Brian Ernst Creative Portfolio List

January 2013, School of Rock: Little Wing Parties, digital video, 1 minute. Position: director/editor. Commercial advertising using the Little Wing preschool education program as a model for children’s parties. Created through Motion Source Video Solutions, La Grange, IL.

December 2012, School of Rock: Little Wing, digital video, 3 minutes. Position: editor. Service video showcasing the philosophy and class structure of School of Rock’s new preschool music education program. Created through Motion Source Video Solutions, La Grange, IL.

December 2012, Toddy Gear: Cloth & Wedge, digital video, 5 minutes.  Position: director/editor/voice talent. Product demonstration videos for antimicrobial cleaning cloths designed to clean touch screen devices. Demos through the use of real world applications and a magician. Created through Motion Source Video Solutions, La Grange, IL.

December 2012, Focal Point: Theory, digital video, 2 minutes. Position: editor. Product video highlighting the features of a new concept light fixture created by Focal Point Lighting. Created through Motion Source Video Solutions, La Grange, IL.

November 2012, Wedding Trailer, digital video, 2 minutes.  Position: writer/director.  A romantic guy proposes to his girlfriend through a movie trailer that dramatizes their relationship.  Created through Motion Source Video Solutions, La Grange, IL.

November 2012, Centier Bank, digital video, 5 minutes.  Position: cinematographer/editor.  A series of short videos showing the working of the largest privately owned bank in Indiana.  Created for Centier Bank through Motion Source Video Solutions, Merriville, IN.

November 2012, Rice Dairy Margin Calculator, digital video, 3 minutes. Position: cinematographer.  Created for demonstrating the use of a futures calculator for the dairy trading company Rice Dairy, through Motion Source Video Solutions, Chicago, IL.

October 2012, Phillips-Medisize Profile, digital video, 8 minutes.  Position: director/cinematographer/editor.  Corporate company profile for medical device manufacturer, Phillips Medisize.  Created for Bryant Brown Communications through Motion Source Video Solutions. Shot on location in Kontiolahti, Finalnd and Hudson, Wisconsin.

October 2012, Soho Gaz: A Slice of Life, digital video, 5 minutes.  Position: director/editor.  This fictitious travel mockumentary follows naive native Londoner, Soho Gaz.  Raised on the streets London's largest sex district, Mr. Gaz leaves the confines of Soho for the first time allowing cameras to document his journey.  Shot on location in London, England, UK. 

October 2012, Joensuu, Finland, digital video, 2 minutes. Position: cinematographer/editor.  A short montage of travel footage gathered from a business trip to Finland.  Shot on location in Joensuu, Finland.

October 2012, Nelson Ridge Family Dental, digital video, 2 minutes.  Position: director/cinematographer.  Company profile for a family dental practice.  Created for the owner of the practice through Motion Source Video Solutions, New Lennox, IL.

September 2012, The Treatment, digital video, 3 minutes.  Position: cinematographer/editor.  Product demonstration video for car sealant treatment.  Created for The Treatment Advanced Technology through Motion Source Video Solutions, La Grange, IL.

September 2012, CK: Sensual Appetite, digital video, 2 minutes.  Position: editor.  A parody Calvin Klein commercial completed for director Micah Petry of Big Pink Loser Productions. 

September 2012, Tampico Meeting Opener, digital video, 3 minutes.  Position: writer/director/editor.  Narrative commercial for release of a new beverage product.  Created for Tampico Beverage Company through Motion Source Video Solutions, Chicago, IL.

September 2012, Something Left, feature length screenplay.  Position: writer.  A comedy following a post collegiate, unlucky-in-love photographer working an unpaid internship as he simultaneously tries starting a love life through a dating site. 

August 2012, Koshin America Corp - Trash Pumps, digital video, 3 minutes.  Position: cinematographer/editor.  Product profile for new line of construction quality heavy duty trash pumps.  Created for Koshin America Corp through Motion Source Video Solutions, Schaumburg, IL. 

