Auto Conduct x Bridgestone championship

A while back I was introduced to Ezekiel from Auto Conduct. When I found out more about the company I was really intrigued about what they were all about. “We aim to bring you the latest in cars while amplifying the diverse, minority voices that make up the heartbeat of car culture.”

Shot on illford black and white film
Camera: Canon Ae-1

Ezekiel from Auto Conduct

From that moment on, I knew I wanted to work with Auto Conduct in one shape or form and help tell their story, Fast forward to Early February, Ezekiel gave me a call to what became our first project. To film and put together a short documentary style video highlighting their Cars & Coffee Championship. To keep it light, I just brought my friend Jordan. And between the both of us we wore many hats. Together we tackled lighting, audio, and a 2 camera set up. And we made our way up to LA in the grip van.

Jordan on set.

After 3 days of filming and a few weeks of putting it together, It was completed! Yes, I edited everything from the audio to the color grading. This video helped me polish my skills again.

And with that I present you the final video. Hope you enjoy it as much as I enjoyed putting it together. Proud to add this video on our Future’s Past Vimeo page to showcase what we can do in house, with a very small crew. Thank you for stopping, Until next time!

2022 Director | DP Reel

After 2 years of work, it was time to update the reel. I can confidently say I am proud of my growth from my last 2019 reel. It was fun to put this reel together over the past few days. Had a chance to reflect and look back at all the cool projects I was blessed to be a part of. Big thanks to the drone operators and cam ops that helped bring the visions to life. I would love to hear some feedback and thoughts on the new reel. And any leads to a DP agent would be great ;)

ENJOY!

You already know I had to include some BTS of some of the projects!

BTS of “Milky Way” music video
Photo credit:Jordan Alexander

on the set of Milky Way
Photo credit: Hannah Bernabe

BTS of Aaron Wolf “Create Positive”
Photo credit: Alyssa Mopia

BTS of Amanda Adams “Take A Shot” music video
Photo credit: Alyssa Mopa

thunderwave.com BTS

Last weekend the Future’s Past team had the pleasure to work with one of our friends and favorite artists in San Diego, Lew Salem. Lew came to me with this idea to film a short video to announce the relaunch of his website THUNDERWAV.COM

I was so stoked. The idea was simple but I decided to use the tools we have in the studio to shoot something fun and well, This is what we came up with. Enjoy

Lew vibin’ out before the shoot

Mark moving in with the dolly shot!

I’m talking to Lew about the shot

Directing him on the beats and actions and cue’s i’ll be saying per action.

Turning on the fog machine for the shot.

First Feature Film...

Some days I feel as if life is stagnant and I am not progressing in my craft. It’s hard to see our progress when we see our life pass by a day at a time. I have learned that it is important to reflect on life every so often, I usually reflect every quarter and go over my goals to see my progress on paper.

The first 2 weeks of November I spent on set. 14 hour long days back to back with little time to myself.
With about 7 hours of sleep daily I had about 3 hours to myself a day and the gym was the only thing planned. I love working out 5 days a week no matter how busy I am and it’s become one of my top priorities and values in life.

I had a moment to reflect after the film production ended. I realized that this year I had been accomplishing goals way before I expected. I had set a goal to work on my first feature film in 2020 and this opportunity presented itself out of nowhere. It’s true when they say put in the work and trust the process. Set goals and keep setting higher goals every year.

During the production, I felt bliss. The kind of bliss you feel when you are right where you are suppose to be and nothing else matters. I know I have to give myself more credit for all the work I’ve put in to be here. I love being on set, thats it. There was a day I was on set for 14 hours on 3 hours of sleep and I barely felt tired, I was just doing what I love. This gig infected me with more passion and determination to keep working on my craft and work on more feature films in 2020, Also, After many short films I have worked on I think it’s time I write down my ideas and execute more next year.

The best part of production is always meeting amazing actors and crew members. You become a family, beautiful friendships blossom and your network growths with more people in the film industry that you end up connecting with and talk about future projects we can work on.

I brought my film camera on some days to capture some moments. I love behind the scenes of music videos, films, photoshoots etc. I love seeing how things are created so I made sure to capture some moments for myself so I can share with everyone out there that enjoy the BTS as I do.

I can’t find the best way to end this so I will get to the photos. But a little side note. I will be blogging more often and sharing more of my photo work, behind the scenes, and just anything to do with my craft and hobbies. Enjoy!