A Mile Wide – Portfolio

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.

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.

Tyler’s Top Three Dunks is a good example of creating multimedia by repurposing regular news assets. We cover UNC with photo and video all season. When our sports beat writer was able to sneak in a quick audio interview with Tar Heel center Tyler Hansbrough about his favorite dunks of the season, I was able to match it with photos and video.

This video was part of the annual Great Eight project. I was one of two shooters on the video and the primary editor. The club where the band performed was lit by a single bulb, so we improvised and decided to shoot the video in black-and-white. Given the band’s neo-folk style, the decision turned out to be a good one.

This short video was produced for the multimedia documentary project Chiloe Stories. Produced with two Chilean students with no previous video experience, the video examines an effort to preserve the native language of a small island off the coast of Chile. While only a handful of native speakers of Huilliche remain, a school in the village of Molulco is revitalizing interest in the next generation.

NBC News in New York produced this report on the DESTINY program that was broadcast on affiliates throughout the country. Working under a tight deadline, NBC asked us to provide footage of the DESTINY bus in action. Our footage provided the majority of the B-roll for the story.

I served as a producer and editor for FEMA’s coverage of response and recovery operations at the World Trade Center site. I was responsible for leading contract video crews and helped produce and edit a twice-daily satellite feed that was used by media outlets around the world.

Great Eight 2008 is the latest installment of an annual multimedia showcase of eight local bands to watch.

The ACC Now Podcast is a regular video feature on ACC sports with a focus on Duke, N.C. State, and UNC athletics. For the 2007-2008 season, I shot almost every local ACC football and basketball game. I created video content from each game as well as produced and edited the podcast. This installment of the [...]