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.
| Credits | starring 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.
| Credits | I 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.
| KTL22P | exactly 2 props, at least 1 shot must be a P.O.V. / point of view |
|---|---|
| Description | documents events that happened the previous week when filming for Ashley Davidson |
| Credits | footage with Ashley Davidson and Charles George, camera work by Dina Forehand, song "Drivers License" by Olivia Rodrigo |