Giving Day appeal · featuring the university president
Giving Day 2026: UR the Missing Piece
An executive-led fundraising appeal for Giving Day, built around the president’s call to the community.
Producer · DP · Editor · Colorist
Mission-driven video · Concept to final grade
Stories that make the mission visible.
I produce, direct, shoot, and edit video for institutions: fundraising films, impact documentaries, brand and recruitment pieces, and the formats that carry them to the audiences that matter.
- 19+ yearsin professional video production
- Since 2019producing for University of Redlands
- CASE Awardwinner for advancement storytelling
- End to endone producer, from concept to delivery
Selected work
Organized by what the work has to do.
Every piece here started with a communications goal: raise money, show impact, recruit, or reach a new audience. Most were produced solo, from first interview to final color.
Fundraising & advancement
Films built to move donors, alumni, and friends to act. Emotion first, ask second, always tied to a campaign goal.
Mission & impact documentary
Interview-driven stories that show what an institution does in the world, told through the people doing it.
Brand & recruitment
A consistent visual voice across campaigns, with pieces cut for the audiences they need to reach.
New formats & social
Room to experiment: recurring series and short-form ideas that still serve a clear communications goal.
Process
The whole pipeline, one set of hands.
Clear objectives up front, a consistent visual voice throughout, and finishing that holds up on every screen. Creative ambition in service of the message, never in place of it.
- 01
Concept
Start from the goal and the audience. Find the person whose story carries the message.
- 02
Script
Treatments, outlines, and interview questions shared in advance so subjects arrive ready.
- 03
Direct
Interviews with non-professional talent: students, faculty, donors, community members, leaders.
- 04
Shoot
Camera, lighting, and clean location audio, in studio or in the field.
- 05
Edit
Premiere Pro and transcript-based cutting. Rhythm and feeling over coverage.
- 06
Finish
Color in DaVinci Resolve, audio mix, motion graphics, and captions for every platform.
Many productions at once
Campaign films, recurring series, events, and social content running in parallel on one calendar.
One story, several audiences
Shared core footage cut into versions for different constituencies, so each audience hears a message built for them.
Workflow that scales
Organized, shareable projects and assets, licensed music, and repeatable templates a team can build on.
Experience
Two decades behind the camera and in the edit.
Broadcast discipline, documentary training, and years of institutional storytelling.
- 2024 to now
Video Producer
University of Redlands · Office of Strategic Marketing and Communications
Fundraising and giving-day campaigns, school and program documentaries, brand and recruitment films, recurring faculty series, and event coverage. Producing for the university since 2019.
- 2005 to now
Founder, Producer, Colorist
Affect Visual
Independent production company: documentary, brand, event, and nonprofit fundraising work, plus standalone color grading.
- 5 years
Broadcast Commercial Editor
Cannella Media
Edited broadcast television commercials in Premiere Pro and After Effects, on tight turnarounds.
- Education
M.A., Film Studies
Concordia University
Focus on documentary narrative.
Edit & finish
- Premiere Pro (advanced)
- DaVinci Resolve
- After Effects
- Fusion
- Transcript-based editing
- Captioning
Production
- Blackmagic 6K Pro
- Panasonic S5II
- Lighting
- Location sound
- Interviewing
- Super 8
Producing
- Concept & scripting
- Scheduling & logistics
- Multi-audience versioning
- Music licensing
- Asset management
Independent work
Beyond the institution.
Documentary portraits and wedding films made through Affect Visual, my own studio. Where the craft gets sharpened. For a broader look at cinematography and color, watch the showreel ↗
Microdocumentary, Milan
Barbiere
Director · DP · Edit · Color
Documentary portrait
Pat Morris: Exceptional Service
DP · Edit · Color
Documentary series
Dusty Does Cars: Mojave Road
DP · Edit · Color
Wedding featurette · Affect Visual
Evan + Joey
Director · DP · Edit · Color
Elopement film · Aurland, Norway
Carolyn + Paul
Director · DP · Edit · Color
Wedding featurette · Affect Visual
Nick + Taylor
Director · DP · Edit · Color
“An image works on you before you can say why. My job is to make sure it works for the mission.”
I came to filmmaking through film studies and documentary, and spent my early career cutting broadcast commercials, where every second had to earn its place. That combination still shapes how I work: story first, clear objectives, and a finish that respects the audience.
For the past several years I’ve been the filmmaker behind much of University of Redlands’ video library, covering giving campaigns, program documentaries, brand films, recruitment, and social series. Most of it I concept, shoot, cut, and grade myself, which means the visual voice stays consistent from the first frame to the last.
I’m looking for a team where video carries a public mission, and where that kind of range is useful.
Contact
Let’s talk.
For roles, collaborations, or project inquiries, write directly or use the form.