St. Louis Arch in Film (Canon A-1 50mm)
My Journey Intro Film Production & Photography.
Little did I know what I was getting into when I started editing video games at 13 years old.
My journey began with a laggy, unpolished video game capture card editing program called "Roxio Game Capture". Constantly fighting with this program, I thought to myself, there has to be something better. That’s when a friend told me about Adobe, a golden goose of video editing, curated for the highest level of video creation. I had to have it. This was back in 2012, when life was carefree and I could edit for 10 hours straight without interruption.
To this day, I still have most of my edits and watch them from time to time, a part of my life I will never forget.
It always resonated with me that this could very well be a career path I might choose, but being a young teenager, I brushed it off because I had a millennium to decide my career field, right?
Fast forward to 2019: after completing two years at St. Louis Community College, I found myself leaning toward advertising and business. Knowing my background in editing, I thought media was a good middle ground. Even though I took a filmmaking and editing class at Meramec, my real film career began when I attended Webster University in St. Louis.
Film School was like nothing I had ever experienced before. If you want to do something out of your comfort zone, go to film school. I took all types of classes; Directing & Producing, Cinematography, Graphics & Effects. Documentary Filmmaking and more. I meant incredible Professors which a few I still keep in touch with till this day. I quickly found out that my biggest interest was Cinematography and the art of Set Design. After 2 years, I graduated from Webster University in May 2022. Achieving honors and making the Dean’s List were a few accomplishments I was proud of. Even with those, there's one award I hold above the rest: winning "Best Documentary" in the Webster Kinematifest Film Festival for my film THE OUTLANDER. It was my first documentary ever, and something I will cherish forever. We still have so much footage that someday I’d like to release a director’s cut.
The link to THE OUTLANDER is at the bottom of this page.
After Webster, I decided to gain experience working on set by taking freelance gigs on various shows.
Some reputable shows I’ve been a part of:
Inmate to Roommate (A&E), Crappie Lake (Bravo, a Real Housewives of New York spin-off), Player 54 (Hulu), and Chris Redd: A Netflix Comedy Special.
Production Companies I've worked with:
Jeff Jenkins Predictions, Grove Street Productions, One Health Studios, Sharp Entertainment, Progressive Dental & more
Although I enjoyed working on set and assisting a crew, my true passion and love has always been videography. Capturing beautiful compositions that help create and share a story is where my heart actually lies. That’s when I decided to work with companies under my own brand, High Exposure Media.
Some incredible foundations and companies I have worked with:
Ronald McDonald House Charities & Red Shoe Society of St. Louis, Making a Miracle Foundation, Mosaic Health, Guardian Angel, Dreams for Schools, Keyway Center for Diversion and Reentry, A-Mrazek Moving Systems, McCollister’s Global Transportation, Rec Hall, Zoom Room, FLYT Golf, Blissfully Popped, Disco!, Big Blue Spark, Millennium Productions, Washington Care Clinic, PRISMA Med spa & Esthetics, A Perfect Fit, We are Echos, and more!
Gear I have worked with:
Canon (R6 Mark II, R5, R5C, C70)
Sony (A7SIII, FX5, FX3, FX6)
Black MAgic (Pocket 4k, Pocket 6k, Rsolve)
DJI (Ronin RS3- Pro, DJI Mini 2 SE, DJI Air 2)
Zhiyun (Crane 2, Crane 2S)
SmallRig (RC-120B, RC-220B, RA-D85)
Aputure (LS C300D, LS 600D, LS 1200D)
Adobe Suite
Other brands I have worked with:
KinoFlow, Arri, Westcott, Benro, Manfrotto and more
Gear I own:
Canon (90D, R6, R5, R5C)
Sigma EF 18-35 DCM, Canon RF 50mm 1.8, Canon 24-105 F4 USM II, Canon RF 85mm 1.4
DJI (Ronin RS3- Pro, DJI Air 2)
SmallRig (RC-120B, RC-220B, RA-D85)
(2) Zoom H1 Recorder with Sony ECM-LV1
Boom Shotgun Mic pole
7x12 Diffuse wall
36" Bounce
8 sandbags
Multiple heavy duty light stands
Adobe Suite
Canon A-1 with a Canon 50mm & 70-210mm
I also have access to a lot of gear! Like a second R5C and multiple lenses (if available)
When I'm not editing, filming on set, rigging lights, or taking photos (which is mostly all the time) I enjoy being outdoors, traveling, working out, playing tennis/soccer, shooting photos on film, listening to music, going out with friends, or working on my car.
One of my favorite things to do when outside is swimming and creek stomping. Creek Stomping is when you look for geodes and fossils on creek beds. Down south, in Missouri, is a great place to find Geodes so I usually find them whenever I go. I keep them on display all throughout my house.
While I love being outside, I can also be a homebody! I love collecting things, watching movies, and playing with my dog, Bruce. Some of the things I collect are minerals/fossils, currency, and trading cards.
Now you know a little more about me and my hobbies!
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"THE OUTLANDER"
Documentary
