About B

Hey everyone. If you wanna know, I reside in the place of sun, silicon and superficiality. Ahhhh, my home sweet home...how I love the! Sarcasm you smell??? Well...perhaps just a bit. But, truthfully, the West is where my heart is. The world itself is a wonderful place if you let it be. That's why I like to say I give my heart to the West, and my soul to the world. Call it what you will. Living to be the best person I can be is my goal in this life. That doesn't necessarily mean being the best though. It's my belief if you do your utmost personal best, giving whatever you go for your without-a-doubt all, and make smart decisions along the way, awesome things can happen and you'll achieve what you set out to do. There can be no excuses. There can be no giving up. You must use your opportunities and develop the natural abilities you've been blessed with. And, in the end, if you stay focused, you will find your happiness. Competitiveness is great. It drives us. But we can't let it cloud our vision, dirty our good nature. Eh, take it for what you will. This is just what I've come to live by through personal experience. We are all different. Find what works for you. All in all, I hope I can provoke some sort of thought through my work, as well as provide some sort of emotion. Not every person will like it, nor will every person appreciate it. But I'm okay with that. No ego or pride here....well, okay, as little as possible at least. :) Through my art, I give my all to the world. And that's the best I can do. Thanks for your time.
Posted in B's Webisodes

Tha Block w/ Urijah Faber – Promo Teaser

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This is the promo teaser I created some years back for Tha Block, a webisode series I was working on with MMA/UFC superstar, and old friend of mine, Urijah Faber.  I followed Urijah and his Team Alpha Male crew around for a solid six months getting footage of fights, interviews, daily life, funny happenings, original scripted content and more.  We got a good amount of buzz from this video.  And everything was going well until an unfortunate turn of events.  Siiiiiigh…..

Although Urijah and I continue to work together, this project has been put on hold for the time being….I stress time being.  Too much work was put into it and I feel strongly about it’s quality and worth.  So, it’s all about adjusting to the circumstances and timing.  I have a lot of good stuff on these guys and the plan is to one day get it going again, either by turning the footage I gathered into a film of some sort, or, doing as originally was thought out and release webisodes.  Either way, I’ll have to gather new footage in addition to this older stuff in order to bring viewers up to date with this crazy bunch of S.O.B.’s!  You have to know when to let projects go.  But you also have to know how to see failure vs hiccups.  This project hasn’t failed.  Tha Block’s just marinating.  🙂

For more on Urijah and Team Alpha Male, and boy is there a lot out there on them, visit Urijah’s website at www.urijahfaber.com.  You can also just turn on the TV….

Thanks for watching!

 

– B

 

 
 

Posted in B's Webisodes

L.O.S. – The Dream (Part 1)

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I have been tinkering with webisodes for a while now.  The first one I ever did was a six parter following a couple of dudes with dreams of making it big.  This is part 1 of that webisode series, entitled L.O.S.: The Dream.  I’ll be putting the rest of the webisodes from this mini-series up after their unveiling on the upcoming, brand spanking new one studios site, which will have first dibs.  So, keep your eyes peeled.  If they’re one here, then the new one studios site is up and running, and you should probably check that out too…..just sayin’.

This is a pretty simple video, but fun.  Sometimes, it’s all about having fun.  My peeps involved in the video with me came to me and we quickly threw this together.  I did all production.  And I plan on doing more webisodes in the future using higher quality equipment and putting more time into them overall.  They’ll most definitely be shot in high def, unlike this series.  All in all, good stuff.  Enjoy!

 

– B

 

 
 

Posted in B's Athletic Videos

Max Preps – Football Individual Highlight

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I have done contract work for CBS affiliate Max Preps in the past.  This is a small clip from a game highlight of an individual player, who is the running back.  In addition to filming an entire game for Max Preps, later editing it down into a fun highlight for the fans, players and coaches, I also do these individual highlights for parents, players and coaches.  These individual highlights are great for college recruitment, personal archives and eternal glory.  And I can do them for any sport, not simply football.

Sports I’ve shot:

– Football
– Wrestling
– Rowing
– Basketball
– Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
– Judo
– MMA
– More!

This game was shot in standard definition.  But I also shoot in high definition, of course.  All areas of production were carried out by me.  Always a blast doing these!

