Film

I have been heavily involved in film since 2022. I've posted most of it to YouTube. Most of that growth has come organically from making KTL Films. I have done other work, mainly in documentaries.

Just for Fun

This is one we shot because I had a new gimbal and wanted to try it out. Troy operated the gimbal since I ended up being an actor.

Creditsstarring Alexander Vaughn Miller and Jeff Rick, cinematographer Troy Martin, editor Jeff Rick

Instructional Videos

I've learned much of my filmmaking by collaborating with others and watching YouTube how-tos. Occasionally, I pass some of it on.

I made this first one for a friend who was struggling with low-light footage. In general, I recommend quality lighting (even in dark scenarios). In reality, you will have to deal with bad footage. I was the DP for a film where nobody brought lights, so we ended up using the 40W lights that I brought to replace lamp bulbs. It was really bad. Make sure lighting is arranged beforehand.

CreditsI was given some problematic footage. Here I show my steps to getting the most out of it.

I have a good amount of experience isolating and recombining images. I had to do it for one KTL week, then made a film about the technique the week after. Someone called it me flexing. I was a bit thrown by that. I just wanted to create a how-to. The process I used was well within what I could already do. That may have been the first time I felt like I had real editing skills.

KTL22Pexactly 2 props, at least 1 shot must be a P.O.V. / point of view
Descriptiondocuments events that happened the previous week when filming for Ashley Davidson
Creditsfootage with Ashley Davidson and Charles George, camera work by Dina Forehand, song "Drivers License" by Olivia Rodrigo