DIRECTION

A large part of the work I've done in my career beyond creating and shipping product has involved storytelling: spending time on set as a producer, and various forms of direction, from working directly with actors to providing technical direction that ensures clients and partners are able to get the best result from what goes in front of the camera.

Awake was among the first professional, for-hire work the Mixed Reality Capture Studio team did, as we came out of stealth.
An incredibly ambitious VR project that required extensive pre-production and on set ingenuity to pull off.

Destination: Mars, a joint production between Microsoft and JPL, this HoloLens V1 experience helped tell the story of the Mars Rover, and invited viewers to imagine a human future on the fourth planet, introduced by the second human to walk on a surf

AJ Styles and Shinsuke Nakamura become holograms prior to Wrestlemania

Actiongrams was an internally produced HoloLens V.1 product that heavily relied upon volumetric capture to provide content for users to create their own videos.

Breonna's Garden celebrates the life of Breonna Taylor as told by those who knew her best. First released as an AR application, then a VR experience in AltspaceVR, volumetric captures of Breonna's friends and family are the key to bring her memory to

Training giant Pearson built a HoloLens powered app called HoloPatient, used to train medical students in recognizing and diagnosing patients.

Peyton Manning teamed with Gatorade to produce a VR application focused on quarterback accuracy when facing virtual opponents.

As part of Museum Day, Microsoft and the Smithsonian Institution partnered to create "Defying Gravity: Women in Space,” an installation at the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum in New York City.

Siduri Wines was one of the first beverage makers to adopt the ability to offer web-based AR without the need to download an application first, via web AR provider 8th Wall and agency Rock Paper Reality

Hold the World, a VR application featuring David Attenborough gives a peek into the British Museum's private collection, featuring some of Attenborough's favorite items.

Illumiroom was a concept video produced to showcase the work of Microsoft Research for a CES keynote from then CTO Eric Rudder.

2007's trailer for Flight Simulator: Acceleration, an expansion pack for FSX.

The Pacific Northwest Ballet commissioned a three-minute piece featuring performers from their school, as a fund rasing tool.

Royal Carribean captured their president and some of their performers to help introduce cruisers to Royal Caribbean's newest ship.

Accenture has used volumetric capture for multiple projects, showcasing that authentic human capture adds a level of value to 3D experiences not possible in any other way.

The last twelve years has given me a tremendous opportunity to discover just how much I enjoy being on a film set. I’ve gotten to work with work with seasoned performers who literally have more screentime than I’ve been alive, and first timers nervous enough that we needed duplicate wardrobe to deal with nervous sweat stains. As a creative director, whose job it is to take an abstract idea and turn it into a reality, nothing is quite as exciting as working with people, bringing the things that make then wonderful and unique to the forefront. Every job is an opportunity to make somebody’s story shine, and no story is too small.