 

– B

 
 

Posted in B's Film & Video Audio

Balloon Presents Michael Fey of McAfee on Info Security – Video Audio

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I was contracted by NE Entertainment, in conjunction with creable Films, both out of L.A., to record and mix audio for the shoot for this video by the company Balloon.  Balloon was interviewing Mike Fey, CTO of McAfee.  I utilized a wireless lav mic setup that fed into an external recorder.  A shotgun mic was also fed directly into the RED Scarlet camera being used to shoot the footage as a backup.  The shoot was held at Intel Studios in Santa Clara, CA.  It was a fun gig with good people!

Thanks for listening.

 
– B

 

 
 

Posted in B's Film & Video Audio

Essence of Eternity – Feature Film Audio

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The following trailer is for an upcoming feature called Essence of Eternity, by Director Richard Ryan and his production company Ox Films.  This feature is filming in multiple locations.  But for the majority of shoots Ox Films had in Sacramento, El Dorado Hills, Cameron Park and Lake Tahoe, CA, I was contracted as the Sound Recordist/Mixer.  I’ll be posting more audio I captured in my my upcoming Film Audio Reel, as well as including future clips with the audio as Ox Films releases them.

For now, enjoy the following teaser, which has just a small piece of the audio I recorded at the end of the clip.  It’s the part where the lead actor says, “Where’s my wife?!”  Believe me, I should be able to post some clips with way more of my audio from this film in the near future….hopefully when it’s been properly mastered.  But at least you get to hear it in its raw form!

I recorded and mixed the audio using wireless lav units, as well as a boom mic.  I had feeds going into a 16 bit recorder, a 24 bit recorder and the RED Scarlet camera that the scene was shot with.  Always get backups!  😉

***UPDATE!!!  Below the first clip described is a new trailer Ox Films recently released that has some more of my audio for the film.  In this clip you can hear audio I recorded and mixed at the following time markers……0:28 – 0:31 (Bathroom Fight & Boat), 1:04 – 1:07  (no audio but I did record for that scene), 1:35 – 1:37 (guys running), 1:42 – 1:48 (sitting in chairs), 1:56 – 2:00 (bathroom fight).  A lot of this was done with multi mic / multi recorder setups, including wireless lavs, boundary mics, shotgun mics, a Tascam HD-P2, a Zoom H6 and more.  I’ll be posting more of my audio bits from this film as they are released with video clips like this.  But, again, I’ll also be post stuff in my personal audio reel(s) as well.

Thanks for listening!

 

– B

 

 

Here is the newest trailer.  My audio is again at the following time markers….0:28 – 0:31 (Bathroom Fight & Boat), 1:04 – 1:07  (no audio but I did record for that scene), 1:35 – 1:37 (guys running), 1:42 – 1:48 (sitting in chairs), 1:56 – 2:00 (bathroom fight)

 

 
 

Posted in B's Film & Video Audio

Therapydia – Flagship Clinic Program Video Audio

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Therapydia is an exciting new company helping people be at their best physically.  The following video was done by Steel-Edge, a production company based in Los Angeles and San Francisco, CA.  I was contracted by Steel-Edge to record and mix the audio for the San Francisco based shoot for this video.  So, as you watch the video, listen up!  But note that I did not shoot or edit this clip.  That’s all Steel-Edge.  Me = Audio.  I used wireless lapel and boom mic systems to capture the audio to both the camera and my external recorder.  Some of the raw audio from this shoot will be included in my upcoming audio reel as well…if you’re interested.

Thanks for listening!

 

– B

 

 

 

Posted in B's Academic Videos

Biola University – Biola Alumni Awards 2013

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I was contracted by Biola University to shoot an interview of Dr. Glen Thomas, who is an alum of Biola who went on to have a fruitful career in education and served as the California Secretary of Education under Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger….Tha Governator himself!  Dr. Thomas is a great guy and it was a sincere pleasure shooting the interview and getting to know him a bit.

The footage I shot was later incorporated into a larger video for the 2013 Biola Alumni Awards.  The linked version of this video, done by the awesome William Hellmuth, is below.  William has chosen not to allow peeps to embed this video.  But I was still able to post his YouTube link, which allows me to still display the video.  So, just watch the video below to see clips of my interview of Dr. Glen Thomas.

You can also see clips of my interview with Dr. Thomas in a couple of my upcoming reels, which will be on the B’s Reels page.  This way, if there is any doubt I actually did the work, you can squash it.  🙂

Thanks for viewing!

 

 

– B