Mid-States Utility

Power Only Transport

Join Our Team - Recruitment Video

Truck Driver Recruitment Video

This video was created to promote hiring at the company and market the job openings we have available on a regular basis. The video was created by doing a number of interviews with various leaders and managers of the departments that were hiring, as well at the Human Resources team.

This video was created to promote hiring at the company and market the open truck driver positions. The video was created by doing a number of interviews with various leaders and managers of the departments that were hiring, as well as the Human Resources team.

Mid-States Utility

Company History Video

Parts Manager Recruitment Video

A photo-story-style video combining historical photos from the company's archives as well as modern-day photos with an audio narration (done by myself) in order to promote the company and its rich history.

A video promoting the open position for Parts Manager. The video was created using a number of interviews with current parts representatives at the company's various locations as well as Human Resources representatives.

Mid-States Utility

Trailer Technician Recruitment Video

Truck Driver Appreciation 2019 Animated Video

A video promoting the open position for Parts Manager. The video was created using a number of interviews with current trailer technicians at the company's various locations as well as Human Resources representatives.

Entirely designed and animated by myself using Adobe Illustrator as well as Adobe After Effects. This video was created as a promo during Truck Driver Appreciation Day 2019 to thank truck drivers for their service and share facts about the hard work truck drivers do for our country.

Diamond Vogel

2019 Fall-WInter Color Trend

Business Infographic

An animated video created using Adobe After Effects highlighting the various color trends chosen by Diamond Vogel for the 2019 fall and winter season.

An animated video created using Adobe After Effects used to depict the Diamond Vogel company and how much of a benefit it is to the state of Iowa, both due to the jobs it offers and the products it brings.

Diamond Vogel

New Logo Anatomy

4th of July Promotional

An animated video created using Adobe After Effects depicting the 2018 Diamond Vogel logo and breaking it down showing what each piece represents, telling the abbreviated story of the company.

An animated video created using Adobe After Effects used as a promotional video for the July 4th, 2018 sale taking place at Diamond Vogel Stores.

Diamond Vogel

How to Stain a Deck

2018 Spring-Summer Color Trend

Tutorial Video

An animated video created using Adobe After Effects highlighting the various color trends chosen by Diamond Vogel for the 2018 spring and summer season.

Created for Old Masters to assist in teaching people how to use their products in order to stain their outdoor decks.

Rocky Mountain Con 2015

A Short Documentary

For three years now Rocky Mountain Convention has been pairing with Aurora Rise, an organization committed to helping the victims and families of the theater shooting. The convention has grown and become very successful.

This short documentary follows many of the creators and maintainers of the convention who have worked hard to make RMC what it is. The documentary takes place in Denver, Colorado October 2015.

I was filmed, photographed, interviewed and edited the entire video with small amounts of assistance from friends and professors.

BVU Flight, Hide, Fight

An Active Shooter Training Video

An active shooter training video created for Buena Vista University and the surrounding community. The video highlights the three main strategies should you ever find yourself confronted with the dangers of an active shooter. Those three are: Flight, Hide and Fight.

Zombie Philosophy

Clean Shaven

Short Documentary

A 40-Hour Short Film

The Zombie Philosophy which was a collaboration between UCN and Zombie Burger ( a restaurant in Des Moines, Iowa). The point of the project is to work as a program for businesses to further their story to better their business.

My contributions included filming and transcribing for the video.

UCN Studios created a 40 hour film project called "Happy Shorts". The students were required to write, film, and edit within the time limit of 40 hours.

My contributions included writing, capturing video, acting and assisting in the post-production process.

4Reelz Movie Reviews

#UniteIowa

Television Show Promo

4Reelz is a movie review show produced by Spencer Bottorff at the University Cable Network at Buena Vista University. UCN is a student-led college local broadcast studio with student produced shows like 4Reelz.

My part in the show is as one of the writers and producers as well as a co-star on the show. I am also responsible for filming and editing the opening to the show. Below is a link to an episode to the show itself.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mfvKHbW6rXw

Live Immigration Forum

#UniteIowa on Immigration Forum was held on August 29, 2015, from Buena Vista University. It was broadcast and streamed live from UCN Studios, a part of the Digital Media program at Buena Vista. The nonpartisan immigration forum helped bring clarity to one of the key issues in the presidential campaign. Two presidential candidates participated in the forum: Governor O'Malley from Maryland and

Governor Chafee from Rhode Island.

I personally assisted in the production of this live event from the UCN studio. The footage of this event was distributed to several news companies.

Rips TV

De-Stereotyping

A Corporate Promotional Video

Bringing College Stereotypes to an End

RIPS TV is a video produced for the Foreign Candy Company as a promotional video for their product RIPS Candy. The video was chosen as the winner over the three other videos created for the company. It features stop-motion and computer generated animation created by myself and one other student.

A project put together to bring light to and hopefully bring down various stereotypes about college students from different areas of study and social groups. I was involved in the filming and editing of all of the videos featured in the project as well as some of the web design for the final product.

The project won first place within the Society of Collegiate Journalists Honors Society on a national level as well as an award at the Iowa College Media Association. The full project and website can be found by following the link below.
http://gorssky4ever.wixsite.com/breaking-stereotypes

Heart & Soul Treasures Flea Market

Holiday Commercial Christmas 2021

Created for the small flea market located in Sioux City, IA: Heart & Soul Treasures as a holiday commercial for their business promoting a number of their booths and available items at the time.