Just two years ago, I went to my first Bushwick Collective Block Party. It was great seeing the street art scene transform a community. At the same time, I met, Ramone, owner of Lot45. I got him to speak on camera about the days festivities and I put together a video that he and his team loved. Ever since then, he and Lot45 became friends and clients of mine. Fast forward to this year where we created another video based on the same event.
Lot45 and Abby Hertz have put together another great food and cultural event. This time they produced a Frida Kahlo themed Cinco de Mayo party.
Over the years, Amon Focus has produced a diverse range of media projects. He's created web series, travels videos, podcast and books just to name a few. Howl Happening recently debuted an interview Amon created with Arturo Vega, famed artist who created the Ramones logo. Sadly, shortly after Amon shot the interview, Arturo passed away. Amon sat on the interview for fours years until now. The interview was shown on the last night of "Empire: An Arturo Retrospective". Here's the video recap of the night.
The great thing about freelancing is that you get to work within a variety of different companies and industries. The legal marijuana industry has been quite controversial to say the least. Here in the northeast, medical marijuana is now legal. Thus creating an entire culture and industry around it.
Fall of last year, I began working in the legal marijuana industry for a California based tech/media company called Weedmaps. Weedmaps is essentially an app that lets you find the nearest doctor or dispensary. In addition to the app, they've built a media company that produces video content around the culture and businesses within their network.
I currently shoot doctor and dispensary tours. For once, I don't get to edit what I shoot. The editing team in California handles the edits. Weedmaps is sill in the process of selling more videos here as the industry begins to take off. Here are a few of the videos I've shot thus far.
Getting to work in fashion was a goal upon moving to NYC. I've gotten to work on a few different fashion projects since I've been here. Through a random connection, I was introduced to the team at Faviana to shoot a behind the scenes/lifestyle film for their spring 2017 collection. After that went well, I was asked to help create the brand story by interviewing the family that runs Faviana. It was inspiring to hear the story of how they've built this small but large company.
I have to admit, this is probably one of the few videos I'm nervous about sharing, simply because of the nature of the content. However, as a creative and a storyteller, I have to remember that the stories I document aren't about me but about the people and the culture I'm featuring. Plus, Lust made the NY Times so I'm in good company by getting the scoop.
Lust's creator, Abby Hertz, gave me an excellent interview and some context into how this event came to be. NSFW but totally enjoyable at home.
The one thing I've fallen in love with this city for is it's array of art shows, openings, and exhibitions. Any given night of the week there's something creative going on. It's challenging to not overly suffer from FOMO. I've been fortunate and lucky enough to catch wind of a few of these parties. I often hear that "the best camera, is the one you have" so I've done my best to document a few these via my iPhone. These are little iPhone films of a few of these art shows.
In an attempt to make up for lost time due to my site being down, I want to post about some of the projects I've created over the past few months. This video was interesting because it takes place in New York and Florida. It's the story of my dear friend, Karen. Karen is a documentary photographer living in FL but also working in NY. I've known Karen for quite some time so I've seen her and her work grow over the years. Enjoy her inspiring story.
I've never been but I my dear friend Karlenn will be in attendance as a vendor with her brand American Fox. American Fox is a "rock 'n' roll lifestyle brand with boho chic flair".
I finally figured it out with a little focus and desperation
