I was recently asked by Xavier Burgin to edit a short film that he’d shot that he wanted to enter into a contest. He told me first place was nearly $15,000 in prizes so I quickly agreed.

The project, called “Broken Reality”, is a short film that documents the behind the scenes action of the production of a series of artistic photographs. The theme is derived from a response to the devastation of the April 27 tornado outbreak in Tuscaloosa earlier this year. The video follows the process of finding and shooting on location and then working in a studio to shoot a subject separately before combining the two in post.

I’m a big fan of digital manipulation and creative photography, so I really enjoyed working on this piece. Plus, the footage I was given was so well shot that the whole thing really came together on its own and looked great from the start.

You can watch the video here

And check out the post at Fstoppers.com here. Here are the sites for the artists involved if you’re interested in more of their work.

Kevyn Bryant – Photographer – KBryant Images

Xavier Burgin – Director/Cinematographer – Que The Lights

Rae Marshall – Photographer/Artistic Model – Rae Marshall Photography