LEILAH MOON: THAT'S 70s BELLYDANCE SHOW
I had the pleasure to film & edit @leilahmoon's belly dance routine for the @retro.raqs "That's 70s Bellydance Show". There was a lot of green screen involved and a lot of back & forth edits. However, we got a product that we were both happy about and the show was a success. I didn't get the chance to post up until now, but I hope that you all enjoyed it & I hope I get to work with Leilah again.
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Model Feature - @shan.nyan, @beccabuddiee, & @ash.boe at Gaylord National
Over at the Gaylord National Harbor, they had their spectacular light displays known as Potomac Lights and then treated to first class service at their 80s pop up bar known as “Replay”, which is ending this weekend. I wanted to do a shoot here and I'm so grateful that @beccabuddiee, @shan.nyan, & @ash.boe came here and do a shoot, plus also we had so much fun in the process.
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Models: @beccabuddiee, @shan.nyan, & @ash.boe
Location: Gaylord National Harbor (@gaylordnational)
City: National Harbor, Maryland
Went to a preview night of the new exhibit from @artechouse as they team up with @societyforneuroscience along with creatives to showcase the experiences & behaviors of the human brain. It’s known as #LifeOfANeuron. It runs from now till November 28th. Tickets are available on their website.
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Models: @fghelen, @shan.nyan, & @beccabuddiee
Event: Life of a Neuron
Location: arTECHouse
City: Washington, DC
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** UPDATED ** We Won't Vanish Without A Fight 2021
This is an updated version of the video that I produced last year for Independence Day when we were in the height of the pandemic. The words of this still ring as true as they were said when "Independence Day" was released 25 years ago today. I hope you all enjoy it.
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The President’s Speech from “Independence Day”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9t1IK_9apWs
Stock Footage: https://www.storyblocks.com/
Music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cN9q8EPWFr8
Music by Music for Video Library: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCohRjucYpyLx5QEcuq2lu1w
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DC Creative Collective Meet-Up - Apr 25 2021
The group DC Creative Collective held a meetup in Old Town Bowie with a great group of creatives. I had the chance to work them & I had a fantastic time! I can't wait to go to more of them!
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Event: @dccreativecollective
Location: Old Town Bowie
City: Bowie, Maryland
Song: Syn Cole - Feel Good
Music provided by NoCopyrightSounds.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q1ULJ92aldE
Download/Stream: https://ncs.io/feelgood
Cosplay Feature - Crazy Jae Cosplay & Black Star Cosplay
Sometimes all you need to do is just have fun. That’s what I get with Crazy Jae Cosplay & Black Star Cosplay. This duo is always a pleasure to work with and they come up with some fantastic ideas, including some dancing that I will never let one of them live down. One of them is also an author and the head of one of the coolest Star Wars cosplay groups in the area. If you ever get a chance to work with, I suggest you take that chance.
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Model: @crazyjaecosplay & @blackstarcosplay
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Model Feature - Shulalaland at arTECHouse
Model Feature - BeccaBuddie at arTECHouse
Music Video - "No Diggity" (Blackstreet Cover) by Lele Rose
As I mentioned earlier, today is my birthday. I have to say that this past year was probably one of transformation, change, & growth. I had to go through what I went through in order to get to where I am at now. My hope for this year is new adventures, new people, new directions in life, new outlook on life, and most importantly living my life to the fullest for me.
POV: You are waiting for your hot pot to boil up so you can dip your favorite noodles, meats, vegetables, etc. I'm wondering how many are hungry right now because of this. Comment on what you would be cooking in this delicious hot pot. Also, like this video if you want to see more POV/ASMR videos like this.
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Restaurant: Hot Pot Legend (@hotpotlegend)
City: Rockville, MD
Last weekend, this fresh new doughnut place open up in Tyson's Corner Center called Doughnuttery. I've been following them on social media & I was excited to try them out. There were so many flavors to try. It's really cool to see how it's made & they are super fresh & super delicious. It's great in the morning for a small breakfast before heading on the metro (when it opens up again). They are available for Doordash if you don't want to Tyson's Corner, but they are just as yummy.
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Restaurant: Doughnuttery Of Northern VA (@doughnuttery_nova)
City: Tyson's Corner, Virginia
Model Feature - @aivy.league / @aivys_feet
I’ve known Aivy for almost four years now. We met through a mutual friend at one of the first shoots I did outside the comic con scene. We always have fun during our shoots. I had an idea of this shoot from the song “You Give Love A Bad Name” by Bon Jovi and I thought she fit the vibe & attitude of the song perfectly. She’s beautiful, but also tough as nails.
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Model: @aivy.league / @aivys_feet / @aivy.does.beauty
Location: Pike & Rose (@pikeandrose)
Music provided by RockSounds: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDCrpV76YhBzQkOSrvnRa1A
Model Feature - NatArchaic Cosplay
It was a Steampunk-themed cosplay shoot where I first met NatArchaic Cosplay & it was a good shoot that we did. We met up a couple of months later at MAGFest & we filmed her incredible Zelda cosplay in the snow!! She's one of the most talented people I've ever work with. Always willing to film, always compassionate, & always brings her A-Game. If you ever get the chance with her, you should definitely do it. You should follow her on all of her social media as well.
