Cinematographer/Editor

June 2011 to August 2012
Doner Advertising, Detroit metro area, Michigan

Edited a variety of spots, client pitches, and re-branding videos.
Worked on location and in studio with professional actors and amateur talent.
Provided visual approaches to different projects.

I started at Doner as a part of a team of interns tasked with creating pro-bono and in-house projects. The team included several creatives, a producer, and me - the cinematographer/editor. Our first project was rebranding the Detroit Historical Society. It was so well received that I was hired on full-time and took on bigger projects. The majority of my projects at Doner were spec work: videos that sold the look and feel of a spot, without requiring immense budgets. Though that’s not to say my work was small in scope. For example, I shot the new Chrysler 200 against a two story cyclorama with a new RED Scarlet purchased for our productions. These projects led to working on Super Bowl pitches for Chrysler/Fiat where we shot and edited three different spots as they’d appear on air at a reduced budget. Chrysler/Fiat liked our work so much they green-lit the Charlie Sheen Fiat spot⬏ that aired during Super Bowl XLVI.

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Work Samples

Fiat 500 Abarth Pitch

Here’s a sample of the Fiat pitches I worked on. While most of the work is locked under NDA, it eventually led to Doner producing the Charlie Sheen Superbowl spot ⬏ (YouTube)

Detroit Historical Society Manifesto

It’s easy to forget how much Detroit has impacted America with all negative press it gets. This brand essence video reminds us of Detroit’s place in history.

Inside Fed's Head with Wilson Tennis

I didn’t just make pitches and pro-bono work, here’s one of a series I edited for Wilson Tennis with Roger Federer. Just as an aside, he’s also a really nice, down-to-earth guy.