Glass & Marker Year 1

In January, Glass & Marker celebrated our one year anniversary, and we put together a little video that recaps all of the fun and excited projects we worked on in 2012.

Going through all of this footage really made me feel blessed to have been a part of so many inspiring projects.  I'm reminded of all the work that it's taken to get to where we are, and I couldn't be more proud of our team.

How Viral Video is Made - Virool

If you like EPIC productions, then you're going to like Glass & Marker's new video.  We had the opportunity to make a short film for a company called Virool, who specializes in making videos go viral.  The numbers are still coming in, but so far we've hit 3 MILLION views!  Enjoy one of the craziest and wackiest videos you might ever see.

Produced By: Glass & Marker

Creative Direction: Tarnoff, Markham

Producers: Hersler, Hayden

Cinematography: Tarnoff

Visual Effects: Bunch, Markham, Apolinar

Production Design: Ball

AD/AC: Hayden
Sound: Schwartz

It was an ambitious project from the onset: creating a fictional world built around the idea that anyone could become famous with a little dose of Virool.  Our primary obstacle was to make this feel like more than an isolated case, but an actual worldwide movement.  With over 80 cast members, 15 locations, and two weeks of principal shooting, we had to be on our game every step of the way.

Google Ingress

Finally making it's appearance on my personal blog is part of the 6+ month project we worked on for Google: Ingress.  Glass & Marker was brought in to make a wide range of video content for the game's underground marketing campaign called "The Niantic Project."  The content range included professional 15 and 30 second commercials as well as "amateur" looking story content for the ARG.  The campaign culminated in the huge launch of Google's first mobile game, and Nick and I are proud to have made the epic launch video.



Produced by Glass & Marker
Creative Direction: Markham, Tarnoff
Cinematography: Tarnoff
Visual Effects: Markham
Unit Producer: Hayden

Behind the Scene photos coming soon.

WeVideo Homepage

Glass & Marker is proud to have created another awesome video for our long lasting client, WeVideo.  It's an introductory video that walks people through their product's offering of quality editing tools, cool styling options, and a great way to share project between different people.  We're really happy with how this one turned out!

Produced by Glass & Marker, Inc.

Creative Direction: Tarnoff, Markham

Production Coordinators: Hersler, Hayden

Cinematography: Tarnoff

Editing: Bunch

Visual Effects: Bunch, Markham, Tarnoff

Google Field Trip

Glass & Marker's newest video is live.  It's a project I directed with Nick Markham for Google.  Fieldtrip is an Android app that connects people to the world around them, by providing them interesting information and recommendations based on the users location.  The app can notify you about cool historical information, interesting landmarks, unique restaurants and tons of other great places around you.

Produced by Glass & Marker, Inc.
Creative Direction: Tarnoff, Markham
Production Coordinator: Hayden
Cinematography: Tarnoff
Visual Effects: Bunch
Editing: Tarnoff

Check out our behind the scenes photos here: Facebook Album.

The Calm Life, Part 1 - BCalm

After working a series of 100 hour weeks at my new company, Glass & Marker, I needed a break... big time.  But when our client BCalm heard about my trip to Tahoe, they wanted to get on board.  And of course, I can't help but film when I have the opportunity to capture cinematic stuff.  It's how I relax, honestly.  So I got to make a very low pressure video about relaxation, friendship, and our awful Jenga skills.



Props to Christie Goshe for helping out with the editing on this project.  Oh and if you haven't tried BCalm Wellness Drink, check it out.  Seriously.  It's now a Glass & Marker shared addiction.  And it actually works, imo.

Produced by Glass & Marker, Inc.
Direction: Tarnoff
Camera: Tarnoff, Tuller
Editing: Goshe, Tarnoff

Sandbox Love goes to Hawaii!

Vitalie and I got to head to Hawaii for almost a week to be a part of Amy and Rob's wedding experience.  I knew while we were there that this was going to be a masterpiece.  And sure enough, it's a Sandbox Love classic :).

Here is a link to the Official Sandbox Love blog post for Amy and Rob's Wedding.

The Olympics at Yahoo!

