This project was one of the first video projects I did for UC Santa Cruz and it consisted of interviewing ten graduating seniors. Getting to know your subjects has always been one of my favorite parts of the process, and all of these people had a fascinating story. Helping…
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Ten Grads in Ten Days
Looking Up
When I made this video honoring the UC Santa Cruz professor, Steve Vogt, it was me who felt honored. Vogt is best known for discovering planets that might be able to support life. It was a pleasure getting to talk to Vogt and his colleagues about their work, background…
How To Spot an Office-Place Deadhead
We Are Everywhere. When the Grateful Dead Archive at UC Santa Cruz wanted to draw a crowd for preview exhibit, I was stoked to get involved. We determined that an online video would accompany the electronic save-the-date and would need to be interesting enough to compel the user to…
Hands-On Learning
This project was one for the Annual Report made for UC Santa Cruz. The story focuses on the importance of experiential learning and gets the perspective of current students, alumni, faculty and a donor. I had a great time with this one as it allowed me to meet a…
The Importance of Endowments
This video was created as part of the Annual Report for UC Santa Cruz. It highlights the endowment from Deborah Seymour that helps support the daily educational experiences offered by the Seymour Marine Discovery Center. The story had to focus on endowments while only highlighting the Seymour Center. This…
Student Thank You Video
From start to finish, this project was a lot of fun working on. The assignment came from the Annual Fund department within UC Santa Cruz. We were tasked with creating a video that would express the gratitude of students who are impacted by donor contributions. After writing a script,…
Look Good Enough To Eat
The invitations to this annual event change every year. The year I was invited to play, they took the form of three large-format posters. They were like collectibles in that way, you could trade them if you wanted, hoard them, keep them in a plastic covering sheet… I don’t…
Lt. Dan Has No Legs, But He Does Play Bass.
It’s true, Gary Sinise is actually a skilled bass player in a talented band that travels around the world putting on benefit concerts for charities and organizations like the USO. When The Lieutenant Dan Band came to play a concert at the university I work for, it was a…
Campbell’s Soup Synergy
When the Campbell’s sales force is looking for strategies to help boost their commissions, they turn to Soup Synergy—the internal news letter of the food company known best for soup. This logo for the publication was assigned to me during my tenure at the food marketing agency, Noble. It…
Learning Is Paramount
This mini documentary was produced as part of the university’s campaign for reaccreditation. It was the first of it’s kind to be used in this process and was received extremely well across the board. In addition to all of the editing, I shot most of the footage and produced…





