Christopher Potter
Producer · director · cinematographer · editor · educator. Commercial, documentary, music and narrative work from the San Francisco Bay Area, 2007 to now. Pieces that are online are marked; the rest are described, and the masters can be screened on request.
Reelonline
A short cut of commercial, documentary, music and narrative work.
Sampling
A personal photo series capturing the world at different rates with a camera: the essence of motion and consolidated color palettes.
Dragons of Wye-Ten Puppet Theater
A stereoscopic 3-D recording of a live production by the Dragons of Wye-Ten Puppet Theater. I produced and shot it.
Auro-3D Immersive Sound
I edited this piece for the SoundWorks collection about the Auro-3D immersive sound system.
Summoning the Phoenix
Book trailer for illustrator April Chu, for the release of Summoning the Phoenix: Poems and Prose About Chinese Musical Instruments by Emily Jiang. Ed…
Cambrian Waveonline
The Cambrian Wave is a kinetic sculpture by Reuben Margolin, designed for the lobby of Index Ventures in San Francisco. Part of a documentary series o…
Z-Health
A series of interviews with Z-Health trainers in the San Francisco area. I produced and edited the series.
Wish – (3-D)
San Francisco rockers Pollux recording “Wish” live in stereoscopic 3-D at Broken Radio Studios.
Hey – (3-D)
San Francisco’s Blue Rabbit in stereoscopic 3-D for a live recording of their song “Hey”, from the ten-camera Broken Radio Live 3-D program.
California
video for John Murry’s song “California” from his album The Graceless Age.
Design Mustonline
I shot this short film for motion artist Lydia Bailergeau.
Massey Plugins
A series of instructional videos for Massey Plugins’ audio mastering and creation tools, combining screen capture with live video and audio.
Nimbusonline
Nimbus is a kinetic sculpture by Reuben Margolin, commissioned by the Latin School of Chicago: 864 pieces of tapered aluminum and 471 glass beads.
Spiral Waveonline
The Yellow Spiral Wave is a kinetic sculpture by Reuben Margolin, commissioned by PopTech in 2009. I made this film while it was installed at Meyer So…
Blakey’s Beatonline
Blakey’s Beat is a repertory band of Jazzschool Institute (Berkeley) students celebrating the music of Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers. I recorded …
Pepsi Films (3-D)
To test a new 3-D rig, I made this short for a Pepsi Films competition with a friend’s kid and audio help from the label Spliggityfidge.
24 Hours of Lemons
and audio post-production on Yael Braha’s short documentary about 24 Hours of Lemons, an endurance race for cars costing $500 or less.
For the Ghostonline
I followed San Francisco indie rockers Pollux around local clubs and into the studio for this promo celebrating their album “For the Ghost”.
Filmmaker Interviews
One of a series of interviews for FilmClick.com, shot at film festivals with actors, directors, producers, production managers and a DP. This one is w…
Metallica at Rasputin’s
I edited this documentary and promo of Metallica’s visit to Rasputin’s Music in Berkeley.
One
An experimental documentary built on the concept of circles of intimacy, using a mandala as form. Exhibited at film festivals and awarded in North Ame…
February
Shot on 16mm with a Bolex, a film about growing up. Winner of the 2007 PetStyle and Gen Art Pet-Centric Film Competition.
ICare International
I traveled to Costa Rica with ICare International, a non-profit that provides free and low-cost eye care in impoverished areas, to document their work…
Turborax
A series of three television commercials for Turborax, a natural cleaning product.