Brocade Sons and Daughters Day, 2013

A fun sizzle video for Brocade, Inc. Shot and edited by Turtle Island Productions’ James Fortier.

Wallet Hub “Awwwww” for Ludlow Media, 2017

I was the director of photography for a series of these web ads for Wallet Hub through Ludlow Media. Shot on location in the Bay Area with a minimal crew; me, a Gaffer, and a sound tech. All were shot on my Sony FS7.

Intuit HR “I am Intuit” All Hands Video, 2008

Shot and edited for Intuit’s Human Resources Group. Edited on Final Cut Pro 7.0 with basic motion graphics effects. I shot this with a Panasonic DVX-100B Camera.

Walmart Labs: AR Hackathon Sizzle Reel – UC Berkeley, 2016

Director of Photograpahy and Editor. Shot on Sony FS7.

Wallet Hub “Dr. Wallet” for Ludlow Media, 2019

I was the director of photography for a series of these web ads for Wallet Hub for Ludlow Media. Shot on sound stages in the Bay Area with a minimal crew, me , a Gaffer and a sound tech. All were shot on my Sony FS7.

Memoir of a Choctaw Indian Pt. 1, 2013

This was shot in 2013on a Canon 5D III in Wadi Rum, Jordan for Choctaw author and playwright LeAnne Howe’s forthcoming eBook “Memoirs of a Choctaw in Jordan” (Working title). Shot and edited by James Fortier.

Intuit “Personal Growth & Development” All Hands Long Form Video, 2011

Edited and shot for Intuit’s Human Resources Group. Edited on Final Cut Pro 7.0 with Apple Motion graphics effects using some client supplied video clips and photos. Key testimonials were shot by me on a Panasonic HPX 370 camera some against white background and composited in FCP using the luma key tool. The longer nearly […]

Intuit “CTO DEV Thank You” Video, 2018

Intuit CTO Group All Hands Video. Editing with client-supplied video messages using Adobe After Effects Motion Graphics Template.

Intuit Partner Platform, 2013

Highlight video of Intuit’s “Partner Platform” event held in San Francisco. Shot and edited by James Fortier.

Wallet Hub “Pole” for Ludlow Media, 2017

I was the director of photography for a series of these web ads for Wallet Hub through Ludlow Media. Shot on location in the Bay Area with a minimal crew; me, a Gaffer, and a sound tech. All were shot on my Sony FS7.

Intuit “We Care & Give Back” Long Form Video, 2009

Intuit Human Resources Group All Hands Long Form Video. Edited in FCP 7.0 with Apple Motion graphics template modifications. I shot this with Panasonic HPX 300 Camera. The longer 22-minute format allowed a more documentary storytelling approach.

Bluebird CPAs, Branding Video, 2016

Rebranding video for Bluebird CPAs, LLC. Produced, shot and edited by Turtle Island Productions’ James Fortier, for Naqmayam Communications

Wallet Hub “Restaurant” for Ludlow Media, 2019

I was the director of photography for a series of these web ads for Wallet Hub for Ludlow Media. Shot on sound stages in the Bay Area with a minimal crew, me , a Gaffer and a sound tech. All were shot on my Sony FS7.

Searching for Sequoyah Trailer, (PBS Premiere Nov. 2021)

Official trailer for Searching for Sequoyah. National PBS premiere November, 2021. Searching for Sequoyah chronicles the life and accomplishments of the legendary 19th century Cherokee visionary, Sequoyah (George Guess), through the oral stories of five modern day Sequoyah descendants. While much is known about Sequoyah’s Cherokee writing system or syllabary, very little is known about […]

Intuit “HR Fair” Long Form Video, 2011

Intuit Human Resources Group All Hands Long Form Video. Edited in Final Cut Pro 7.0 using Apple Motion  graphics template modifications. I shot this with a Panasonic HPX 370 Camera. The longer 5-minute format allowed a more “news magazine” storytelling approach.

Intuit “t4i FY’19 Q1 A Look Back” Sizzle Reel, 2019

Intuit Tech For Intuit “t4i” Group All Hands Sizzle Reel. Editing with Adobe After Effects Motion Graphics Template.

