16 Dec Clinique: I love what I do
This Clinique commercial is the biggest milestone for Moth to Flame Films in 2011. We love what we do.
05 Sep Upcoming: Beer or Wine?
When Nic, Dave, and I get together for a weekend in Santa Barbara, California, we do not just film one commercial, we film two. Beer or Wine? That is the question. Coming Soon. Behind the scenes stills:
29 Aug Vlog #20: Spearshing Part III
Moth to Flame Films + super fresh uni = epic Though I never was successful at filming underwater, free diving, spearfishing, or really anything to do with the ocean… this was one of the most amazing experiences of my life. It is not every day that you have friends who are mermen, who will dive down to the bottom of the ocean to collect sea urchins so that you can fulfill a silly dream to eat fresh uni straight from the ocean. I had a blast. One of the biggest lessons I learned this summer is the need to relax…
22 Aug Vlog #19: Spearfishing Part II
One of the most amazing experiences I had was attempting to go spearfishing and to film while spearfishing, in California. Though I failed miserably, I got a chance to make Nicolas Putnam eat sea urchins from the ocean. I enjoyed them. He did not. It is all captured with my awesome camera. Stay tuned for part III next week.
15 Aug Vlog #18: Spearfishing Part I
Nic Putnam from Fat HamPster productions finally invited me to go spearfishing with him after I begged him to let me try filming the entire ordeal. We went to Palos Verdes for the day to test out Joel’s underwater camera. I also brought mine as well, but didn’t have an underwater casing so could only film from land. After a good 15 minutes, I quickly realized that I was rather horrible at swimming in the ocean, let alone filming at the same time. I gave up on the filming idea and ended up on back on the shore for the…
10 Aug Vlog #17: Upcoming Projects
It has been an insane few weeks. Moth to Flame Films has projects up the wazoo and they keep coming! The biggest news is that we are 4 for 4 right now. This means that we have submitted 4 specs to Poptent and they have all been recognized. These are the following results: 1.”What is Happy to You?” – Purchased by Clinique 2. “Boss Don’t Take Checks” – 1st Place Editor’s Choice 3. “Just Married” – Honorable Mention 4. “Assemble Your Team” – Finalist This is a huge step for Moth to Flame Films… especially the purchase by Clinique. We…
02 Aug Clinique: What is Happy To You?
Moth to Flame Films had the honor of working with two very inspirational women. Heather Alden, artist from Faded Paper Figures, and Hollywood actress, Michelle Faraone. Clinique wanted spec commercials that answered the question “What is Happiness to You?” I thought about this for a while and came up with the idea of interviewing women who enjoy what they do. My inspiration mainly came from my own experiences. I worked in corporate for 3 years and realized that I could not go on in life half living. I took a risk and decided to pursue film making 100%. Ever since,…
02 Aug Big Round Balls
Do you have the biggest balls of them all? Check out this video Moth to Flame did with bigroundballs.com. During the last month of my time in LA, my life has been take over by a guy named Nic Putnam. He is an incredible filmmaker and now a great friend. I guess you really have to appreciate each other’s company in order to stand working with each other until 4 am for 15 hours straight, 5 to 7 days a week. Nic Putnam is from Fat HamPsters Productions as well as True Colors Productions. When I first figured out he…
04 Jul Vlog #15: Crazy 2 Weeks in LA
It has been a blast. Being surrounded by creative people is probably one of the best things that has happened to me. Every day I wake up with a drive to make more content, to continue to improve, and to do what I love to do with other people who appreciate it as well. Being obsessed with what you love has it downsides though. I definitely have not explored California as much as I should. I find myself spending copious amounts of time at my friend’s house, editing or filming. Last week though, I was able to go to…
27 Jun PayPal Spec: Boss Don’t Take Checks
During the weekend of June 18th, Moth to Flame teamed up with a group of talented actors to present “Boss Don’t Take Checks”. We filmed starting at 2 am in the morning in Newport Beach. The cast included: John Ross Clark (Vinny), David McCallum (Antonio), Matt Valle (Mikey), Danny Tuch (Danny). It was a huge success. We recently found out that we not only made the finalists, but also won the Editor’s Choice Award. Check out the behind the scenes photos: