Personal video reel project, filmed and developed over five years.

Deliver pure emotional impact through storytelling — create goosebumps.

Showcase my core strength: building incredible stories from real people’s lives.

I had been filming John Nelson, a world-renowned composer, over five years at the request of my grandfather, who simply wanted the story captured.

The challenge was that the raw interviews alone weren’t enough. I needed to craft a tight, compelling narrative that honored the emotion and made it resonate far beyond a simple biography.

The breakthrough came when I discovered “The Other Side” by Perfume Genius — it unlocked the emotional structure I needed.

I realized I could amplify the story by blending footage from my broader body of professional work — layering real-world projects into the emotional arc without losing focus.

Right before the music “drop,” the composer stands completely still — then makes one sudden, sharp conducting movement.

I timed this movement precisely with the explosion of the music to create a visceral jolt in the audience, sparking the goosebump effect.

Everything before this moment built the tension; everything after accelerated into high-intensity footage drawn from various client projects to sustain the emotional high.