Tansi! Nehiyawetan: “Let’s Speak Cree” Season1, Episode 1 “Greetings”, 2007

I was the Director of Photography for 3 seasons on Loretta Todd’s (Métis-Cree) children’s series “Tansi! Nehiyawetan”, which aired on APTN. Filming took place in Vancouver and the surrounding area. 2007, 2008, 2010. Tansi! Nehiyawetan invites children to learn Cree with Kai, Kayla, and Auntie Josephine through kinetic games, absorbing stories, compelling songs and dynamic […]

Intuit Partner Platform Development Promo Video, 2013

Shot and edited for Intuit’s Partner Platform Development Group. Edited in Adobe Premiere Pro with Adobe After Effects motion graphics template modifications. I shot this with a Panasonic HPX-370 P2 Camera.

Wallet Hub “Many Hands” for Ludlow Media, 2018

I was the director of photography for a series of these web ads for Wallet Hub for Ludlow Media. Shot on sound stages in the Bay Area with a minimal crew, me and a Gaffer. All were shot on my Sony FS7.

Hakela: The Last One, 2011 (Work-In-Progress Sample)

A work-in-progress sample for an aborted documentary project from 2011 that never received funding from ITVS, National Georgraphic’s All Roads Fund, nor Vision Maker Media. “Hakela: The Last One” chronicles the story of Lakota tribal member Calvin Spotted Elk, the great-great-grandson of the famed Lakota, Chief Spotted Elk. Chief Spotted Elk, who came to be […]

Intuit “HR 2010 In Review”, 2010

Intuit Human Resources Group All Hands video. Edited in FCP 7.0 with Apple Motion graphics template modifications.

Turing Video: “Robotics & Drone Security: for Inner Circle Creative, 2017

I was this the Director of Photography for this marketing video produced by Inner Circle Creative in 2017, shot on my Sony FS7 and Sony A7SII.

Wallet Hub “Funny Three-peat” for Ludlow Media, 2019

I was the director of photography for a series of these web ads for Wallet Hub for Ludlow Media. Shot on sound stages in the Bay Area with a minimal crew, me , a Gaffer and a sound tech. All were shot on my Sony FS7.

Dreggs: CD/ROM Interactive Video Game, 1996

Excerpts from the CD/ROM Interactive Video Game “Dreggs”. Written, Produced & Directed by John A. Kuri. All live action was shot against blue screen at Golden Gate Pictures sound stage in Corte Madera in 1996 by Director of Photography James M. Fortier (Jim). I shot all the live action entirely against blue screen breaking the […]

Intuit “t4i FY’19 Q2 A Look Back” Sizzle Reel, 2019

Intuit Tech For Intuit “t4i” Group All Hands Sizzle Reel. Editing with Adobe After Effects Motion Graphics Template.

Intuit Partnering with Workday, 2013

Profiles Intuits partnership with Workday, Inc. Shot on the Panasonic HPX 370 and edited in Adobe Premier Pro.

Wallet Hub “Three Reasons” for Ludlow Media, 2018

I was the director of photography for a series of these web ads for Wallet Hub for Ludlow Media. Shot on sound stages in the Bay Area with a minimal crew, me and a Gaffer. All were shot on my Sony FS7.

Clyde Bellecourt on the 7th Prophecy & AIM for “Never Ignored: The Story of AIM, the American Indian Movement”, 2012 (WIP Teaser)

I filmed this interview in San Francisco for a 2012 work in progress sample teaser for a proposed 90-minute documentary on the history of AIM, the American Indian Movement. This and other clips were to be used in a proposed 90-minute documentary on the history of AIM, the American Indian Movement, which I was to […]

Intuit “Be Yourself” HR All Hands Video, 2010

Edited for Intuit’s Human Resources Group. Edited on Final Cut Pro 7.0 with basic motion graphics effects using client supplied video clips and photos.

Intuit “EBS A Look Back – FY’17 Q2”, 2017

Inuit EBS All Hands Sizzle Reel. Editing with Adobe After Effects Motion Graphics Template.

LinkedIn “Bias in Performance Review Conversations” Training Video, 2019

I was the director of photography for a series of these LinkedIn HR employee videos for LinkedIn, produced by Inner Circle Creative. Shot on Sony FS7 and Sony A7SII with a three person crew.

TIP Video Archives – Documentary Work Montage, 1996-2002

The only two I did not produce or direct were The Presidio (Jon Plutte) and “Remembering Chief Dan George” for which I was the DP for the two interviews with Dustin Hoffman and Arthur Penn for Métis-Cree Canadian filmmaker Loretta Todd released in 1996.      

Intuit “t4i FY’19 Q3 A Look Back” Sizzle Reel, 2019

Intuit Tech For Intuit “t4i” Group All Hands Sizzle Reel. Editing with Adobe After Effects Motion Graphics Template.