Artist Statement

As a filmmaker, I believe that everyone can be irreversibly affected by witnessing the visual storytelling of a powerful film. It is not my goal to make every project revolutionary, though I take pride in finding the nuanced intricacies in everyday occurrences to expose to the viewer. As an artist, a filmmaker has the ability to cover such a great expanse of ground from abstract creation to brilliantly...

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Cinematography Reel

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Portrait of a Place

This past weekend, I photographed the University of Alabama campus over fall break. During the fall, football brings hundreds of thousands of people to the campus, however, when football is removed from the equation, the campus becomes a ghost town. I found this particularly interesting, and after shooting my portrait of a place, I took a great deal from seeing this massive campus literally abandoned...

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SONY HVR-V1U HDV vs. JVC HM100U

When working with these two cameras, I have learned that there are advantages and disadvantages to working with every camera. Aside from menu navigation, there are many differences between the JVC HM-100U and the Sony HVR-V1U HDV. Workflow, size, media format, chip size, chip type, and camera specifications are examples of differences in these two cameras. With regard...

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