11.17.07 - share the plasma

I'm scheduled to direct Divinity's first music video for their crazy new single “Plasma”. I highly recommend going to their website and listening to some of their tracks. We have cast the video and are currently right in the middle of production. We plan to be filming early Feb 2008. This video takes from the meaning behind Plasma by focusing on the story of a young king who succumbs to temptation. As a result of his careless actions, he becomes deathly ill. His world of bountiful pleasure quickly turns to despair as the infection spreads. The video will demonstrate how the ignorance of our actions can have grave consequences. The king’s story explores human temptation and the price we pay for having “just a taste.”

I'm really excited about the costumes for this video! Danika Challand has agreed to design and create from scratch three costumes for our characters - and I know she is going to come up with something that will just rock! Also - Mike Matthews is back at it again with designing and construction the set. Each video I work with Mike he consistantly matches or exceeds my expectations. It's a really cool feeling and experience seeing what is in your mind come out into a tangible item/set. I plan on steping out of my comfort zone on this video and experiment with high definition (HD) video.

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05.27.07 - oh what a day it is!

We filmed the music video for the track "summersong" over the past weekend and what a day it was! The footage has turned out amazing and the crew performed beautifully! This was my first attempt at working within the puppet world, and thanks to Mike Matthews (art director) and his team the experience was a blast. The puppet at some points was a little bastard - but overall it was an awesome experience directing a little man made of wood and glue.

Once again the set design and construction were amazing! and it was awesome to watch the process. I would walk into the workshop during pre-production and there would be Steve or Mike with a chainsaw carving out the shape of the mountain out of a huge square cube of foam. And then on the otherside of the workshop there would be Joey painting a tiny little house made from cardboard. What I pictured in my mind totally came to life and with flare! I'm so thinkful for the entire crew! all of them are artists in their own right. I walked onto the set and was so excited to start filming! Thank you all for helping me journey towards finding my own summersong and making this Music Video a piece of art.

03.22.07 - a summersong is coming on!

Do to a marvelous response and a splendid relationship created through the music video “Parenthesis”, I'm proceeding with another indie video for their hot new single "Summersong". The video is inspired from the new album cover. We will be in production near the end of May. Wade plans to be releasing their latest album in the summer of 2008. The album features some kick-ass tracks like “Murder and the Fool, “Meteor” and “Summersong”. This video will have a bit of a Tim Burton flare to it but that is just me tipping my hat to one of my favorite directors.