This was James’ last project working for Disney! He shot the Disney World footage for this beautiful ad for One More Disney Day, where the California and Florida parks will be open for 24 hours on February 29th. Thanks to director Matt Wyatt, composer Alfred Montejano, and the entire crew!

We’ve done other Disney stuff with Darth Vader, Mickey, Pooh, Tigger, and Lasseter!

Happy Birthday, Mickey! James was the Director of Photography and VFX artist for this video starring Mickey Mouse! It promotes a really cool interactive jumbo-tron in Times Square. Be sure to watch to the end for an explosive finale in the Magic Kingdom! James shot on the new RED Epic camera, and used interactive magic lighting both in Times Square and Disney World. Directed by Matt Wyatt. Additional VFX by David Wolgemuth and Whitfield Henry. Thanks to everyone at DigiSynd and Disney Parks!

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James was the Director of Photography for this disaster movie parody by Team Tiger Awesome. Starring J. Teddy Garces, Michael Laurie, Soren Bowie, Ellie Knaus, Matt Wyatt, and Jimmy Tang.

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James was the Director of Photography for this video announcing a Disneyland contest. Yes, it was actually shot on the Jungle Cruise. Directed by Matt Wyatt. Thanks to the creative team at DigiSynd and the incredible Disneyland crew.

This isn’t the first time we’ve shot in Disneyland. Remember Darth Vader?

James was the Director of Photography for this video by Scott Gairdner. If you don’t know what “Tiny Fuppets” is, then you should watch this.

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James shot this test for director Chris Cantwell as a commercial proof-of-concept. Starring Sean Bury and Clint Gage.

James was the Director of Photography for Chris Kelly’s parody of Mob Wives. Thanks to Cam Op Brad Conlin and everyone at Funny Or Die!

James was the Director of Photography for the latest comedic short from Team Tiger Awesome. Ghostlight provided gun and gore Visual Effects. Guest Directed by Matt Wyatt. Enjoy this cautionary tale that explores the horrors of awkward and disgusting R-Rated deathbed requests.

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Yeehaw! Scott Gairdner asked Ghostlight for some help on his latest Funny Or Die video “Roller Coaster Saftety with Patrick Warburton.” James was the Director of Photography, so insert cowboy shootin’ pun here. Though Scott did all the ride graphics, Ghostlight provided invisible Visual Effects including monitor placement, dolly rig removal, boom mic removal, and crew reflection removal. Saddle up and enjoy!

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This is our favorite video that we’ve done with Disney! James was the Director of Photography and Editor. Dave was the VFX Supervisor. Directed by Matt Wyatt. Brad Conlin was the AC. Music by Alfred Montejano. Thanks to the entire Disneyland crew, Lucasfilm, and our DigiSynd coworkers. You’re the best!

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James was the Director of Photography on Whitfield Henry’s spoof of The King’s Speech. Starring Conor Lane, Sean Bury, and Hesley Harps. Music by Alfred Montejano Thanks to everyone for a fun shoot!

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James was the Director of Photography and Dave was lead Camera Operator on Scott Gairdner’s hilarious video for Funny Or Die in which many “Cheater”-like shows collide. Thanks to Scott, the huge cast, and entire crew at Funny Or Die for one of the most fun and insane shoots of all time!

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James was the Director of Photography for this Funny Or Die video starring Paul Reiser and Andy Daly. Directed by Scott Gairdner. Thanks to Brad Conlin, Nick Mundy, and the entire Funny or Die team!

Here’s a photo of James with the cast!

James helped shoot Scott Gairdner’s segment “Baton Rouge Bigfoots” which starts off Episode 15 of Danny Jelinek’s show “Everything.”

James did the Cinematography for this informational video by our friends Sean Bury and Matt Wyatt. If you don’t think improvised explosives are funny, you may not like the content, but you can still enjoy the pretty pictures. Enjoy!

We did the Cinematography and film look for Adventures of the Blue Sword, which Chris Cantwell directed for the Channel 101 show Everything. James shot on the RED Camera and approximated the look of 1949 Technicolor film. We also added grain, dust, scratches, weave, tape splices, and thumbprints. Thanks to everybody involved!

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We did the Cinematography, Editing, and Visual Effects for this very funny and disturbing Summer Of Tears sketch directed by Chris Cantwell. Thanks to everybody involved! Enjoy.

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James was the Director of Photography on this very special special. Thanks to Scott Gairdner, Rip Taylor, Santa Claus, and the entire crew!

Break.com asked us to make this short horror film to promote Saw 3D. Click the image to watch our 2D version. To watch in 3D, click here and go to “Scar3d”. Break.com wanted something where an exterminator is killed by traps. Dave wrote and directed. James was the Director of Photography. No time for 3D VFX, so we did it all in-camera.

WARNING: this is really violent and bloody!

Starring Beck Bennett. Makeup by Sabrina Siebert at Quantum Creation FX. Thanks to Johnny Wickham and the crew!

