JB "Good Life" - Official Music Video

Directed by Ron Small

CarWoo! "Bobby" - Commercial

Directed by Ron Small

WC "That's What I'm Talking Bout" - Official Music Video

WC
"That's What I'm Talking Bout"
Directed by Tha Razor
Shot on the 7D

"Hearst AppLab / Marie Claire" - Product Shots

This is the 1st of a series of projects I shot for French Press Films in partnership with Hot Studio. I was hired to shoot the table top footage, which was captured on a RED with the new MX sensor, and the short product insert at the end of the video, which was 7D. The doc/interview footage was provided by Marie Claire's in house team. It was my 1st time working with new the RED sensor. I have to say it was a dream compared to the original, where I was always fighting for latitude and sensitivity.

Directed by Andrew Juncker
Produced by French Press Films
Shot on the REDmx and 7D

Grillade "Dream of You (Emotionally Yours)" - Offical Music Video

This is my second music video for French Press Films. Once again the guys were meticulous about prep, and had the song worked out down to each moment. I think it really shows in the final project.

Grillade
"Dream of You (Emotionally Yours)"
Directed by Andrew Juncker
Produced by French Press Films
Shot on the 5D MKII

"Invisalign" - Industrial

I shot this video with the folks over at Element 151. We did one day of B-roll at a shop where they make aligners by hand, and then a second day of interviews. Everything was shot 2 camera on a pair of Canon 7D's with a small kino and grip package.

Directed by Frank Door

"Strike 3" - Commercial

This is my third spot for Store Front Political Media, but the first with founder Eric Jaye directing. Eric was a great collaborator, we talked about the tone and what sort of coverage he was trying to get; then I built the shots around those ideas. After that things came together very quickly.

We shot for a half day starting pre-dawn to take advantage of the early morning light. We covered all the wides in the morning as the sun was coming up, then moved in for close ups as the day progressed. I used several 6'x6' frames of diffusion; 1/4 grid, bleached muslin, and china silk to match the morning light in the close ups. I also took advantage of the extremely shallow focus you can achieve with the s35 sized sensor of the Canon 7D to give the spot a more cinematic feel.

"No Name, Nikita" - Commercial

This is promo for a radio tie-in between No Name on Live 105 and Nikita on the CW

Directed by Rob Genolio

"Veebeam" - Infomercial

This is the lead in for some product demos I shot for Veebeam last month.

Directed by Frank Door of Element 151

Berner "Hard Headed" - Official Music Video

So I've been to some crazy places in my life. I've filmed for three years in San Quentin Prison, up and down South Central Blvd in the middle of the night, and I've never been anywhere as crazy as the place we shot this video.

Berner
"Hard Headed"
Directed by Tha Razor
Shot on the 7D

"Peel A Tray" - Commecial

Directed by Ron Small

Knock 'Em Down Click "Sex Machine" - Official Music Video

Knock 'Em Down Click
"Sex Machine"
Directed by Tha Razor
Shot on the 7D

Glasses Malone "We On" - Official Music Video

So, when Razor told me we were doing a side show for this video I thought cool; we'll own a parking lot, set up lights, it'll all be permitted, etc. I show up and there is a HUGE side show going down! At least a hundred cars, motorcycles, go-carts, and who knows what else. We were all over, up and down, South Central Blvd in Long Beach. Every time the police shut us down we would just caravan to the next spot and all the cars and bikes would just start up again like nothing had happened. It's an understatement to say it was a crazy night!

Glasses Malone
Featuring
Tiny Beef
Tiny Doo
YG Soprano
"We On"
Directed by Tha Razor

"SMA" - Industrial

This summer I spent a few days at SMA's facilities in California and Florida filming a series of promotional material for their vendors. Here's a small example clip.

Directed by Frank Door of Element 151

"Texting" & "Feasting" - Commercial

Here are two political spots for Tim Kennedy.

Directed by Kate Maeder of Store Front Political Media

Lil Evil "Go Getta" - Official Music Video

Lil Evil
Featuring
Aftah Sum
Blockzilla
Justo
"Go Getta"
Directed by Tha Razor
Shot on the 7D

Northern Son "Spin" - Official Music Video

Special thanks to Peggy Peralta for the great steadicam work under pressure. We lost our location 2 hours early! Go indie filmmaking :-)

Northern Son
"Spin"
Directed by Frank Door of Element 151
Shot on the 7D

Beta State "I'm Still Alive" - Official Music Video

Special thanks to Alan Chun of VMA Lighting & Grip for the scuba gear and underwater housing.

Beta State
"I'm Still Alive"
Directed by Frank Door of Element 151
Shot on the 7D

Yukmouth "Pacman" - Official Music Video

Yukmouth
"Pacman"
Directed by Tha Razor
Shot on the 7D

Knock 'Em Down Click "Powered Up" - Official Music Video

Knock 'Em Down Click
"Powered Up"
Directed by Tha Razor
Shot of the 7D

Cousin Fik "Bay Area 51" - Official Music Video

Cousin Fik
Featuring
E40
"Bay Area 51"
Directed by Tha Razor
Shot on the 7D

Live 105 "Free for all" - 3D Jumbo Tron Media

This was my first 3D shoot. I did a bunch of tests looking at live parallax vs shooting parallel, and in the end we decided to shot parallel and set convergence in post. We weren't going to have that much time with Bob and we wanted to be able set up at quickly as possible, which is something of an oxymoron when you're talking about 3D.

