We first worked together maybe 5 or 6 years ago. Christian was helping a friend produce a documentary type show about a guy paddling his way across the Pacific Ocean to Hawaii…we shot the pilot, but I don’t think the guy ever actually paddled across the ocean….the important thing however is that I was introduced […]
photography
Obsidian Dolls, a feature film by Michael Carnick
A feature film written and directed by Michael Carnick
Scotland…it was beautiful
As a travel photographer, I am always envious when I see photos of beautiful and interesting travel destinations on social media…Scotland is one of those picturesque locations. Mountains, valleys, beautiful remote landscapes, hairy coo’s… So, I decided to travel to Scotland on a photo adventure and see if I could capture some of that beauty. […]
Thales/SpaceX/Irridium documentary…
A friend (and Los Angeles based cinematographer) Gareth Taylor reached out to me a few months ago about a job covering the launch of a Space X rocket and the Iridium Satellites. The details were vague at that point but the job would for a company based in France and we would be filming a […]
We shot A Dark Thriller feature film in Maine…
I was in Vietnam when Cory Pyke reached out to me about a feature to be shot in Maine in October (2018). Cory told me that Ed, the Executive producer and DoP (Edwin Stevens) had told him that I was the guy he wanted to mix this movie. So after a few weeks of negotiating […]
Joshua Tree – A Mushroom Journey
I have done a few films with Sean and Cass. For me, the kind of films that they make are the kind of films that need to be made. Not because of money or fame or shock value. The films they make are social currency. They allow people to understand what is possible in this […]
Enter the Ninja – Naoki Kobayahsi and my Dad
So for years my dad has been hinting that if I ever had the chance to bring him on a set, he ‘might’ like to join me. I was asked to mix the location sound for a Ninja movie starring the very famous in Japan, Naoki Kobayashi. I didn’t know much more about this project […]