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NEW MEDIA

Film gives us a chance to do visual storytelling in a way that humanity has never been able to explore, throughout all of the storytelling in history, until the 1890's. It's such a new development and different paradigm that, consequently, there are so many new ways to tell stories that haven't been explored yet.

Being able to show — and not only tell — has allowed us so many more means for expression, yet is often overused as a tool to simply show whatever is being discussed literally, and not with any sort of expression. 
 There is so much more potential there, for creativity, for styles, for hitherto completely undiscovered fundamentally different ways to tell stories. Good writers, directors, and editors are on the edge of new discoveries, constantly.


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PARADIGM SHIFTS

Virtual reality, videogames, and many as-yet-uninvented ways — storytelling has become, recently, so much more than oral retelling, music, and books — we can manipulate sights and sounds (and, maybe soon, other senses as well). It's such an important tool for understanding; we are born into this world without any knowledge of it, and it is through storytelling that we gain and coalesce our understanding of all that is around us. It is integral to the idea of humanity.  
 
 

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PERSONAL HISTORY

I enjoyed making film as far back as eighth grade, when a few friends and I made sort-of-parody/sort-of-comedic-spy-film Dawn of the Bears (I know, I know). I immediately found myself completely enthralled by it -- every aspect -- even making such a silly film as that. I stayed after class just to render credits; I kept thinking about props and the way we could shoot some scenes absent the proper tools and equipment; I kept asking to stay in the classroom late to get "just one more thing" done.

In high school I got to practice more, hone the craft, and begin in artistic and business endeavors. I co-produced a pilot episode of a television show with a crew of about forty, and directed and edited the four-camera shoot of an annual concert with attendance of about three-thousand.

Getting to college to learn the ropes properly instead of swinging in the dark was immensely helpful — learning how to properly sync and organize clips and timelines in Final Cut and Premiere changed everything in my workflow.
Having started pretty early and selling artwork in high school meant that I as accustomed to start working fairly early, and so I did. 




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Adam's intentionality is remarkable: from selecting the right lens to the placement and framing of a shot, Adam is deliberate and careful in his method. I was impressed by his ability to weave together both my vision and his own creativity in the process.

Being there for the creation and launch of this website has proven to me the level of dedication and eye for detail that Adam puts into all of his work. Outstanding work from an upstanding guy.

When you’re looking to hire an outsider for a project you hold close to your heart, you need someone you can trust — to put their best foot forward and to care about the final outcome as much as you do. With Errant Nomad, I assure you, you’re getting just that.


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I look forward to working with you all!