Moment Films

04/08/2025

When we were contacted 4 years ago to create the fundraising film for the expansion of the Pickford Film Center, we jumped at the chance. It's truly one of our favorite places in town, and telling a story about telling stories seemed like a dream come true. So we made this.

This past weekend, it all became a reality. The grand opening of the Pickford on Grand is now very real, and so many great people worked hard to make this happen. Kudos to you all - and pass the popcorn...

20/12/2024

We loved being involved in this one. Great cause.

05/12/2024

Home Sweet Home.

Here's a screenshot from our studio shoot, a high-performance gingerbread house that is almost 100% edible. This spot is for A1DesignBuild, supporting the nonprofit fundraising efforts of HomesNow. Not Later. here in Whatcom County - and will be on display at the Port of Bellingham's Holiday Gingerbread event this weekend at the Ferry Terminal in Fairhaven.

The house was made via the exacting efforts of artists Denise Miller and Tom Roberts, and was lensed by Chris Koser. More to come....

03/12/2024

Fun studio shoot in progress…

18/11/2024

A little mock-up for a model house we're building for a shoot. This will be - above all else - a sweet one. More to come.

03/10/2024

Here's the fun spot we produced for A1DesignBuild. Shout-out to Julien Scherliss who helped wrangle the vision (and the pencils).

As you or your loved ones grow older, you may want to figure out a way to stay in your home for as long as possible. A1DesignBuild is a builder of high perfo...

02/10/2024

If you saw our post yesterday, you get a little glimpse into how the creative process works for us (and it's different for everyone - and for every project).

We love this quote from accomplished visual artist Kara Walker: I don't know about anything, really. I always feel like I'm a novice and I'm just starting out... it's a lot like just starting from zero.

When we started to feel that maybe the direction of the story board we shared yesterday was working, we made a pre-vis. Collaborator Julien Scherliss was the magician behind this. Note the music, which ultimately fell to the wayside in favor of something a little more cinematic:

01/10/2024

Excited that we finally get to launch this spot that we created for A1DesignBuild here in Bellingham, WA - coming this Thursday.

It's also a good time to reflect on the question 'where do good ideas come from?' In our experience, good ideas come from a pile of bad ideas, and often it's hard to tell the difference. You pile them all together, try them on for size, maybe start scripting a couple, maybe even poke around for some music that fits the tone/feel you're going for.

For this one, our idea was sparked by an ad that A1DesignBuild had already produced, the screenshot of which is included below. From that, we created a little storyboard just for reference, which you can see at this link if you're interested. Basically, it's not so different than sitting in a giant sandbox, being handed a shovel, and then starting to dig.

In one of those piles of sand, maybe you start to see a little magic.

Link to boards: https://buff.ly/4eL2USX

23/09/2024

Here's a little camera test we're rolling with for an upcoming project. Stop motion is slow, but as all good ninjas like to say: slow is smooth, smooth is fast.

11/09/2024

Fun in the lab. Filming a little something for A1DesignBuild and the Pickford Film Center. Coming to a theater near you in Doctober.

11/09/2024

Fun in the lab. Filming a little something for A1DesignBuild and the Pickford Film Center - coming to a theater near you.

09/09/2024

Painting pencils green for a little stop motion project we're working on. The things we do.