Selected Portfolio Works

Growing Awareness, A Feature Length Documentary on the Community Supported Agriculture Movement in the Pacific Northwest

Associate Editor, Original Soundtrack
Working with Filmmaker / Farmer Jade Ajani, I served as associate editor for this acclaimed documentary, which was featured in the PDX Film Fest in 2008, and has been screened nationally at various Local Food conferences. This trailer serves as an example of my traditional documentary style editing prowess & features my music. The DVD is currently being distributed through Local Harvest and our independent media label, Lasercave.

Tyger Tyger, Animated Short featured in Self Enhancement, Inc. Annual Fundraising Gala Event Here & Now

Teacher, Animator, Motion GraphicsA multimedia mashup of the words of William Blake, archival images from the Smithsonian Institution, and the music of John Coltrane, concieved, performed, and animated by 4th and 5th graders in the Animation Module of our after school computer class here at Self Enhancement, Inc. for their annual Gala Fundraiser Event, Here & Now. The short was displayed on loop on flat panel monitor in the reception hall during the event.

In this project we looked at the text of William Blake’s allegory of industrial revolution and juxtaposed it with images of the African American experience in the 19th century. We used Adobe Photoshop to create collages with layers, which we then bounced to some of our high school interns to help animate in Adobe After Effects. This selection highlights use of our homemade green screen, alpha channel compositing techniques, use of motion text, and Photoshop animation techniques using layers. It also demonstrates my ability to create original high quality works for installation.

At The Mountains of Madness Trailer, final project of SEI 8th grade Video Production Class

Directing, Cinematography, 3d Modeling, Compositing, Special EffectsThis selection was the final project of my 8th grade video production students at Self Enhancement, Inc. We read and discussed H.P. Lovecraft’s seminal tale of Antarctic horror and adapted it for the screen through the innovative use of Google Sketchup, Google Maps, and our custom painted green screen! The students participated in the scriptwriting and storyboarding process, shooting and editing, and the post production process using Adobe After Effects. We designed 3d sets in Sketchup with textures, exported to After Effects, as mixed with live action footage filmed with our green screen. This selection also features some of my innovative sound editing.

This short was featured in Portland’s H.P. Lovecraft Film Fest, and highlights both my visionary directing skills, my ability to organize and motivate youth, my fast paced editing and compositing style, and my innovative workflow – an ability to transition fluidly between different software environments while keeping the overall project goals in mind.

Regime of Money, a short viral vid for Author Joel Kovel on the environmental impact of corporate globalism

Archival Research, EditorCreated for deployment on social networking sites, this meditation on the environmental crisis highlights my ability to work with archival footage in creative ways (all visuals from ARCHIVE.ORG) and my highly musical editing style. Featuring the music of current northwest electronic music sensation Jeffrey Jerusalem, this video has recieved tens of thousands of views online and has garnered hundreds of comments, a testament to my ability to create engaging audiovisual media dealing with technology & society.

SEI Elementary Level Computer Tech “Superkids Video”

Teacher, AnimatorSkip ahead in this video to 1:52. You will observe an adorable explanation of computer hardware. This video was made with our elementary level computer class at SEI andhighlights my ability to create media that effectively targets different ages and backgrounds. Through creating this video, the students learned not only the basics of computer hardware , but were able to participate in the media creation process.

Such creative projects, in which kids are active participants, engage attention on a level much more profound that simple 1 way information download, also making it more effective for students watching, who can easily identify with their peers on th screen. We went on to use this segment of the video as a teaching tool for subsequent classes.