No More Monkeys

The first Short Film I directed 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– but one thing I hadn’t been able to check off my list was directing a full-fledged short film production. The closest I’d come […]

Tempered Glass PC Case

A Product Video for VIVO 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 foray into gaming accessories, and at the time the only quality budget option for a tempered glass PC case. Here’s how I […]

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 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 (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 This was the second testimonial video we did at VIVO, and I was determined to learn from the process of the first […]

Now You Have 30 Seconds

A Punchy Marketing Video for VirtuSense Technologies Project Breakdown Script and Brainstorming The script was penned by the talented Jared De Roo, who directed the project and played on screen as the “Hip Tech Guy Narrator” in the video. It doesn’t matter how much work you put into the production, without a good script to […]

Getting into Digital Media – The 3 Stages of Professional Development

There was a question I answered in a LinkedIn group the other day that I ended up writing a very long answer to. Realizing I had quite a bit to say on it, I’ve decided to flesh it out in an article here. This question brings to mind a lot of things I wish I […]