A Mile Wide – Portfolio

In the wake of Michael Jackson’s death, I worked with a team at USA Today to produce this series of videos examining his life and legacy.

I produced, shot and edited this video to support a USA TODAY story on NFL Films and its president Steve Sabol.

View and download my resume.

My thesis project was a documentary film and Flash site that explored the ballad singing tradition in an Appalachian county.

The Carolina Chocolate Drops gave us an impromptu performance that blew us away. The video has become one of the most popular old-time music clips on YouTube.

This joint project from UNC and Chilean students documented life on a remote island off the coast of Chile.

About: Madison County Project was my thesis project for the Master’s program in Journalism at the University of North Carolina. The project consisted of a 23-minute documentary film and a companion multimedia site that explored the ballad singing tradition in western North Carolina and the filmmakers, photographers and folklorists who documented it.
Awards: Audience Choice Award, [...]

Great Eight 2007 is an earlier installment of the News & Observer’s annual list of eight bands to watch in Raleigh, Durham, and Chapel Hill. 2007 was the first year we brought a multimedia element to the project. We shot live performance video for the majority of the bands and offered audio selections for each.

This interactive adds an important dimension to an investigative story about the cost of upkeep of a bridge that covers a span of open ocean.

For the 25th anniversary of N.C. State’s cinderella season, I produced this video of the memories of the News & Observer sports writers who covered the team.