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One of our favorite Episodes of the Uprising (www.steelroots.com/theuprising). Luke and myself headed to Liverpool to pull down an episode that explored the life of pro-skater Brian Sumner. Luke was shooter / audio genius and I stepped in as producer / director / editor. We were well pleased with the final Episode. This was our first rough cut – no mix or correction.

Fox Sports International approached us and asked if we could be the one stop shop for a soccer commercial campaign. Luke and I scurried to produce / direct /cast / and edit, a guerrilla style, raw portrayal, of a day in the life of some real soccer kids. Tony was a one of the strongest players on his El Camino Soccer Team. Born and raised in Compton, Tony lives with his father and his father’s friend in a small studio deep within the city. He told us soccer would be the only way he’d be able to make it out of Compton alive. He kindly took us around and pointed out where he grew up and even where some of his friends had been shot. He also took us to the soccer field where he grew up as a kid, it now acts as a landmark that separates the conflicting Blood and Crip neighborhood. Thanks Tony.
This is the raw cut out of camera before the client finalized and color corrected.
Filmed in HD with a great set of Zeiss prime lenses.

Fox Sports International approached us and asked if we could be the one stop shop for a soccer commercial campaign. Luke and I scurried to produce / direct /cast / and edit, a guerrilla style, raw portrayal, of a day in the life of some real soccer kids. Eliseo is the goalie for his El Camino Soccer Team. Born and raised in Torrance, Eliseo lives with his family, who originally came here from Mexico and survived off working in the family’s lawn mowing service.  It has gone on to become a full functioning business, allowing Eliseo to attend college and pursue his dreams. Eliseo finds comfort in prayer and good music which motivate himself before every game.  He hopes to one day make his father proud and become a professional goalie. Thanks Eliseo.
This is the raw cut out of camera before the client finalized and color corrected.
Filmed in HD with a great set of Zeiss prime lenses.

Fox Sports International approached us and asked if we could be the one-stop shop for a soccer commercial campaign. Luke and I scurried to produce / direct /cast / and edit, a guerrilla style, raw portrayal, of a day in the life of some real soccer kids. Joe is coaches favorite on the El Camino Soccer Team. Also playing in several other sports, Joe spends most of his time active in competition and training to hopefully become pro one day.  Due to NCAA rules, Joe donated his time to us  – so we got a deal and he got a cool video.  We met up with him inside the stadium he considers home. Thanks for sneaking us in Joe.
This is the raw cut out of camera before the client finalized and color corrected.
Filmed in HD with a great set of Zeiss prime lenses

A friend of mine who was going through a hard time was trying to raise money for his dog who had cancer. “Woody” had asked me why can’t all friends be as loyal as his dog Oden. Shortly there after I got inspired and took a trip one Saturday morning out to Long Beach. 1 handheld mini DV camera – a little stock footage – and a day with my friend…the rest is “5 hours with Woody”.

One of the first promo’s I had a chance to produce and Edit along side Oren Hatum.  Working out of a little bedroom in El Porto Manhattan Beach – Ian Douglas of Saltmine.tv gave me a crack at this commercial that would later become Fuel Tvs favorite, on heavy rotation. Also a promo that would go on to win Gold at Promax – New York. Thanks Ian for believing in me.

A first shot at using the 35mm lens adapter and the HVX, September of 08. Originally intended for the music video Trinity – band Call to Glory. We took the footage and condensed the cut for some friends of mine that star in the video.  Looking to elongate the story and create a longer format documentary Summer 09.

Nearly four years ago, a good friend of mine, Jason Halpin and I began filming what we thought would be a short piece on the Native American lacrosse world in Upstate New York.  Since then, the idea has grown to a “Hoop Dreams” style coming of age documentary about two lacrosse phenoms, Gayaagwaghyeh (Jeremy) and Shosgohiana (Jerome) Thompson.  The brothers are two of the top lacrosse prospects in the country, but it’s their life off the field on the Native American reservation, that is the most fascinating.

Since filming their senior year of high school in 2006, the film has followed the highs and lows as the brothers have chased their dream of playing lacrosse and earning their degree at lacrosse powerhouse, Syracuse University.  While spending weeks and sometimes months at a time living with the family and documenting as much as I could, I’ve inevitably become extremely close with the Thompson’s. Not only have the Thompson’s allowed us to capture an amazing story, but they have been like a second family throughout the entire process.

The (Inspirational Networks / Steelroots.com) found us and awarded us the job of producing, directing, shooting, and editing – Season 1 of the show “The Uprising”.  Each episode took us into beautiful moments that would go on to change the lives of everyone involved. Nathaniel Calnin of www.calninmedia.com acted as Executive Producer out of the North Carolina area, over-seeing and finalizing the episodes. With a small team wearing several hats, Luke and I finished the season in London, England and shortly there after we began pitching Season 2.  We are currently in production for Season 2 of “www.steelroots.com/theuprising”, so far an amazing reality show all shot with the 35mm lenses and some heavy momentum. Stay Tuned.

Fox Sports International approached us and asked if we could be the one stop shop for a soccer commercial campaign. Luke and I scurried to produce / direct /cast / and edit, a guerrilla style, raw portrayal, day in the life of some real soccer kids.  This is a 60 second montage of the highlights of all 3 spots. Thanks Oren for awarding us the job.

This is the raw cut out of camera before the client finalized and color corrected.
Filmed in HD with a great set of Zeiss prime lenses