Wrap Party Blog: Dream Team Collective

This week I want show you guys a fashion show by Stacie Patrice and the Dream Team Collective. What I liked about this clip is I was able to add some different art elements since this wasn't a traditional fashion show. Stacie was great about being open to something unique so I had some freedom. This was shot at her Birthday party. The models walked through the party instead of a runway so that allowed me opportunity to try some different angles. Check out the clip.

Wrap Party Blog: Natural Progression (some of my favorites)

Last year I did a great project with Poet and buddy Deana Dean. We adapted 9 of her poems into short films for her DVD. It was probably the most fun I've had on a set working with her and all the Chicago poets and finding a complimentary visual concept to go along with her poems. The feedback was very positive and inspiring and it was very interesting to see how diverse the interpretations of the film were.

Everyone seems to have a favorite clip/poem, the one that seemed to touch them the most. Well this week I wanted to post three of mine in no particular order. Check out the clips and if you have seen the DVD let me know if share the same favorite.

Wrap Party Blog: Noise

This week I decided to post something from the video art files. I started doing video art projects after being inspired by an art exhibit I attended. What I like about video art is the ability to "freestyle" with video. Video production is very structured with alot of pre-planning. I was always jealous of my music and poetry friends that could flow with their art anywhere and anytime. This is as close as you can get with video.

Noise is literally left over pieces of footage and audio from other projects. I wanted to use some monologue audio from a theatre project and give it a visual presence. However, I wanted to be very abstract.

Check out the clip below.