DIRECTING WORK


OFFLINETV - BREAK OUT [MUSIC VIDEO]

ABOUT

Following the adventures of Hina, Scarra, Pokimane, LilyPichu, DisguisedToast, & Michael Reeves, we dive into an isekai version of the OfflineTV universe and watch them defend the world from monstrous dragons, goblins, and turtles.

Production Companies: OfflineTV & Powerhouse Animation Studios

CAST & CREW

Creative Director: Brodin Plett
Producers: Brodin Plett & Amanda Fan
Additional Editing/Sound Design: Dunois
Animation: Powerhouse Animation Studios
Music Production: TJ Brown, Jesse Barrera, Joe Park
Vocals: MaiR
Lyrics: Kanata Okajima


Sony - TURN OFF THE WORLD [COMMERCIAL]

ABOUT

Sometimes you just want to escape the world. With Sony’s noise canceling headphones you can do just that. Produced entirely with computer graphics utilizing Unreal Engine and Maya, this spot aimed to make an abstract surrealist world feel a little closer to reality.

Production Company: Summercamp

CAST & CREW

Director: Brodin Plett
Producer: Seth Josephson
Editor/Sound Design: Julian Conner
VFX Supervisor: Enrique de la Garza
VFX: Frame 48


MSI - NO BATTERY No LIFE [COMMERCIAL]

CAST & CREW

Director: Brodin Plett
Talent: Jasmine Aivaliotis, Jack Shulruff, Madison Lanesey, Jeff McDonald
Producers: Seth Josephson & Katrina Kudlick
Casting: Stephanie Kerbis
Director of Photography: Nico Aguilar
Production Designer: Corinne Delouise
Sound Design: Gerry Vazquez
Colorist: Bryan Smaller at Company 3
VFX: Frame 48

ABOUT

If your battery dies, you die for real. Luckily with the MSI GS laptop, it won't.

To celebrate their largest battery wattage they could fit in a laptop, MSI wanted a piece that would surprise viewers and break the mold of their usual advertising.

Production Company: Summercamp


Albert Chang - 10 Years of LOL Music in One Take [MUSIC VIDEO]

ABOUT

11 Musicians. 10 Years of League of Legends Music. 25 Songs. One take. No Cuts.

Created to celebrate 10 years of Riot Games’ success and history for their MOBA League of Legends.

Production Company: Villain No. 9

CAST & CREW

Director: Brodin Plett & Albert Chang
Talent: Albert Chang, Jun Sung Ahn, Pobelter, Xell, Ivan Lee, Drew Alexander Ford, Dustin Seo, LilyPichu, JVNA, & Sarah Lee
Producers: Brodin Plett & Albert Chang
Director of Photography: Neema Sadeghi
DMX Board Operator: Chris Van Lieshout
Colorist: Bryan Smaller at Company 3
VFX: Eric Shao


JVNA - CHEMICALS [MUSIC VIDEO]

ABOUT

JVNA is held captive in a sedated state, being forced to consume data by an anonymous woman in a cyberpunk lair. She eventually breaks free from her drug, the network, to find that she is the one responsible for her own destructive behavior.

Production Company: Villain No. 9

CAST & CREW

Director/Producer: Brodin Plett
Talent: JVNA, Fedmyster, & Emily Swanson
Director of Photography: Neema Sadeghi
Production Designer: Piper Tompkins
Editor/Colorist/VFX: Brodin Plett


LINDSEY STIRLING - UPSIDE [MUSIC VIDEO]

ABOUT

In a fantasy dystopian world a young woman, Artemis, searches for escape and discovers she has the power to control and distort light. The ruler of the underworld Nyx, who has power over darkness, sends her acolytes to capture her and attempts to corrupt her. Artemis struggles to find herself and decide whether to hide in the darkness or use her powers to make a change.

