Three times per year, Jake and Matt get together and hold a celebration of fun, relaxation, and most importantly, freedom. This spring break was the “4th Triennial Giganti-Hartzler Freedom Fest”. Instead of swimming or going out on the lake as is usual for freedom fests, this spring break was unseasonably cold, thus forcing us to [...]
We had a little meeting over the past week, when our spring breaks matched up. Ben’s break was the week before, so he Skyped in.
We all took up the train to Chicago last week to shoot the band Filligar. They rented out different studios at Electrical Audio, so we got some different looks on the different days we were shooting. The goal was the recreate the look and feel of when they recorded their album, The Nerve, there. If [...]
‘Twas the night before Christmas and all through the house, not a Nerd was editing, not one click of a mouse.
Merry Christmas from the Nerds in Disguise!
The group reunited last night to talk business plans, but still incorporate their love for the holidays.
Matt’s making a website for Nate Patrick of Patrick Bros. Detail Shop, our first Nerds video. Thursday, Ben, Matt and I went out to the airplane hangar, home of some high-end cars that deserve to be seen more. I have no experience with shooting cars, but with a little direction, I had a blast. I [...]
Kate Spencer, a photographer and former classmate of ours at Glenwood, asked us to create a video for her website and her upcoming portfolio review. It turned out pretty well. Carolyn created some great faux viewfinder elements, which took a lot of time to keyframe in After Effects. However, they really add a polished effect [...]
We were commissioned by Ferry & Associates, a downtown Springfield Architecture firm, to produce a short film. We threw in some good time lapse footage as well as crane shots to create some interesting and creative photography.
Chatham Public Library held their first annual “Teen Film Festival” where local teens could submit their creative videos and have the opportunity to present their work and even win some prizes along the way. Matt and Jake were invited to speak about their experiences in creating videos and what it takes to win a Moonman. [...]
Jake had some tickets to a Cards game vs. the Pirates, and so he dragged me (Matt) to the game along with our friends Kyle Taylor and Lauren Underwood. Cardinals won 11-1, and we had a good time. I snapped some pictures along the way.
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We’re shooting a video for Kate Spencer Photography, who went to high school with us and is wrapping up photography school in Tennessee. We followed her around to a couple shoots, which were fun despite it being extremely hot outside. Here’s a couple shots Carolyn and I managed to snap off while shooting. Not our best [...]