Olympics season is a time for inspiration.  Most of the world takes a break from their lives and turns their eyes to the TV screens.  But at Yahoo! something different is happening.

There's a handful of people at Yahoo! who work together every Olympics to create one of the most viewed Olympic experiences in the world.  Yahoo! wanted us to come in and capture some of that energy, which was a challenge because our interviewee's were running on very little sleep.  But that's just a testament to their passion for creating a great user experience.

This was a quick video for Glass & Marker, with about a week and a half turn around.  We're pretty happy with how it came out, and are always excited to see all the cool stuff going on at Yahoo!.  

WeVideo for Google Drive

Our newest film at Glass & Marker is an important one.  As you know, we've created a lot of great videos for WeVideo, the best online video editing platform around.  This one is an important one because it announces their integration with Google Drive, Google's newest product.  What a huge step for WeVideo, to be chosen as a launch partner for another revolutionary cloud based service.  Check out the video below, and read more about the objective and solution on the Glass & Marker site.

Making the WeVideo Commercial... With WeVideo

24 Hours of Production and Post Production.
This was a video we made for the new company, Glass & Marker. It's a behind the scenes look at how we roll. The concept here was to put WeVideo to the test of a stressful production environment with an impending deadline and see how well it/we could perform. Take a look.

Glass & Marker Launch Video!!

We didn't have a whole lot of time to make the Launch Video before the Glass & Marker Launch Party. But we wanted it to reflect our attention to detail and our potential for great work. We shot and edited the whole video in a week, enduring a few sleepless nights. Infact, the macro cinematography you see in the video was done between 3 and 5 AM the morning of the Launch Party. Yup, it was one of those kind of weeks. And we wouldn't have it any other way.



Many thanks to my business partners Nick Markham and Nick Raushenbush. We're proving to be a really awesome team and I can't wait to see what's ahead. Cheers.

Priya + Veeral's Signature Film

This wedding was truly a special one. You may recognize Veeral from some of my previous work on the blog. I've known him for about a year and a half and met him by doing video work for his company, J. Hilburn. So when he asked my company, Sandbox Love, to capture his wedding... I was VERY honored. And his wife, Priya, is such a perfect match for him. Beautiful, funny, and so warm. Like I said, this was a special one for us to film.



Vitalie, Shaun and I flew out to Rochester, NY for a couple days to be a part of all the Indian wedding traditions. I had never been to that part of New York, and loved it. During some of the off time, we went exploring. I loved all the bridges crossing the river, right through Rochester. Made for a great shot looking down them. Me and Shaun had to bust out a dance.



Also, I just gotta say. I totally dig the way he proposed. Unconventional, unexpected, and super cute. There's a reason why it's called a happy meal.

Hello Glass & Marker

Big News!!! A lot of you may be wondering why my tweets have mentioned me working straight through the night pretty much every day of the week; and yet, there have been no new updates to the Sandbox Love blog or the Jesse Tarnoff blog. Well that's because I've been working on a new little project called Glass & Marker, Inc.



Introducing a new company that I have formed with two colleagues (friends) of mine. Glass & Marker is a video production company for creating web video for a huge range of clients. From small App companies like YAM to the big guys like Yahoo! The company grew organically from the demand for my freelance corporate video work, which has been on the rise.

You may recognize one of the founders of Glass & Marker, Nick Markham. He was my roommate in college, co-worker at Launchsquad, and a big part of the beginnings of Sandbox Love. He's joined Glass & Marker as the Executive Creative Director. The other founder is a friend of mine from way back in the day named Nick Raushenbush. He's a crazy smart guy and will be Glass & Marker's Chief Operating Officer. He brings a much needed analytical mind to Markham's and my dreamscape of creative optimism. He's also an advisor for Forrester Research specializing in Ad Agencies and New Media.

So here is the BIG question. What will happen to Sandbox Love???
We've built up a lot of fans over the last year and a half and I won't leave it behind for one second. While my attention to SBL has been temporarily diverted while getting Glass & Marker going, I will be refocusing on building that company as well. I have hired my brother, Dylan, as the new Sandbox Love manager. Sandbox Love will continue to shoot weddings with the same people we have been; myself, Nick, Vitalie, RJ, Shaun. And the films will continue to be edited by the people who made all of your favorite wedding films in the past; myself, Nick, and RJ. The two companies will interact by operating out of the same office, and by having the SBL editor as part of the Glass & Marker staff. So here is the bottom line: Your wedding films will continue to be great, and I am committed growing Sandbox Love as a company as well.