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Model: NatArchaic Cosplay
Track: Steerner & Kavela ft. Matthew Steeper - Horizon [Proximity Release]
Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozYSX3X-OwM
Free Download / Stream: https://app.hive.co/downloads/download/408231/spotlight/
We Won't Vanish Without A Fight (Independence Day COVID-19 Video)
I recently watched Independence Day and Bill Pullman’s speech is one of the most memorable in history. It showed a leader that had humility & sympathy, but portrayed with the passion of a strong warrior leading men to war. It helped me realized that what’s going on in the world today can equate to what happened in the movies. However, we aren’t fighting aliens, but we are fighting an unknown enemy and that was the point of the whole speech. I hope you all enjoy it & understand its impact. Just note that I was the editor, I didn't shoot the video, nor compose the music, nor actually acted out the speech. Thank you.
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The President’s Speech from “Independence Day”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9t1IK_9apWs
Stock Footage: https://www.storyblocks.com/
Music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cN9q8EPWFr8
Music by Music for Video Library: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCohRjucYpyLx5QEcuq2lu1w
"The flower that blooms in adversity is the most rare and beautiful of all." — Emperor of China from "Mulan"
Model: @icedevil105 / @icedevilcosplay / @icedevilyummies
Audio: "Cry" by Gryffin featuring John Martin
“Find something you love and go for it with all your heart. No excuses, no plan B. Never settle for anything less than you know you can do. It will be hard, but I promise it will be worth it.”
― Charlotte Eriksson
Models: @Timilktea & @Lphiz
Audio Edit: @painting.our.stars
This week’s #FilmFriday is the beautiful @flyingbluewings at @magfest showing off some amazing chainmail work from Chain & Fancy on Facebook.
For #FilmFriday, we have @iceDevil105 / @Icedevilcosplay / @icedevilyummies showcasing one of her favorite dresses from her massive closet. The music & audio is to everyone that doesn’t feel like they aren’t enough.
Credit: @xmsjacey
Original Video: https://youtu.be/eu3Y4oFEC-0
** STORY SUNDAY ** (PART 4)
Both Danny & Heidi ran into each other with a surprised looks on their faces. Their best friends both said “hi” to each other & then they both walked away. The best friends looked back to see Danny & Heidi talking and laughing. It was like they were themselves again back when they first met. They were happy that the “couple” was talking again.
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Both Danny & Heidi spent the rest of the day together catching up on each other was doing. At the end, they both looked at each other & just said “goodbye”. They both wanted something more, but in my opinion it was best to start off slow. They began talking to each other again that night & came up with an idea to hang out just the two of them. They met up at Pitango Gelato Fells Point for some ice cream & to talk out what happened.
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They met up and discussed the issues at hand. Danny was sorry that he had made her feel that he was overbearing & controlling. He thought he was just being concerned & caring, when in all reality he was just overthinking situations that he shouldn’t have been overthinking. Heidi was sorry that she overshared information with him and she had to be constantly feel like she had to be reassured that they were together. They both had issues trusting each other, when it came down to it. They promised to work it out, but one day at a time. Don’t overreact when the situation is small.
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I can personally tell you that those issues were not that easy to resolve. They got into constant fights, but no matter what, they always resolved it before going to bed & not going to bed angry at each other. It eventually worked & they got better in the two years since they got back together and Danny felt like it was time to pop the question. You can see what her answer was in the video.
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Models: @terminas_finest_postal_worker & @la_joe
Event: @nightlightsevent
Location: Maple Grove Raceway
City: Mohnton, Pennsylvania
For #FilmFriday, I had the chance to work with other friends of mine to do a collaboration from #Katsucon2020 in National Harbor between this & The Fan’s POV. We had a blast doing this! Plus also, we will have mini videos featuring some of the people in this. Stay Tuned for that.
Welcome to the Blue! That's what the owners of Blue Waters Caribbean & Seafood Grill in Temple Hills, Maryland tell every one of their customers as they order from their menu of unique items ranging from Stuffed Avocado to Caribbean Jerk Chicken. Everything was delicious & it's fresh to order where they make it on the spot instead of cooking everything before. You can see the photos here and next week, I'll post up the short film that I made here.
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The owners goal here at Blue Waters was to create a health conscious restaurant that serves fresh, flavorful, and cooked to order Caribbean and seafood cuisines.
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I had the chance to shoot & film with @dmvfoodiecrew (MAKE SURE YOU FOLLOW EVERYONE TAGGED IN THE VIDEO) at this spot. Special thanks to @icedevilyummies for inviting me along for the ride. Everyone there was amazing & the food is fantastic. It's a little bit of a drive, but it's definitely worth it. They are also on DoorDash & Uber Eats.
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Restaurant: Blue Waters Caribbean & Seafood Grill (@bluewaterscsgrill)
City: Temple Hill, Maryland
My amazingly talented friend @melissakuchauthor is releasing the last book in her Iconic series known as "The Hypothesis of Giants". I had the honor to make the first book trailer for her book and now we have come full circle as I make the trailer for the last book in the series. You can get it on Amazon Books, as well as her website!!!!
For #FilmFriday, I'm going back to Nov 2019 when I went to NYC with a couple of friends and went to Smorgasburg in Brooklyn. It's a limited selection since it is the Winter version as opposed to the Summer edition. While we were there, I got this amazing s'mores lava cake from Bona Bona Ice Cream. It was so good. As soon as I got it and sat down, everyone at my table was looking at it and wondering where I got. It was so tasty.
For #FilmFriday, I wanted to showcase three of the most talented, kind, & compassionate women I know. They are the ladies of @antipodedance. This is a video that we did last year at MAGFest and once again, they are guests at this festival this weekend in National Harbor.