OTA 2012 For the third year in a row Passenger developed the video content for the OTA conference held last week at Augustana College here in Sioux Falls. OTA seeks to leverage the creativity and innovation of South Dakota, Minnesota, and North Dakota. Speakers at this years conference included Stefan Sagmeister, [...]
Doug & Ami – Production Launch
Help us launch Doug & Ami by donating to our Kickstarter project! Stream the rough cut of the first scene, or use the widget below it to download it! Passenger is proud to announce the start of production of our full-length feature film – Doug & Ami. Set against the backdrop of rural America, the [...]
New Passenger: Andrew Reinartz
Passenger is pleased to announce Andrew Reinartz as the newest addition to the the Passenger fold. Specifically, Andrew will be spearheading Passenger’s own sales and marketing efforts. Born and raised in Sioux Falls, he is heavily involved with the local music and arts community playing in the South Dakota Symphony, Dakota Jazz [...]
A Common Occurrence – Short Film
Passenger is proud to share our short film “A Common Occurrence”. A Common Occurrence explores the tension between hope and regret through a young mans longing for a second chance. Winner of the Jury Award for Excellence in Cinematography at this years South Dakota Film Festival, A Common Occurrence is currently screening at various [...]
Soulcrate – Click, Click, Follow, Follow
Passenger was privileged to help Soulcrate produce their latest video. We felt the subject matter of the song would best be served by a “good enough” aesthetic. Meaning, we wanted to achieve a look of your average Youtube viral video that lacked a truly polished touch. I believe this lo – fi approach helps [...]
Vimeo Find: Karen O. – Abandoned
Check out this incredible rendition of “Mammas Don’t let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys”, by Karen O. of Yeah Yeah Yeah’s fame. Music aside, the video stands on it’s own as a fine piece of work. Beautifully shot and artfully directed the project speaks volumes about the astounding loss of small family farms [...]
Cautionary
Inspired by classic fairy tales I wanted to experiment with compositing and a noir type aesthetic. As such, this experiment was not intended to be part of a more cohesive narrative or future project. Rather, just for the fun of it. I shot our actors as well as the set against a green screen [...]
From Here: 002
From Here, is an ongoing visual collection of the people I meet. This is the Empress of the Third World Vagabond. She is writing a book in the margins of her bible.
South Dakota Corn Utilization Council: A Collaboration
Last month Passenger was approached by Paulsen Marketing to help develop a series of videos for web, TV, and provide photography for marketing the South Dakota Corn Utilization Council. Specifically, Passenger provided all production services for both the video and photography components. Special thanks to Clara Jacobs and Janet Anderson and the rest of the [...]
From Here: 001
From Here, is an ongoing visual collection of the people I meet. This is John. Every Cardinal home game he can be found outside the north gate of Busch Stadium. He isn’t feeling well. He’s trying to scrape money together for food and lodging. He’s missing his legs. He says God will bless me.
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