ROLE: Photographer
Epoch Ascent is a strength and conditioning facility located in the heart of Bend, Oregon. Prior to starting Epoch Ascent, Founder & Training Director Dewayne Hornbeak had honorably served in the U.S. Marine Corps and in the international private security field. He's spent over 14 years as an athlete, coach, team-builder, and educator to people across the globe.
ROLE: Photographers Mate, Mass Communications Specialist
This is where my experience with camerawork all started. For over four years, the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier was my photographic playground. From high-profile ceremonies to routine military exercises, it was my job to document all things noteworthy to the ship's crew.
ROLE: Motion Graphics Designer
You know how some elevators nowadays have those fancy pants screens inside that flash a bunch of prettiness at you while you're waiting to get to your floor?
The dimensions you're seeing for each video are no mistake. The actual elevator ad's screen size is 448x252 pixels- all the more reason to make sure the ad was eye-catching enough for our elevator audiences.
ROLE: Motion Graphics Designer
ROLE: Motion Graphics Designer
ROLE: Photographer, Designer
I was asked by a classmate if I could help him with a poster he wanted made for a short film he was shooting off campus. Despite the cyclone of madness (a.k.a. finals week) I was enduring at the time, I nonetheless agreed to shoot and design the material he needed.
I was given the film's synopsis- which was of a protagonist struggling with a homicidal alter ego -and was told to just run with it however I wanted.
ROLE: Motion Graphics Designer
This was a fun project. This client actively reached out to several people to try and connect with me after seeing my titles work for Red. I was flattered by the effort put out toward finding me, and gratefully accepted when I was asked to help create a logo animation and credit sequence for a western-themed sizzle reel.
During my last few months of school, a classmate asked if I'd be interested in creating a title sequence for a short film about a young spirit medium whose seances were taking a psychical toll- leaving scars in shapes as you see at 0:14.
I must've lit half the matches in the box to get the right shots I wanted.
ROLE: Motion Graphics Designer
After the acclaim we received for the work we did for Red, the same classmate I previously worked with asked if I could team up again in helping create the title sequence for a sci-fi short being shot right subsequently.
Much of this process was me experimenting with a 3rd-party After Effects plugin called Trapcode Form. They were pleasantly surprised with the result.
ROLE: Editor, Motion Graphics Designer, Production Assistant, 1st Assistant Camera
ROLE: Motion Graphics Designer
