Glyph Visual

Is a thing anymore? Well, either way, it’s been awhile since I’ve updated my page and shared some of the projects I’ve been working on over the last few years. So in honor of throwback Thursday, here’s the first of several videos I produced and filmed for doTERRA International. Judy's family was incredibly sweet and welcoming, which made my job telling this story even more rewarding. Thanks to Glyph Visual for coming on board as a second shooter and drone op!

I passed the FAA Part 107 exam and am an officially certified commercial drone pilot! To celebrate, here's a montage of some of my favorite flights from the past few months. Shot on a Mavic 2 Pro (95%) and a Mavic Pro (5%).

Otherworldly sunset through the smoke. View from the Port of Oakland two nights ago.

Shot on GoPro Hero 8, 5s timelapse for 30 min

I don't intend to post too many work projects on here, but I really enjoyed the process for this one. There's something so freakin satisfying about playing with physics. Starting with "Ok, how would a drone move if it flew into a scene and then braked suddenly?", visualizing that, and then playing with movement and timing and acceleration until it matches the image in my head...it's like controlling a video game character in a world sprung from your own imagination. Pretty cool.

Santa Monica Protests

Footage of the George Floyd protests in San Francisco yesterday - plus a story if you have time.

We made it to downtown around 3:30PM and spotted large crowds heading from City Hall towards the Embarcadero. Continuing on for another half mile, we crossed Market and chose a parking spot on a side street that felt far enough away.

The skyscraper-lined avenues of the Financial District were eerily empty. We walked by boarded-up businesses, past George Floyd's name spelled out in spray paint on bus stops and stone walls, towards distant shouts and sirens. In place of traffic noise, the whirring of helicopters echoed off tall glass buildings.

We found the protest as it reached the Salesforce tower. I've never felt such intense frustration concentrated in one place. Every time there was a confrontation with police, emotions in the crowd ran so high that it seemed like violence from either side could bubble over at any second. As the protest turned and connected with Market Street, a convoy of SFPD vans screamed down Market and dropped off a large contingent of baton-wielding police at the edge of the gathering. The officers rounded the corner and lined up in front of First Republic Bank on Fremont Street (presumably to deter would-be looters - though we saw none that day ourselves).

The crowd quickly concentrated around the phalanx of cops and began a barrage of chants and insults. A few minutes later, as I snapped a picture of the grim-faced guard unit, I turned to see Jess approaching me with wide eyes. "Dude! Your car!" I followed her gaze to the street to our left and noticed a familiar champagne-colored paintjob underneath several protesters. It was around that time that I realized this tense standoff was taking place at the precise location where we'd parked. (I filmed the clip at 0:37 - where my car is clearly visible in the bottom left corner - about three minutes *before* becoming aware of this fact. My tunnel vision is legendary.) I approached the protesters who'd taken up residence on top of my Camry and sheepishly explained the situation. "Excuse me - hey, sorry, this is my car." "Oh! Sorry honey!" they replied apologetically, and immediately disembarked.

A few minutes later, the crowd moved on, and we followed. My Toyota made it home that night unscathed - other than a few footprints on the hood.

Wild times.

There's something magical about how quickly the city turns into redwood trees when you head from the Peninsula towards the coast. An excellent way to escape for the day and reset.

Practicing hyperlapses out by the Ferry Building. 1/5 shutter, 2s interval on a Mavic 2 Pro.

Haunting shots of the Financial District in the midst of the pandemic.

Filmed on a Mavic Pro with Jessica Linderman Images.

Outtakes and tomfoolery from Tahoe ❄️

I recorded this video with Kinetic Chaos - Fire and LED Performance a few weeks before I left Melbourne in November. For years I've known Rich as one of the most dedicated, from-the-heart performers in the Melbourne flow scene. He puts all of himself into his shows and has fun doing it, and the result is an absolute blast to watch. Really stoked that we got to squeeze in this project together!

Classic rock and blues are at the foundation of my love of music. By the end of high school I was going to 1-2 rock shows a month, and even though my taste has branched out since then, there's still something magic about seeing a band play live. Especially in a small venue.

Huge thanks to Jessica Linderman for bringing me along as a second camera on this evening back in October. Shoeshine put on a killer show, and I got to shoot with Jess's motorized gimbal (had so much fun with it that I went and picked up one of my own 😃).