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DIGITAL PORTFOLIO
Unseen Evil [Apr. 2023]
In my second college semester, I took a few classes with Diego Madrigal and Saketh Maddipati, who were working on an anthology film. In one of the classes, I did a scene from Jacob's Ladder where Tim Robbins is talking on a phone and scared. Coincidentally, one of the shorts in the anthology had a scene exactly like that. Saketh texted me and I said I'd do it.
You should watch the whole thing, but my bit is at 16:42 - this is Unseen Evil.
TikTok Ads for Inspiring Club [March 2022-Present]
I work in the advertising business. You will see later a section about some ads I did for an app called Lobby. Two of the people I worked with on those ads brought me on to do some more for their own company, Inspiring Club.
Biweekly, I get access to video clips to use and guidelines to follow and then write and film an ad based on that. These are some examples.
Long Time, No See [Dec. 2022]
In my first college semester, I took a class called Cinema and Television Production. It was a very enlightening hands-on directorial experience. Besides my own project, I offered my services as an actor to my classmates. Four of them took me up on that offer.
This is Long Time, No See, directed by Amir Edwards.
Vowed [Dec. 2022]
For this Cinema and Television Production production, I also served as a PA, because the character I played wasn't on screen. I voice the thing behind the door. I have also been reliably informed that one of the monster sounds is me, too.
This is Vowed, directed by Maddie Ivkovich.
Just Another Day [Dec. 2022]
I wanted to do this Cinema and Television Production production as soon as I read the very first line. I talked to the director (he plays the dead guy), and he said sure. That's how I found myself outside by a freezing lake in December carrying him in a garbage bag with a belt wrapped around it.
This is Just Another Day, directed by Deandre Swift.
Don't Think of Elephants [Dec. 2022]
I was invested in this Cinema and Television Production production as soon as I heard the concept. A monster that gets more real the more you think about it. How do you stop thinking about something? You can't. Don't think about elephants! See, now you're thinking of elephants. Anyway, that's me under the hooded cloak and light up mask.
This is Don't Think of Elephants, directed by T.J. Dennis.
The Usual Job [Apr. 2022]
I was in the Drama program at my high school, and in all the previous years we had selected an already-written play to put on. For my senior year, I wanted to do something different. So I wrote a play with two of my friends.
It's a comedy about a bank heist that goes horribly wrong.
The full thing will be up soon, but for now, here is the trailer I made for... The Usual Job.
Lobby Ad Playlist [Jun.-Dec. 2021]
One of my high school friends recommended me to a Hong Kong based ad agency as an actor - at the time, the agency was doing ads for Lobby.
I was given some scripts and a lot of leeway to interpret. And these are the result.
Haunted House Promo [Oct. 2021]
Part of the drama program's responsibility at my school was to put on a Haunted House every year for the school-wide autumn fair.
I shot this trailer for the 2021 Haunted House, which was based on Alice in Wonderland.
the insanity parable [Oct. 2021]
When I was applying for film school, one of the things I needed to submit was a short I directed that ran under 5 minutes.
I corralled some of my friends into helping me. This is that short.
The Decision [Oct. 2021]
Another thing I needed for another film school application was a short I directed that ran under 3 minutes, with no dialogue.
I did the whole thing by myself. Here it is.
DETECTIVE LARVES [Sept. 2021]
For my high school IB Film class, I directed
(and was in! that's me on the far right) a script written by my friend Ace (he's on the far left).
It is ridiculous.
CLIPS
Film Projects:
TikTok Ads [March 2022 - Present]
Haunted House Promo [October 2021]
the insanity parable [October 2021]
Lobby Ad Playlist [June 2021 - December 2021]
Monologue #2 (as Jupiter) [April 2021]
Monologue #1 (as Paul) [April 2021]
Don't Change The Temperature (as Guy #1) [November 2020]
Recreation of the Killing Sollozzo Scene in the Godfather (as Michael Corleone) [October 2020]
Happy English [June 2020 - Fall 2020]:
Stuck (as The Isolated) [March 2020]
Experiment #22 (as Terry) [June 2019]
STN Crazy8s - The Puddle Jumper (as The Friend) [March 2019]
Plays:
The Usual Job (writer, also as Detective) [April 2022] (link pending)
Puffs (as Cedric/Voldy and more) [February 2021] (link pending)