Holy Thursday with Father Joe Krupp
This simple video was actually one of the first projects I filmed with the Diocese of Lansing, but to this day it remains one of my favorites because of the message of Father Joe Krupp, who has become a good friend of mine through my time at the Diocese. I also particularly enjoy the scoring for this video, which comes from Musicbed and my favorite artist on their platform, Slow Meadow.
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"The Hillsdale Converts" - Easter Vigil 2023
Tucked away in the far southwestern corner of the Diocese of Lansing is a small town called Hillsdale, Michigan. This small town has punched well above its weight in recent years due to the growth of Hillsdale College, a small liberal-arts college. Despite not being a Catholic college, per se, the Catholic intellectual tradition has been nurtured on campus and every year at Easter Vigil upwards of 20 to 30 college college students are welcomed into the Catholic Church at St. Anthony of Padua parish in Hillsdale.
For Easter Vigil in 2023, I traveled to Hillsdale to capture the sights and sounds of the Mass, which was followed by a Greek feast and lamb roast in the parish hall until about 4 in the morning (not too long before Easter Sunday crowds started filing in).
The video was featured in the April 14, 2023 edition of CatholicVote’s popular The Loop email newsletter, which hailed it as “a short but powerful film capturing the fire, the faith, and the fervor” of the 23 souls received into the Church at this Easter Vigil.
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"Silent Night" - Diocese of Lansing Christmas Video
For Christmas 2023 with the Diocese of Lansing, I created my third (of three) musical video projects - highlighting the musical talents of students from our four diocesan high schools as well as telling a story about the “Silent Night” hymn and Eucharistic adoration. It was envisioned as part of the National Eucharistic Revival, and was the first time in the Diocese’s history that all four diocesan high schools were gathered together to perform a musical piece.
I recorded all of the singers and did the rough mix myself (including playing the orchestral parts), then used the help of two local freelancers to assist in filming the singers at Saint Mary Cathedral in downtown Lansing. I concepted and storyboarded the “B-story,” which was intended to signify how exposure to Jesus in the Most Blessed Sacrament slowly fills our lives with grace (or, in this case, color). I filmed with the actress at various locations in Adrian, Michigan, including at Siena Heights University. The final audio mix was mastered by Carter Green at Greenjeans Studios.
The project received well over 20,000 views on YouTube and diocesan social media platforms, and attracted the attention of the National Catholic Register, which interviewed me about the project.