Tuesday, January 18, 2011

Updated 2010 Reel



Includes clips from "Duel", "Stage Door", and "Northern Lights".

8 Days In June Installation. The Museum Of Contemporary Art and Detroit Symphony Orchestra (2008)







In collaboration with Scott Northrup, Alex Grossfeld, Matthew Pritchard, and Derek Roberts.

Dream TV (2007)



Dual-Channel Video Installation. Screen-printed images, video loop.

Contained (2007)



Video installation. Suit case, video loop.

19 MG (2007)



Beeswax, glass, Lexapro.

Monday, October 4, 2010

Interview with the Stratton Foundation

The Stratton Foundation were generous enough to offer grant support to finish "Northern Lights". Here I discuss my past, what I hope people gain from my work, and my feelings on the filmmaking experience. I apologize it's not a clickable link, blogger is just so simple it's difficult. Copy and paste the link below to hear it.

http://cdn2.libsyn.com/strattonfoundation/STEP_4.5.mp3?nvb=20101004151148&nva=20101005152148&t=003ce0123cb68b4ed8342

Northern Lights Trailer

Northern Lights Clip

Wednesday, January 20, 2010

We're Going Somewhere



Conceptualized, shot, and edited in 1 day.

Somebody's Fool



Conceptualized, shot, and edited in 1 day.

Tuesday, December 29, 2009

"Stage Door" Production Stills (Shot by Tom Meredith)

Russell Industrial scene production stills:
Me directing Breanna Wise.
Most of the crew setting up a shot.
Breanna gazing at the balloon.
Eddie Sabatini operating the camera.
Me directing Vannya McCarthy and Breanna Wise.

Monday, December 28, 2009

Breathe Easy (Projection Channel)

One channel from a dual-channel video installation. Designed to loop. Made in 2008:

Saturday, December 5, 2009

Painting

A painting done in 2007:
"Transition To A Dreamscape"
Oil Painting
4ft by 6ft

New Photography (again)

A photo series inspired by the work of Francesca Woodman. They are all self portraits:




Thursday, December 3, 2009

Photo Collages

"Boy Meets Girl".
13" by 19" print.

"Opposing Plastic Halves"
13" by 19" print.

Sunday, November 22, 2009

More Photography

3 of a series of 22 that form an overall narrative.





New Photography

Some photographs I've been working on:
35mm print.
Self Portrait taken with a pinhole camera.


Tuesday, November 10, 2009

"Stage Door" Color Tests

I'm not going to post the whole movie, but here are a few color correction tests I did for the backyard scene in "Stage Door". The top photo is the raw footage, and the bottom is with my corrections. Actors are Ibrahim Abdic and Breanna Wise.