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Filmmaker Aaron Doolittle returned home this past weekend to take part in his hometown 48 Hour Film Project and we ended up writing, shooting, and delivering a cute little film featuring the work of our excellent cast, Graci Carli, Aaron Doolittle, Robert Bozek, and Marlee Francis.

Come see it this Wednesday if you’re around.

This is a recent edit of some footage I shot in Pasadena at the Rose Bowl a little while ago of  Kenny Stills, wide receiver for the New Orleans Saints. We spent literally only about 40 minutes shooting this stuff (on Red Epic) since scheduling was very, very tight.

(JR Kraus photo)

I worked with the fine folks from Maul Media today at the Buffalo Bills training camp in Rochester, NY on a Sammy Watkins feature for Sports Illustrated. I have to say, it’s nice to see a young lad coming up in the world so committed to his work. Expect big things from Sammy, football fans 🙂

(JR Kraus photo)

Spent a day at DPost recently with excellent makeup and hair stylist, Josselyn Scott shooting an internal video for Moog (a worldwide designer, manufacturer, and integrator of precision motion control products and systems) which featured a faux news program scenario with former Buffalo news anchor, Victoria Hong. I hear the folks at Moog were “thrilled” with the piece and that it produced exactly the results they wanted. Boom!

Here’s a new edit made from footage I shot in February in Scottsdale, Arizona with MLB All Star outfielder Andrew McCutchen:

This is recent work completed for the Daemen College ICEA animation program shot on location at Daemen College and at their ICEA animation facility at the Tri-Main Center in Buffalo, NY. If you pay attention, you might notice Ben Porcari of IBC Digital in there. Hi Ben!

30 second spot:

Long form commercial:

Just got back from working at the famous Rose Bowl Stadium in beautiful Pasadena, California for 3 days with NFL players Marshawn Lynch, Colin Kaepernick, Kenny Stills, and Big Boi of Outkast fame.

We were rollin’ 4 cameras deep with a little help from JR Kraus, Tom Wills, and even Eric Frick on behind-the-scenes patrol. Good times, for sure!

(photos: Tom Wills, JR Kraus)

A recent web spot for New Era with MLB catcher, Buster Posey:

Just spent a day in Baltimore shooting footage for M&T Bank with Washington Square Films and it was HHOT! It’s a good thing the sun wasn’t out. Ouch.

Another piece created with footage I shot in Los Angeles in early February for New Era Cap. Baseball fans might recognize a few faces in here: