Author Archives: Will

Tanner Foust – VW GRC Super Beetle

From Storyboard to Screen – with Tanner Foust’s new GRC machine. Back in June 2014, I was approached by Tanner Foust and his team to create a short promotional video with his new Volkwwagen Beetle GRC rally car. The window to shoot the car would be tight – Andretti racing had just finished building theContinue reading “Tanner Foust – VW GRC Super Beetle”

A New Mountain to Climb – BBI Autosport at Pikes Peak

This year we produced two pieces at the PPIHC. The second and longer documentary video follows BBI Autosport as they prepare Jeff Zwart’s 997 GT3 Cup Turbo – Hill Climb Special for the 2014 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb. BBI Autosport is based in Huntington Beach, California they specialize in Porsche and exotic car performanceContinue reading “A New Mountain to Climb – BBI Autosport at Pikes Peak”

Made Man – EATS! BBQ Tour

Director of Photography – EATS! BBQ Tour While cars and racing action usually make up most of my year’s work – I took on a fun project traveling to 6 of the nation’s best BBQ joints with a production called Eats! The show focuses on a variety of restaurants and their back stories. For theseContinue reading “Made Man – EATS! BBQ Tour”

Jeff Zwart – Pikes Peak International Hill Climb 2014

2014 marks my fifth year covering the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb and the fourth film I’ve done with Jeff Zwart. With the road being fully paved for the past 3 years now – I really wanted to emphasize speed in this year’s film. In 2013 we shot the film with a combination of camerasContinue reading “Jeff Zwart – Pikes Peak International Hill Climb 2014”

The Porsche from the Winter of 53

Commercial Director/Racer Jeff Zwart and I exchange photos our cars being pushed to the limit. Whether its drifting or Jeff rallying – its a fun exchange. When Jeff sent me a video of his Porsche 356 Pre-A sliding through the snow in Colorado – I knew we had to make a film about it. ItContinue reading “The Porsche from the Winter of 53”

From Storyboard to Final Frame

Compare my storyboard frames on the left with their finished video frames on the right – taken from my short film: The Porsche from the Winter of 53. Frame direction has been changed on some to accommodate the real locations and available conditions when I arrived in Colorado to shoot. Also worth noting the BarnContinue reading “From Storyboard to Final Frame”

Matt Powers throws a 360

Its crazy to think I met Matt Powers right around when he started his professional drift career. So when Matt told me he wanted to try a 360 mid drift, on one of the trickiest parts of the down hill section of Willow Spring’s Horse Thief Mile track, I was intrigued. Horse Thief has someContinue reading “Matt Powers throws a 360”