As far back as I can remember I have been inspired by storytelling. Some of my earliest memories are trying to figure out the techniques behind the illusions in movies. I have long been excited by and committed to learning every aspect of movie making including acting. As a video producer I have been most fortunate to have had great mentors along the way.
I believe movie making is a process of distilling a story, which inspires me because it can be a fusion of all the arts.
My first video experiences were videoing my mother skate dancing at 13 years old which I included in the documentary I made about her “Life of Art.” From a young age I enjoyed participating in my mother’s performance pieces. In high school I did a video project called “Direct The Other Way,” when my mother shared it with her EMMY award winning videographer friend, I was honored that he asked me to edit for his website. I am grateful he became my mentor, he has exposing me to many opportunities such as working on the History Channel, at Nasa, at Stanford and for a variety of advertisement companies.
To this day I remain amazed by the magic and mystery of visual storytelling.
I try to take every opportunity I can to document the world around me. It comes naturally to me to video, photograph, audio record, write and sketch to capture life. I am excited to share the content of our road trip around the country, “In Search Of True Beauty,” soon.
Since starting MotherSon Productions we have done some wonderful projects including making music videos, an album cover photoshoot, historical sights and events and a legacy documentary project one of our recent short films “Tall Ships” was selected by the Duluth Superior Film Festival.
My mother and I were asked to give a presentation at UMD for the University for Seniors. This led to us being asked to teach a class we called “Creative Delight.” The four classes focused on strengthening our imaginations through free association exercises using words, sounds, movements and visuals.
Then the UFS at UMD asked me to do a lecture on video production which was very rewarding.
Presently I am thrilled to be working on a fictional script I wrote and will be acting in about the real life tragedy of human trafficking.
We are also working on a series of inspirational/instructional videos, “use little LIVE BIG,” about how to enrich our lives while living more economically and ecologically. The series will be in the categories of home, health, work and fun.
We will also be working on a multimedia live art performance piece, “Essence Of Everything.” Clare will paint the set and costume, recite extemporaneous prose and play bamboo flute inspired by the four seasons. I will video and live edit, which will be projected onto a screen. The final act will be her skate dancing along with the video.
We are trying to share meaningful content and do our part to brighten the world. Let us know how we can assist you with your video projects. We truly appreciate hearing what you think of our efforts.