Beats by Dre World Cup Commercial

This Beats by Dre commercial for the upcoming World Cup games is awesome! “The Game Before The Game” is a fantastic concept that brings the viewer into the minds of everyone involved before the game begins.

Featuring: Neymar Jr., Bacary Sagna, Bastian Schweinsteiger, Blaise Matuidi, Cesc Fàbregas, Daniel Sturridge, Chicharito, Jozy Altidore, Luis Suárez, Mario Götze, and Robin van Persie.

 

Reclamation Revisited

I just revisited my feature-length film Reclamation. Now that 3 years have passed, it was great to see the film from an audience members perspective. I got to say that I can't believe I pulled the film off for a measly $2,000.00 budget.

It was a strong lesson in my filmmaking career to remember that if you've got the motivation to do something, you can do it, even if it's a highly ambitious World War Three action film with no budget.

Budweiser - Behind The Scenes

Things can get a bit silly on set when you're pushing past the 2:00am mark. The lead actor and actress pose for a photo in downtown Los Angeles as we get set for one last shot for our Budweiser Black Crown advertisement.

This West Hollywood rooftop gave us this great, velvety bokeh to work into the background of our frame. 

Walking Contest - A Super Rad Video

This video is so slick that it makes my brain melt from the genius of it. The well-written and articulated video describes the 'walking contest' feeling that many city dwellers have experienced time and time again on the mean streets. Great piece! Walk on!

Directed, Shot & Edited by Vania Heymann Starring, Music & Written by Daniel Koren Produced by Natan Schottenfels Walking Contestant Bertho Jacinthe Assistant Director Evyatar Gour Additional Cinematography: Roy Kafri Driver: Claudio Marquez Featuring: Daniela Moura, Jonathan Levy, Or Zubalsky, Liana Nigri, Gon Ben Ari, Dan Farkas, Preston Lawrence, Austin Beer, Want a free mp3 of the music?

The Strokes Music Video

You Only Live Once is one of my favorite songs by the Strokes. The lyrics in the song speak so much about overcoming negativity within a relationship and appreciating the redeeming qualities that drew you to that person to begin with.

There is a lot of different ways to read into the message of a song like this and that's why I believe the music video serves it so well. The video focuses on metaphor rather than explanation, allowing the listener to draw their own conclusions. Classic!

Music video by The Strokes performing You Only Live Once. (C) 2006 RCA Records, a unit of SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT

Aspire TV - NYC

I flew out to the Big Apple to film athlete profiles for the Colgate Women's Games. The youngest of these athletes was cute little Avery here. Working with kids can usually be tough but she was wonderful on camera!

Starship Rock Song Ad

When a pedal-pumping songstress meets a flat-faced dynamo.The latest advert from Three, starring The Girl, The Singing Cat and a whole load of silly stuff. You can star in your own kitten-rocking, face-morphing music video at http://www.singitkitty.co.uk #SingItKitty

The British mobile network 'Three' has a slightly vague slogan: "We all need silly stuff." However Wieden & Kennedy's interpretation of this is awesome! 

This incredibly rad advertisement was shot by Traktor and the girls performance clearly shows that she was born to lip-sync old Starship rock songs. You go girl!

Mistakes Ad

Clemenger BBDO in Wellington did an incredible job creating New Zealand's new speeding ad campaign. It is one of the most compelling commercials I've ever seen.  Check it out below

No one should pay for a mistake with their life. When we drive, we share the road with others, so the speed we choose to travel at needs to leave room for any potential error. For more information about this campaign visit http://www.nzta.govt.nz/about/advertising/speed/mistakes.html

Notre Dame Lacross

This was a fun four day shoot in Colorado. Follow the Irish as they attend a football game, tackle a ropes course, visit a hospital and much more. 

See the full 15 minute feature, produced by BEAST Entertainment, covering our trip to Denver & Colorado Springs this past October during our Fall Break. Watch the team compete in our "Shamrock Series" Green Uniforms, meet with Alumni in Denver, hike "The Incline", compete and work with the Air Force team and visit a Children's Hospital.

ASPCA Ad

John Summerville shows us his farm for our ASPCA ad. I had the complete pleasure of writing and directing this. Looking forward to releasing this badboy advertisement!