The first shot was filmed by my friend Jason Joseffer, and I shot the stuff with Bob.

Drew Deezy, Thai, Iz "We International" - Official Music Video

Drew Deezy
Thai
Iz
Featuring
Philly Freeway
"We International"
Directed by Tha Razor

Realest "Peep 'n' Game" - Official Music Video

Realest
Featuring
Ray J
"Peep 'n' Game"
Directed by Tha Razor
Shot on the Red One

Yukmouth "The Hard Way" - Official Music Video

I was shooting this video for about 9 hours, then between locations we lost Yukmouth. Apparently this happened!

Yukmouth
Featuring
Jannine V
Farrah Franklin
"The Hard Way"
Directed by Tha Razor
Shot on the 7D

"Dr Kim" - Commercial

Here's a new promo I shot with Rob Genolio over at KPIX the local CBS affiliate. Everything went really well until we found out the guy who was supposed to ride his bike in the spot didn't know how! haha

We ended up waiting for a few hours in a parking lot while he learned to ride a bike, but in end it was worth it we got 2 good seconds of him coasting down hill, Yay!

Drew Deezy, Thai "I Don't See Nothing Wrong" - Official Music Video

Drew Deezy
Thai
Featuring
Bobby Valentino
Produced
Traxamillion
"I Don't See Nothing Wrong"
Directed by Tha Razor and Ginorocks
Shot on the 7D

Bobby Valentino "Let's Get it" - Official Music Video

I Co-DP'd this video with Jason Joseffer

Bobby Valentino
"Let's Get it"
Directed by Tha Razor
Shot on the 7D

Nio Tha Gift "Angles & Demons" - Official Music Video

Nio Tha Gift
"Angles & Demons"
Directed by Tha Razor
Shot on the 7D

Drew Deezy, Thai "We Get Money" - Official Music Video

Drew Deezy
Thai
Featuring
Glasses Malone
Matt Blaque
Produced by
Traxamillion
"We Get Money"
Directed by Tha Razor
Shot on the 7D

"No Name, Vampire Diaries" - Commercial

This is promo for a radio tie-in between No Name on Live 105 and The Vampire Diaries on the CW

Directed by Rob Genolio

Tempo No Tempo "Pole Position" - Official Music Video

This is my first music video for French Press Films. It features all kinds of very cool in camera effects. All the wipes and back ground actions are in camera no green screen ;-)

Tempo No Tempo
"Pole Position"
Directed by Andrew Juncker
Produced by French Press Films
Shot on the 7D

Drew Deezy, Thai, Nump Trump "Go Hard" - Offical Music Video

Drew Deezy
Thai
Nump Trump
"Go Hard"
Directed by Tha Razor
Red 2k and 7D

Doeboy "Ride On Our Enemys" - Official Music Video

Doeboy
Featuring
Philly Freeway
"Ride On Our Enemys"
Directed by Tha Razor
Shot on the 7D

The Sandwitches "Kiss Your Feet" - Offical Music Video

This is my second colaboration with Joey Izzo. So far both times I've worked with Joey I've been pretty beat up, but really happy with the results ;-) We met at 9am to drive to the location where I pre-lit till sun down; then we shot through the night and drove back home after a 40 minute nap in the morning. All that sleep deprivation really paid off because we came back with a kick ass video.

The Sandwitches
"Kiss Your Feet"
Directed by Joey Izzo
Shot on the 7D

Squeez, Jacka "I Got Work" - Offical Music Video

One of the great things about the DSLRs is their size and inconspicuousness. We shot a scene in this video on Bart and in a bunch of practical locations. Oh yeah and watch out for some graphic violence about mid way through this video NSFW ;-)

Squeez
Jacka
"I Got Work"
Directed by Tha Razor
Shot on the 7D

Work in progress cut of The Trust

13 minute work in progress cut of "The Trust" a documentary, about the causes and consequences of incarceration, I've been working on for the past 3 years, directed by Tamara Perkins.

"Eco City Cycles" - Commercial

Here are a series of spots I shot for Eco City Cycles in San Jose. Directed by Frank Door of Element 151

A Money "Go Hard" - Offical Music Video

This video was shot B+W in camera. With available light in all the scenes but one.

A Money
"Go Hard"
Directed by Tha Razor
Shot on the 7D

Black C "Brand Nu" - Official Music Video

Black C
Featuring
Simon
A.R.
"Brand Nu"
Directed by Tha Razor
Shot on the 7D

Northern Son "Love Will Find A Way" - Offical Music Video

My first Music Video with Frank Door of Element 151
Shot on the 7D.
We did all kinds of crazy in camera effects on this one: split diopters, streak filters, and free lensing. Good times :-)

Northern Son
"Love Will Find A Way"
Directed by Frank Door

"CBS Cares" - Commercial

New spot for KPIX CBS 5 directed by Rob Genolio.
Shot on the 7D

Beama "Trying to do Right" - Official Music Video

Beama
Featuring
Berner
"Trying to do Right"
Directed by Tha Razor
Shot on the 7D

"Good Question" - Commercial

New Spot for KPIX CBS 5 directed by Rob Genolio, and shot on the Canon 7D.