Take that, high fructose corn syrup

My latest Saturday Night Live parody sticks it to the corn refiners association. Check it out...

Ramona Falls "Going Once Going Twice" video

Here is a video I edited of Ramona Falls performing "Going Once, Going Twice" at Mississippi Studios in Portland, OR. It is introduced by none other than Mr. Toad, star of the RF video for "Russia". Enjoy!

I'm a winner!

The Fortune Writer, a short film directed by Eric Gross and edited by me just won the LES Film Festival for "Best Dramatic Short".

The LES Film Festival takes place in New York City's Lower East Side, and features films made for less than $30,000. Congrats to everyone involved!

Here's a short description of film...
Kirby works in the kitchen of a Chinese restaurant typing out fortunes for fortune cookies. When a lonely woman walks into the restaurant and piques Kirby’s interest, Kirby is faced with the challenge of writing his most difficult fortune yet. (8:46)

Target Grammys Ads

Here are some ads I cut for Target for the Grammys.

SNL Parody "Facebook"

Here is the newest parody I cut for SNL. This one hits especially close to home since both of my parents are on Facebook (my Dad actually asked me to be his friend while I was cutting the parody). I hope you like it!

Saturday Night Live Season Premiere

This week marked the start of Saturday Night Live's 36th season. I spent the week busting my butt to edit 2 parody commercials. I have never cut 2 parodies simultaneously before. It was intense and stressful at times. Luckily, I had the help of a great team! Alex Serpico handled color correction and online editing. Rhys Thomas and Justus Mclarty masterfully orchestrated the production and post producing, with additional help from newcomers Bree and Max. And of course, the parodies were directed by none other than Jim Signorelli, who has been directing the parodies since the show's beginning. One of the parodies won't air until next week, but a great piece about Bosley's new cure for baldness made the premiere. Check out my handy work below...




"Hair Restoration" was shot by Alex Bouno on the brand new Arri Alexa camera. It was such a smooth process, since we could import the clips at Apple Pro Res (HQ), without having to waste time transcoding. Plus the footage looks great! This piece was written by the talented and lovely Paula Pell.

Cannon Beach, Oregon coast

Brent Knopf + Matt Sheehy = Musical Genius

Tucked away on a creative retreat in Oregon's beautiful coastal town, Cannon Beach, Brent Knopf and Matt Sheehy are currently hard at work, putting the finishing touches on Matt's 2nd full length album. Having heard many of the demos, I can say with confidence that the follow up to 2008's gorgeous and heartfelt Tigerphobia promises to be a spectacular aural adventure.

In honor of their hard work, I bring you some adorable photos from an excursion Brent and I took to Cannon Beach a few weeks ago. Grab your teddy bears, and prepare to sigh as you scroll down into cuteness village.

Me in front of haystack rock

Brent doing his tough rockabilly sunset pose

Regular Brent looking effortlessly handsome

Awwwwwww. It's an ambigram!

And let's not forget that Matt Sheehy is also the guitarist for Ramona Falls, and star of the music video for "Russia." This video might have been edited by someone who likes to shamelessly promote herself on her own blog. But probably not.

Super Awesome Homeless Dude! (Menomena Dirty Cartoons)

Dear Internet,

Please help me make this hilarious video I worked on with Trevor McMahan for Menomena's "Dirty Cartoons" go viral.



Sincerely,

KB

Somebody give me an award!

A few weeks back, I got a last minute call from an incredible director named Trevor McMahan. He needed help editing an entry for a Mofilm contest, which could win us a trip to the Cannes advertising festival in France (oo la la!). Oh yeah, and we had about 36 hours to create the spot, since the deadline was rapidly approaching.

We were finalists in the contest, but ultimately did not win the prize. Nevertheless, I'm really proud of this spot, and I have decided to award it with the first ever Karte Blanche Blue Ribbon! I'd like to extend a special thanks and congratulations to our incredible actor, Blaine Kneece, who really deserves to be recognized for his hard work on an unbearably hot and humid day of outdoor shooting in NYC. All Karte Blanche Blue Ribbon winners will receive a can of Pabsts Blue Ribbon beer. Congrats to all involved. View the winning spot by clicking on the image below...

UPDATE: We actually did get an award from Mofilm. We were runners up in the contest and won a Kodak Zi8 Pocket Video Camera. I guess you can tally that as 2 awards! Congratulations us!