The Umbrella Presents "Survival" - RR

This is a music video I produced/directed for Boss Hustlas Entertainment Rapper/CEO RR. Here's a glimpse into a typical night for RR, he takes us on a ride as he makes his rounds on the streets and hood that raised him. Despite this being familar territory for RR he still has to be on point to the imminent and immediate dangers that one faces everyday in the hood. 

Filmed on location in West Los Angeles and Malibu Hills.

An Umbrella House Production

 

Directed/Produced by: Greg Whitehead
1st AD: Gibran Gaither
DP: Gibran Gaither
2nd DP: Wesley Tracy
PA: Will Smith
Editor: Kenny McClendon

Model: Larissa Aurora (Boots)
Model: Mariela IV
Hair: Quik Nik
MUA: Aliana Moss
MUA: Diana Delga

4th of July weekend with my niece Brielle (Bri-Bri)

 

This is a video I put together of my niece Brielle during my 4th of July weekend back in Syracuse. She's only a year and a half and she's already too smart for her own good. I hope you enjoy her as much as I did. This was my first time seeing her since she was born so I felt is was necessary that I do something special for our first moments together Enjoy.

On set of "Turbo" - Sefyu - 7/11/11

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This was a music video shoot that I had worked on yesterday in the Mojave Desert. I was Playback/Gopher for the day which was a very humbling experience I must say. It was for Sefyu a rap artist by way of France. The name of the track was Turbo. It was a crazy day from the jump, I was at the Do-Over in Hollywood the night before and was a little hungover on some real shit. I had to be up by 4:30am to make out there for a 7:30 call time. It wasn't as hot out there as I thought it would be and it was pretty breezy through out the day you can almost say that the weather was perfect. Sefyu is a cool cat to work with too, he had kept his energy up throughout the day and barely made any mistakes. I can see him doing big things in the future. 

 

Photos by Me

Shot on HTC Sensation

"The Notorius 101" (Brisk Ice Tea Spec Commercial)

This is a Brisk Ice Tea spec commercial collaboration I Co-Directed with Carol Ras from Cootown Claymation. Now Carol and I have worked with each other in the past but this was our first time co-directing debut. You can definitely look foward to seeing more work from the two of us in the future, she's a beast and an inspiration to work with. The project was shot on green screen and took us about 8 hours to complete and there was over 400 stop-motion stills taken in total. We shot the photos on a Canon 60D (18-55mm) Telephoto Lens. Carol handled all the post work which was done on FCP using After Effects. I have to thank Nicole for providing us with a voice over while driving in rush hour traffic, that was clutch. Overall it came out dope, would be even doper if we win that $10k but either way it was a great look.

 

Young Vishis (Living Vishisly)

Young Vishis touches down in Los Angeles for the first time. I had a chance to follow the (YC)York City,PA native around the city for a couple days. Caught his performance at the Womens Underground Hip Hop Honors Award ceremony which was held on USC campus. Made a stop at The Grove, and hit up Roscoes for some grub. We eventually made our way over to Venice Beach to close the trip out. The young boy is fully focused and is ahead of his time be on the lookout for that new mixtape coming soon......