I produced this content as in house full time Creative Producer at Immortals.
“Learning from every defeat is what leads you to be a champion. For MIBR, winning is the best feeling and in Champions Rising, brought to you by Game Fuel, we look at what we need to do to get there.”
I directed and produced this video while working under Immortals, and I conceived many of the marketing elements.
The Immortals Icon, the first collaboration between global esports organization Immortals and heritage sneaker and lifestyle brand K-Swiss. First announced in April 2018, the partnership between Immortals and K-Swiss is the first official pairing between a footwear brand and esports organization. The limited-edition Immortals Icon retails for $110 USD and is available for purchase at kswiss.com/immortals.
“Esports is exploding, and we’re excited to be at the forefront,” said Barney Waters, K-Swiss’ brand president. “Immortals is a great organization to be partnered with as we explore together the intersection of sneakers and esports. As shown in the Immortals Icon, this creative zone is one we continue to focus energy on.”
The Immortals Icon represents the very best of esports and gaming and builds on the history of Immortals competitive success. The sneaker design reflects deep collaboration between Immortals professional players and K-Swiss’s world-leading designers. With a sleek, aerodynamic silhouette, the Immortals Icon is designed for superior fit and comfort. It features an all-black engineered knit with premium leather and a heel pillow for ultimate comfort. The sneaker sports Immortals branding and comes with two pairs of shoelaces in Immortals colors of black and teal that fans instantly recognized across the world.
“We embrace our players’ unique styles and understand that personal expression and performance are uniquely tied together,” said Noah Whinston, Immortals CEO. “K-Swiss has been a true partner as we workshopped, collaborated and ideated on the Immortals Icon sneaker. This sneaker is only the beginning as our game-changing performance shoe collaboration is yet to come.”
Set to launch in mid-2019 is “The Grandmaster,” the world’s first competitive gaming sneaker developed hand in hand by K-Swiss designers and Immortals players to reflect the needs of the esports professional.
For additional information on the Immortals Icon, please visit kswiss.com/immortals.
After a 12 year hiatus, the Deltron 3030 mythology (Del tha Funky Homosapien & Dan the Automator) continues with "Event II".
Available on iTunes & at Deltron3030.com
Starring Bianca Siavoshy & Thomas McCormick
Director: Mohammad Gorjestani
Producers: Matt Szymanowski & Malcolm Pullinger
Cinematographer: Stephen Berke
1st AC: Tyler Lee Cushing
Editor: Ashley Rodholm
Visual Effects Supervisor: Eric Peschel
Visual Effects Artists: Eric Peschel & Brandon Pierce
1st Assistant Director: Laura Kay Rudat
Wardrobe: Kat Yeh
Wardrobe Assistant: Hannah Rothstein
MUA: Monique Ford
Art Director: Jessie Chaffin
Production Assistants: Attila Rostas & Josh Biggs
Post Production: Berke Creative
Wheelchair designed & Fabricated by Ryon Gesink at American Steel in Oakland, CA
Directed by Marta Dymek ( martadymek.com )
Produced by Estefania Sequeira & Matt Szymanowski (wolvescreate.com)
Starring
Katie Burden (Cautionary Tail Records)
X.O.Finn as Goon
Director of Photography - Tyler Lee Cushing
Production Designer - Zaria Gunn
Goon Costume Design - X.O.Finn (xofinn.com)
Editor - Estefania Sequeira
Colorist - Marta Dymek
A.D. - Michelle Sosa
A.C. - Jonas Klittmark & Misha Sundukovskiy
Gaffer - Joe Heath
Key Grip - Alyssa Moran
M.U.A. - Gary Febus (makeupbygary.com)
Wardrobe - Laura Reilly
Art Department - Eric Newcombe, Anya Rossa Quade
P.A. - Mike Bell, Andrew Callaway, Albert Garcia
Produced by me while at Stories International.
The Eventbrite Organizer app is your one-stop shop for managing sales and attendees on your mobile device. Monitor real-time ticket sales, check-in attendees, track attendance live, and accept fast, secure payment for tickets and merchandise on-site.
Client: Eventbrite
Production Company: MKSHFT CLLCTV
Producer: Matt Szymanowski
Client Producer: Tricia Rosetty & Keiko Tokuda
Directors: Mo Gorjestani & Malcolm Pullinger
Editor: Henry Young
Colorist: Ayumi Ashley
VFX: The Artillery
Music: Giorgio Blosi
Client: Eventbrite
Production Company: MKSHFT/CLLCTV
Director: Mohammad Gorjestani
Director of Photography: Jonas Klittmark
Additional Footage: Eyewax Films, NightCulture and Peter Hoang
Producer: Matt Szymanowski
Editor: Malcolm Pullinger
Assistant Editor: Randy Hall
Visual Effects Artists: Carlos Escarrega
Sound Mix: Joel Raab
Location Sound: J.R. Rodriguez
Grip: Erik Sanchez
Client: Eventbrite
Production Company: MKSHFT CLLCTV
Producers: Matt Szymanowski & Misha Sundukowskiy
Client Producer: Keiko Tokuda
Director: Misha Sundukowskiy
Animator: Esteban Diacono
Music: Marmoset
FILM: I worked with Truth Be Told in creating a documentary film for San Francisco’s Aquarium of the Bay about ocean health. The challenge was to create a story that helped explain how a few innovative leaders in the seafood industry are helping to implement more sustainable approaches to fishing the ocean.
SOLUTION: Truth Be Told spent a day aboard a crabbing vessel in Trinidad, CA to understand how SeaDoc is revolutionizing the fishing industry by developing a self sustaining program enabling fishermen to retrieve lost fishing gear after their season is over. I came on board a day in Water Bar to understand how the chef and purchasing manager are driving behavior change both from within the industry and by educating their patrons. We also told the story of a San Francisco Bar Pilot who has been surfing the coast of CA for more than 20 years removing stray fishing debris to reduce marine mammal entanglements.
RESULT: The resulting film is being shown as an educational tool at the Aquarium of the Bay and Sea Lion Center to create education and awareness for a more sustainable ocean. It is also being shown in theaters to create a conversation and dialogue about ocean health and sustainable consumption.
COLLABORATORS:
- Craig Goucher (crabber) and Jennifer Rennzulo (Sustainable programs) of Sea Doc’s Derelict Fishing Gear retrieval program
- Eric Hyman (sustainable purchasing) & Parke Ulrich (head chef) of Water Bar San Francisco
- Dustin Slack (surfer) of SF Bar Pilots
- Kate Harle, Maggie Ostdahl and Robyn Grahn of the Aquarium of the Bay
- Silvia Mahan (producer and asst. editor) & Matt Szymanowski (2nd cinematographer at Water Bar) of Truth Be Told Creative
