The YAER team is starting to bring in some high flying drone shots for me to play with, graphically, and I'm loving it. Check out this 4K video from the diverse and exciting Nitto Tire Auto Enthusiast's Day in Anaheim, CA.
All motion graphics and animation by Skylar Smith Media.
An explanation of what goes into the cars of the Nitto Tire Formula Drift team.
Graphics by Skylar Smith.
Yep. I was part of a Harlem Shake video. I even danced in it.
But that aside, this was some behind the scenes footage I got from the shoot. My footage of a beautiful Mazda RX-7 in the docks of San Pedro, CA edited to Common's "Sweet".
Enjoy!
A long time friend, and mentor, Will Roegge asked me to help him put the finishing touches on his grassroots drifting documentary Keep Drifting Fun. Him and his cohort Joshua Herron had been traveling the country in a VW Bus covering small drifting venues and cultures.
I was brought in to help edit the final piece, and to help film and edit the final segment in Phoenix, AZ.
My first project as Skylar Smith Media, Insight Racing hired me to cover their efforts at a Grand-Am Rolex race in Mid-Ohio. The team featured a familiar face, Tyler McQuarrie, a driver for Falken Tire's Formula Drift team.
This job was performed solo by Skylar Smith, all camerawork, motion graphics, editing and color were done by him.
Falken Tire began racing in ALMS while I was their Multimedia Specialist. Their first year was a constant struggle, but they reinvested in the program for their sophomore run and wanted to document their race for a win in 2011. Here, I directed a piece on their testing in Sebring, Florida of their new Porsche GT3 RSR.
We had a closed course for some car-to-car filming and I was in charge of a second camera operator for this shoot. All motion graphics (including the opening 8-bit intro) editing and color were done by Skylar Smith.