 2011
• Winner, Best Oklahoma Feature, deadCENTER Film Festival 2010
• Winner, Maverick Award, Method Festival 2010
• Winner, “Rising Star Award (Jack Roberts)”, Edmonton International Film Festival 2010
• Official Selection to 17 festivals internationally
