“My Place” by The Weekend Forecast

The Weekend Forecast has just barely released their debut album, “Sun, Doubt & Scenic Routes” and this video is one of the several that the band is releasing along with the album debut. “My Place” got some great press in Yahoo! News and I have to say that we had a lot of fun making this music video, which proved to be both relatively simple and technically challenging.

Benji Schwimmer and I kind of shot from the hip and filmed this video at his dance studio in about 4 hours last summer. The band members came and went and we filmed two takes for each of them: once in black, once in white. Benji’s dance performances were done in one take and we did about 5 takes of the green screen performances (including the alternate black and white versions that you see in the shots with three versions of Benji).

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Kirby Krackle Double Feature!!

I directed, filmed and edited two versions of this music video for nerdcore punk band Kirby Krackle. This first version is a band-only performance video and the second is the story version of the same song. Enjoy!

Kirby Krackle nerdcore punk music video directed by Garrett Wesley Gibbons in Seattle

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Trampoline + GoPro + Canon 7D

Trampoline footage filmed with a GoPro Hero2 and a Canon 7D. Most GoPro footage was filmed at the wide (170 degree fisheye) setting, except for the slow-motion shots which were filmed at 120 fps at 480p and upscaled using Apple Compressor.

Music by Nu Era Music. Light leak transitions by 5D Leaks. Twitch plugin for After Effects by Video Copilot.

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Freelance Condescending Wonka

This response should cover half of my work inquiries.

Freelance Condescending Creepy Wonka

Freelance Condescending Creepy Wonka

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Demo Reel 2012 – Garrett Wesley Gibbons

Looking for a filmmaker, music video director, dance photographer or visual storyteller? I’m based in Seattle, Washington but I travel the world. Hit me up!

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