For my final project as I conclude my formal education in film and video production, I have assembled a demo reel consisting of my work to date. Projects represented include: LRC, The Crisis, Bombs Away!, and Shattered, various elements of each showcasing my work as a director, producer, screenwriter, cinematographer, and actor. Uncredited skills include my work as an editor and (with Mode Nouveauxx) composer. I’ll be presenting my reel in person on April 19th before an audience at SAU Tech. It’s admittedly hard for me to believe it’s all coming to a conclusion so quickly.

Although my formal education in filmmaking has pretty much come to an end at this point as I prepare to graduate with my associate’s degree in less than three weeks, I will still continue to pursue higher education objectives. (more…)

As yet another year winds to a conclusion, I’m choosing to end it with a bang (at least, for me) by announcing Studio Nouveauté‘s production of Discothèque in 2012. This feature-length film (with an estimated running time of approximately 90 minutes) is an ultra-stylish mix of suspense, drama, and action as various parties chase after the score of a lifetime in the course of a single night. They collectively race towards a head-on collision, with some falling by the wayside, until only three remain. Set amidst a sea of organized crime and seedy nightlife, Discothèque covers much ground from beginning to end.

I began writing the screenplay for Discothèque in the winter of 2010/2011 with the intention of producing and directing a short film which showcases much of the territory I ultimately wish to explore, and by which I want to define myself, as a filmmaker. As a result, the screenplay contains many elements of edgy behavior executed within an atmosphere of (more…)

I’ve always been quick to state that the prospect of acting has never been a significant passion of mine, but following my “strong, silent type” cameo in LRC, I’ve actually become somewhat enamored with the idea of acting as a secondary film talent of mine, as it were. Having said that, I hadn’t anticipated taking the lead role in writer/director Chris Cooper’s short film Bombs Away! this autumn.

I have to admit, it was definitely fun being on camera, especially in a film which is absolutely unlike anything I would ever write, produce, and/or direct. In this incredibly oddball comedy, I star as Gertrude (yes, Gertrude): an excitable conspiracy theorist who displays quite a level of mental instability. As I take a technical approach to acting, I didn’t so much become my character as much as I imitated a composite of: Rusty Gartrell, Art Bell, a meth addict, and a negative stereotype of a Fox News viewer. Throw in my lingering sinus infection at the time, and Gertrude was alive and kicking. (more…)

It is with great pleasure that I announce the completion of LRC, my directorial debut produced in 2011. A promotional short conceived and executed for the campus library at my alma mater, the film is built around a fully realized screenplay and acting performances, allowing me to flex some creative muscle in the process. Along with our two incredibly talented lead actresses, I enjoyed the privilege of working with an incredible film crew of 20-plus, which is a pretty impressively sized crew for a no-budget short film.

While I myself am well aware of the overall modesty of the project (I’ll readily admit that it’s not exactly La Dolce Vita), seeing this projects through from beginning to end as director, producer, writer, and actor (I have a nonspeaking role as a strapping firefighter) represents a significant personal triumph for your’s truly. I spent so many years wanting to direct a film, and now that I’ve made it happen (with help from the right people) (more…)