This lip‑sync music video was a passion project that pushed my creativity and showed what could be accomplished with limited resources and a supportive team. After three months of convincing management, my cameraman and friend James Frehn and I were allowed to film for three nights after hours at the wind tunnel at Universal CityWalk.
To keep costs down, I built custom lighting and camera‑stabilizer rigs out of PVC. Choreography was handled by my friend Ebonnie Pearson, and the staff jumped in enthusiastically to be part of the shoot. By the end of those three nights, we had enough footage to begin editing, but it took nearly a year before I could release the final cut, since my old laptop couldn’t handle the high‑quality footage and I had to save up for a new machine.
Practicing choreogrpahy
most of the equipment used for the shoot.
me on the left and felllow instructor/friends trying to make a rig for a GoPro (left to right) Ian Bamberg, Miles Blackbeard, Carlos Mendoza
Closer look at the action from the guys
The PVC camera stabilizer rig on the floor was used for all shots
Completed Video
Song: "Light'em Up" by: Fallout Boy
Behind the scenes
iFLY Corporate released history of the company, with highlight of my work at 3:45