Director of Photography77 Videos

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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.

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LinkedIn: Unconscious Bias “Parenthood” Video, 2016

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

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2010 US Census Los Angeles Region PSA “We Are Indian, and We Count”, 2009

I was the DP and Editor for a series of these PSAs as Creative Director for Naqmayam Communications (Joely Proudfit).

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Intuit “Military Network” HR All Hands Video, 2010

Shot and Edited for Intuit’s Human Resources Group. Edited on Final Cut Pro 7.0 with basic motion graphics effects using client supplied video clips, self-shot testimonials and photos along with testimonials I shot with a Panasonic HPX 370 against a white background and was able to composite using luma key settings in FCP 7.

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Intuit Partner Platform, 2013

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

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Great Museums: “The National Music Museum”, PBS through Echo Pictures, (Episode Excerpt), 2005

I was the Director of Photography for this PBS syndicated series produced by Echo Pictures, Atlanta, GA. One of my first productions using a new Sony HD camera.

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“Never Ignored: The Story of AIM, the American Indian Movement”, 2012 (WIP Teaser)

This was a 2012 work in progress sample teaser for a proposed 90-minute documentary on the history of AIM, the American Indian Movement, which I was to co-produce with filmmaker Jay Rosenstein (“In Whose Honor”). Our attempts to secure funding from several sources, including ITVS and the Sundance Documentary Fund were rejected….”too controversial.” I own […]

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LinkedIn: Unconscious Bias “Introvert Extrovert” Video, 2018

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

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2010 US Census LA Region PSA: Pauma Council member Bennae Calac on Community, 2009

I was the DP and Editor for a series of these PSAs as Creative Director for Naqmayam Communications (Joely Proudfit).

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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.

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Playing Pastime: American Indians, Softball & Survival, 2006

Documentary short, 30 minutes from 2005. This was a work-in-progress sample that screened at a few film festivals but never received completion funding for the proposed 90-minute verité documentary LeAnne Howe and I envisioned. The story is still out there waiting though. When most people think of baseball, the last thing that comes to mind […]

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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.      

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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 […]

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LinkedIn: Unconscious Bias “Similar to Me” Video, 2018

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

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2010 US Census Los Angeles Region PSA: Senator Ben Nighthorse Campbell on “Seven Generations”, 2009

I was the DP and Editor for a series of these PSAs as Creative Director for Naqmayam Communications (Joely Proudfit).

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Intuit “Employee Engagement” HR All Hands Video, 2010

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 300 camera.

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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.

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Dennis Banks on the FBI AIM Trials 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, which I was to co-produce with filmmaker Jay Rosenstein (“In Whose Honor”). Our attempts to secure funding from several sources, including ITVS and the Sundance Documentary […]

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Gifts From the Elders Trailer, 2013

The trailer for the documentary Gifts from the Elders, 2013, written, produced, directed, and edited by James Fortier. “Gifts from the Elders” follows five Anishinaabe youth on a summer research project with their Elders, whose stories guide them on a journey back to proceeding generations that lived a healthy lifestyle off of the land. Their […]

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2010 US Census Los Angeles Region PSA: “I am Indian, and I Count” Native American Crew Bloopers, 2009

I was the DP and Editor for a series of these PSAs as Creative Director for Naqmayam Communications (Joely Proudfit). With special appearances by Joely Proudfit and her assistant  Geneva Sanchez, and interns Laura Hernandez and Tommy Devers. So much fun!

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Intuit “Executives on Diversity & Inclusion” Long Form HR All Hands 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 9 […]

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Memoir of a Choctaw Indian Pt. 2, 2013

This was shot in 2013 on 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.

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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.

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Waasa Inaabidaa: We Look In All Directions: Episode 4, Bimaadiziwin “A Healthy Way of Life”, 2002

Episode four of the PBS-8 (Duluth) six-hour historical documentary series Waasa Inaabidaa: We Look In All Directions by Producer/Director Lorraine Norrgard. Best  Documentary Feature at the 2002 American Indain Film Festival. Mid West Region Emmy Award. I was the Writer, Associate Producer, and Director of Photography for re-enactment scenes filmed on location on the Lac […]

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John Trudell on Joining AIM after Alcatraz for “Never Ignored: The Story of AIM, the American Indian Movement”, 2012 (WIP Teaser)

I filmed this interview in Sausalito, CA in 1996 for my documentary “Alcatraz Is Not an Island.”  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 co-produce with filmmaker Jay Rosenstein (“In Whose Honor”). Our attempts to secure […]

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LinkedIn: Unconscious Bias “Sexual Orientation” Video, 2016

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

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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 […]

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Intuit “LGBT Inclusion” HR All Hands, Long Form Video, 2010

Intuit Human Resources Group All Hands Long Form Video. Edited in FCP 7.0 with basic motion graphics. I shot this with Panasonic HPX 300 Camera. The longer 11 minute format allowed a more documentary storytelling approach.

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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.

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Waasa Inaabidaa: We Look In All Directions: Episode 6, Ojibwemowin “Ojibwe Oral Tradition”, 2002

I was the Writer, Associate Producer and Director of Photography for re-enactment scenes filmed on the Lac du Flambeau reservation in northern Wisconsin. The series won Best Documentary Feature at the American Indian Film Festival in San Francisco in 2002 and this episode won a Midwest Region Emmy Award. Produced and Directed by Lorraine Norrgard […]

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John Trudell on AIM and Alcatraz for “Never Ignored: The Story of AIM, the American Indian Movement”, 2012 (WIP Teaser)

I filmed this interview in Sausalito, CA in 1996 for my documentary “Alcatraz Is Not an Island.”  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 co-produce with filmmaker Jay Rosenstein (“In Whose Honor”). Our attempts to secure […]

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Dover Downs NASCAR 3D Demo, 2014

This was actually shot in 3D, but this is the 2D version. Director of Photography James Fortier.

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Intuit Partnering with Workday, 2013

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