A Toy Story

I completed this in collaboration with a classmate as a short (2-3 minute) turn-around project.

SUMMARY:

The growing popularity of Asian-influenced designer toys in the United States has led to the fame of several individuals, including Westport, Mass. artist Matt Albanese, who works under the name MCA. Albanese has one original toy sculpture on the market known as the Evil Ape, which is derived from his design company Evil Design.

The toys are conceived and drawn by him, sent to a company in China where they are manufactured, and distributed across the world. As a freelance artist, Albanese sells custom-painted sculptures of the Evil Ape in addition to displaying his characters in galleries.

Urban Tarzan

This is the first multimedia project that I shot and produced single-handedly.

SUMMARY:
Chances are you have already seen one of John Brennan's exotic pets. Brennan, 35, from the Bronx, is a professional animal wrangler and caretaker who goes by the stage name "Urban Tarzan".

While working his second job as a carpenter, usually in upstate NY, for extended periods of time, his mother helps take care of the animals.

Brennan has worked alongside Steve Irwin and Jack Hanna on TV talk shows, including Late Night with Conan O'Brien. He has appeared in music videos for artists from Twisted Sister to DMX, and has made cameos with his animals in a few movies as well.