Somehow these silly, sometimes deep little shorts are amongst my favorite things I have ever made. I cranked them out daily for a while. I was going for Normal Rockwell meets Mr Rogers meets Casey Neistat.
This tells my story as a Portlander. It is very personal, and surreal to watch a few years after I made it (having moved away). I love Portland deeply, and it is hard to accept that we grew apart.
I worked way too long on this. Storyboarding and scripting and just going out in to Portland to get the tastiest B-Roll I could possibly muster.
This one is… weird lol. It’s really mostly a cinematography showcase. If you want to see the bulk of the good cinematography, skip to 3:30.
Shot by my friend, Everett Nathan Yockey. Edit by yours truly.
This video does not look good, mostly because we were pushing the technology available to us to it’s very brink. Nonetheless it is the most ambitious thing I have ever done, and I am very proud of it.
It has been used in lectures in universities, and it was featured at length in No Film School. To really internalize the scope and brain breaking nature of this project, you should just click the link to read my explanation.