In between rendering and exporting footage, it’s a good idea to get some inspiration. So I decided to spend a few quick minutes watching these behind the scenes videos below. Can you imagine filming any of the Planet Earth episodes? The camera crews spent weeks to months trying to capture those perfectly authentic moments. One crew spent over a month deep in the darkness of caves crawling through bug villages. Another crew went face to face with a Polar Bear! Watch more of Planet Earth’s Behind the Scenes videos. Then there’s some lovely backstage comedy from SNL, video number two below. I’m trying to laugh more every day …a lot more! Lastly I found some behind the scenes footage from The Royal Tenenbaums, one of my favorite films. How dreamy would that be, to make a Making of a Wes Anderson film!?!? We can learn a lot from what others do.
Alright, here is the most recent demo reel I’ve made featuring work I’ve shot & edited. Footage is comprised of the shows listed below. I like keeping themes in the videos I make, especially my demos. I’m super lucky to have awesome friends and people I work with, thank you for your support & letting me film you! I’d also like to thank my assistant editor, Liam. You can see in the photo he’s reviewing the video. Hope you enjoy it! The Founders The Window Seat Apres Adventure The Story of Foodzie
Plus more..
In effort to take more photos, make more random videos and just explore, I’m letting my son lead the way. We went to the Denver Museum of Nature & Science, met some mountain goats, a moose and took a trip to Mars. Conversations included, Polar Bear “Actually I’m not pooping.” Walrus #1 “Hello.” Walrus #2 “Hi.” plus more.
In all of the chaos of life I definitely recommend taking a break and letting your little explorer take you on an adventure. Your turn!
Back in the fall of 2002 I had my own radio show at the University of Southern California. It was pretty kick ass, having a 4-day week of classes ending on Thursday with my radio show, The Happy Show. We featured songs that made people happy, that simple.
I started to think of this recently as I have been so depressed watching the news. Of course it’s extremely important for us to be aware of what is going on in the world, good & bad. The other night I was watching Rock Center, which I recommend by the way. They told this story on the HORRIFIC inhumane acts happening to the Rhino population. As they’re slowly becoming extinct people are killing them for their horns and letting them die slowly & painfully. I can not stop crying when I think of this. News show after news show, more and more sadness. Then I ran across this story, the largest liver donation chain ever. Thinking about how much positive came out of this gave me hope. Positive stories like this inspire me to try and be a better person. So perhaps while we take in all of the sad news, let’s also think about the good things happening locally and globally.
I told my friend, Joy Parrish, that I planned on trying to share a happy story once a week, she told me about this website, Happy News. I’ll start there:) Brian suggested the hashtag, #somethinghappy. My goal is to share a happy story at least once a week. Some weeks are busier than others, so please help me! Let’s do this together! If you discover something going on that is positive, big or small, new or old, serious or funny please share it (on facebook, twitter, in e-mails to your friends or even just telling people). #somethinghappy
With the New Year comes everyone’s resolutions. People post them, share them, try to keep them but how many new years goals are kept? According to these statistics: 40 to 45% of American adults make one or more resolutions each year. After one month 64% of the resolutions are kept.
I saw this photo posted in Rick Mereki‘s blog. Without deviation from the norm, progress is not possible – Frank Zappa. Love the message. So for 2012 I will keep all of my (unwritten) new year’s resolutions & take some risks. I’m imagining all of this in voice over and a musical montage with lots of color, black & white, laughter, action, dancing so please use your imagination because I have run out of time. Do something you love. It’s about the journey, not the destination. Time to really prioritize. Learn about new music. Smile. Laugh. Think creatively. Let’s be adventurous. Saying see ya later to my old demo reel (below) and hello to a new year of wild randomness, documented.
Yep, it’s super late to be posting this but perhaps you’re desperately looking for some last minute gift ideas.
