Organizing a Lifetime of Family Memories
As a lifelong documentarian, I recognized the importance of documenting my own history in recent years. By 19 both my birth parents were deceased, and for years everything I retained from my childhood remained in storage. In the wake of the pandemic I also realized the urgency to reconnect and capture my grandparents’ story.
In two-years (with 6 months of intense focus), I’ve completed:
I. Digitization of all photos, VHS tapes, and DVDs. Including over 20,000 individual images, and dozens of hours of footage.
II. Scanning of physical/archival items: objects, scrapbooks, mementos, newspapers.
III. 2-day, 3-cam sit-down professionally captured interview with my grandparents.
IV. Video and Audio conversations and interviews with grandparents, reviewing photo albums, tapes, and archival materials and photos with thorough reflections/descriptions.
V. Creative and documentary capture with grandparents, including: site visits of significance, holiday and daily life coverage, super8 and 35mm film footage and photography, and more.
VI. Organization, sorting/securing, and documenting all personal storage items.
VII. Exploration of AI photo enhancement and other tools for future-proofing and enriching archive.
On a Wing and a Prayer
Looking forward to checking out this film (out today) — I captured EPK & all behind-the-scenes content and interviews. Very memorable experience with @sylvester.hulk, and grateful for @zavianlewis audio. Thanks MGM/United Artists for having me on! 🎥✈️ #onawing #onawingandaprayer
Florida Project
Thank you Florida ☀️🚀
NASA Cape Canaveral
📷: Canon Ftb 35mm
🎞: Kodak 400 color
⚡️: Colortek of Boston
AnMed "Better"
Commercial spot for AnMed in Anderson, SC, launch of “Better” campaign. Holland 1st AD’d the spot, along with an incredible crew.
Agency: Farmuse
Director: Bryan Rawles,
DP: John Matysiak,
Producer: Dayna Rochell
Production Crew
Funny Girl
Have never cried this hard. Watching a master of her craft claim a moment so completely, enriched an already powerful and timeless story. When I first began my pursuit of storytelling as a career, as a teenager, shows like Glee inspired me to believe in a creative future - no matter where I came from. The story of Fanny Brice revealed the power of self-creation and manifestation. Watching Lea pursue greatness in real and fictional life is celebration worthy. The clear and obvious hunger to perform with perfection was undeniable and admirable in the highest degree. Her performance and that of her fellow cast riveted beyond imagination. — 🎶 Don’t, bring around a cloud to rain on my parade! ☔️ 🎭 @leamichele @funnygirlbwy
The Devil Wears Prada | Revised Ending
We’ve seen the Zach Snyder Director’s Cut, we’ve seen an entire Sonic film be re-animated by public demand. But what if, during this iconic Hathaway revival era, we reshot the ending of Devil Wears Prada? - I present to you, the ending Andy deserves.
Thank you to Natasha Sequeira for editing, formatting, and adding an unexpected beautiful layer of detail. Looking forward to many opportunities to work together in the future.
Maine Photos
Maine photo dump
📸: me
📷: Canon Ftb 35mm
🎞: Kodak 400 color
⚡️: Colortek of Boston
#shotonfilm
California Photos
Cali photo dump
📸: me
📷: Canon Ftb 35mm
🎞: Kodak 400 color
⚡️: Colortek of Boston
#shotonfilm
SCAD aTV Fest
Fun seeing this throwback from aTVFest 2020! Wishing SCAD + students a successful aTVfest this year! ~
(3) EMMY Nominations, Including Director
WITH/agency is thrilled to be nominated for 3 Regional EMMY awards, including Director, Promotional Campaign, and PSA Single Spot. So grateful to the dedicated crews of each project, and our beloved clients for trusting us to tell such powerful stories.
New Journeys
Recently wrapped 4 weeks on set capturing and managing EPK on a great film in Wilmington, NC. Grateful for such a kind and welcoming crew, and excited to see this work out in the world.
WITH/agency Production Featured in Adweek
Proud to see our team & crew at WITH/agency, serving Her Campus Media, honored in Adweek for last year’s 6-hour virtual event our team produced during the early months of lockdown. A small but mighty crew & very meaningful creative cause in an unsure time.
Falling Into Fall
Paid a visit to Burt's Pumpkin Farm this weekend, kicking off fall 2020.
Set Birthday
Have always wanted a set birthday. So grateful for everyone who did so much to make it special. Including everyone at @thewithagency & our incredible crew. - Still screaming for the Gaga cupcakes. 😭 What a beautiful day, doing the work we love. Grateful.
2020 EMMYS Nominations
Incredibly grateful for these 2020 Southeast EMMY award nominations for the WITH/agency, including: commercial and community/public service campaign. Incredible project and story, tireless talented crew(s), and phenomenal talent.
Her Campus Media | #ImStillGraduating
I’m really proud of the work that we achieved (@thewithagency) this week - producing and editing a six-hour, female empowerment focused, virtual commencement for global graduates with a great lineup of performers and speakers. It makes me emotional to think of how the world has changed recently. I think this is a new beginning & a time of reflection for all of us. I can only imagine what graduates must feel right now. - For us social distance on the set, masks, and it is all so strange in so many ways. This is one of the moments I’ll always remember about my quarantine experience.
We will be.
As people we are compelled to be heard, to create, dance, express, thank, and come together. We’ll paint without a canvas, we’ll make a stage where there isn’t one, because there’s always an audience waiting. I’d seen these images online & in media, but dove in and found so many I couldn’t believe.
Wove this together, and am still overwhelmed with the beauty of the world & the people in it. Stay strong in these strange and difficult times, and let’s keep doing what we do.
(Thank you for assistant editing, lending your musical talent, & sound mixing @nicallynrogers [IG])
