New Work: Hawaii’s Clouds
April 18th, 2012 — 12:44pm
Here is a video I shot when I was in Hawaii last year. If you want a nice 2 minute escape to see some pretty clouds, this video is for you.
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New Work: Bowlive March 2011
March 7th, 2011 — 7:38pm
Went to Bowlive at the Brooklyn Bowl last friday night. It was such a good time. Shot some video/stills and made this little promo piece.
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Egypt: A Nation Forced Offline
January 28th, 2011 — 10:51am
The Egyptian government has taken an unprecedented action, shutting down nearly all Internet and cellular access into an out of the country. Egypt did not just put up a firewall for its 80 million citizens. It has forced networks completely offline. The only Internet activity remaining is that of the Egyptian stock exchange and some government departments.
Written by: Brittany Darwell
Animation and Music by: Michael Marantz
Animation and Music by: Michael Marantz
Learn more.
Watch live coverage:
http://english.aljazeera.net/watch_now/?foo=bar
Excellent background information:
Mother Jones: What’s Happening in Egypt
http://motherjones.com/mojo/2011/01/whats-happening-egypt-explained
More details about the communications shutdown:
Egypt Leaves the Internet
http://www.renesys.com/blog/2011/01/egypt-leaves-the-internet.shtml
WSJ: Egypt Shuts Down Internet, Cellphone Services
http://on.wsj.com/eMeukH
More about democracy and freedom in Egypt:
Egypt Global Integrity Report
http://report.globalintegrity.org/Egypt/2008
Forbes: Opposition Claims Massive Fraud in Egypt Electoral Poll
http://www.forbes.com/feeds/afx/2005/09/08/afx2212162.html
Huffington Post: Egypt Targeting Reporters: Press Freedom Group
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/01/26/egypt-targeting-reporters_n_814521.html
Updates from Cairo:
The Arabist
http://twitter.com/arabist
CNN’s Ben Wedeman
http://twitter.com/bencnn
Other helpful sources for making this video:
Bloomberg: Egypt Internet Down, Police Counterterror Unit Up
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-01-27/egypt-s-protests-pose-threat-for-regime.html
Reuters: Egypt Unrest Rages on, Biggest Protests Planned
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE70O3UW20110128?pageNumber=2
CNN: Egypt’s Mubarak Faces Toughest Challenge Yet
http://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/africa/01/27/egypt.mubarak/
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Earth: The Pale Blue Dot screened at National Geographic Photographers Seminar
January 14th, 2011 — 4:53pm
My short film featuring the words of Carl Sagan was screened at the annual National Geographics Photographers Seminar on Jan. 13th. It was a wonderful experience to have this piece shown in front of so many photographers I respect. Here is the short below:
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New Work: Snowbird Ski Patrol
January 12th, 2011 — 11:57am
I have just started a new campaign for Snowbird Ski Resort called “So Many Reasons”. Here is the first video of the campaign and there will be several more released over the 2011 ski season.
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