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VIDEO PRODUCTION

PA WORK +

Currently I do freelance film & video, write, host and direct the Milwaukee Beat show, and support Black Market Dance & Film Company; a collective comprised of interactive designers, dancers, and filmmakers in the Milwaukee area. My contributions to the (included videos only) are not only in production, but in shooting as well. See some of my work below. As always with digital, make sure content is in 1080p while viewing. 

Commercial Video

BioVar Product Campaign

The first video was part of a product development campaign. This video was planned, contracted, commissioned for voice over, and polished as final edit by myself, while business owner and CEO Slava Strogolov and DP Jake Neuman were responsible for ideation and shot execution.

Strong Microbes for a Stronger World

This second video is a short compilation and more casual advertisement about the important role microbes play in the world of agriculture for Strong Microbials Inc. It was shot, edited, and compiled by myself as interactive content for a website banner. 

I AM HERE (formerly CONTENTION) is a short that won best film for the Spring 2015 Student Film Festival at UW-Milwaukee, was featured in the 2015 Driftless Film Festival, and screened as part of the Shorts Corner program of Cannes Film Festival in France in 2016. Missy Casper and myself designed interior spaces, furniture/set pieces, and clothes. Additionally I helped write, direct, and shoot with main DPs Xinhao Liang & Derek Shreves.

I AM HERE

Fine Art Filmmaking

BMDF Mini Reel

Dancers Caroline Siegworth and Maya Rodriguez are featured in this short reel for Black Market Dance & Film. Production of Maya's film for Eileen Alvardo's book release was done in tandem with Alvardo and myself. Shooting for Caroline Siegworth was executed by myself & Jake Neuman.

SnowMaiden

Her power awakens the world itself. The wind moves with her hands, the sea with her undulation. Starring dancer Caroline Siegworth. Shot by myself and Jake Neuman of Black Market Dance & Film. Featuring original music ("Anlace And Heart") by Obsequiae.

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Seefood

Seefood is a short film created during my tenure in film school. To eat is to consume an input that is a physical, visual, visceral, multi-medium. As matter travels through the hole in our centers, it uses the vitamins and minerals to power our systems, and outputs energy for others in return. 

Affectual

Affectual is a yet another film school procurement that worked to study affect and how it can be manipulated to make us feel totally different about individuals when viewing TV/film. It also served the purpose of seeing familiar faces and conjuring existential crisis. 

Malaise Era

In tandem with Black Market Dance & Film, this is an ode to my revered hoopty; a 1979 Chevy Citation. ♱♡♱ In the US automotive history, the Malaise Era referred to a period from roughly the early 1970s to the early to 1980s. 

Hyperhydration

Hyperhydration: also known as water intoxication. This is a 16mm short-form film, which I shot with a Paillard Bolex H-16 camera back in 2010. With gratitude to the UW-Milwaukee Film Department & FRESH COAST Studios for unearthing and digitizing this piece.

Production Design Work

Blue Henry Music Video - The Resurrectionists

In 2024 I assisted with the production of Joe Cannon & The Resurrectionists' music video for their song Blue Henry; an award-winning video by director and filmmaker TW Hansen. I helped PA for the walking shots with suitcase in hand within skywalk bridges, and assisted in the creation of the small glowing jars of imminence (aka "Blue Henrys" used during the tuberculosis era (concept album ideation of Joe Canon). 

In the Know Cooking - AOL

In 2019 I aided with the production of video content for AOL/Yahoo's In the Know Cooking, showcasing some of Wisconsin's most iconic and/or fun dining experiences. Production work in coordinating these shoots was my main contribution, while DP Jonathan Klett worked the camera. Gallery pictures featuring stops at AJ Bombers & Al Johnson's.   

Set Design for Blaire Wright

2015 set design for Blair Wright's split screen narrative drama about a fraught relationship al la mumblecore film. All arrangements of interior objects such as picture frames, artwork, pillow & bed color scheme and so forth were by my design. 

Production Assistance for "Mada"

Assistance and general support in 2017 for this dance film. Jake Neuman operated drone and fullframe DSLR with cage/rig while I worked with the dancer on placement and movement direction for the short film "Mada". 

Picture Car driver for "Freedom Wisconsin" film

In 2023 film producer Aileen Sheedy contacted me to be their Picture Car driver for the indie narrative film, Freedom Wisconsin. The film was director by Molly Preston. We shot over the course of two days in which characters integral departure scene was filmed in my1989 Dodge Dakota farm truck. It won Official Selection at the 2024 LA Femme International Film Festival & Weyauwega International Film Festival, and won Best Feature Film at the Nevada International Film Festival 2024. 

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