Art Happens Here with John Lithgow was a PBS special that saw the celebrated actor return to grade school to relive his first encounters with artistic expression. For the promotional campaign I cut a series of social media videos featuring John and some of his celebrity friends recalling their early arts education experiences. The sample here was cut down from a 5 minute clip recorded and sent by Mr. Lithgow’s assistant. I used footage and music from the program, as well as unused animations, archival, and transition graphics to craft a 90 second piece that provides sincere insight to the actors love for the arts and also provides a synopsis for what he hopes to accomplish with his special. At the request of the talent I digitally removed a lavalier mic that was attached to his shirt. The final videos were used strategically across Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok.

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This social video was created using material that was left on the cutting room floor from an episode of Lost LA. I sourced archival to help tell the story and chose music from the series library. I took advantage of the available multicam from the raw footage to do some dynamic two shot editing within the vertical format.

I pitched this video to the social and marketing teams as part of an open call for content suggestions to celebrate the stations 50th anniversary. On approval I shot, edited, scripted and provided voiceover for the final video.

This video was made to recognize an anniversary of the Chicano Moratorium. I cut together select dialog from Artbound’s series feature documentary, LA Raza, to provide a glimpse into the Chicano movement as seen through the lens of a group of photographers and journalists.

On the occasion of a rare tropical storm hitting Southern California, I pitched this video that examines the only official account of a hurricane ever making landfall in Los Angeles. I researched the editorial, acquired archival, and scripted the voiceover.

SoCal Update was a daily shortform news series that partnered with local journalists to provide timely, regionally focused information for both television and radio audiences. With a story that was ripe for social media, this video was cut down from a broadcast segment that looked at the development of what will become the worlds largest wildlife crossing.