The Second Coming

I am pleased to announce that I have embarked on pre-production for my upcoming short, The Second Coming!

It's the story of Jesus coming back down to earth to immaculately impregnate a young girl, Mariana, with the new Jesus. But Mariana won't have any of it unless Jesus comes to dinner and meets the parents. Meanwhile, Satan sends his leading demon, Lily, up to earth to also impregnate Mariana with the spawn of Satan! Will Jesus make an impact on earth and save humanity? Or will he just go back to hanging out in heaven where it's comfortable?

The story isn't about religion --- it's about faith.

We're currently working on locking the locations for "heaven" and "hell", and our first audition session is on Saturday! Woo hoo!

Recipient of Telly Award!

Great news! Two Music Videos I worked on have received Telly Awards!

Musician/Director/Producer Stu Pollard's There Comes a Time and By Design were awarded Bronze awards! For both videos, I did co-editing, pre-production planning and concept work, storyboarding, camera-work, and even directed a few select scenes! I'm honored to have been a part of something so exciting! Congrats to everyone involved, and a special thanks to Stu for involving me in these projects!

Online Illustration Portfolio

Good news! I have just launched my Online Illustration Portfolio!

Please check it out, especially if you or someone you know is interested in having some freelance work done!

"Son Shine" Concepts and Storyboards

 I'm currently working on concept art and storyboarding work for writer/director Katrelle Kindred's thesis, Son Shine, a coming of age story about a young boy's relationship with his father.

These images depict the riot scene,
in which there is pandemonium, chaos, and danger for young Hakeem.

"In Passing" Storyboard Work

My dear friend Alan Miller is directing his thesis film this fall, and has asked me to assist in some storyboard work in pre-production! Emily Ferenbach is producing this special story.

I am truly honored, because it is a very visually dynamic story. It's going to take a lot of special effects planning, which is why my talents are being called upon.

Thanks Alan for making me a part of this fun project!

"The Grove" Storyboarding Work

Recently I was commissioned to do some storyboarding work for a promotional video for "The Grove", directed by Alan Miller, and produced by Emily Ferenbach and David Haskell!

The short will be screened at "The Grove"'s movie theater, as well as potential television spots. The sketches I completed were turned into an animatic to assist in the pre-production process.

Vintage Postcard Screening Program

Here are some images of the advanced USC project screening program that I created!

I wanted the program to be small and dynamically constructed. So, I decided to go with the vintage postcard look, since it's so iconic, visually pleasing, and perfect for a screening at which all the films are period pieces!

Acting in a Music Video!

ACTING UPDATE: Check me out in this cool cinematography-based music video directed/DPed by Melanie D'Andrea! Right now I just have stills, but I will post the video as soon as its available!

The music video is to a cool techo-pop funky beat called "Juicy Beat" by Plasm Face.

In the video, I get dressed in the same outfit in four different scenarios: Normal, Horror, Glamour, and Sci-Fi, which is reflected by the lighting changes and slight (or sometimes not so slight!) variations in my acting.

Thank you Mel for making me a part of this awesome project!