August 2012, H Foundation - How Much is a Cure Worth?, digital video, 3 minutes.  cinematographer/editor.  Documentary piece created for the H Foundation, a non-for-profit cancer research fundraising organization.  Produced through Motion Source Video Solutions, La Grange, IL.

August 2012, I'm Not Sure - BreakEven, digital video, 4 minutes.  Position: director.  Music video created for Chicago based pop band BreakEven.  A dark story of kidnapping overlaying the light hearted song about relationships.  Created for the video release party and live show at The Subterranean, Chicago, IL.

August 2012, Last Alive - HËSSLER, digital video, 4 minutes.  Position: camera operator/actor.  Music video created for HËSSLER, Chicago based metal group.  A hawaiian shirt and Zubaz wearing mustache man hosts a pay-per-view execution of the lead guitarist.  The band infiltrates, saving the day and performing live. Chicago, IL.

July 2012, RUSH University Breast Cancer Awareness Fashion Show Opener, digital video, 8 minutes. cinematographer/editor.  Music video set to cover of U2’s Where the Streets Have No Name following all things pink on the streets of Chicago leading to RUSH University Medical Center’s new hospital. Created for Stage Factor, Inc, through Motion Source Video Solutions, Chicago, IL.

June 2012, Evil Eyes - The Last Vegas, digital video, 4 minutes.  Position: director.  

"Evil Eyes" is the first single from The Last Vegas' 2012 album "Bad Decisions".  A voyeur snaps photos of unsuspecting window dwellers only to find out the sexy world he wishes to see keeps growing increasingly strange.  Produced by Motion Source Productions in conjunction with Frostbyte Media, Inc and E1 Entertainment, Chicago, IL.

June 2012, UCAN Fundraising Video, digital video, 9 minutes. Position: cinematographer/editor.  Steve Pemberton is a real life success story who sits down with some of Chicago’s once troubled youth as they tell their story of how they turned around their lives.  Documentary style fundraising video created for Stage Factor, Inc through Motion Source Video Solutions, Chicago, IL.

May 2012, Nonna’s Pizza Commercial, digital video, 30 seconds.  Position: cinematographer/editor.  Commercial for a Chicago suburban pizza chain.  Used to air in local movie theaters. Created for Nonna’s Pizza through Motion Source Video Solutions, La Grange, IL.

May 2012, Ninth Period, digital video, 4 minutes.  Position: 1st assistant camera.  Short comedy directed by Alan Lee.   A nervous high school student deals with the trauma of receiving an in class erection as the girl of his dreams enters the class.  Created for Directing Actors class at DePaul University, Chicago, IL.

May 2012, Funny Bone, teleplay.  Position: writer.  Modern Family spec episode.  Luke discovers stand up comedy, Mitchell and Cam fight over Lily’s extracurricular activities, and Jay and Manny join a father/son furniture building competition.  Created for Writing the Sitcom, DePaul University, Chicago, IL.

May 2012, Beefsteak, digital video, 7 minutes.  Position: producer.  Comparable to a modern day “Cheezborger, Cheezborger” sketch, a unassuming patron enters a lonely diner only to find that it is inhabited by a strange Transylvanian waiter hellbent on serving the man Beefsteak; whatever that may be.  Created for Directing Actors at DePaul University, Chicago, IL.

May 2012, Mother's Day, digital video, 14 minutes.  Position: producer.  A young couple is forced to visit both sides of the family on the stressful holiday.  This short comedy is a slice of life, showcasing the all too familiar truth in in-law visits.  Created for a Mother's Day release at a local theater as a gift for the mother's of the cast and crew, La Grange, IL.

April 2012, Bilbo Proof of Concept Scene Study, digital video, 5 minutes.  Position: writer/ director.  Bilbo, a janitor turned late night talk show host gets a commercial break from his live show.  Sitting in the make up chair, he has a romantic conversation with Victoria, the show’s make up artist.  Created for Directing Actors at DePaul University, Chicago, IL.

