Americans’ trust in news media is at an all-time low. But local news is the source people trust the most. Now there’s an app called Fresco that could complicate that. Local news stations around the country are using it to outsource the gathering of news footage to anyone with a smartphone. VICE News’ Elle Reeve…
Films
Great Big Story: Rescuing Cats from Super Tall Trees
As professional arborists, brothers-in-law Tom Otto and Shaun Sears are quite adept at climbing trees. The cats that they rescue are not. And with a plethora of trees—and cats—around Seattle, they decided to put their off hours to good use and return scared, stuck kitties to their worried owners. Working completely off donations, these two…
IM/PERFECTION
Immigrating from Japan to Honolulu, Hawaii in 1961, Hitoshi Hida struggled to learn English as he excelled in math and painting during high school. Abandoning his desire to be an artist, Hida pursued a career in architecture. With the advent of three-dimensional renderings, Hida, 72, is one of only a handful of designers in Hawaii…
GREAT BIG STORY: Hard Ship
Three paralyzed men take up one of sailing’s most grueling challenges—a 750 mile race to Alaska through some of the most treacherous and remote waters on the planet. With no motors allowed and many miles from any help, the competition can be too dangerous for the world’s most fearless sailors. This team is out to…
Newsweek: One Carefree Night
The township of Manenberg stands twelve miles outside of Cape Town, South Africa. Formed under the apartheid regime in 1966 as a neighborhood for “Colourdes,” the South African word for citizens of mixed race, Manenberg lives under a legacy of racism defined by gang warfare, unemployment and drug addiction. Life as a gang member often…
WSJ: Redeeming Lost Veterans
James Lindley makes sure the unclaimed remains of dozens of indigent veterans are laid to rest with military honors they earned as young men and a dignity that eluded them at life’s end. A former marine, he finds shelter from his own wartime demons by tending to those left behind. Check out the full story…
GREAT BIG STORY: The West African King in Canada
Eric Manu lives in Langley, British Columbia. He’s a landscaper. But across an ocean, he’s also a king. Manu is the chief of his community in Ghana, but he returned to work in Canada to help raise money and supplies for his people. Check out published story at Great Big Story. Role Director of Photography…
Minerva Institute: Visionary Futures
Visionary Futures is a short film created for the Minerva Institute to profile students who receive financial assistance. The film is used to engage the support of philanthropists and inspire them to continue to donate and fund the work of the Minerva Institute in providing equal access to to quality education. About the Film The Minerva…
Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion
A conversation between a recovering addict, a Seattle police officer, and a case manager on their experience as some of the first participants in an innovative harm reduction program. The Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion (LEAD) is a harm reduction program started in Seattle. Instead of incarcerating low level, repeat drug offenders, LEAD is a pre-booking…
NYTimes: Shirley and the Bodybuilder
Martin Luther King Addo is a two time former Mr. Ghana champion bodybuilder. Shirley Friedman is a 90-year-old native of Brooklyn. This film is about how Addo’s small business gym in Lower Manhattan is bringing confidence and mobility to the elderly community of Southbridge Towers. Read the full story here. Role Director of Photography, Sound, Interview Editor: John M….
Minerva Institute: Active Learning Forum
Active Learning Forum: A New Way to Learn is a film created for the Minerva Institute that tells the story of the impact that the Active Learning Forum has on student learning and professor instruction. We explore not only the depth and breadth of the platform tools, but also highlight the real relationships that develop both…
Global Immersion: San Francisco
Founded in 2014, Minerva Schools is designed around a new vision of higher education that combines a reinvented curriculum, rigorous academic standards, innovative technology, and an immersive global experience. Students study in seven different cities over the course of four years, including San Francisco, Buenos Aires, Berlin, and Mumbai. This short film is the first…
36 Hours: Paris
Think Left Bank, and the Latin Quarter and the Eiffel Tower spring to mind. The Right Bank, which is twice the size, has no clear identity. There are, in fact, many Right Banks. I’m pleased to share the another episode of 36 Hours, a video travel series for The New York Times. Read the written article here. Role Cinematographer Full…
36 Hours: Pittsburgh
Beyond Pittsburgh’s pretty downtown, transformation and momentum reign, with former industrial areas giving way to restaurants, shops and art venues. I’m pleased to share the another episode of 36 Hours, a video travel series, that I’ve been filming for The New York Times. Read the written article here. Role Cinematographer Full Credits Producer: Fritzie Andrade Cinematography: Jessey Dearing and Andrew Hida Sound: Louie Alfaro…
36 Hours: Savannah
Yes, there are lots of live oaks and lovely squares, but Savannah also has a lively bar scene, innovative restaurants and a rich, storied past. I’m pleased to share the another episode of 36 Hours, a video travel series, that I’ve been filming for The New York Times. Read the written article here. Role Cinematographer Full Credits Producer: Fritzie Andrade Cinematography: Jessey Dearing…
36 Hours: San Luis Obispo
Wine, California cuisine and the great outdoors await visitors to bucolic San Luis Obispo County. I’m pleased to share the another episode of 36 Hours, a video travel series, that I’ve been filming for The New York Times. Read the written article here. Role Cinematographer Full Credits Producer: Fritzie Andrade Cinematography: Jessey Dearing and Max Cantor Sound: Louie Alfaro Editor: Will Lloyd
