Credits

Director / Cinematographer
Tippet Rise Music Performances 2017
Director and DP for 30 live music performances for the summer concert season with a multi-camera setup, using seven 4K cameras and recording sound at 384 kHz (8 times the normal sample rate) in 9.1 surround, online release September 2017

Director / Cinematographer
Unconquered Time
A poetic film about the insurmountable force of Time, incorporating the poem by WH Auden, ?As I Walked Out One Evening? and music by Maurice Ravel performed by Julien Brocal in a room of mirrors and projected imagery. 9.1 surround sound, 4K video. 2017
In post-production

Director / Cinematographer / Editor
The Stainless Stealer Steals the Universe
A lyrical film inspired by Alexander Calder?s fascination with the universe. This film uses archival footage from NASA of the earth, moon and sun projected on Calder?s mobile sculpture, The Stainless Stealer, on loan from the Hirshhorn Museum at Tippet Rise.
5.1 surround, 4K. Museum and festival release, January 2017, 8 min

Director / Cinematographer / Editor
Reverence
A lyrical film inspired by abstract expressionist Mark di Suvero?s sculpture, Beethoven?s Quartet, with music from the Dover String Quartet.
Museum and festival release, January 2017, 6 min

Director / Cinematographer / Editor
Daydream
A lyrical film about a violinist in a daydream, inspired by Patrick Dougherty?s sculpture Daydreams.
Museum and festival release, December 2016, 6 min

Director / Cinematographer / Editor
Sun Streaming
A poetic film about the interplay of light and music in nature.
Museum and festival release, December 2016, 5 min

Cinematographer
Satellite No. 5: Pioneer
A portrait of sculptor, Stephen Talasnik and the inspiration for his large-scale land art.
Museum and festival release, 2016, 8 min

Director / Cinematographer / Editor
Tippet Rise Music Performances 2016
Director and DP for 30 live music performances for the summer season with a multi-camera setup, including 5 HD/4K cameras in 5.1 surround sound

Director / Cinematographer
Matt Haimovitz: The Veil of Veronica
A four-camera shoot with Matt Haimovitz performing the Bach Cello Suites at a land art sculpture. 2016
Published in the VAN online magazine

Producer / Cinematographer
National Science Foundation: Framing Fire
An environmental podcast about the importance of computer modeling to fire and climate change research in Patagonia, Argentina.
online release, 2016, 10 min

Director / Cinematographer / Editor
Loose Horses
Loose Horses is a feature-length ?sensory-v?rit? documentary about a livestock auction for unwanted domestic horses sold for horsemeat
Museum and festival release, 2016, 61 min

Director, Cinematographer, Live Editing
Syzygy: Life in a Healthy Constellation
A live cinema performance using piano, sound plane and Kyma, edited live; with Kiyoung Lee (Kyma) and Ha-Young Park (piano), 2015


Cinematographer
National Geographic Society
Caribbean?s Deadly Underworld
Bob Ballard's ocean expedition to discover undersea volanoes using ROVs
Distribution: National Geographic Television, 2015

Director / Cinematographer
Enter the Wind Installation
A sensory experiment of the wind; an installation for galleries and museums
Distribution: art galleries, 2014-2015

Cinematographer
Unbranded
A feature-length documentary about mustangs in the West by Cedar Creek Productions
Producer: Dennis Aig, Executive Producer: Cindy Meehl (Director of Buck)
Audience Award, HotDocs Film Festival, 2015
Projected Distribution: TBD, 2015

Cinematographer
National Geographic & NDR
North America’s Natural Wonders, Episode: Yellowstone
Underwater Trout Spawning
Part of a series of 8 documentaries on North America’s wildlife.
Distribution: National Geographic & NDR, 2015


Director / Cinematographer / Editor
Horse Girl Productions
Loose Horses
Loose Horses is a feature-length documentary about a livestock auction for unwanted domestic horses, capturing the complicated human-equine connection in the real American West.
Distribution: TBD, 2015

Director / Cinematographer / Editor
The Driftwood Feeling 2015 A thirty-minute documentary portrait of Montana?s poet laureate, Henry Real Bird
Distribution: Montana PBS


Cinematographer
Turnaround Arts Initiative
President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities, Washington D.C.
Distribution: web

Cinematographer
Montana Governor's Inaugural Video
Indian Nations Footage
State of Montana
Distribution: Governor's Inaugural Ball, 2013

Cinematographer
Montana Office of Tourism / Mercury Advertising / Distill Productions
Montana's First Nations
A video about Montana's Indian Nations
Distribution: web 2012

Cinematographer
Come High or Hell Water: The Plight of the Torpedo People
A film about bodysurfing, directed by Keith Malloy for Patagonia
Camera: Panasonic Varicam, Canon 5D
Sequence: Bodysurfing the Yellowstone River
Distribution: Theatrical / Patagonia, 2012

Cinematographer
Racing Horse Productions, 2011
Code of the West
A social documentary about the rise and fall of medical marijuana in Montana.
Distribution: Netflixt, 2012

Fixer / Second Camera
CBBC (Childrens BBC)
Naomi's Nightmares of Nature - episode Yellowstone
Part of a children's natural history series
Distribution: CBBC, 2012

Researcher
Wild Horizons Ltd, UK, 2010 – 2012
Wild Planet: North America, 7 x 1 hour
A blue chip wildlife documentary series about North America and the largest budget wildlife program for Discovery Channel produced by the same crew as Planet Earth.
Plan and direct shoots, research wildlife stories.
Distribution: Discovery Channel, 2012

Producer / Cinematographer / Writer / Editor
Trout Unlimited National, 2006 – 2014           
Produced, edited and filmed multiple productions.
Cameras: AF100, Cannon Mark II, Panasonic Varicam, Sony Z-1, Amphibico and SPL Housings
Distribution: CBS, YouTube, TU Channel, TU webisodes and DVD marketing materials

Web Designer, 2005 – 2014           
Specialize in multiplatform marketing and interactive websites
Designed and maintained over 30 sites using HTML5, CSS, PHP, and Cold Fusion, as well as popular content management systems such as WordPress.

