Devin Durocher
Venture313
Gilbert Family Foundation Ad
Propsmaster, Carpenter
Working with Woodward Original as the propmaster and as a carpenter, we created 2 major set pieces for this ad: A garage backdrop that split in 2 revealing a full barbershop, and a monolithic door frame that acted as the portal from small-time business into major economic player.
The Door
Literal Metaphor
A large door was fabricated to act as the portal for these entrepreneurs to industry players, thanks to Venture313's financial initiatives.
Garage Barbershop
To convey the transition from a young man's hair business from operating out of his mom's garage to a full service salon with a dozen hired stylists, we created a two-piece, puppet garage wall, operating on the heels of two wheeled workbenches.
The puppeteering was a delicate dance to slink into two recesses in the shop's wall, and use the stained oak back plate to seamlessly blend into the background.
OnStar Santa Tracker
OnStar National TV Spot
Assistant Art Director
OnStar and Woodward Original shot this commercial Downtown for their seasonal in-vehicle feature.
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I worked directly with the Production Designer collecting and constructing a camera-ready Christmas for set pieces like a Mall Santa Booth, Window Display, and an Inner City Tree Lot.
Widowmaker
Carpenter Brut Music Video
Carpenter Brut's Music Video for the 2022 single The Widowmaker, starring Dylan Sprouse, filmed in Detroit at the Masonic Temple, Harpo's Concert Theatre, and various locations throughout the city.
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Using InDesign, I recreated a late 1980s style yearbook design that was then printed and woven into a hardcover book, which the main character passionately destroys. Other graphics and photo manipulations were made to put the actors into the world of Carpenter Brut's fictional Midwich University.
Propsmaster
Tired
Trey Connor Music Video
Editor, VFX Artist
Too Hot To Handle
Playing the roles of lead editor and VFX artist, I was tasked with getting a car to slowly engulf in flame. Working remotely with director Tomaki Boaz, I guided the team's set-up in order to give myself the best tools for making a believable and seamless effect. Using two high-powered lights flickering above the car, we captured in-camera reflections on the body of the vehicle as well as the wet concrete, and gave the smoke a realistic lighting effect to blend into the fire.
Aloof
Trey Connor Music Video
Art Director, Editor, VFX Artist
Walking On the Walls
As Art Director, I designed and constructed an entirely sideways set for this vertical oriented music video. Shot in a 9:16 aspect ratio, the illusion of our artist playing his guitar standing on his wall is accompanied by cutaways of him and his band playing a concert on a trash pile, which eventually consumes him.