Rich Froning - 1st Overall (7/26/2014)

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Awesome finish tonight for Rich Froning at the 2014 CrossFit Games! Rich has climbed the leaderboard and back in 1st place going into the final day tomorrow.

This video doesn't do justice to how great of an event this was. I wish I could share the feeling and intensity of the crowd with you but I've got to get to bed and wake up in 2 hours to drive back up for the final day!

June 2014 Update #2

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Well that was quick -- recently I was having issues with my computer so I thought I was going to be prevented from editing videos but I got everything fixed rather quickly! The issue was with my hard drive, luckily I didn't lose anything but it was a bit of a headache getting things working again. I was unable to startup my computer so I went to the Apple store to discover what the problem was. Luckily I was able to save my media from my drive by connecting my iMac to another iMac which makes my drive show up on the desktop like an external drive would. At this point I was able to plug in an external drive (which I had to go out and buy) and copy my files over. I was able to transfer my media overnight, took my computer back to the Apple store the next day and I had my computer back the following day. Again -- I ran into another problem! I was unable to install Final Cut Pro from my discs. I had to take back the iMac to the Apple store and discovered there was a problem with my optical drive. Unfortunately my Apple care had ran out and the best option for me was to buy an external disc drive. At this point I was feeling hopeful that I would be editing soon but I ran into one last problem. Apparently the Apple USB SuperDrive's are meant for MacBook Pro's. Thankfully the internet has the answer to many questions and I was able to make it work for my iMac.

Now I can begin editing again! I put together a quick video after fathers day for my Instagram account.

Yesterday was officially the 'first day of summer' (June 21). Here's another short video I put together for my Instagram account enjoying the summer sun -- I actually dislike being in the sun but once you're done working out it's all worth it.

I enjoy putting these videos together to showcase on Instagram. I think it's good practice for video editing and also I enjoy it because sometimes I wish I could make full on music videos to some of my favorite songs.

Experimental Videos for Instagram

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It's been a couple weeks since I've made a blog post so I thought I should write a little somethin'. Whenever I get the chance (usually between projects) I create experimental videos to play with ideas, and continue to grow as a filmmaker. Below are a few clips I created specifically for Instagram because you're only allowed to post 15 seconds videos. My goal was to come up with something creative, and entertaining within the limitations of the application.

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Monkeys In Space - Kill Your Past (Album Promo)

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Earlier this year I was nominated for best cinematography for a Music Video I directed for rock band Monkeys In Space. Here's a snippet from an interview I did with Sam Diego. Lookout for the new album 'Kill Your Past' from Monkeys In Space available in May 2014.

Yancy Medeiros prepared for any opponent at UFC 172

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Watch the full lead-up video I edited of Yancy Medeiros preparing for his fight at UFC 172 here. Medeiros was originally set to fight Joe Ellenberger on the UFC 172 undercard, but due to an injury withdrawal of Bobby Green; Medeiros will fight Jim Miller on the main card of the PPV event.