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Hi. My name is Mike. I first picked up a video camera when I was in 4th grade — my friend and I spent an afternoon making some stupid little movie that made no sense. But I remember how much fun I had, and how eager I was to start making more.
My shooting technique has definitely changed since I was a nine year old boy. I'm happy to say my passion has not.
My mind is equal parts technical and artistic, and the reason I enjoy shooting is that a camera demands ample use of both. To me there is something very compelling about manipulating light, shadow, framing, composition, lens, and iris to create and capture images.
So I spent my youth making movies with friends and overachieving in school. I eventually put the camera down and went off to Stanford, where I majored in Product Design, which was kind of like majoring in crazy inventions.
After college, I decided to get back into filmmaking. I briefly attended graduate film school as a screenwriter before remembering that I'm more comfortable behind a camera than in front of a keyboard and blank screen.
So in 2009, I moved to southern California and began working as a freelancer. And that is pretty much that.
My mind is equal parts technical and artistic, and the reason I enjoy shooting is that a camera demands ample use of both. To me there is something very compelling about manipulating light, shadow, framing, composition, lens, and iris to create and capture images.
So I spent my youth making movies with friends and overachieving in school. I eventually put the camera down and went off to Stanford, where I majored in Product Design, which was kind of like majoring in crazy inventions.
After college, I decided to get back into filmmaking. I briefly attended graduate film school as a screenwriter before remembering that I'm more comfortable behind a camera than in front of a keyboard and blank screen.
So in 2009, I moved to southern California and began working as a freelancer. And that is pretty much that.
Orange Dog Video's founder, president, vice- president, secretary, treasurer, and keeper of buildings and grounds.