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Something’s wrong with us. Ghostlight did the Cinematography and Visual Effects for this disturbing short by Invisible Engine. Chris’ character shoots himself in one of those old theme park music video booths. First, the blood effects were added using Visual Effects. Then the green was replaced (poorly) by footage we shot on our iPhones. Then we ran it through a VHS deck while messing with the tracking. Alfred Montejano created the VHS audio flaws. Starring Chris Cantwell, Matt Wyatt, Sean Bury, and Hesley Harps.

Guy From Nickelback returns in the latest episode of Scott Gairdner‘s thrilling series. James was the Cinematographer, Dave shot a bad guy, and Ghostlight did the heavenly Visual Effects at the end. Thanks to Scott, Will Hyler, and everyone involved!

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We did the Cinematography and Visual Effects for this Captain Morgan ad produced by FunnyorDie.com and directed by Scott Gairdner. James shot on the RED camera with upgraded M-X chip. Our VFX work included wire and stunt rigging removal, sparks, flames, brand removal, time machine effects, fireworks, and 3D smoke simulation. Special thanks to Scott and the incredible crew at Funny or Die!

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Willard and Ren take care of Chuck and his pals once and for all. Part of Our Footloose Remake. Directed by Chris Cantwell. We did the Cinematography, Editing, and VFX. Shot on the RED. Makeup FX by Sabrina Siebert.

Starring Chris Cantwell, Evan Gaustad, Nick Clark, Hesley Harps, Jessica Thompson, Matt Wyatt, Brendan Joyce, Eric Toms, Dan Kent, and Will Hutson. Enjoy the violence!

See the Original Scene, Audience Reaction, Behind-The-Scene, and Visual Effects! Photos! Full Our Footloose Remake!

Reverend Moore and Coach Dunbar discuss moral issues. Dialogue is true to the original, but the rest is not. Part of The Footloose Remake. Directed by Matt Wyatt. We did the Cinematography and Editing. Shot on the Red.

Starring Reggie Watkins, Olivier Canovas, and Natalie Lynch. Thanks to PA Clint Gage, Makeup Artist Nikki Marrone, Composer Alfred Montejano, and Color Timer Phil Dennison.

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Dave wrote and directed this bad horror scene for Hesley Harps‘ acting reel.  Also starring Will McFadden, Sean Bury, and Brad Conlin.  James was the Cinematographer and shot on the RED camera.

Chris Cantwell wrote and directed this short starring Scott Gairdner as Himself and Scott Gairdner as Himself From The Future. James did the Cinematography, Dave built the props, and Ghostlight did the VFX.

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Director Chris Cantwell needed Cinematography and Visual Effects for this very strange self-interview portion of a reel submission. It’s a fairly basic “split-screen” technique until Chris walks in front of himself, casting and receiving his own shadow.

Hesley Harps needed scenes for her actor’s reel. This one was written and directed by Chris Cantwell. James was the Cinematographer and both Dave and James appear in the scene. Enjoy!

The chronicles of two guys continues with the ultimate test of concentration: shaving. Starring Adam Ray and Evan Gaustad.

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We shot, edited, and created the VFX for this short film with pilot Craig Dyer to showcase his piloting skills, plus those of everyone involved. James was the Cinematographer and operated camera from the yacht and helicopter’s bench seat. Dave shot from a separate little boat and edited the movie. Thanks to Craig Dyer, Doug Blake, and Matt Sigloch!

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James was Gaffer on Ledge Fighters, a short comedy by Scott Gairdner. James used orange and blue lights to match the location a give an 80′s feel. Thanks to Scott for a fun shoot!

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Krantz is a dark comedy written and directed by Chris Cantwell. James was the Cinematographer. The film was shot on the RED ONE, which shoots 4K resolution and uses 35mm lenses. James used overly-dramatic lighting and tilt-shift lenses to emphasize John Krantz’ warped state of mind. Many thanks to Chris, Brad, Ken, and the entire crew!

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Our good friend Joey Boukadakis wrote and directed Dinner With Raphael, a short comedy about a young man who introduces his fiance to his brother who…. has a condition. James did the Cinematography and Dave Edited. The film stars Paul Boukadakis, Dianna Agron, Michael Bower, Brett Paesel and Richard Riehle (Office Space). Careful – this is really offensive and really funny!

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Ghostlight made this for College Humor. They sent us the concept, Dave directed, James did the Cinematography, and we did the Visual Effects. It stars Nick Mundy and Michael Ryan Truly from Team Tiger Awesome. Enjoy!

There’s someone trying to kill us? Part three of the series we shot and edited for Adam Ray and Evan Gaustad.

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The second adventure we shot and edited for Adam Ray and Evan Gaustad. “These guys are good.”

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We did the Cinematography and Editing on this short with Adam Ray and Evan Gaustad. Enjoy!

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DigiSynd hired us to create these three ads for the Twisted Terror Collection from Warner Brothers. Dave Directed and Edited, James did the Cinematography, and Ghostlight did the Visual Effects.

Starring David Nash, Evan Gaustad, Jenna Finley, Beck Bennett, Ashleigh Sumner, Sarah Atwood, Jessica Wheeler, and Sarena Khan. Narration by Adam Ray. Music by Andrew Kaiser. Thanks everybody!

