This portfolio features video projects created for coursework and personal exploration. Each piece reflects my ongoing journey of learning, experimentation, and skill development in both technique and storytelling.

"In Plain Sight"

This video is a self introduction created as a class project and told through design and process.

Instead of listing skills, the focus is on how I think as a designer and how I work with real environments, real sound, and real limitations.

The piece explores storytelling through horses, faith, technology, and music, and how unexpected moments shape the final result.

This project is less about perfection and more about adaptation.

"THE UNSETTLEMENT"

The two films are thematically connected Portrait of a Location draws its imagery, tone, and opening sequence directly from The Unsettlement to explore the emotional aftermath that lingers once the story ends.

"SNOW HORSES"

This morning I had a hundred things I probably should have been doing. But instead I grabbed my camera and recorded my horses playing in the snow.

Originally I was just trying to capture some footage for a future class project. Nothing fancy and no big plan. But when I went back and watched it I realized I wanted to make something today.

"THE GATE"

The Unsettlement is an original short horror film I created for my Video Production class. While this piece stands on its own as a psychological horror narrative, it also serves as the foundation for my companion project, Portrait of a Location. The two films are thematically connected Portrait of a Location draws its imagery, tone, and opening sequence directly from The Unsettlement to explore the emotional aftermath that lingers once the story ends.

"IF I COULD GO BACK"

This video was created as part of a class project focused on interview storytelling and camera technique. I used a two-camera setup to capture the conversation from different angles, allowing for cleaner cuts, better pacing, and a more dynamic viewing experience.

In the interview, we talk about life, perspective, and one fun hypothetical: if he could go back, he says he’d choose to become a professional wrestler.

"The Signal Rider"

The Signal Rider is a fixed-film narrative created for a college project emphasizing visual storytelling and post-production. The story is driven by voiceover narration, intentional framing, and multi-angle shots, without live dialogue.

The film incorporates B-roll to support continuity and pacing, with edits and camera choices aligned to mood and narration. Sound design and audio layering guide the narrative flow and visual rhythm.

"The Pour"

This 30-second film was created as part of a class project focused on visual storytelling and sound design. The piece captures a simple, everyday task—pouring a drink—while emphasizing pacing, framing, and mood.

All original (native) audio was intentionally removed and replaced with newly added sound to reshape the viewer’s experience and highlight how audio choices can transform even the most ordinary moments. A brief exercise in restraint, timing, and the power of sound in film.

"Project: Portrait of Location"

This film was created as part of a college project exploring the concept of a portrait of location. Rather than focusing on people or dialogue, a portrait of location tells a story through place using landscape, light, texture, and sound to convey memory and identity.

This land in Arkansas is where I was once raised. Through intentional framing, pacing, and observational footage, the film reflects how a location can hold history and personal meaning without narration.

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