I've been fortunate to direct a couple projects the last year or so. It's something I'd like to do more of. (Join the club, right?) I love the collaboration and process. Having 15 years of experience as a writer and CD, I think I bring an understanding of agency fears and expectations - from the first call to the treatment to the pre-pro and shoot. if I could pick a strength - and I'm using the word "strength" very loosely - it would be working with talent, bringing out performance, nuance, listening for the sweet spot in the script or idea. I guess I'm just looking to shoot boards I like and with people who care.
The fierce urgency of now.
I have been spending as much time as I can volunteering for the Obama campaign here in Virginia. I'm doing whatever they ask: phone banking, canvassing, making flyers, networking, organizing events. My boss Sean is 19. 19? These kids are my heroes. The work is hard, yet I can't think of more important work than this. There is an urgency, an importance. I guess I feel a duty - as corny as that sounds - to do my part.
Bike spoke cards we produced for a bike canvass in Richmond.
Working the phone in the Virginia Obama headquarters. The posters on the wall we produced early this year and are up in offices all over the state. Check them out under the entry "After 8 long years, hope."
Sarah and I have canvassed many weekends, going door to door registering voters. The work brings us to some of the most neglected areas in the whole South.
Bike spoke cards we produced for a bike canvass in Richmond.
Working the phone in the Virginia Obama headquarters. The posters on the wall we produced early this year and are up in offices all over the state. Check them out under the entry "After 8 long years, hope."
Sarah and I have canvassed many weekends, going door to door registering voters. The work brings us to some of the most neglected areas in the whole South.
We are all connected.
Richmond is a pretty insular Southern town. But The Richmond Forum is an outstanding speaker series that attracts leaders and thinkers from around the globe. The Forum asked us to revise their outdated opening with a video that welcomes the audience. Something that sets the mood for the night and in a way, congratulates for being there. Our idea was quite simple, but not so easy to pull off on a shoestring. Thanks to huge donations from Corbis and Kyle Cooper with Prologue. Writer/Director: Joe Alexander. Producers: Steve Humble, Val Battenfeld, Holly Flaisher.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