DigiSynd produced this video, also known as Houdini’s Moon, for Ashton Kutcher’s Room 401. Ghostlight did the Cinematography and Visual Effects for this video, which was just one of many clues for DigiSynd’s online alternate reality game, eventually becoming Nowheremen. Thanks to DigiSynd and everyone involved!

Watch in HD! Read fans dissecting the video here!

James shot Lifestyles of the Cheap and Shameless for Invisible Engine, Sprint, and College Humor. It stars Sarah Atwood, Julia Bellows, Sean Bury, Chris Cantwell, Morgan Mead, Makinna Ridgeway, and Matt Wyatt. Artwork by Brad Conlin.

Watch: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5!
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Dave Directed and James did the Cinematography for the last scene of Olmec: Sex Therapist for College Humor. It stars actor Kirk Fogg, host of Legends of the Hidden Temple and actress Morgan Mead.

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We levitated a possessed girl in What Revver Did 5, the final Revver.com ad created by Invisible Engine. We did the Cinematography and Visual Effects. This video shows how we made Sean fly!

Watch What Revver Did 5: Exorcist! See photos from all 5 ads! See everything Revver!

Here’s some behind the scenes footage from What Revver Did 4: Civil War! James was the Cinematographer on this 4th ad for Revver.com created by Invisible Engine. If you like guns, trucks, fire, and handlebar mustaches – this is for you!

Watch What Revver Did 4: Civil War! See photos from all 5 ads! See everything Revver!

Here’s how we created these 3D titles tracked into real environments shot with a hand-held camera for Branham High School.

Here’s the famous cliffhanger episode of Sandwich Pals! Enjoy this short comedy we shot and edited for our buddy Adam Ray.

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Invisible Engine has completed the third ad for Revver.com, and James did the Cinematography. “Man, Revver’s awesome!”

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We did the Cinematography and Visual Effects for the second Revver.com ad by Invisible Engine. This video shows how we did the gnomes. Yummy!

Watch What Revver Did 2: The Dragon! See photos from all 5 ads! See everything Revver!

We made Nick Clark fly in an ad for Revver.com, produced by Invisible Engine. This video shows how we did the Visual Effects, but we also did the Cinematography. Enjoy!

Watch What Revver Did 1: Magical Powers! See photos from all 5 ads! See everything Revver!

Remember the Tuolumne video? We had some beautiful extra footage of the trains, so here it is!

See behind the scenes photos from the Tuolumne video shoot.

We shot and edited this video, which shows lovely scenery in Calaveras County and is used to promote the county’s beautiful filming locations and other activities.

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Adam Ray TV won the Best New Pilot Award at the ITV Festival!  We shot and edited a collection of sketches for our buddy Adam Ray, which were combined into the 22 minute TV pilot. Beware the mature content and enjoy!

Watch Club Rectum, Eggo Waffles, Two Guys 1 2 3 4, Bud Light, Perry Woodwork 1 2 3 4, Cat In The Hat, Southwest, Truth or Dare! See behind the scenes photos!

James did the Cinematography for Invisible Engine’s music video Sex Girls. Man, those girls are crazy! No, seriously. Run.

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Today, Ghostlight grabbed some film gear and shot an opening title sequence for an Invisible Engine intro. Chirs, Matt, and Sean supplied us with a really nice film stock and we wandered around LA shooting random fun stuff in slow and fast motion. Here’s some of the raw footage!

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James helped out our buddies over at Invisible Engine by doing the Cinematography for one of their short films. He also was forced to appear in a minor role in the movie.

Ghostlight did the Cinematography for the short film 5 Minutes. Enjoy this footage of us on the set along with Chris, Matt, and Sean from Invisible Engine This was our first project using a 35mm lens adapter for video as well as a Steadicam.

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5 Minutes is a short film we were hired to shoot. James was the Cinematographer. These are some of our favorite shots.

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James took very nice headshots for our acting friend Aaron Fischer. Check them out in our headshots photo gallery.

Ghostlight was hired by Merging Promotions to provide Cinematography, Editing, Visual Effects, and DVD services to promote New Directions For Women, a chemical dependency treatment center for women. Here are highlights from the video!

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Here’s the trailer for our Leigh in Hawaii documentary we shot and edited for Leigh High School‘s trip to the Pacific Basin Music Festival.

Explore the DVD! See photos from us working in Hawaii!

(“to-all-um-knee”)  We created this video for the Tuolumne County Film Commission.  It appears at tradeshows and on their website to promote the county’s beautiful filming locations.  The music was composed and performed by Aaron Fischer.

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Ghostlight shot this joke video for a medical company which required an office to be infested with butterflies. We cut out paper butterflies, which were lightly taped to the walls and actors, then blown with fans. For the butteflies in the air, we used computer animation.

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Test Drive was James’ Senior Thesis film at Chapman. It was shot on 16mm film. Here’s a clip featuring Will McFadden and Aaron Fischer.

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Dave shot and directed this during film school at USC. It stars Aaron Fischer and Trevor Peterson.