I worked closely with a first time film writer/director by refining the script and drawing storyboards. I DPed, gaffed, and edited this mashup between film noir and a musical. The story takes place entirely on the Brooklyn Bridge, but with a low budget, I shot it on a theater stage in LA. Bridge railings and cables were built, and I hung Christmas lights in the background to represent the Manhattan Bridge.

I was nominated for best cinematography in the "Infocus Short Film", and "Feel The Reel" festivals.

Equipment
Sony A7iii
Atomos V
Aputure V300 lights
Scorpion lights
LED Panels
Hazer
Dolly skates

I created this recipe, and shot and edited this video.

Equipment
Canon 5D MarkII
Sony A7iii
Scorpion Light
LED light panels

"Dish it Out" is a comedy cooking show hosted by the boisterous Tony Spatafora. At 24 episodes (so far), we have won multiple Taste Awards for comedy, 16 special guest stars (Naomi Grossman, French Stewart, Charles Shaughnessy to name a few), a musical episode, and enough recipes to make your mouth water. 

After Tony's video application I shot for him wasn't selected by the Next Food Network Star competition, we created this web series to show the world what we could do. Shot in my home kitchen, I direct, DP, cam-op and edit the show (about halfway through our episodes we brought in extra help so now I have a second cam-op and editor). 

I designed the format and look of the show, as well as the Dish it Out logo and its variations. Episodes run between 12 and 24 minutes long, although we do have 60 second mini-episodes called "Side Dishes" (theme music written and performed by me and my team).

For full episodes, check out Dish It Out TV on youtube!

DIsh It Out IMDB

Equipment
Canon 5D MarkII
GoPro
Led panels
CFL softbox
Lowel DP light
Rode VideoMic Pro

I made this for a commercial spec contest. I wrote, directed, DP, cam-op and edited this spot. Shot in my house, with my equipment, with just one assistant on set with me and the actor. Original music made by the actor, my wife, and myself.

Equipment 
Canon 5D MarkII
Led panels
Homemade dolly (PVC, skate wheels and plywood)

The Key of F with musical guests Buddy Sampson and Christopher Gregson

Video shot & edited by Christopher Gregson

I wrote, DPed, Cam/op, Directed, and Edited this short. This was one of my "movie a month" challenges I set for myself. The rules were to make a movie each month for a year, and to shoot it in one day, and to not spend any money.

Equipment
Canon 5D MarkII
Slider mounted on tripod (dual axis camera move)
Reflector
Rode VideoMic

A couple years ago, I gave myself a challenge to shoot 1 short film every month for a year. I also made myself shoot each one in one day, and to not spend any money on them. "Trigger" is one of those films. I directed, DP/op, and edited this one.

Equipment
Canon 5D MarkII
Battery powered LED
Reflector
Slider
Small jib
Suction cup mount
Tascam audio recorder

I Directed, DPed, Cam/op, and edited this music video. I also devised the multiple story line concepts and co-produced the video. This was made with my own camera (SD back then!), grip and lighting equipment.

Equipment
Canon XL2
Lowel Omni, Tota, DP lights
Relfector
Homemade dolly
Small jib

This was a special experience. The song "Go On"was written as an uplifting and powerful song to combat feelings of hopelessness post 9/11. The artist came to me a number of years later and requested a music video. To make the message more universal, I moved away from the 9/11 undertones and worked on multiple story lines - each with characters who in their own way needed to find a way to "go on". I lit each character/location their own color scheme. 

I, along with the artist and another producer, thought it would be great if we could mine the country for photos depicting real peoples' struggles. We cast a wide net on craigslist and asked for submissions. My email flooded with glorious stories of triumph from all walks of life. I was only able to include a small fraction of the submissions in the final video - but I did make an extended cut which includes a full credit sequence where I was able to put in a few more photos.

If you've seen my cooking web series "Dish it Out", you have seen a segment in each episode called "Pantry Raid". This is a montage of my host and sometimes guest stars as they reach into the cupboards and fridge to get the ingredients needed for that episode's recipe. So one day our special guest was Naomi Grossman from American Horror Story - and I decided to shoot a Pantry Raid segment reminiscent of the AHS opening. I directed, shot, lit, and edited  this. A friend of mine made the music.

This was one of my "Movie a Month" short film challenges.  I co-wrote, co-produced, directed, DPed (this short has the distinction of being shot entirely on an iPhone!), and edited this.

Equipment
iPhone
Reflector 

I directed, DPed, and edited this promo for the Watts Village Theater Company's "Meet Me @ Metro" live theater experience. The spot aired on all of the Transit TVs in Los Angeles county (over 7 million impressions a week). This was shot "guerrilla" style, ie run-n-gun.

Equipment
Canon 5D MarkII
Reflector
Tascam audio recorder
Rode NTG-3 + boom

Comedy scene for Actor's Demo

I was hired to make this scene for an demo reel for an actress. She wrote the piece, I directed, DPed/Gaffed/CamOP, and edited. I was aiming for a "Modern Family"single camera sitcom feel.

Equipment
Canon 5D MarkII
Lowel Tota, Omni lights
Homemade dolly
Rode VideoMic Pro

I DPed, Cam/Op and Edited this comedy short.

Equipment
Canon 5D MarkII
Slider
LED panels
Tascam audio recorder

I shot and edited this collaboration video with the Foodeez Agency for social media.

Equipment
Canon 5D MarkII
Sony A7iii
Scorpion Light
Foodeez Studio lights