Researcher / Sequence Director
BBC Natural History Unit, UK, 2010 Unnatural Histories, 3 x 1 hour
A series that charts the human histories of iconic wilderness landscapes.
Role: Conducted search for Native American contributor (Henry Real Bird) and directed a shoot with wolf researcher, Doug Smith.
Distribution: BBC

Researcher
BBC Natural History Unit, 2010                       
Expedition Wolf
Three one-hour programmes on wolves in the US.           
Conducted searches for presenters.
Distribution: BBC and Discovery Channel

Cinematographer
Anglo Filming Ltd, for National Geographic Channel / Star Alliance, 2010
Biosphere Connections: The Story of the Wolf
Conservation of wolves in the US
Cameras: Canon 5D, Canon 7D
Distribution: National Geographic / Star Alliance, 2011

Production Coordinator
Wild Horizons Ltd, UK, 2009 – 2010           
Wild Planet: North America, 7 x 1 hour
A blue chip wildlife documentary series about North America and the largest budget wildlife program for Discovery Channel produced by the same crew as Planet Earth.
Distribution: Discovery Channel, 2012

Cinematographer
National Geographic Channel, 2009
The American Serengeti           
Pallid sturgeon sequence
Camera: Panasonic Varicam
Distribution: National Geographic Channel

Producer / Cinematographer
BBC Natural History Unit, 2008 – 2009           
Yellowstone People: The Fishman
A tale of the Yellowstone River spun by a man who swims its waters.
Cameras: Panasonic Varicam, Sony Z1
Distribution: BBC, 2009

Producer / Cinematographer
BBC Natural History Unit, 2008 – 2009           
Yellowstone People: Geyser Gazers
The people with stop watches who call themselves “geyser gazers”.
Cameras: Panasonic Varicam, Sony Z1
Distribution: BBC, 2009

Underwater Cinematographer
BBC Natural History Unit, 2008 – 2009           
Yellowstone: Summer” & “Yellowstone: Autumn
A three-part blue-chip wildlife series about a year in Yellowstone.
Sequences: Trout spawning / underwater beavers
Cameras: Panasonic Varicam, Iconix RH1, Sony Z1
Distribution: BBC and Discovery Channel, 2009

Editor, at the BBC Natural History Unit, UK, 2008
Yellowstone People: The Fishman
Edited BBC programmes in Bristol, England at the BBC NHU.
Distribution: BBC, 2009

Editor, at the BBC Natural History Unit, UK, 2008                       
Yellowstone People: Geyser Gazers
Edited BBC programmes in Bristol, England at the BBC NHU.
Distribution: BBC, 2009

Sequence Director / Assistant Producer
BBC Natural History Unit, 2007 – 2009           
BBC Yellowstone: Winter, Yellowstone: Summer, Yellowstone: Autumn, 3 x 50’
A three-part blue-chip wildlife series about a year in Yellowstone.
Responsible for directing shoots, researching wildlife stories, contacting contributors, scriptwriting, organizing filming logistics, reviewing footage, and acquiring film permits.
The series was the BBC 2’s highest-rated natural history documentary in over five years with audiences peaking at over four million.
Distribution: BBC and Discovery Channel, 2009

Producer / Cinematographer / Editor, 2007                       
Killing Rivers in the Name of Restoration
Trout Headwaters
Distribution: web and dvd

Cinematographer, 2007
A Dozen More Turns
The story of an avalanche tragedy.
Distribution: Montana PBS

Web Designer / Developer, Montana State University Extension Service, 2006 – 2007           
Developed new media and content management database driven websites. Used HTML, CSS, PHP and Cold Fusion.

Editor, 2006                        
Art Corps
A volunteer organization’s promotional video.
Edited in Spanish and English
Distribution: web and dvd

Editor, Light Hawk, 2006                       
La Comunidad
A promotional video for Light Hawk on their work in Costa Rica.
Edited in Spanish and English
Distribution: web and dvd

Editor, Mar Viva Foundation, 2006                       
El Agua
The story of the lack of potable water in the world.
Edited in Spanish and English
Distribution: web and dvd

Cinematographer, 2006                       
“Mega Disasters”
What would happen if Yellowstone blows.
Distribution: The History Channel

Producer / Editor, 2006                       
The Lady on the Divide
The story of laid-off miners who create hope for themselves in a time of despair.
Distribution: Montana PBS

Producer / Cinematographer / Editor, Sacks Thrift and The Bozeman Help Center, 2006                       
2 x 30-second commercial spots
Distribution: CBS affiliate

Cinematographer, 2005                       
New Wolf Hunters
The story of wolf-watchers in Yellowstone.
Distribution: Montana PBS

Research Leader and Ecologist, The Nature Conservancy, 2004                       
Managed a team of biologists monitoring the golden-cheeked warbler.
Acted as a liaison between The Nature Conservancy and the US military.

Science Writer, 2003                       
Earth and Sky Radio Series, I Wonder series

Research Ecologist, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Panamá, 2002                       
Extensive expeditionary fieldwork researching the behavior and communication of a frog species.
Organized a team of researchers to conduct behavioral experiments.
Designed unique behavioral experiments.