Production Company: Frame 48

CAST & CREW

Directors: Brodin Plett & Tom Teller
Talent: Lindsey Stirling, Kandee Johnson, & Travis Winfrey
Producer: Seth Josephson
Director of Photography: Nico Aguilar
Production Designer: Christine Cangelosi
Editor: Lindsey Stirling
Colorist: Bryan Smaller at Company 3
Sound Designer: Gerry Vazquez
VFX: Frame 48


RAZER - RAZER BLADE STEALTH [COMMERCIAL]

ABOUT

We follow two budding architects as they dedicate themselves to their passions with Razer's Blade Stealth laptops. Aiming to inspire, Razer wanted an ad demonstrating young professionals doing what they love. No matter the time or place.

Production Companies: Bento & Frame 48

CAST & CREW

Director: Brodin Plett
Talent: Kiana Babayeva & Joey DeFelice
Producer: Noah Hwang
Director of Photography: Ian Quill
Editor: Julian Conner
Colorist: Kinan Chabani


JAY SHETTY - ADVICE FOR SPIDER-MAN [PARODY SHORT]

CAST & CREW

Director: Brodin Plett & Madi Goff
Talent: Jay Shetty
Producers: Tom Teller & Katrina Kudlick
Director of Photography: Jonathan Hall
Sound Design: Gerry Vazquez
VFX: Frame 48

ABOUT

Jay Shetty finds Spider-man’s Tom Holland stuck under a rock and lacking motivation. With the help of his inspirational powers and blue smoothie, Jay empowers the hero back into fighting form.

Production Company: Summercamp


MSI - GAME LIKE THE PROS [Commercial SHORT]

ABOUT

It’s the final promotional match. Andy has been working at this goal for his entire gaming career and he’s finally at the gates of Challenger. So who better to play gatekeepers than professional League of Legends players, Jensen and Sneaky of Cloud 9? Will Andy make it to Challenger or will he be stopped by professional esports athletes.

Production Company: Bento

CAST & CREW

Director: Brodin Plett
Talent: Tom Assam-Miller, Billy Chengary, Nicolaj Jensen, & Zachary “Sneaky” Scuderi
Producer: Noah Hwang
Director of Photography: Tehillah De Castro
Colorist: Kinan Chabani
VFX: Noah Hwang


EDEN [SHORT FILM]

SYNOPSIS

After Earth becomes uninhabitable, humans are frozen and sent to space to preserve mankind. Thousands of years later, Earth is ready to sustain life again. During activation, a malfunction causes a young woman's pod to fail and she lands on the planet's surface alone. She learns to survive on the unfamiliar planet but yearns for human interaction. Each day she searches for other people and each day she loses more hope, until one day she finds a device that only a human would possess. 

FESTIVAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Motion Picture Sound Editors
          - Nominated: Student Film
Sydney Indie Film Festival
          - Nominated: Best Science Fiction
          - Nominated: Best Cinematography

Top Shorts
          - Winner: Best Student Film
          - Winner: Best Cinematography

WorldFest Film Festival
          - Winner: Best Student Film
Paris Art and Movie Awards
          - Nominated: Best Student Film
          - Nominated: Best Cinematography

OFFICIAL SELECTIONS

San Diego Comic Con Film Festival
San Pedro International Film Festival
Fargo Fantastic Film Festival
Lone Star Film Festival
Tokyo Lift Off Film Festival
Durban International Film Festival
Riverside International Film Festival
Crossroads Film Festival
HollyShorts Film Festival
Byron Bay Film Festival
Irvine International Film Festival
San Jose International Short Film Festival
Cayman Islands Film Festival


MSI - DO MORE [COMMERCIAL]

ABOUT

In a motor sport dependent on speed and precision, one mistake could cost you everything. Bryan Berk takes us off the track to explain why Berk Technologies relies on MSI Workstation Series laptops to perfect their drift racing cars.

Production Companies: Bento & Frame 48

CAST & CREW

Director: Brodin Plett
Producer: Noah Hwang
Director of Photography: Ian Quill
Editor: Julian Conner
Colorist: Kinan Chabani