Vespera Films

Editing the documentary genre captured me as a creative soul in an immediate and dramatic way when I started my career 16 years ago. For me, it stems from being an empaththe way I adore people, the way I can see the dimensional universe each person is, the way I feel other’s feelings deeply. Then there are things about the medium itself that continually engages me: Unlike other genres, I love the way a documentary is written as it’s being edited. It bursts with so much... vivid discovery for me, which is elating. I experience an intriguing dialogue with the material as the video clips speak back to me, and I intuitively feel what the story wants to be. As I orchestrate music, interview footage, and illustrative imagery, the story comes to life in my hands like a child that begins to walk before my very eyes! (The majesty of it!) In an industry that tends towards the egoic, the contradiction lies in that getting out of the way of the story is what makes it reach its highest potential. I love telling stories that make a positive difference and will always be an eager student of this craft. #documentary #filmeditor #videoeditor #editsuite #editing #storyteller #inspiration #film #filmmaking #filmmaker #documentaryfilm #shortfilm #postproduction See more

Introducing my new Pegasus32 R6 24TB with a RAID 5 parity configuration. After being self-employed for over a decade, I have finally been able to get one of these! (Costs as much as what a good used car used to cost! ) So grateful for this redundant mansion for my present and future files. #videoeditor #filmeditor #editor #editing #postproduction #behindthescenes

I feel like I just reconnected with an old friend! Jerry N Uelsmann’s photography was one of my big influences when I first started my exploration of experimental film in college at the Kansas City Art Institute. Here is one of his photographsdone entirely in the dark room folks! Wow.

Next up: working my bunny tail off to make the Sundance Film Festival deadline with the Out of Time: The Material Issue Story @materialissuedoc feature documentary submitted as a work in progress. (Sundance can be a real crap-shoot but it’s worth a try.) This is an animation of a contact sheet director / filmmaker @balinschneider found featuring Mike Zelenko @mikezelenko, drummer of Material Issue. #materialissue #videoeditor #filmeditor #editor #editing #postproduction #behindthescenes #documentary #filmmaking

I love the wardrobe, set and color on this. (Clip of Dying Rose in Tap Water music video from artist Mackenzie Nicole’s @therealmackenzienicole album, Mystic from Strange Music.) I was honored to meet Mackenzie Nicole; a young, powerful and beautiful feminine creative forceand also honored to work for Strange Music, a label I respect. Thank you for trusting me with this, Taylor Lamb @thetaylorlamb and colorist Chris Stempel @chrisstempel. I couldn’t have pulled th...is series of videos off without assistant editors Kahleb McAdams @kahlebmcadams and Diego Astorga @diego.mov. Such a great experience and I made some new friends, too! A condensed list of credits. . . . Artist: Mackenzie Nicole Label: Strange Music Directed by Taylor Lamb Written & Directed by Mackenzie Nicole Cinematography by Carson Nyquist. Music produced by Michael Seven Summers Colorist: Chris Stempel Editor: Cara Myers Assistant Editors: Kahleb McAdams & Diego Astorga See more

This was one of those pinch me projects! (Clip of House Above the World music video from artist Mackenzie Nicole’s @therealmackenzienicole album, Mystic from Strange Music.) Telling a story to the world that is personal to you takes courage, a courage I believe in, and I loved seeing that in Mackenzie. Loved working with talented director, Taylor Lamb @thetaylorlamb and colorist Chris Stempel @chrisstempel. I couldn’t have pulled these off without assistant edit...ors Kahleb McAdams @kahlebmcadams and Diego Astorga @diego.mov. Such a great experience and I made some new friends, too! A condensed list of credits. . . . Artist: Mackenzie Nicole Label: Strange Music Directed by Taylor Lamb Written & Directed by Mackenzie Nicole Cinematography by Carson Nyquist. Music produced by Michael Seven Summers Colorist: Chris Stempel Editor: Cara Myers Assistant Editors: Kahleb McAdams & Diego Astorga See more

I am so glad to have such a cool, creative and meaningful project to edit while we’re all hunkered down. It’s called Out of Time: The Material Issue Story (@materialissuedoc) a feature music documentary by a talented, young filmmaker who I met a little over a year ago named @balinschneider. The film covers the biography of the rock band on the cusp of superstardom cut short by front man Jim Ellison’s suicide. Do you know of or remember Material Issue? #materialissue #videoeditor #filmeditor #editor #editing #postproduction #behindthescenes #documentary #filmmaking

This is such an iconic shot in the music video actress Tiffany Gray and I worked on together. Coming soon#videoeditor #filmeditor #assistanteditor #editor #editing #postproduction #behindthescenes #filmmaking #musicvideos