Trying to keep a video/entertainment theme here it goes:
Support these wonderful bands!! You can even buy the tracks on iTunes right now and burn some CDs. Check out The Autum Film, Rosie & Me, Harper Blynn, and more.
A class on photography, editing, Photoshop, After Effects, check out the course list locally. In the Denver/Boulder area you can look into, i.e. Boulder Digital Arts.
Make a book from Blurb. It’s too late for Christmas this year but still a great gift idea.
Lastly, I’m selling my Mac G5 desktop and my Panasonic HPX video camera I used to shoot shows like The Founders 2009. Contact me if you’re interested in buying either item. I can deliver to you if you’re in the Denver/Boulder area.
It’s time to take a break and post some of the inspiring films out there that I love. Summarized:
#1. Amelie.
I first saw this film in the U.S. but during the spring of 2002 spent a semester in Paris studying French along with going to see Amelie in the theatre NINE times. I also visited the cafe in the film. I was so lucky to have studied in France while this film was out in the threatres. This movie rocks because it is gorgeous and follows a charming story of a shy yet undeniably creative girl. Amelie’s imagination is endless, objects come to life! It’s also about doing good, even the small things can have big results. It’s a clever love story and listening to anything in French is delightful. If you haven’t seen this classic, see it tonight!
#2. The Royal Tenenbaums.
Pretty much anything by Wes Anderson is brilliant. Sometimes I wonder, wait what’s the story and I’m reminded it’s the colors, locations, people, music, all of the small things in life added together. I love his style, when you watch a Wes Anderson film you know it’s his.
#3. Little Miss Sunshine.
I love this film, the music, the acting, the story! This is definitely one of my favorites! I actually tried to watch it at the hospital while waiting for Liam to be born. Yes, that is probably too much information. I also happen to be attracted to films that have a road trip involved. It’s a dark comedy, so if you’re into those kinds of films watch it tonight (or again if you have already seen it).
#4. Into the Wild.
This film is based on the book by John Karkauer which is based on the true story… how do you execute that? Well, score the film with songs from Eddie Vedder, cast Emilie Hirsch and hire Sean Penn as the director. This film makes me want to go on a road trip and just hang out in nature, take a break from society. Trailer.
#5. The Hangover.
Yep, The Hangover. Not only is it funny but executed beautifully. For some crazy reason I believe when watching this movie that everything in it actually happened. The soundtrack is perfect, the cinematography is beautiful (check out the opening credit sequence), and the casting/acting is right on. Trailer.
#6. Dogtown and the Z-boys.
This is an amazing documentary with footage from the 70′s in Southern California. It tells an interesting story on the rise of skateboarding. Brian introduced me to this film while we were living in CA so it also reminds me of the good times I had while in L.A. Although I didn’t skateboard and failed at surfing, I love watching this upbeat historical documentary. Trailer.
These are just some of the films I love and can watch over and over again. I also love Thelma and Lousie, Fight Club and so many more that I will remember soon and probably add to this post. What are some of your favorites?
Hello Moms, Dads, Grandparents, Aunts, cousins, everyone! Ever since I got the domain name Made with True Love I’ve wanted to do something fun with it. I’m clearly addicted to taking videos & photos (especially of our new baby boy) and thought if only I had some place to gather and display all of these ideas. Perhaps parents would be inspired and it could be a creative outlet related to babies! I couldn’t get it out of my mind. I just couldn’t NOT do it. So with that, here is Made with True Love, a place people can come to learn and get different ideas on how to document their pregnancy and baby’s growth. It’s kind of an experiment and I hope to show lots of clever things other parents are doing plus guest blog posts. This is one of a few new & fun projects I’m working on, hope you enjoy!
Below is a video made up of about 320 photos Brian took on a weekly basis of my belly growing. We uploaded them to JobSiteVisitor.com, which really can be used to document anything that is being constructed;)
With the New Year comes everyone’s resolutions. People post them, share them, try to keep them but how many new years goals are kept? According to these 
