My creative work focuses on storytelling through media, primarily film/video/tv, and has more recently begun to crossover into the world of the web—an anticipated move, as media begins to converge into a single unified platform that is best exemplified in smart phones and tablet PC’s.
My social entrepreneurial and community work focuses on building community, fostering collaboration, empowering individuals, encouraging creativity and strengthening educational opportunities.
At the heart of what I do best is lead teams of people to tell stories and to create and grow ideas into tangible realities. I do my best work at the intersection of creativity, community and entrepreneurship. Below are some of my most recent projects, a sort-of-portfolio and a sort-of-gallery of where I’ve been focusing my energies as of late.
I dabble in a wide array of creative fields in which I am not an expert in because I think of it as cross-training to develop my creative skills that are important for the work that I do. The exposure to new fields also forces me to expand my mental limitations and to see things from a new perspective. (i.e. painting, as bad as I am at it, has taught me a lot about how light works, which in turn has helped me as a filmmaker. Web development has taught me a lot about how people ingest information in the modern age, which has honed my skills as a storyteller).
ESPN put together an ambitious multimedia production team to tell the story of Adventurer Charlie Wittmack and his World Tri.
A community-curated online gathering point for an offline creative community.
An unprecedented human endurance challenge following adventure Charlie Wittmack attempting the world's most difficult triathlon.
Magician Nate Staniforth takes a trip around the world in search of magic.
The 1st feature from Emmy-nominated TV Director Becky Smith (Queer Eye For The Straight Guy).
A collection of some of my favorite photos from my professional work & play.
An ongoing project taking a look at the people & places of the world.
Delivering sight to villagers in the Fijian islands.
Cricket sports comedy starring Bollywood hunk John Abraham.
A cow, a camera and a 50,000 mile trip around-the-world.
An epic Bollywood action-drama-adventure starring megastar Salman Khan. A movie I didn't so much work on, as I worked in.
A collaborative, community-building project that quite literally serves its community, on beverage coasters.
David Mickey Evans (The Sandlot) directs Sean Astin (Rudy, Lord of The Rings) in this underdog baseball movie based on a compelling true story.
A pioneering project to bring free, outdoor wireless internet to Iowa's parks and urban spaces.
Identity and brochure design for a LEED certification and sustainable engineering consulting firm.
A documentary following American magician Nate Staniforth on his US tour.
A project to engage young people in their communities that culminates in a free concert by a nationally known performer, for which the only admission
A cause-oriented ad display to raise funds for a pediatric oncology charity and The Children’s Miracle Network.
A community-building social entrepreneurial incubator founded in 2002.
Promotional poster for a special film event featuring three classic Buster Keaton films accompanied by live contemporary digitally-influenced music.