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Feb 24th

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Feb 18th

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Watch

Here’s the first episode of our documentary series The Loose Ends. The first episode is a profile piece on Defeater and was shot/finished back in November. Derek was a genuinely great guy and was great to interview. Thanks again to the band and Bridge Nine for helping get all of this set up.

Feb 8th

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“…when I’m awake, I’m like a little twig breaking under heavy winds weight.”

Feb 5th

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Jan 31st

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Jan 22nd

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Jan 21st

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Jan 15th

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Cap.

This will be the first of probably 2 additional posts regarding my next documentary project, given the legal grey area that it lands on. It’s in the planning/writing stage and I’m still trying to figure out some things logistically, but this kind of project is something I have been wanting to do since I picked up a camera. That’s about it for now.

Jan 13th

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Influence.

This blew me away. The cinematography, the editing, the storytelling and subject matter, everything. This is the kind of work I aspire to make.

Jan 12th

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Plans

Non-photographic post, apologies. Just wanted to thank everyone for the positive words and constructive critiquing of my reel, it’s my first and I’m still really proud of it even after watching it for about the 200th time. A few things that were put on the back burner this past year will hopefully see the light of day on here, namely a few boards/concept art for two conceptual...

Jan 10th

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Cinematography Reel 2011

This is my first cinematography reel. I was going back and forth between whether to include supers or not, being that I edited a great deal of what is on this reel. Ultimately I decided that a lower third would distract the viewer from the content as a whole. I may change my mind on this, but for now I think I’ll keep it as is and present a lower third version to prospective clients.

Jan 6th

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Jan 5th

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Dec 31st

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Blanche

About every 3 months or so I revisit this piece just to remind myself of why I am pursuing filmmaking as a career. Floors me every time.

Dec 22nd

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Dec 20th

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Rise

I love you Christopher Nolan and Wally Pfister.

Dec 20th

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Dec 16th

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Dec 15th

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Dec 14th

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Dec 9th

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Dec 3rd

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Nov 25th

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Nov 20th

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Nov 19th

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Nov 11th

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Fiction

Two films that I am very interested in seeing: “Shame” and “Tyrannosaur”. Films that explore any facet of the human condition, no matter how dark, fascinate me.

Nov 8th

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Nov 7th

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Undesirables

This will be a long post, but I feel everyone should read it. There was recently an article in the Times Union that somewhat outlined a new initiative being planned to solve Jacksonville’s homeless issue, particularly those that occupy Hemming Plaza. You can read the article here. http://jacksonville.com/opinion/blog/400601/ron-littlepage/2011-10-14/we-need-clear-downtown-hoboes This...

Oct 20th

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Oct 15th

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Oct 12th

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Bodymore.

“It’s about the America that got left behind.” David Simon is someone I always have and always will hold in the highest regard. Educate yourself.

Oct 11th

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Moods

I don’t usually like putting out incomplete work, but I wanted to give an update on the doc piece I’ve been working on centering on the Jacksonville arts community. This is a short montage I cut together that features some of what I’ve shot thus-far. I cut it to some place holder music that will give you an idea about the atmosphere I’m hoping to create, which I suppose...

Oct 7th

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Building

My next purchase for the 7D. Either this or some kind of support rig. Somewhat torn between the two. Zeiss Planar T* 50mm F/1.4 Lens

Oct 6th

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Duster

These are several stills from an art show I shot recently with my buddy Gus Cooper. The show featured the work of local Jax artists Shaun Thurston and Squid Dust aka Clay Doran.

Oct 5th

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Gnarly

Things have been very busy/hectic work wise. Not a lot of room for inspiration or creativity on my part lately. At any rate, in the spirit of inspiration I figured I’d post three videos that really had an impact on me a few years ago when the whole DSLR filmmaking movement was just breaking. All courtesy of Gnarly Bay, which is a production company out of Rhode Island. They’re simple...

Oct 2nd

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Ass

This was another promo spot I did with Gus Cooper, Sean Shea and the FSB crew. Shot the majority of it handheld, it served as the intro to a series that featured bands performing at Burro Bar here in Jax.

Sep 11th

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Novi

This was a viral/music video that I shot back in April/May, sometime around then. My friend Gus Cooper directed and it was DP’d by my buddy Sean Shea. I had a lot of fun on this and it turned out really well.

Sep 9th

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Noir

I began shooting for the DVI art walk project tonight, ran into a lot of old friends from UNF, met some new folks as well. I used a slider for the majority of the exterior shots, got some decent results, some not so great. I’m still unsure how I feel about it all, but here are a few screen grabs nonetheless. Due to timing issues I had to cut the evening early so I’ll be back out next...

Sep 8th

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Never alone.

This is a cut from Call to Preserve’s set at Carly Fest this year, it was their last time playing in Jacksonville and they killed it. I managed to find time to finally get an edit out last night while converting footage from the job I worked on in Boston this past week. Props again to Faith Bennett and Tommy LaFemina for helping me shoot these sets.

Sep 4th

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Watch

This is a cut from several full sets I filmed at Carly Fest this year. Carly Fest is a cancer benefit that takes place annually in Jacksonville, benefiting the Nicki Leach Foundation and is in memory of Carly Driscoll, a young woman who passed away from a rare form of cancer last year. This year’s lineup included Foundation, Kids Like Us, The Red Baron, Call to Preserve and Round for Round. ...

Aug 24th

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Aug 17th

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Great quote.

Aug 16th

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Drawing board.

Long time no post. It was a pretty busy/hectic July, but I’m back, and actually busy here in town, more on that later though. I did a quick test shoot downtown tonight for the art walk project and quite frankly it was a bust. I’m not sure if shooting all of this 60p will be a good idea any more, at least with DSLRs. Ran into way too many aliasing and artifact problems, it’s very...

Aug 4th

“Still I adjourn my aspirations to another day…I crave more.”

Jul 26th

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Jul 25th

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Jul 19th

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Drip.

Absolutely beautiful.

Jul 3rd

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Jun 26th

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A long time coming.

Alright, time for a big post. It’s been a good while since I began work on an experimental piece, well over a year in fact, the last one I did was the “eastern shore” diptych installation that featured my lovely wife Jenny. For sometime now I’ve wanted to make a piece that would visually be akin to the work of street photographers such as Gary Winogrand and David...

Jun 24th