Tales of Wonder
I recently created this book trailer for Huston Smith’s new autobiography Tales of Wonder. It’s shocking what this man has accomplished, who he’s met, and how he’s changed the world. Meeting Huston Smith was an honor and I felt so privileged to work on his memoir. Check out the video below (and wait until the end for a nice outtake).
~Abby
You can read more about him in this great Newsweek Article.
Make It Happen: DIY Across America
The Make It Happen Project is a documentary series dedicated to covering people succeeding at what they love, and doing so independently.
We kicked off the project by traveling across America in search of inspiring people with stories to share.
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We also posted blogs and vlogs from the road detailing our progress.
(Check our Youtube page for updates. We recently reuploaded all the vlogs in HD.)
We kept up with vlogs until we realized that it was way more fun to travel if we weren’t constantly filming ourselves.
We were on the road for four months. In that time we met many interesting people including the Austin Craft Mafia, the artists at Okay Mountain, the folks who run the Lost Film Festival and Evil Twin Booking in Philly, the New Orleans poet Chuck Perkins, the Poor Pony Collective, TBC Party, and Bling Kong, a Brooklyn based, choose your own adventure rock band.
The trip was awesome, we only wish we could have been on the road longer and met more people. Now after over a year back in San Francisco, a tryst with the Web 2.0 industry, and our wedding, we are finally editing the Make It Happen stories. The first story that we produced for the series was Lowcard. It was shot in San Francisco just before we left. That piece has been cut, and we have entered it in the Skateboard Film Festival.
It’s up on their website now, which makes us think that it’s been accepted. Because of that we won’t be posting the finished piece until after the festival in August. Until then enjoy the trailer and our snazzy write up.
(Edit: Make It Happen: Lowcard premiered at the Skateboard Film Festival in Seattle, Saturday August 14. To watch it, click here.)
“Lowcard started as a humble xeroxed rag passed between a small crew of friends. Now its circulation is in the thousands, and the Lowcard brand presides over an empire of clothes, shot glasses, and even AM/FM radios.
However, the name Lowcard is more than just the header on a magazine or a logo on a t-shirt. Lowcard is synonymous with raw and unapologetic skateboard culture. This film is a brief look into the day-to-day happenings of Lowcard’s editor in chief, Rob Collinson.”
Please check back for lots more updates on the project soon.
Make It Happen: Lowcard Trailer
That’s right we’re cutting the Make It Happen Docs. Here’s a little taste of Lowcard. Don’t worry, we’re not just teasing you with a trailer. The piece is actually cut. Yes you read right, it’s done. In fact we’re sending it off to the Skate Film Fest in Seattle today. If we get accepted to the festival, we’re going to premier it there on the big screen in August. Wish us luck.
Green Bible
This is a Jaded Company update. Abby and Jeremey produced this video for Harper One to market the Green Bible. Jeremey Lavoi directed, shot, and edited. Abby Berendt produced, directed, and edited. Joey Rabier shot and set up the studio. Thom Blythe served on the field crew, created the motion graphics, and starred in. Abby also coordinated the whole project, including the website, which was designed by our friend Mr. Erik Jessen.