Michael’s Portfolio
Commercial Work
MononaLaw.com - I’m Just Here to Golf
A 30 sec commercial that I wrote, directed, shot, edited and starred in. I even produced the music with my electric guitar.
Castle Rock Museum 150th Anniversary
A promotional video that I produced to advertise the 150th Anniversary of the Castle Rock Train Depot and their annual train day event
Educational
Five C’s of Creative Writing
This video is from an educational series I made with Author Dean Clemons about creative writing. I designed a curriculum based on five key elements of creative writing; Catalyst, Context, Central Question, Constraints, and Conclusion. This video covers Catalyst. I wrote the material, filmed, edited, and did the motion graphics for all five of the Five C’s videos.
Non-fiction
Documentary - Castle Rock Museum
A documentary-short about the Castle Rock Museum in Castle Rock, CO. I directed, produced, shot, edited this short film.
Narrative
Number 7
This short film was my thesis project in college. Due to the unfortunate timing of a pandemic during my final year of school, I had to make this film alone. Aside from a wonderful appearance from my friend Jake Cuddemi, I did everything on my own to put this film together.
All In
All In is a comedy web series about four filmmaker friends who find unlikely success the world of adult films. The series remains PG-13, but follows our auteur filmmakers as they navigate their path to real filmmaking while making content that pays the bills.
I joined this project as a co-writer/co-producer. I was the director and cinematographer for all seven episodes. I edited half of the episodes. This episode is one that I helped to write. I directed, shot, and edited this episode.
