Williams Park

I shot this footage back in spring when I was shooting my Sugar Mountain short. Taking a break from cataloging the ski slope I happened on this charming little park with a beautiful mountain stream that was still half-frozen. I originally planned to edit this into Sugar Mountain, but it just didn’t fit.

I’ve learned a lot about essay shooting since I shot this, the most important lesson being to only shoot when I know I have exactly what I want. While editing this I had to wade through hundreds of shots made useless because I mashed the red record button before I was sure of what I was capturing. No more!

 

The 10th of July

Last week I was invited along with the crew I’m working with this summer to an anunal 10th of July party. I was a little confused until my friend explained that the family that throws the party schedules it on the weekend after the 4th so that more people can come. There must have been up to two hundred people there. There was good food, a hay ride, a bluegrass band, and one of the coolest and longest fireworks displays I’ve ever seen! I brought my HV20 with, and I just finished editing the footage. Click here to watch it.

Sugar Mountain: Pulling a “Philip Bloom”

Three years ago I bumped into Philip Bloom’s website. I was greatly inspired by his work, especially the way he captured a location on video so that I felt I’d been there. His Canon HV20 test film inspired me to purchase an HV20 of my own, and I’ve been loving it ever since. Early this Spring my friend Mike and I went skiing at Sugar Mountain in North Carolina. Mike skied while I captured the locale on tape. I just finished editing my footage and I must say that I feel I have successfully pulled a “Philip Bloom.”

Check out “Sugar Mountain” by clicking Here.

Probably Okay

Michael Golus and I just started a comedy channel on YouTube called “Probably Okay.” Our goal is to create short video skits with a unique brand of extremely dry and bizarre humor. Our first video, entitled “Fish” is up now. Check it out by clicking here.