The process of starting this company has been very taxing; financially, emotionally, and with respect to sleep. But it's also been crazy exciting! Now that it's launched and we've built an engine for it to take off, we're anticipating a steady stream of growth. Thank you to all those who have supported me thus far. I promise to keep working away.

Ben and Betsy's Highlights

Another super beautiful wedding film created for Sandbox Love. Not gonna lie, their vows get me teary eyed.

Ben + Betsy's Highlights from Sandbox Love on Vimeo.

This was shot by myself, big Vitalie, and smooth man Nicky. Major props to my man RJ for putting together a great first cut of this. I then went in and did a ton of polish, color, and editing to give it that Sandbox Love special something. Looks so good. So happy to hear that ben and Betsy love it.

Also, some press! The video and photos posted to Style Me Pretty!

Men's Health and J. Hilburn

Here is a recent video I shot and directed for Men's Health. It was produced by LaunchSquad, and I have to say, it's a great piece.



Flew out to the Men's Health office in NYC and met up with Brian Boye and J. Hilburn's head of product, Jon Patrick. First, let me say that the Men's Health office is pretty rad. Yoga studio, lots of cool offices, and a pretty cool looking set of stairs right through the middle.

It was a fun shoot, despite my lack of sleep. One of the best outtakes I have ever witnessed occurred, and we all started roaring with laughter. I'm really happy with how the video came out and a lot of credit goes to the editor for compiling it into a great piece for Men's Health.

Client: J. Hilburn
Agency: Launchsquad
Creative Director: Brett Marty
Direction: Jesse Tarnoff
Writing: Brett Marty, Tessa Greenwood
Cinematography: Jesse Tarnoff, Joe Belack
Additional Footage: Jesse Tarnoff, Vitalie Ungureanu
Editing: Cory Leavitt

Lenses: 85mm 1.2, 24mm 1.4, 70-200 2.8, Sigma 105 2.8

Alia + Josh

Masterpiece? They're all masterpieces these days. So proud of how well Sandbox Love is moving!



Editing this film was one of the hardest tasks I've ever had. I had footage from 4 days of shooting that all had to be packed into a 15 minute piece. Well, I just couldn't make it fit, so it's about 20 minutes. But it's a good 20 minutes. An amazing 20 minutes.

For SO long, I would bring up the project, look through the footage and decide that I wasn't in an inspired enough place to take on what I knew would be one of my best films yet. I had all the tools there, but it was the approach. There were SO many good stories that I wanted to tell. There are some amazing parts to Alia and Josh's story that didn't even make it into the video. Because of that, stay tuned for a little Part II action.

Me and Vitalie shot pretty much the whole thing, with Shaun helping out the first day. As you can see, everything about their wedding weekend was beautiful. I felt incredibly blessed to be part of such a wonderful experience and meet so many wonderful people.

Farewell LaunchSquad

The only thing I can say to justify leaving a job I love is, "Well, it's finally got to that point."

I have worked at LaunchSquad since March of 2010, and I would have kept going had it not been for the immense amount of side work that has come my way. When I started my wedding film company, Sandbox Love, I didn't anticipate it growing so quickly. SBL has now grown into a legitimate brand, being featured on some of the top wedding blogs in the world. Of course, this means I am getting SO many amazing weddings booked, and because it is my dream and passion to tell personal stories, I must pursue it.

I have also taken on a large load of freelance corporate work, which has been awesome. Clients like Yahoo, Easton, WeVideo, Yam, and more have popped up. I've been finding the work I'm doing with them challenging and inspiring.

While there is risk, what it all comes down to is that my ambition has pushed me forward. I believe that with some more time put into Sandbox Love, it can become greater. I can develop the brand, become more responsive, and take on more wedding films. And with more free time, I can take on some corporate projects to keep my creative energy diverse and adaptive.



