No More Monkeys

The first Short Film I directed Project Goal: Have fun making a short film with my family Role(s): Director, Editor, Motion Graphics Designer Production Budget: $60 Date Released: April 1st 2020 Project Breakdown I’d been making videos professionally going on 5 years now –and before that I made weekly videos for a YouTube channel with my sister– […]

Great Places to Work 2021

A Culture Video for VirtuSense Technologies Role(s): Director, Cinematographer, Editor, Motion Graphics Designer Date Released: May 7th, 2021 Quick and Easy This was a fun, quick project to work on – it ultimately served two purposes: First, we had just received news in the mail that VirtuSense had passed the Great Places to Work survey and […]

Tempered Glass PC Case

A Product Video for VIVO Project Goal: Create a product feature for the amazon product page Role(s): Director, Camera Operator, Editor, Motion Graphics Designer Date Released: June 16, 2017 I made this video for a VIVO product which is no longer available (you can still find the page on Amazon though) – it was the company’s first […]

The Problem with Aggregate Data

In this information age, we have access to more data and analytics tools then ever before. Between polling, surveys, and the endless data gathering through web and device usage, and the algorithms that turn that data into action through advertisements and social media, we truly live in very data driven society. But there’s a problem […]

My First Video Job

(This part 2 in a three-part series giving a career retrospective. Click here for part 1) Learning the Ropes at VIVO My first job in my career of content creation was in the beginning of 2017 with an office supply company called VIVO. They have (and continue to have) the bestselling monitor stand on Amazon.com; […]

My Amateur Era

More Coffee TV My journey as a video professional starts in my senior year of high school, when my sister and I were tasked with creating and upkeeping a YouTube channel as a school project (yep, homeschooling is the best). Well, technically you could say it started 6 years before that with this video I […]

Small Talk Explained (with Flow Chart)

I have always had distinct dislike of small talk. I’m not naturally socially skilled; as a kid and teenager, I could not understand subtext, all sarcasm except for the most blatant went right over my head, and the strange and complex unspoken ruleset for social interactions was a complete mystery to me. I learned (with […]

My Faith and my Creative Work

I have a drive to understand and know God- this impacts my work as a creative, and as a working professional. I don’t believe in a Sunday morning “god” – someone who has given us a simple set of rules to follow and a list of professions to make and that’s how I get to […]

My Biggest Weakness

Professional Overthinker Early in my professional career, there was a memorable time where my boss accused me of overthinking a project. This bothered me, because at the time I believed thoughtfulness to be a virtue of the highest regard. As I lamented this situation to my wife, I further explained: “And he’s objectively incorrect! I’m […]

CIS Testimonial

A Testimonial Video for VIVO Project Goal: Create a testimonial showing products in use Role(s): Director, Interviewer, Camera Operator, Editor, Motion Graphics Designer Date Released: May 13, 2019 (This was originally an article I posted on LinkedIn – it has been slightly edited from it’s original form to better match this format) Part One: Planning the Shoot […]