2025 was a strange and stretching year — the kind that asks you to slow down and remember why you started. In the quiet moments and the long days, the love for the work never left. Grateful for the creatives, producers, actors, and crew who showed up with trust, generosity, and belief. Here’s to another year of humans finding each other, sharing ideas, and turning them into something real.
Patience is a virtue, and it paid off! I'm stoked to finally share these shots from a year ago. The entire experience was incredible, and I learned so much from every talented individual involved.
Huge thanks to @fuzetea and @cocacola for trusting us with this project.
And to the @vml_global team
Group Acct Director - Kyle Berns
Senior Prog Man: Amelia Horton
Acct Dir: Sarah Brochet
Group Creative Dir: Jake Hope
Head of Brand Design: Mike Butler
and the rest - thank you for your dedication.
To our phenomenal crew:
EP - @ohfriduke
Producer: @moorrgg
Prop Stylist: @monica___alley
Photographer: @chrisstempel
Dir of Photography: @ryan_breitenbach
Lead Lighting Tech: @eighth_element
Lighting Tech: @jeffmundinger
Digitech: @criticalfocus
Wave(Master) Rigger: @adrian_proleiko
PA: @gundermanman_kc
PA: @nathanieldoom
Post Producer: @_liamhenry
Retoucher: Steve McFarland
Talent:
@themariahkelli@findjoehouse
Alanah O’Connor
@riccardinoceratino
I'm honored to have worked alongside you all!
New work for @goldpeak and @cocacola . I had a blast trying to create the feeling of being smashed by the sun, yet cold and delicious all at once. I got to spend a bit more time in the lab on this one and that was so rewarding.
Huge thanks to the team on this one:
Producer: @moorrgg
GCD: Perle Arteta
Creative Dir: Kimberly Blasnik
Retoucher: Seth Cook
Photography: 🙋🏻♂️
Dir Photography: @ryan_breitenbach
Digitech: @kcdigitech
Lighting Technician: @eighth_element
Key Grip: @maxthomas394
Photo Assist(Ice Specialist #2): @gundermanman_kc
Art Director: @monica___alley
Product: @emilymoore
Art Assist(Ice Specialist #1): @aisa_palomares
FACE OFF by @therealtechn9ne ft. @_joey_cool@therealkingiso@therock
This was one of the wildest and most rewarding jobs I have ever participated in.
I want to shoutout my Co-Director @cameronlogancox he is such a brilliant creative and brings so much positive energy to set. Shot by the Maestro @chrisdurr_dp who’s vision and leadership cannot be matched. I also want to thank my Producers @wagonerfilm and @jeffmundingerdp who I would go to war with. These two gentlemen moved heaven and earth to make what would have been an extremely difficult project into a well oiled machine.
Thank you to the whole team @sevenbucksprod and @mayalasry for all your support. And to the team @strangemusicinc and @strangemusicceo for championing this project.
I will be posting a BTS shoutout to the entire crew next week. Every individual on this project contributed so much to the success of this video and I love you all so much.
Finally could not have done this without our LA Unit @frameworkstudio
Part 3 of Mystic Stills. I have been slacking. These graded stills are from Fun. You can now watch the full film as it is out. Some of my favorite parts to work on were from this chapter of the film.
Artist: @therealmackenzienicole
Producer: @thefakeryanhood
Director: @thetaylorlamb
AD: @cameronlogancox
DP: @carsonnyquist
AC: @colby.stempel
Gaffer: @lighttight.brad
Key Grip: @guy_on_ig
Dolly Grip: @p.monroe_grip
Editor: @caramyerseditor
Colorist: 🙋🏻♂️ #film #filmmaking #davinciresolve #colorgrading #35mmfilm #framez #grading #colorist #colourist #cinematography #agameoftones #moodygrams #arrialexa #alexamini #cookeanamorphic #artofvisuals #picoftheday #musicvideo #cinematic #fujiframez #kodak
Part 2 of Mystic Stills. These are graded frames from Five Months Four Days. I miss being on set so much and posting these make me miss it even more.
This film was shot on Digital with the Alexa Mini and Cooke Anamorphic lenses. I wanted to bring in elements of being shot on film. Tried to match traditional looks of #super35 and take some of the digital edge off since those are some of the cleaner sharper anamorphic lenses. Aimed for a #kodak5219 look for process. Colored in #davinciresolve
This is the start of a series of stills I want to post for the upcoming film Mystic. I had the pleasure of being the Colorist and Line Producer(interesting combo). # 1 - Heart of Darkness.
Artist: @therealmackenzienicole
Congrats @jellyroll615 for hitting one million views on ‘I Need You’. Super powerful song brother.
Also huge shoutout to my team for helping make this on one of the coldest days of the year. Check comments for credits.
