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Director Showreel – Michael Joe-Louis

Director Showreel - Michael Joe-Louis

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Showreel 2016

April 22, 2016

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THE ART OF FILM MAKING

Weddings

Cinematic Weddings

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Weddings

August 21, 2015

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Everyday of your life is important, but on your wedding day, you’re going to need the right guys to pull off an awesome wedding video, and capture the day with all it’s heartfelt moments. Of all the cinematic gigs, weddings are about humour, pure romance and art. We boast well over 100 wedding video creations and have been bringing people to tears (in a good way!) since our first cut. Watch, cry and contact us here for a booking.

HALL OF FAME

INSPIRATIONAL AND ECLECTIC WORK WE'VE LOVED OVER THE 10 YEARS

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Discarded (Trailer)

Discarded (Trailer) A documentary done with the LRC about a mine mascra, misconduct and wate pickers.
This is the trailer - The full film is available at selected festivals.

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Indwe TVC 2016

May 11, 2016

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Indwe Youtube Campaign

Indwe Youtube Campaign

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Feck’s Philosophy

A tasty 70’s themed commercial for UK based company, Feck’s Philosophy. Enjoy the ride!

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All Sorts – Name the shape

7DKS threw this gem in our laps and we jumped at the opportunity to work some comedic magic. Working with Corne and Twakkie was a gas, and director Bevan Cullinan certainly gets the best out of these two on camera.

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Indwe TVC

A light hearted TVC we developed in connection with Stratitude designed to instill a feeling that no matter where you are in SA, Indwe Risk Services has got your back.

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Pink Sunshine

Pink Sunshine - Mini Episodes (Episode 2)

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Nuke Smugglaz

Nuke Smugglaz ' True School

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Mad SKAB – Write With Me

Underground hip hop music video straight out of the heart of JHB. Passion projects keep the blood pumping and we have a lot of love for the crew and cast on this one.

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Artist Interview

December 5, 2019

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Just One More

'Just One More' Series Campaign

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Oppikoppi 2016 Jose Cuervo After Movie

Dust, music, tequila & 100fps. Enjoy.

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South Bound – Fashion Film

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Get More

We worked on a series of quirky commercials for Get More 24/7. 8 commercials and 1 explainer video all in all. Rad people, DIY, guerrilla film making at it's funnest.

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Same Day

Same Day edit VW 'Freedom in the city

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MEET GRACE – MTN 1CALL

(Concierge program induction video) (Direction, Edit & character role) (Photography by Gavin Pincus)

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Media Monster

A good friend of ours Tykuno had an exhibition he wanted to promote, so we made a weird video. Weird.

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Luminet

A cutesy corporate commercial we did for Luminet in association with Stratitude. A start-up entrepreneur's embarrassing self discovery with the help of the Luminet App.

The Guys

Michael Jaspan & Cody Van Wyk

Wedding photography

michael-jaspan

Director, DP and Company Director.

Michael, born 1987 is a South African commercial/corporate film/video director and photographer. His professional work has ranged from directing and shooting creative synopsis videos to directing product adverts for TV and documentaries. Although he is focused on directing, he believes the ability to direct film comes modestly from learning and trading in a vast array of surrounding skills.

My Work

DP work spanning the globe on various platforms
DP work on international documentary series
DP work on a local, award winning, documentary project
Directing and DP work on a documentary about the independent cinema circuit
Creative direction on dozens of successful YouTube video campaigns
DP and editing work on over 100 cinematic wedding experience videos
1 000s of hours of film editing on commercial projects at a freelance level as well as same day edits presented to over 5 000 people
Directing and lighting on South African music videos since 2014
Directing South African TV ads

DP work for Swedish TV and CNN
Creative direction for dozens of startup videos for companies now trading in various industries
Film direction with children, in fashion, in the NGO and legal sector
Fine art commissions and independent sales (click here to see Michael’s art)
Selected photography for a poetry book cover and print document publications
Photography for album artwork for music albums and posters
BA in motion picture
SAVOA voice over certificate