Case Studies

Every project is different. The process and the results stay the same.

Find out how each one ran: the brief, the process, and what it delivered.

eero × Cal Raleigh
01 · First Feature

eero × Cal Raleigh.

From a first email to a national-ready spot.

The full run on one job: the concept email, look development, previs boards the client could click, the shoot, and delivery. Every decision approved before anyone booked a flight.

DirectoreeroCal Raleigh2026
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Bethany Hamilton: Unstoppable
02 · Feature Documentary

Bethany Hamilton: Unstoppable.

A 6-week short film that became a 6-year feature.

Premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival in 2018, released theatrically, now streaming on Netflix, Prime Video, and Apple TV. What a director-led project looks like at feature length.

DirectorTribeca 201897 minNetflix · Prime · Apple TV
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eero × World Surf League
03 · B2B Film

eero × World Surf League.

You can't film a signal.

DirectorDPEditoreeroWSL2025
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Ready × Giannis
04 · Commercial

Ready × Giannis Antetokounmpo.

Shot in a day. Finished for the Finals.

DPEditorReadyDir. Tim Tadder2023
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Kelly Slater × Firewire
05 · Commercial

Kelly Slater × The Great White Twin.

The shark without the shark.

DirectorFirewireSlater DesignsKelly Slater2023
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Dolby × Vimeo
06 · Brand Film

Dolby × Vimeo: The Wild.

From an iPhone test to a launch hero.

DirectorDPDolbyVimeo2021
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G-SHOCK × Kanoa Igarashi
07 · Product Film

G-SHOCK × Kanoa Igarashi.

A watch about time travel. A family that lived it.

DirectorDPG-SHOCKKanoa Igarashi2023
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Sharkbanz
08 · Animated Explainer

Sharkbanz: How It Works.

Turning invisible science into something you can feel.

Creative DirectorWriterEditorSharkbanz2025
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The LineUp at Wai Kai
09 · Launch Campaign

The LineUp at Wai Kai.

Opening a wave pool with 16 days to launch.

DirectorDPEditorADVNCD Concepts2023
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Surfrider Foundation
10 · Nonprofit Partner

Surfrider Foundation.

From video vendor to the strategist behind the program.

EditorDPStrategistSurfrider2024–26
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REEF
11 · Brand Partner

REEF: Reason to Beach.

A creator who kept getting promoted up the brand.

DirectorDPEditorREEF2019–23
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Ready × Three Athletes
12 · Post Pipeline

Ready: three athletes, two retailers.

One post pipeline for a multi-athlete brand.

DPEditorPost leadReadyDir. Tim Tadder2024–25
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Tim Tadder
13 · Collaboration

Stills and motion, same day.

Ten years as the motion half of a photo-plus-motion shop.

DPEditorReadyASICSEpson2018–26
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PUMA × Dixie D'Amelio
14 · Director's Note

PUMA × Dixie D'Amelio.

Put the camera down to get the shot.

MotionDPPUMADixie D'Amelio2022
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