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Faces of 2017

February 9, 2018

An Ode to 2017 and the many faces I filmed. 

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The Importance of Play | And a behind the scenes look at an upcoming project

June 1, 2017

My recent commercial collaboration with 144 Design for St. Francis Medical was perfectly suited for a little bit of play.

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Capturing the tones of True North Elite

March 14, 2017

Crafting the recent film Kyle Kettler and I made for True North Elite was primarily an exercise in crafting a mood.

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Behind the Scenes of Hollywood Underwater in black and White

February 20, 2017

I asked Kyle Kettler to shoot behind the scenes photo's during the shooting of Hollywood Underwater. He opted to do so on a black and white roll of film. Here are some of my favorite shots.

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When you don't impress.

February 16, 2017

“To be honest, when I first saw your work I was not impressed”

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Tags feedback, criticism, ira glass, taste gap

Super Bowl ad "controversy" and how strong storytelling crushes the myth of short video

February 7, 2017

If your one of the other 10 million people who helped break 84 Lumbar's website on Sunday you're living proof that "short and sweet" is not the only formula for creating content that people will watch, share, and search.

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In Analysis Tags Super Bowl, Ads, 84 Lumbar, Border Wall

Ordinary | Brielle MacBeth | 3 ways to enjoy

January 17, 2017

If you enjoyed the recent film I posted with Brielle of Dust and Form, there is now more of that interview to enjoy.

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In Ordinary Tags Podcast, Passion Project, Ordinary, Dust and Form

While Wearing Nike's

January 6, 2017

An in depth analysis of one of Nike's latest commercials

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In Analysis Tags Analysis, commercial, Nike, Dan Difelice

Temporary Brilliance

December 30, 2016

I am embarking on a passion project entitled Ordinary. Ordinary is an exploration into the lives of people who make our world more beautiful.

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In Ordinary, Sample Work Tags Passion Project, Ordinary, Dust and Form, Brielle Macbeth

A cute puppy and what matters more than a quarter million views

December 19, 2016

As creators of social content, there is this universal struggle we share with measuring success in units. That temptation to habitually refresh the like count, or read much too deeply into the comments consisting solely of emojis.

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In Case Studies Tags case study, Dogs of instagram, dogs, Brand Strategy, Social Media Advertising, instagram