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I believe that living fully and being present in every moment allows you to live a more fulfilled life. I also believe that when you honour the things in life that are important, that you are able to bring your best to any situation.
For me to stay true to my roots, I continually strive to learn new things every day and explore the world around us while I do it. These articles are a combination of things I’ve learned and experiences I’ve had.
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How to Successfully Pivot Your Career Path
Career pivots require self awareness, networking, accountability, honesty and an action plan.
Why Accountability is Your Most Valuable Asset
Accountability is without question my most valuable asset as I am able to grow personally and professionally, experience fulfillment everyday, and get one step closer to live the life I want.
How to Cover a Scene - Understanding the Basics of Scene Coverage
To set you up for success on your film shoot, here are some basics to help you determine the best way to cover your scene and ensure you are making the best decisions for your given story.
How to Prepare a Call Sheet
Call sheets are an imperative part of the pre-production process. It provides all the details to your cast and crew to ensure everyone is on the same page for the day. It makes sure they show up on time (early) with everything they need to be successful on the day.
How to Remove Logos From Your Video
This video shows you how to do simple logo removals. Using a combination of After Effects and Photoshop, the removals can be done in 9 simple steps.
How to Media Manage Your Timelapse Footage
Media management to me, is a lot like accounting. It isn't the most fun thing to do but is fundamental to the success of your business.
How to Find Unique Stories You Connect With
The Last Mambabatok is a short film that features Apo Whang-Od, a tribal tattoo artist for the But-But tride in the Buscalan Village of Tinglayan, Kalinga.
How to Smooth Out Your Timelapse Footage
This post walks through three methods of smoothing out your timelapse footage while removing the staccato effect.
Why Taking Time To Disconnect and Reset is Important
No matter how busy you may feel that you are, it is important to take time for yourself to stay grounded, productive and creative.
Best Music Licensing Platforms For Your Video Projects
One of the hardest things for me when producing video content is navigating music licenses and platforms. This post looks at some of my favourite new platforms.
Why Clear Communication is Important
For this project, Brent Foster, Pawel Dwulit and I headed to Chile to visit one of the most remote regions of Patagonia to talk with one of the most isolated Gauchos alive today.
Own Your Life: Why Taking Control is Important
Life as a freelancer / business owner poses many challenges but also a unique lifestyle to go with it. This post digs into some of these ideas.
Location Scouting: 8 Tips to Get You Started
For any production, no matter the size or style, it is important to scout your locations ahead of time whenever possible to ensure you are prepared.
Shooting in Unconventional Locations
This post discusses things you need to think about when shooting in unconventional locations for your projects and gives insight into my creative approach.
Working with Actors on Corporate Projects
This post gives insight into how to work with actors and how genre's affect the approach a director takes during production.
Importance of Diversifying a Skillset
Diversifying a skill-set is very important, especially in the media production world. This post talks about why.
Why Creating Consistency Across Assets is Important
Consistency across all media assets ensures that a campaign is successful. This post digs further into why this is important.
How to Produce a Serialized Video Campaign
Producing a serialized campaign requires extensive planning. This post shines light on some of the things to consider.
How to Shoot Astro Timelapses
This post sheds light on the best settings for your camera so that when you go out and attempt to shoot the milky way yourself, you won't be frustrated by your results.
7 Tips to Help You Accomplish More in Less Time
In my quest to work more efficiently and accomplish more in a day, I have found a few tips that I want to share to help you structure your day and maximize your productivity in the hours that you do work and in turn, decrease stress and accomplish more.