Linder FW20 Collection
Director, DP, Editor
My Role: Director, Director of Photography, Editor
Project: Linder Sport (previously Linder New York), a New York-based menswear brand, approached me about collaborating on a short film to showcase their Fall/Winter 2020 collection.
Challenge: With a small crew, limited budget, and extreme winter conditions (temperatures hovered at 5°F/-15°C) we needed to produce imagery that was consistent with the strong visual language that has become synonymous with the Linder brand.
Goal: Creative director Kirk Millar and I set out to play with the balance between a standard fashion film and a still-image based lookbook, while also building a new visual world neither of us had seen before. Using natural settings and intentional movement, we wanted to harness the focus of the viewer.
Result: In addition to a successful social and e-comm campaign, the film was also projected during the presentation at New York fashion week receiving warm reviews.
Creative Director: Kirk Millar
Producer: Marley Cohen
Assistant: Jackson Stack
Ceramics: Botticelli Ceramics
Models: Jaden Connelly, Jai Chablat-Yates
Special Thanks: Sam Linder, Zen Sevastyanova
Make Up For Ever / Boutique Visuals
Director, Production Designer
My Role: Director, Production Designer
Project: Make Up For Ever’s Pro boutiques approached me about creating dynamic visuals for their brick and mortar locations to support the launch of a variety of new pro-level makeup products.
Challenge: My team and I were given an extremely limited budget, a timeline of a couple weeks, and because of the budget we needed to make use of a small 10x10 foot room as our studio space while still needing to create impressive visuals.
Goal: To elevate the brand using high-caliber models and boundary-pushing creative direction, while still coming in under-budget.
Results: By utilizing strong relationships with New York-based modeling agencies and creative talent (DP, photographer, makeup artists, etc), and by leaning into my skills for scrappy production, I was able to produce campaign assets that looked expensive and made a noticeable impact both on social media and in retail locations.
Creative Director: Vanessa de Horsey
Editor: Alexander Evan Morales
Makeup: Ruben Garcia, Patrick Eichler
Meet You In The Middle (LIVE) x Joshua Thew
Director, Editor
My Role: Director, Editor
Project: I was asked by musical artist Joshua Thew to help him create a live-recorded music video for his single Meet You In The Middle. The goal was to create a simple and controlled visual that helped to show off Thew’s unique vocal quality.
DP: Chris Turiello
Sound Recordist & Mix: Alby Cohen
Sylist: Laaleh Mizani