Odessa Quill Cinema
Old brick factory with a tall chimney under blue sky
recce — old factory
Hands playing a guitar, close-up
live — soundcheck take 3
Warm window light and shadow pattern on a wall
35mm — late sun
Guitar necks silhouetted against blue stage light
sync check — stage B
Empty teal-lit hall with light strips
light test — empty hall

call sheet
day 02

director's notebook — open

Every
cut is
a promise.

I direct music videos for independent labels, new artists and seasoned bands who want a fresh look, taking each project from a hand-drawn storyboard to a premiere-night screening.

Watch the reel Download treatment template
47Videos made
6Festival honours
12M+Total views
Soundwire premiereNorthlight TV rotationLone Pine Festival official selectionHarbor Music MarathonCinderline New FrontierIndie Harbor

scene one — the blueprint

Before the
lens
opens.

Each commission begins on paper: a roll of brown wrapping paper, a thick marker and one question — what does this song look like when it hurts?

int. — frame 01 Vintage film projectors lit in orange alcoves
start in the empty room — nobody in shot
ext. — frame 02 Purple spotlight beams on a dark stage
wide — let the shadow lead
detail — frame 03 Lighting truss with stage lights against the sky
close — show the machinery

Shot list, “Hollow” —

  • black frame, 4 beats
  • hands before the face
  • handheld — keep it moving
  • uplight on the chorus
  • final shot: the window, every time.
draft 3 — final ✓ approved
Singer with a microphone on a dark stage

Final cut — “Hollow” by Vera Moss

Soundwire premiere Crowd with raised hands in stage haze

Final cut — “Static” by The Drift

Paper to picture

— from paper to picture, every time

scene two — the finished work

Recent
releases.

Watch the full reel

scene three — behind the frame

Seen from
behind
the lens.

Film crew pushing a camera dolly on location BTS — warehouse unit

“The crane jammed twice, so we rebuilt the lighting from nothing. Take three is the one you see.”

Day 2 — warehouse unit, 1:40 a.m.
Film crew gathered around a camera on a tripod BTS — “Hollow”, day 3

“After we called wrap, Vera asked to go once more. That last pass is what made the edit.”

“Hollow” — final setup, golden hour

full reel — 2025

Four years of work: forty-seven videos, twelve countries, three genres and one recurring question, asked a new way each time.

scene four — the commission

A free treatment
template for
your next pitch.

This is the working document I use to pitch videos to labels and managers, with my own margin notes from real pitches left. It was built for commissions, not for show.

what's inside

  • Reference board — how to borrow ideas without copying
  • Director's note — a clear voice without ego
  • Scene breakdown — the layout that earns a yes
  • Budget wording — how to ask for what the shoot needs
  • Revision rounds — keep the vision intact

340+ directors, artists and managers downloaded it last month

Get the PDF — free

No newsletters. One email, with the file.

You're on the list — the treatment template is on its way to your inbox.

By downloading you agree to hear from the studio now and then; you can unsubscribe at any time.

Would you rather talk?Book a 20-minute intro call