My time at LaunchSquad has been amazing. I have learned SO much, met so many wonderful and talented people, and been inspired by the businesses I have worked with. I have had so many fun experiences there, from unrestricted access to the top of the empire state building to staying up for a week making the holiday film... it's been nothing but goodness. I'll be writing a big ol' blog post sharing some of the awesome times. I consider myself so lucky to have been a part of the Squad. Take care friends.

3 Big Things (I learned):
- Story always goes first. My Creative Director, Brett Marty, would often guide me in the direction of storytelling. I believe it is an extremely valuable skill to have and an important lesson to learn. I am now a better storyteller... which makes me a better filmmaker.
- Relationships are everything; with the people you work with, the people you work for, and the clients you serve. LS built a relationship focused environment and taught me that co-workers are friends, bosses are mentors, and clients are partners. We are all working together to deliver results.
- Some rooftops have trampolines.

To see a bunch of the work I've done while at LaunchSquad, you can check it out here.

SlideRocket for iPad

Here is a commercial we did for Sliderocket, a presentation creator and viewer that makes presentations look super polished. Definitely check them out!



We shot this in two days in a ton of different locations. It was a long shoot, but very worth it. The hardest part is getting those overhead shots, as it means setting up the large jib. Fortunately, by the end of the shoot we got pretty efficient and can now set that thing up in no time.

WeVideo

Made this one, freelance style, for a company called WeVideo who offers a pretty baller product. They let you do all of your video editing in the cloud which means more collaboration, more flexibility, and the amazingness of being able to edit anywhere with a wifi signal. No hard drives to lug around. Just your footage in the ether, ready to go.



We also made an AWESOME behind the scenes video that shows our process of packing, filming, and then editing the commercial using WeVideo. Because we had such a tight turnaround with the video above, we had to be very clever with our coloring, uploading, and editing. I can't wait to show you how we made this, it's going to blow your world.

Lots more WeVideos to come!






Producers: Jesse Tarnoff, Ben Tuller, Pierce Templeton
Executive Producers: John Canning, Magnus Kristiansen
Director: Jesse Tarnoff
Director of Photography: Vitalie Ungureanu
Screenplay: Jesse Tarnoff
Sound Design: Matt Schwartz
1st Assistant Director: Pierce Templeton
1st Assistant Camera: Richard Paganini
Audio Recording: Nick Ainsworth
Editing/Color Grading: Jesse Tarnoff
Rotoscoping: Cameron Clark
Production Assistant: Shaun Goo
Freefall Cinematography: Iwan Van Der Schoor

Crime. Organized. With Yam!

Life has been crazy busy! Weddings, Commercials, and Corporate. I promise I will get some sleep soon. I just need to hold off the heavy eyes for about another week!

I am VERY excited to show you this commercial I made for a product called Yam. They are an online meeting organization platform that literally allows everybody to be on the same page, while working remotely or locally. Basically, if you were having a phone meeting with someone in San Francisco, someone in Moscow, and someone in Timbuktu, this would allow you to have a common interface for collaboration. Like notepads, voting, cost benefit analysis, and a ton of other tools. Way powerful, and allows you to really accomplish a lot during a meeting.

So... what would happen if the Russian mob got their hands on such a valuable tool? Well, hit fill screen and watch :)



This shoot was so much fun. SO much fun. Cars, Bikini's, Guns, and some great locations. We did production over the course of two days, with a mid sized crew. The editing took a while to get all the fine tuning right, as there was a lot of stuff I wanted to include that we had to trim out for length's sake. But I am seriously siked with the end result!

Crew:
Producers: Ben Tuller, Jesse Tarnoff
Director: Jesse Tarnoff
Executive Producers: Bret Clement, Kyle Peterson
Director of Photography: Vitalie Ungureanu
Screenplay: Zack Keller
Sound Design: Matt Schwartz
Editing/Color Grading: Jesse Tarnoff
1st Assistant Director: Pierce Templeton
Gaffer: Sebastian Burke
Sound Recording: Shaun Goo, Ben Tuller
Production Assistant: Charloette Bueb








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