I recently produced this video for Clayborn Temple to capture the life, energy, and excitement about the future of this iconic Memphis building. Filmed, scripted, edited, and animated by me. Additional filming by Perry Kirkland. Music by IMAKEMADBEATS. Voiceover by Bertram Williams Jr. Logo designed by Ben Colar. Archival content provided by Clayborn Temple.
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Memphis music duo, Idle & Wild, recently debuted this music video I directed for their first single, “Come a Little Closer.” It was a lot of fun working with Caleb and Sara Jo, whom I have known since before they began performing as Idle & Wild. After hearing the song, we brainstormed visuals for the video and landed
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This Saturday is the annual Memphis Indie Holiday Market at Muddy’s Bakeshop in midtown, Memphis! My wife, Lindsey, will be set up selling gift wrap, prints, stationery, stickers, and buttons featuring her designs and patterns. We’re also excited to debut some t-shirts that she and I collaborated on! Counteract all the fear, hate, and selfishness
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Five years ago I was on the team that launched Choose901, and while continuing to work on that campaign for the past few years, I’ve gotten to create videos about all sorts of interesting people and organizations in Memphis. We’ve always looked for stories of people who are actively engaged with making the city a
This weekend I got to visit Big River Crossing on its opening day. I had a great time walking from Memphis to Arkansas and back with my mom and my 2-year-old daughter. I also brought along my Fujifilm XT-10 to grab a little footage of the bridge and the views it offered so I could
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I’ve never really been a sports fan, but over the past 4 or 5 years, Developed a deep love for the Memphis Grizzlies. A big perk of where I work is getting to hit up the Grizzlies’ media day each year. Two or three players at a time rotate through the press room and sit at
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This summer, Christ City Church asked me to create a video to help celebrate their sixth anniversary as a church. We ended up planning a video that utilized an approach much different than any I’ve used before. The church create a Google voice number where members could call and leave voicemails talking about how their lives
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I recently had the pleasure of creating a video for one of my favorite projects happening in Memphis right now, Explore Bike Share. Explore Bike Share is a privately funded effort to implement a bike share program in Memphis. Be sure to click that link and let them know you want to see this happen!
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I’m currently in production on a video to promo the 3rd annual Moon River Festival, hosted by Drew Holcomb at the Levitt Shell in Memphis this fall. As part of the promotional strategy, Drew is planning a series of surprise pop-up shows at unexpected locations around Memphis. This first of these happened last week at
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This has been one of my favorite Choose901 videos to work on. I loved hearing IMAKEMADBEATS’ thoughts on the state of music and Memphis. “Art based things don’t just have to be side hustles.” When IMAKEMADBEATS moved back to Memphis after spending years away from home, he recognized how rich the musical soil was, and what
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Last week, I made a video for Choose901, which has in 3 days become the most viewed video we’ve ever had. This is pretty cool, considering the way it all came together. We had recently made a first person video of the Go Ape ropes course at Shelby Farms, which got a good reception, so
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This weekend is the Choose901 Holiday Pop-up Shop at 409 South Main in Memphis! I made a few quick promo videos yesterday afternoon to show off some of our merch. If you’re in Memphis and interested in the pop-up shop, there’s more info here. I oversaw the t-shirt and merch designs, and I’m really excited about
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