36 Hours: Key West
Ernest Hemingway’s favorite pastimes — catching big fish, eating well and drinking hard — still define the island’s appeal, with the added attractions of countless water sports and gorgeous sunsets. I’m pleased to share the another episode of 36 Hours, a video travel series, that I’ve been filming for The New York Times. Read the written article here. Role Cinematographer Full Credits…
36 Hours: Palm Beach
Palm Beach may be known for its extravagant mansions, tony retailers and fancy nightspots, but it also has its own brand of small-town charm. I’m pleased to share the another episode of 36 Hours, a video travel series, that I’ve been filming for The New York Times. Read the written article here. Role Cinematographer Full Credits Producer: Fritzie Andrade Cinematography: Jessey Dearing…
36 Hours: Koreatown
As the most densely packed part of Los Angeles, Koreatown is also one of the city’s most strollable, with Art Deco buildings, palm-lined streets and East-meets-West restaurants. I’m pleased to share the first of several films that I’ve been shooting with The New York Times on a video travel series called 36 Hours that began last…
Trash Talk + Flatbush Zombies: In the studio
Converse hired Lauren and me to take over a series of short “In the Studio” films to accompany the release of the “CONS EP VOL. 1″ compilation, which pairs music artists to collaborate on songs for the album. We produced the shoot from beginning to end. The song in this video “97.92″ is produced by…
RATKING + Eric Copeland: In the studio
This short was produced as part of an upcoming shoe release for Converse. I filmed the verité scenes and the tighter angle of the interview. Sarah Riazati is the director, editor, and animator. Ben Carey set up the main interview and lighting, and Lauren Frohne ran sound on the four mics. It was great to…
NYTimes: A Company Copes With Backlash Against the Raise That Roared
Dan Price, chief of Gravity Payments, raised the annual salary floor for his employees to $70,000. Most responses were positive, but Mr. Price says that even the negative letters were valuable. When I found out I’d have just over an hour and a half for this shoot, I knew I wanted to bring Tim Matsui…
National Geographic: The Weather Observer
Richard G. Hendrickson has seen his share of weather. That’s because the 101-year-old has been logging weather data on his farm in Long Island, New York, since the Hoover administration. Last month, Hendrickson was honored by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) for his 84 years of service in collecting and reporting weather data….
A Prison Without Walls
A Prison without Walls tells the story of prisoners in the MCI-Shirley minimum security prison in Shirley, Mass. I filmed and photographed at multiple prisons with Boston Globe reporter David Abel. This is one of several short multimedia pieces that were edited from the multiple day shoot. Filming and photography by Jessey Dearing. Editing by…
James ‘Whitey’ Bulger: In Plain Sight
While I was interning at The Boston Globe in 2011, James ‘Whitey’ Bulger was arrested in Santa Monica, Calif., after 16 years on the run. Bulger is known as one of the most dangerous and notorious gangsters in Boston and spent more than 10 years on the FBI’s “Most Wanted” list. I was sent to Santa…
A Well Deserved Vacation
This short documentary was produced while I was working with The Boston Globe during the summer of 2011. Interviews, video and photography, and editing by Jessey Dearing.
Dreams of American Healthcare
Even after passing health reform legislation, heated debate continues around the country about whether we should pay for others’ health care. While it is too soon to see the effects that the legislation will have on this country, it is clear that the current system is not helping those in need. Medicare, Medicaid and Disability…
Fresh Lifelines for Youth
Each year, The James Irvine Foundation hires Talking Eyes Media to produce short profiles for their leadership awards. We usually schedule about two days of filming per winner and about a five to eight days editing. While all the winners are often doing amazing work, Christa Gannon’s Fresh Lifelines for Youth (FLY) program stood out…
VII Photo – 2012 Teaser
VII Photo commissioned Talking Eyes Media to produce a teaser / promo reel for the agency. This was a fun project to piece together and find similarities in composition, light and content to create diptychs and smooth sequencing. It was also incredibly humbling and difficult to make selects from such an amazing body of work. All…
Yuna – Music Video
I filmed this music video with Sarah Riazati at the Converse Rubber Tracks studio in Williamsburg. We did about 3 or 4 takes and I was shooting with a long lens focusing on details and tight shots. Sarah filmed the wide to medium shots and edited the video together.
Rent Memories or O Brother, Where Art Thou?
This is a personal story that was originally produced for an autobiographical film assignment while taking an experimental film course at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. I cannot classify this as a journalism or editorial piece, because it is my own story, in which case my storytelling cannot possibly be objective. Scripting,…
Nature of Man
This is another project I created for an experimental film course at UNC-Chapel Hill. Each video clip is triggered by a different sound from the music. The eight different scenes play out a different consequence of the interaction of nature and man. All but the center video clip were taken from YouTube indicated at the…
Forever Family
Rebecca and her husband, Randal, always knew they wanted to be a foster family, even with three birth children of their own. Two weeks after becoming certified as foster parents in November 2005, they had two children placed in their home. They decided to adopt the children and have since, adopted a third child. “All…