2023 CMU Fall Campaign 30 second V2

This was 1 of 2 30 second commercial spots that we produced completely in-house for the 2023/24 fiscal year. I was once again a major contributor to the production of this campaign.

My primary responsibility was the visual concepting and storytelling, on-set production and director of photography, and all post-production work.

What Are The Ethical Concerns With AI? - The Search Bar Podcast

The Search Bar is a video and audio podcast that the team at Central Michigan University’s University Communications Department produces. The goal of the show is to showcase the expertise of our faculty and staff on campus while covering topics that are SEO-friendly and relevant.

My role is to be a the main production coordinator of the podcast. I was in charge of the set and all of the gear for each recording. I operated the board and monitored the recording devices. After each 40 minute to 2 hour recording, it was my task to sync all of the media and edit each episode to length. As of November 2023, we have published 11 episodes, one every 10 days.

This podcast is only one element of my responsibilities at UComm.

CMU - 2021 Super Bowl Ad

The first major project completed at my CMU University Communications position. We were tasked to conceptualize, produce, and edit a regional Super Bowl commercial in less than 2 weeks. To say that it was a trial by fire for me would be an understatement.

However, I immediately proved my creative talent and confidence in production. I advised the team on the feasible scale of the project, and it was my idea that I pitched during brainstorming that we ultimately used. Within three weeks of working at my new position, my work was being broadcasted all over Michigan.

CMU Biological Station - Work Hard, Play Hard

CMU has a Biological Station on a remote island in Lake Michigan called Beaver Island. While on the island, the Multimedia Team waded through rivers and shoreline, trekked through the woods, and floated across lakes to capture the breadth of experience at the Bio Station. Once we returned to Mt. Pleasant, I edited all of the footage to this promotional video that struck a balance between invaluable academic experiences and a classic Michigan Summer for attending students.

2023 CMU Fall Campaign 30 Second Version 1

This was 1 of 2 30 second commercial spots that we produced completely in-house for the 2023/24 fiscal year. I was once again a major contributor to the production of this campaign.

My primary responsibility was the visual concepting and storytelling, on-set production and director of photography, and all post-production work.

FPV CMU Biosciences Building Fly-through Tour

This video is one of many projects that I have utilized FPV to give viewers a unique perspective of one of the spaces on CMU’s campus. As the pilot, I coordinated with campus partners to get volunteers to fill the spaces, organized the crew, planned out the flight path in advance, directed crew and talent, and edited the footage together. These projects tested and proved my ability to make responsible decisions for safety and optimize the flight path. These FPV projects also highlight my professional ability to innovate in growing fields in media production.

Together to the Stars - A Chippewa Marching Band Story

This film is a my love letter to the Chippewa Marching Band. As a member of 4 years, this organization means so much to me.

In early 2018, pre-production of this documentary started. Production ran through the 2018 football season and post-production finished in April of 2019. The film premiered on April 17th at Celebration! Cinema Mt. Pleasant.

I grew immensely as a filmmaker through the production of the film. You can likely tell what parts were shot at the beginning of production and at the end. I improved so much as a videographer. The same goes for storytelling. I had never put together a story of such immense size. While I had a solid plan from pre-production, the film evolved from a 30-minute documentary to feature-length.

Despite the technical limitations and shortcomings of the production, I am extremely proud of the story that I crafted for the film. I would much rather have an impactful and compelling story rather than it look “cinematic.” The effect of my story was felt by the CMU Music Community. The hundreds of attendees of the premiere and all of the people that have watched the film online. My film connected with them. It is so special for me to share that same passion for the Chippewa Marching Band with so many others.

As a love letter and magnus opus of my college career, Together to the Stars exceeded my own expectations. I remember the production of this film very fondly.

Making and DESTROYING - Chopper Challenge

In my free time away from my 8-5 job, I help my good friend Bryan create content for his small business as a custom knifemaker. Much of my work is for large project like this one. The objective of these videos is grow awareness of his brand and convert viewers to customers. These B. Kohn Videos linked on this page are shot and edited by myself in my spare time or on weekends.

CMU Park Library Fly-through Tour

This video is one of many projects that I have utilized FPV to give viewers a unique perspective of one of the spaces on CMU’s campus. As the pilot, I coordinated with campus partners to get volunteers to fill the spaces, organized the crew, planned out the flight path in advance, directed crew and talent, and edited the footage together. These projects tested and proved my ability to make responsible decisions for safety and optimize the flight path. These FPV projects also highlight my professional ability to innovate in growing fields in media production.

