Category: Portfolio
Film: South of Southern
Dinner & Derangement: Black-tie optional, but a straightjacket would be a fine idea South of Southern is a timeless film and it is not just a story about the South – it’s about complicated family relationships and how we act when everyone comes together. It pulls back the curtain and shows that no matter where [...]
Music Video: Nine Inch Nails
This is a music video done for Nine Inch Nails 36-track instrumental album entitled, Ghosts. It aired during various events and concerts. The concept for this video was developed with the idea that synchronicity is the experience of two or more events, that are apparently causally unrelated or unlikely to occur together by chance, that [...]
Commercial: Lonely Planet
This is a commercial that was done to promote tourism in the American Southwest for Lonely Planet. The video was shot in Joshua Tree National Park near Palm Springs, California. The concept was developed to commemorate the memories of the Native Americans who once inhabited the lands. The video takes the viewer on a virtual [...]
Commercial: Ecospot
This is a commercial for Ecospot was broadcast on CurrentTV to promote people to make changes to their lifestyles in order to address the detrimental effects of consumerism on the planet. The idea was to demonstrate the damages of over consumption and the detrimental effects of not replenishing our environment, and then the lightning strike [...]
Television: Dark Sorcery
Art West Film did the production design for the pilot, Dark Sorcery, a supernatural television series that is sexy, sultry, and otherworldly. This is an example of a collage of a number of production design elements that will be featured in the television show. The idea was based on a cult of witches and warlocks [...]
South of Southern on Itunes
Go behind the scenes of South of Southern by visiting our Itunes channel and downloading the latest trailer, interviews, and more! South of Southern is a timeless film and it is not just a story about the South – it’s about complicated family relationships and how we act when everyone comes together. It pulls back [...]
Film: Keepers of the Gate
Keepers of the Gate is a thriller about the way information is used in the 21st century. It examines the way it is obtained and delivered to individuals through the story of two journalists in Iraq covering a story. It explores the convergence of old and new technology and how messages are constructed and filtered. [...]
Commercial: Erotik Vodka
This was a commercial campaign done for the new brand of Erotik Vodka. It was filmed in a studio using a unique mixture of traditional studio lighting and special effects. The idea was to tell the story like a dream sequence that ended with the establishment of the brand. The vodka is being marketed in [...]
South of Southern – That’s a wrap!
Director and Producer, Ava Leigh Stewart just finished the comedic film, South of Southern. She is the head of Art West Film and co-wrote the screenplay with her brother Drew Stewart. They produced the film under the Art West banner. After many successful projects, seasoned Director, Stewart has a Penny Marhshall-esque style and sets the [...]
New Media: Sack up Sports
This is a web identity for an adventure sports company that specializes in extreme sports. They launched a website that allowed users to create profiles, exchanges photos, videos, and detailed information about unpublished trail maps, gear, and many others. This was one of a series of web identities done for their winter tour in 2010 [...]
Web Series: Hidden Archaeology
Hidden Archaeology is a series that explores “out of place artifacts” or ooparts. It is an area of archaeology that few scientists dare to explore. It is the gray area of history that no one talks about. They call it “cult” or “hidden” archaeology. I like to think of myself as a modern day pioneer [...]
A Million Little Pictures
Photography is an important part of the entertainment industry and has been a passion of mine for years. During the summer of 2009, one thousand artists from around the world were selected to document their lives in 24 frames using a simple disposable camera with a flash. On September 25th, 2009, an exhibition housing over [...]
New Media: Candle for Tibet
STATE OF CONTROL This think piece was conceived during my work on the groundbreaking documentary film State of Control. I was inspired by a poem written by Tenzin Tsundue entitled, Betrayal, while working on this film. This video was used to promote the “Candle for Tibet” campaign. The campaign was a worldwide candle light protest [...]
Entertainment Marketing: Creating Brand Recognition in Advertising
Digital video has made some editing practices simpler and added a creative flexibility that was not before possible. The post production process gives film professionals many different options from which to choose. The key to success of an advertising campaign is to begin the process with a well-developed concept or artistic map that will help [...]
