2012 was definitely a year that kept me busy. So here is the summary for you all to reminisce with me.
I started off finishing up some Assistant Editing work for a Reality show for the United States Army that was created by Ricky Schroder as well as doing some VFX work on his feature film Wild Hearts which should be airing on the Hallmark Channel March 9th, 2013. Check out an article and trailers to the projects below.
Starting Strong Army Reality Show:
http://www.army.mil/article/64336/Upcoming_Army_reality_show_wraps_video_shoot_at_JBLM/
Wild Hearts Teaser:
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w63LRD7U5Ow]
I followed work on the Army show Starting Strong by working as a Director of Photography for my friends Josh and Jeremiah Daws (http://www.dawsbrothers.com) for their short film Like a Child which you can watch below. It was my first collaboration with the Daws brothers and proved to not be the last…more to follow, just keep reading.
Like a Child:
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zxgLV_wRNfM]
Shortly after I began prep on a web series pilot with my long time friend and collaborator John Schimke (co-creator of the DVD Series 36 Parables). The project is still working on finding a home but was filled with an excellent cast and a solid story. We are both hoping to see the life of this project extended in 2013.
Read about our Web Series Pilot here.
As soon as we wrapped on the pilot I was in prep mode for directing my second feature film Turnaround Jake, a holiday romantic comedy about a young business man bent on success who loses everything only to discover a family he never knew he had. For this project I got to work with long time collaborator Jarret LeMaster (Bounty, Million Dollar Trash) along with some first time collaborations with Michael Madsen (Kill Bill, Reservoir Dogs, Free Willy), Jen Lilly (General Hospital), David H. Lawrence XVII (Heroes, Chuck) and Mark Withers (Criminal Minds, King of Queens, Frasier). Home hopefuls for this project are the Hallmark Channel, Lifetime or GMC.
Check out the trailer below and visit the website here.
Turnaround Jake Trailer:
Right before shooting Turnaround Jake I was the DP on another short entitled The Deepest Dream which you can watch below:
The Deepest Dream:
The Deepest Dream from Bunker Hill Films on Vimeo.
In June there was a limited release on DVD of the western short film I created with my uncle Bruce Isham entitled Trail to Mercy. You can expect a wider release of the movie shortly and with hopefuls to be used as a pilot for a TV Series following the character Coulter.
Trail to Mercy Trailer:
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32uyHn3DRS8]
In July I got engaged to a fabulous girl who also happens to be a composer and will be collaborating with me on my next project which will hopefully begin production in June. Check out her website at http://www.dreamrproductions.com.
In August it was the start of my second stint working with the Daws brothers. This time I was shown footage cut together of a rather creepy short film in the “found footage” style. I was asked to be the visual effects supervisor and with a few sleepless night leading up to a pre-Halloween release we were able to get everything completed and posted to YouTube in time for Halloween. In less than a week the video had over 200,000 views and was a favorite among Disneyland cast members. Check it out below along with a behind the scenes look at how it was done.
Missing in the Mansion:
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0M-yetCGm-A]
Missing in the Mansion – Behind the Scenes:
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QKcbGbajwLk]
It was a great year, busy witch some great projects. I look forward to the rest of 2013, there is some super exciting stuff planned and I’m anxious to share it with you as it happens.