From broadcast commercial to digital brand essence, activist documentary to feature narrative, music video to series pilot, I’ve worked as a producer and director in every space imaginable, on budgets large and small. Below is just a partial sample of projects on which I’ve worked. Scroll down further for my non-commercial work.
COMMERCIAL DIRECTION + PRODUCTION
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Heatmaster
Role: Director
Client: T-fal
Agency: Envision
This short sizzle is pulled from the broadcast long-form commercial that is part of a multi-faceted international print and video media campaign soon to be launched.
©2018 Groupe SEB International
Fridge Fresh
Role: Director
Client: Berry Breeze
Agency: Envision/VidPow
This comedic shareable/viral online video campaign for Fridge Fresh has received hundreds of thousands of views on YouTube and Facebook.
©2017 Berry Breeze
Premera: You
Role: Creative Director
Client: Premera Blue Cross
Agency: DMW Direct
I guided a team of editors and animators to create this national broadcast spot from storyboards provided by the agency, with :60 and :120 deliverables.
©2017 Premera Blue Cross
Suze Orman: FSN
Role: Director
Client: Time-Life
Agency: Envision
This intro is pulled from the longer broadcast infomercial for renowned financial advisor Suze Orman’s latest instructional product, Financial Security Now.
©2017 Time-Life & Suze Orman Media
AAA Life Insurance
Role: Creative Director + Producer
Client: The Auto Club Group
Agency: Envision
National 2:00 broadcast spot for American Automobile Association for their first commercial outing into the life insurance market.
©2016 The Auto Club Group
Invia
Role: Director + Field Producer
Client: Memory Sciences
Agency: Envision
Initially scoped as an infomercial, this project evolved into a multi-faceted national broadcast and digital media campaign. The journalistic-style approach led to the ability to segment the content into a number of different digital and broadcast videos.
©2017 Memory Sciences
LifeWise: Your Life
Role: Creative Director
Client: LifeWise of Washington
Agency: DMW Direct
This simple, emotional spot was broadcast regionally to encourage open enrollment on the health insurance exchange. I guided creative from a series of stills and content provided by the agency.
©2017 LifeWise Health Plan of Washington
Johns Hopkins: Partners in Care
Role: Creative Director
Client: Johns Hopkins Medical
Agency: DMW Direct
Together, the client and agency determined the general look of the spot, and I guided creative execution of the elements within, with a few creative liberties along the way.
©2016 Johns Hopkins Medical
Teeter
Role: Creative Post Producer
Client: Teeter Hang Ups
Agency: Envision
Rather than a full re-production of their original show, this infomercial was essentially culled together from three different versions, with three different producers and directors. I oversaw and guided creative through post. This is the intro to the show.
©2016 Teeter
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INDIE FILM DIRECTION + PRODUCTION
Working in the independent film world is its own beast, demanding its own unique skillsets. I’ve worked on all phases, from pitch and development, to small and large budget production, all the way through post and distribution. Here are just a few of my works.
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Heart of the Country
Role: Producer
Prod Co: Bayridge Films
Distributor: 20th Century Fox
Shot over the course of a month in Wilmington, NC and New York City, my work on this as a producer entailed major production and location management duties.
Format: Trailer (01:38)
Yoga for Salvador
Role: Director
Prod Co: Wanderhouse
After winning a development grant from OIFF, we went on to shoot this short dramedy over the course of 4 days in Seattle and Orcas Island, WA. The film went on to play as an official selection at 18 festivals, taking jury awards at 2.
Format: Full Film (15:50)
Decimation
Role: Producer
Prod Co: Wanderhouse/Jackson-Hall
Distributor: Kris Kidd Productions
A crowdfunded project, this intense period drama premiered at the Seattle International Film Festival, where it took home a coveted jury mention.
Format: Trailer (01:02)
Solid Blue
Role: Director
Prod Co: Wanderhouse
Produced with a micro-crew and originally slated as a promotional video for the SPD Pipes & Drums Corp, this tribute documentary (my first) was a winner of two national film festivals.
Format: Full Film (07:57)
I Am
Role: Producer
Prod Co: Upper Room Multimedia
Distributor: 20th Century Fox
My very first project as a production manager led me into working up to a producer title on this low-budget faith-based project that ultimately got released by Fox.
Format: Trailer (02:01)
Turning Point
Role: Producer
Prod Co: Wanderhouse/Public Displays of Affection
Distributor: IndieFlix/Hulu
After this ultra-low budget experimental short project played at numerous international film festivals, winning several along the way, it was picked up by Hulu for limited distribution.
Format: Trailer (01:12)
Iron
Role: Producer
Prod Co: Branch Line/Wanderhouse
What began with a 4Culture grant project grew into a much larger dramatic short film, shot on authentic period steam engines. This film is currently killing it on the festival circuit, having played at over 20 festivals so far and pulling down numerous awards. As it’s not yet publicly released, here’s a piece that will demonstrate the production quality achieved with on a shoestring budget.
Format: Post Crowdfunding Pitch (02:22)
The Things We Keep
Role: Executive Producer
Prod Co: Wanderhouse
This passion project, directed by my production partner, was a sleeper hit, premiering at Seattle International Film Fest, playing in over 20 international festivals as official selection, and airing on PBS and featured on Alaska Airlines independent film channel.
Format: Full Film (04:27)
Beta Test
Role: Production Manager
Prod Co: Mirror Images
Distributor: Screen Media Films
Independent film is not for bystanders. I came onto this project less than a week before principal photography with a couple first-time producers onboard. It was a major logistical puzzle with some locations not locked into place. In the end, pulled it off with a ton of focus and solid crew.