March 2012, Sam Adam's Spec Commercial, digital video, 1 minute.  Position: director.  Taking place in a Sam Adam's brewery at the turn of the 20th century, a young apprentice learns why two veteran's stay late to craft their beer; to avoid their wives.  Created for a Sam Adam's commercial contest through MoFilm, La Grange, IL.

March 2012, HUSBANDS: An Owner's Operator Manual, digital video, 3 minutes.  Position: producer/editor.  Filming of a one woman comedy show that was turned into a marketing piece for the show.  Created for Judi Schindler of HUSBANDS, Chicago, IL.

March 2012, Kamikazi - HËSSLER, digital video, 4 minutes.  Position: director/camera operator.  Music video created for HËSSLER, Chicago based metal group.  The band takes over an abandoned prison as the lead guitarist gets hauled off for execution, Chicago, IL.

March 2012, Swassman: Inglorious Swassterds, digital video web series, 8 minutes.  Position: writer/director/editor.  In part six of the series Chrome questions his abilities in catching the Swassman and after a falling out with Clank, goes solo in a vigilante vendetta.  Created for Funny or Die web series, La Grange, IL.

February 2012, Swassman: Swass Hawk Down, digital video web series, 8 minutes.  Position: writer/director/editor.  In part five of the series, The Swassman continues his rampage as he swasses his way into suburbia and beyond.  Chrome visits his girlfriend to discuss his woes while Clank and Jabar have a heart to heart.  Created for Funny or Die web series, La Grange, IL.

January 2012 - November 2012, Health World, digital video, approximately 40 minutes each installment.  Position: cinematographer/production designer.  A children’s health education video series created for Health World through Motion Source Video Solutions, La Grange, IL.

January 2012,  Swassman: The Swass and the Furious, digital video web series, 8 minutes.  Position: writer/director/editor.  In part four, Chrome awakens from his Diet Coked up state to find a file from his deceased brother waiting for him leading Chrome to an expert in Swassology.  Created for Funny or Die web series, La Grange, IL.

December 2011, Come On In, digital video, 4 minutes.  Position: co-writer/director/editor.  In this no dialogue short, A young, burrito eating man approaches the apartment of a beautiful young lady to take her on their first date. When some miscommunication occurs, the young man decides to leave, but not before the burrito catches up with him.  Created for Visual Design Class at DePaul University, Chicago, IL. 

December 2011, Swassman Chrome’s Swasstastic Voyage, digital video web series, 8 minutes.  Position: writer/director/editor.  In part three, after the death of his brother Jerome, Dan Chrome goes on a Diet Coke binge that results in the ultimate mind trip. Created for Funny or Die web series, La Grange, IL.

November 2011, Meeting the Need, digital video, 6 minutes.  Position: director/editor.  This short documentary the CURE Network and their to give away over $800,000 in vision, dental, and general medical care to some 2,000 patients in just 3 days.  WINNER - DePaul University Premiere Best Documentary 2012.  OFFICIAL SELECTION - CineYouth International Film Festival.  Created in collaboration with the CURE Network, Chicago, IL.

November 2011, The Darndest Things -  Archie Powell and the Exports, digital video, 4 minutes.    Position: editor.  Music video created for Archie Powell and the Exports, Chicago, IL.

November 2011, Swassman: A Tidal Wave of Hate, digital video web series, 8 minutes.  Position: writer/director/editor.  In part two, Detectives Chrome and Wilson continue to hunt the Swassman, as they investigate his latest victim with the help of Chrome’s brother Jerome. Created for Funny or Die web series, La Grange, IL.

October 2011, Clank and Chrome Hunt the Swassman, digital video web series, 7 minutes.  Position: writer/director/editor.  After Scott Clank's partner, Jabar Wilson, is captured by the Swassman, he enlists the help of Dan Chrome in hopes of finding their tortured friend.  Created for Funny or Die web series, La Grange, IL.

October 2011, Behind the Business, digital video, 4 minutes.  Position: co-writer/editor.  Renegade marketing exec's Sergio and Jeremiah movie to Chicago to pitch their greatest ideas to uninterested production companies.  Created for Funny or Die, Chicago, IL.