2023 CMU Fall Campaign 15 second Version 1

This was 1 of 2 15 second commercial spots that we produced completely in-house for the 2023/24 fiscal year. I was once again a major contributor to the production of this campaign.

My primary responsibility was the visual concepting and storytelling, on-set production and director of photography, and all post-production work.

Happy Road Trip Day - Trip Ideas from CMU

This video is a fun one put together to highlight all of the amazing trips that are accessible from Mt. Pleasant. This video was produced in totality by myself and animated in After Effects.

CMU 2021 Commencement

The UComm Multimedia team planned a video for the 2021 Commencement. Our aim was to celebrate having an in-person commencement for the first time in a year and half due to the Covid-19. My colleague and I worked together to capture the video, and I edited the video together afterwards.

Where do dryer socks go? - You'll never wonder

When I joined the UComm team, the department hadn’t produced commercials in-house for many years, if ever. Once I joined, I brought my film expertise and enabled our team to produce all of general campus commercial video assets in-house since January of 2021.. My involvement has saved the office hundreds of thousands of dollars in hiring an agency for production, and that money has since been better utilized in the buy.

Quiara Wheeler Nationals Qualifier FPV

My first “professional” FPV project. Using this unique shooting style, I was able to celebrate one of Field Team athlete’s achievements.

MAKING BLACK FYRE from House Of The Dragon

In my free time away from my 8-5 job, I help my good friend Bryan create content for his small business as a custom knifemaker. Much of my work is for large project like this one. The objective of these videos is grow awareness of his brand and convert viewers to customers. These B. Kohn Videos linked on this page are shot and edited by myself in my spare time or on weekends.

Custom PC Mini Commercial

I love building computers. In June of 2020, I decided to go at it again. I created a whole build video on my YouTube page, and shot this mini commercial for it.

Central Michigan University, We do, do you?

This asset was the flagship for CMU’s 2021 Awareness Campaign. This was the first time in a very long time that the commercial campaign was produced in-house. I was the backbone of this entire production. I needed to use my expertise and experience to advise and direct team members that had very limited experience on commercial sets.

This was the first of three campaigns we produced in-house in my tenure. Despite the team using data and research to iterate and improve the campaign year-over-year, I am still very proud of what we were able to accomplish as a team despite our collective weakness in experience for this production as a team.

Navigating Questions about your Freshman Year for Highschool Grads

Another fun video that I put together in After Effects for our Marketing and Admissions Team. It hasn’t had the impact that the project owner was hoping for, but from a production stand-point, I am proud of stretching my creative and technical muscles to put this together on my own.

2023 CMU Fall Campaign 15 second Version 2

This was 1 of 2 30 second commercial spots that we produced completely in-house for the 2023/24 fiscal year. I was once again a major contributor to the production of this campaign.

My primary responsibility was the visual concepting and storytelling, on-set production and director of photography, and all post-production work.

Music Festival Reel

I love live music.

Great Smokey Mountains

DJI Mavic Air

2019 USPBL Championship Gameday Recap

This video was for the final game of the 2019 season of the USPBL: Championship Sunday. I captured footage on that day and edited this video in less than an hour following the post-game celebration. For this game, I worked with a second video-shooter to capture game-day footage and swiftly edit together a compelling recap video.

Car Crash Rhetoric - ericandre (Official Music Video) (Explicit)

Content and Language Warning. Viewer Discretion Advised. Car Crash Rhetoric is a local punk band in Michigan. They asked me to join them in their exclusive recording of their new song: ericandre. I created this music video for their song.

The Chippewa Marching Band march towards the tree post-game.

Fujifilm X-T1

Videography Reel

My videography reel from late 2018. Check out my other work for a concept of my current capabilities.

Every year, thousands of incoming CMU freshmen fill in the Block C that the Chippewa Marching Band creates on Jack Saunders Field. The freshmen are participating in an event called “Leadership Safari” that acclimates the students to campus. This Block C is a contributes to that feeling of community.

Mavic Air

Utah

Mavic Air

Olympus OM-1

35mm film

CMU Park Library

Fujifilm X-T1

Arlington National Cemetary

Olympus OM-1

35mm film

Detroit, Mi

Fujifilm X-T1

Cathedral Rock

Sedona, Arizona

Fujifilm X-T3