I produced the volumetric capture shoot for this interactive VR commercial that takes viewers on a ride through Barcelona in Volkswagen's upcoming self-driving car. This experience is currently showing at major auto shows around the world and will be on view at the Autostadt Wolfsburg.
Learn more about it here.
"The experience is, to put it mildly, mind-blowing." -People Magazine
I was the Associate Producer on this Emmy-nominated and Webby-winning educational VR experience which takes viewers through Buzz Aldrin's plan to move humans to Mars with a photorealistic hologram of the astronaut himself guiding you along the way.
This highly acclaimed piece debuted at SXSW 2017 where it received critical praise, then went on to show at conferences and events around the country, including NASA, the Smithsonian, Silicon Valley Comic Con, and many more.
Available for free on Steam (91% positive reviews) here, and for Oculus here.
"That was absolutely incredible." -Jeff Bezos
I developed creative and produced promotional videos for 8i that spoke to the value of VR and AR, and the many uses for the company's human holograms in this new immersive media landscape. The videos featured content from clients and partners such as Volkswagen, Walmart, Bonobos, L'Oreal, Sony's Spider-Man, Jon Hamm, and many more, and were used for the company's website, marketing, and business development efforts.
Check out 8i.com to see more.
I creative directed and produced this video announcing AR app Holo's launch with ARKit functionality, allowing users to take videos and selfies alongside holograms of their favorite characters and stars such as Spider-Man, Jon Hamm, Anderson Silva, Debbie Ryan, and more.
See the video here.
Holo was named one of Apple's best apps of 2017 for innovation in AR.
Holo is a first-of-its-kind augmented reality app that allows users to add human holograms into their photos and videos. In addition to sponsored content and partnerships with talent like Jon Hamm, Spider-Man, and Anderson Silva, we created dozens of original characters in house. I developed creative and produced shoots, as well as worked with other creative directors and writers to build a robust library of holographic content for the app. We filmed everything from Bollywood dancers to halloween creatures, high school archetypes to apocalypse survivors, fairytales characters to 80s rockstars.
I creative directed a shoot for Pentatonix stars and YouTube duo Superfruit, creating holograms for AR app Holo to coincide with their debut album release.
See the behind-the-scenes story here.
I produced this video announcing SFMOMA's 2.5 year long series of exhibitions and programs around the Bay Area while they constructed their $600M building expansion.
Check out the full video here.
I produced a shoot with a mother and her two children using 3D volumetric video, able to view in VR or AR, as part of an in depth story by The Verge about the power of these new technologies to preserve and enhance memories.
Read the full story here.
I creative directed and produced a range of social media videos to promote AR app Holo, featuring content we produced with talent and partners such as Jon Hamm, Spider-man, the MTV Moonman, Jhene Aiko, Anderson Silva, and dozens of original characters.
Check out some examples on Holo's Instagram page here and here.
I was production manager on this wistful indie pop video.
Check it out here.
I produced a series of video art installations by artist KRL, acquired by Licht Feld Gallery and shown at international art fairs such as Art New York 2016 and Scope Art Show Basel 2016.
Read more about the project here.
I organized dozens of events for hundreds of members of the press for SFMOMA, helping to generate coverage around the globe for the museum's new building expansion, exhibitions, and educational programs. Events involved preparing speeches for the museum president, coordinating TV crews and photo shoots, and facilitating interviews.
Some favorite moments were being interviewed in Spanish by several Spanish-language TV stations for the exhibition Photography in Mexico; promoting the launch of Blue Bottle's book Modern Art Desserts, which featured recipes for desserts inspired by SFMOMA's collection; and handling PR for our Mark Bradford exhibition.
I created and produced a series of events at SFMOMA, tapping into the local pop-up food scene to promote major exhibitions such as Cindy Sherman, Paul Klee, Buckminster Fuller, and Sharon Lockhart. The events built a new relationship with the foodie community and expanded the museum's press coverage beyond art publications into broader lifestyle press.
I produced a concert with The Flaming Lips for 3,000 people in Poughkeepsie, NY. As director of Vassar College's events organization, I also produced 100+ concerts, comedy shows, and film screenings, working on events featuring Grizzly Bear, John Mulaney, MIA, Beach House, MSTRKRFT, Maria Bamford, and more.
I was an associate producer on this comedic feature film to be released in 2018, the Audience Choice Award winner at the Chicago Comedy Film Festival. The film stars Nadia Jordan, Rex Lee, Kristen Johnston, Shaun Sipos, Marina Sirtis, Ruth Connell, Rosanna Arquette, and Tate Donovan.
Check out the trailer here and our write-up in Variety here.
I was production coordinator on this short film which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival 2013.
Read more about it here.
I created the story and produced a short film about an eccentric old lady who collects coins at a theme park (based on a true story), which received a grant from USC and was featured in the First Look Film Festival, MAC Film Festival, Newport Beach Film Festival, and others. Directed by Veronica Rodriguez (Funny or Die) and also produced by Michele Caspani.
Watch the full short film here.
I produced this comedic short film with Mason Flink (writer on Netflix's Love).
View the film here.
I collaborated heavily with SFMOMA's Social Media Manager to create and produce content for the museum's many social media platforms. I had dogs review our outdoor sculpture exhibitions ("three woofs!"), went to the SF Giants stadium to film the announcers discussing our Christian Marclay exhibit, and helped to plan our Gay Pride parade and social media posts, among many others.
As an intern for Fox Publicity, I worked on a number of high end premieres, responsible for coordinating travel, press lists, and managing talent such as Hugh Jackman, Will Smith, and Keanu Reeves.
I learned the ins and outs of producing feature films and television shows while working for Dan Jinks, Oscar-winning producer of films like American Beauty, Milk, and Big Fish.
I produced this comedic short film with Mason Flink (writer on Netflix's Love).
I was the Production Coordinator on this music video.
Watch it here.