July 2011, Worst Political Candidates, digital video web series, 8 minutes total.  Position: writer/editor.  A four part web series following four hyperbolic candidates running for local office that all have no chance of winning.  Created for Funny or Die, Chicago, IL.

March 2011, Pétanque America Open, digital video, 30 minutes.  Position: producer/director/co-editor.  This short subject documentary travels to Amelia Island, Florida for the largest Pétanque tournament on U.S. soil.  A look into the players who make the game and what the game in turn does for them.  Created for the players of the Pétanque America Open, Amelia Island, FL.

December 2010, A UBK Christmas Special, digital video, 10 minutes.  Position: co-writer/director/editor.  An amalgam of christmas themed comedy sketches created for YouTube, Chicago, IL.

November 2010, Acting Really, digital video, 5 minutes.  Position: producer/camera operator.  A stylized documentary following UBK actor Mitch Brinkman created for Documentary Production at DePaul University, Chicago, IL.

November 2010, Broke - RAW, digital video, 5 minutes.  Position: cinematographer.  Music video created for RAW and an upcoming album release, Chicago, IL.

July 2010, Life in a Day - Footage, digital video, 10 minutes.  Position: cinematographer.  Raw footage of my suburban block under water after a terrible flood.  Submitted to the Ridley Scott produced film, Life in a Day and AWARDED Top 100 Hours of Footage.  Westchester, IL. 

July 2010, The Great Flood Report, digital video, 3 minutes.  Position: writer/director/editor.  A short comedic sketch interviewing victims of a local flood and an investigative report into the cause of the water overload.  Created for YouTube, Westchester, IL.

May 2010, Ludo, digital video, 5 minutes.  Position: cinematographer.  Jean-Claude and his friends meet everyday to play an ancient game of skill and strategy called Pétanque.  WINNER - Distinguished Documentary, and WINNER - Emerging Cinematographer from Real Ideas Studio at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival, Cannes, France.

January 2010, This Time - Will Phalen and the Stereo Addicts, digital video, 4 minutes.  Position: cinematographer/co-editor.  Music video created for Chicago the local folk rock group and Music Video Production at DePaul university, Chicago, IL.

November 2009,  Justice 10-21, digital video, 5 minutes.  Position: producer/cinematographer.  After a child’s legos are destroyed in the confines of his own backyard, an obsessive cop pledges not to rest until he finds the culprit.  Created for Production II at DePaul University, Chicago, IL.

November 2009,  A Life in Journalism, digital video, 8 minutes.  Position: director/producer/camera operator/editor.  Nancy Loo, formerly of Fox News Chicago takes DePaul students on a journey through modern televised news.  Short documentary created for Production II at DePaul University, Chicago, IL.

June 2009, Accounting for Love, digital video, 7 minutes.  Position: writer/director/editor.  A nerd falls for a coworker but is rudely interrupted by the office jerks.  Created for Production I at DePaul University, Chicago, IL.

April 2009, Action News 6 Covers the Olympics, digital video, 4 minutes.  Position: writer/director/editor.  A mockumentary news cast investigates the best reasons for bringing the Olympics to Chicago and how introducing the new sport of Jaywalking would be beneficial to the games.  Created for Production I at DePaul university, Chicago, IL.

March 2009, Seymore, animation, 1 minute.  Position: creator.  A stick figure finds a magic button that makes him three dimensional, but a monster in the 3D world makes him return to reality.  Created for Animation 1 at DePaul University, Chicago, IL.

December 2008, Electric Umbrella, 5 minutes.  Position: writer/director/producer/editor.  A mockumentary short in the style of Spinal Tap following the once beloved two man band and the come back tour that is sure to be.  Created for YouTube, Westchester, IL.

October 2008, The Door Forbidden, series of stills to tell a narrative.  Position: writer/photographer/editor.  A little girl plays in her room when she finds a monster in her closet.  Created for   Foundations of Cinema at DePaul University, Chicago, IL.