TE makes a lot of the components that you will find in just about every electronic device. They make all kinds of sensors, relays, connectors, switches, cabling, you name it. I was approached by the wonderful folks at Contravent to create a machine that played music. It was a challenging project- we collaborated with Pull […]
Radio New Zealand Interview
From March to July 2019 I was in New Zealand working on a kids TV project with Joseph Herscher, and was interviewed for Radio New Zealand’s “Saturday Morning” programme. The interviewer was Kim Hill, who is one of New Zealand’s national treasures. It was so nice to talk to her and get a chance to […]
Channellock
I really enjoyed creating this piece for one of my favorite tool brands, Channellock! It’s also my first director credit. Shout out to my build team: Trevor Yamamoto, T.J. Lewis, and Andrew Hussey. Producer was Heather Robinson, DP and Editor was Chris Hall. The hand you see in the video belongs to the current president […]
The Book of Henry
I really loved Colin Trevorrow‘s first film Safety Not Guaranteed and thought he was a great choice to direct Jurassic World. So about a month after seeing Jurassic World I heard from the producers of his 3rd film, The Book of Henry, about creating a chain reaction machine for the movie (it’s featured heavily in the […]
Meccano Lab
I and the King Volcano World Industries (that is the name of my company) crew created this environment for Meccano*, called the Meccano Lab. It served as the backdrop for an ad campaign for their 2017 toy line. I really think Meccano is a great building toy, it lets you build […]
Intel IDF 15
In August, my team and I created the opening sequence for Intel’s IDF 2015 conference, introducing CEO Brian Krzanich’s keynote address. I collaborated with the Berlin-based company Airstage, who created the floating orbs that emerged from the boxes at the end. Some of my favorite airstage stuff is the stuff they create for Festo. I’d like […]
Leo’s Fortune Trailer
I created this machine for the Android release of the hit mobile video game Leo’s Fortune . Working with me were TJ Lewis, Trevor Yamamoto, and Paul Thompson, and the video was directed by Christian Jacobs (of the Aquabats and Yo Gabba Gabba). AdWeek named the video their “Ad of the Day”, and it was […]
Countdown Sequence for Google IO 2014
My team and I opened the Google I/O Worldwide Developer conference on June 25th. My crew, consisting of Paul Thompson, Steve Lassovzsky, TJ Lewis, Eric Mesple and Trevor Yamamoto, kicked off the keynote session with a live audience of about 5000, with a couple of million viewers via global simulcast. The full installation was a […]
History In the Making: Nokia and Microsoft
Nokia + Microsoft from SOVRN STATE on Vimeo. This is a Rube Goldberg machine built to celebrate Nokia Devices & Services joining Microsoft. I collaborated with Column Five, who had previously worked on Microsoft’s “Child of the 90s” video. This machine also celebrates the history of technology featuring old school Nokia phones, stacks of floppy […]
Holiday Machine for George P. Johnson
George P. Johnson started out 100 years ago making flags and buntings for parades and other things, and because of its location in Detroit, also started getting involved in figuring out how to show people what those “automobile” things were all about. You could say they invented the Auto Show: you know that thing where […]
