Category Archives: media

Deep Listening – Frog

March 10, 2023media, videosMike

The following video resulted from a workshop and deep listening exercise held on 3.10.23 on South Puget Sound Community College’s campus as part of the Digital Humanities Lab. The workshop was led by Jessie Lenderman, an instructor at the college who is a filmmaker and documentarian who uses inter-disciplinarian practices to inform her work.

In the first part of the exercise, participants were given an object and asked to write a short piece only describing it. Next, participants developed a second short written piece detailing personal associations with their chosen item. In the last part of the exercise, participants filmed the object, using the two former pieces of writing to help guide the audio-visualization of it.

Videos were shot on our phones. To edit the video, we used an open-source software program called OpenShot. Open-source software is distributed with its source code, making it available for use, modification, and distribution by anyone who uses it. Unlike software developed by many corporate entities for profit, open-source software is guided by an ethical component that fosters community, exchange, and learning.

In my video, I incorporated a recording of frogs I’d made on campus the evening before, around 8 PM. I was leaving the building when I heard them in a chorus.

Frog from Mike Gray on Vimeo.

Marty’s Boots

February 26, 2023media, songs, videosMike

I shot this on a Jazz DV151, which I got 10+ years ago at a Walmart for $20 dollars. The song was a weird accident, but I liked it whatever was happening.

Break into Minutes IV

February 11, 2023media, songs, the mindlab, videosMike

Some Music for the Fish

January 2, 2022media, songs, the mindlabMike

I just cleaned the tank, so it is a little cloudy looking.

BREAKFAST

May 30, 2021mediabreakfastMike

a film about a conversation concerning breakfast

BREAKFAST from Mike Gray on Vimeo.

Loss of Mt. Rainier

July 19, 2018the mindlab, videosPoe, RainierMike

The short film I’m working on over the summer, Loss of Mt. Rainier, follows a number of social media stars. Below are videos for two of the film’s rival characters. And yes, we will endeavor to put the puzzle back together.

Loss of Mt. Rainier

June 10, 2018media, the mindlabPoe, Rainier, Weekend at Bernie'sMike

This summer I am making a short film I wrote called Loss of Mt. Rainier. In the film, a social media star falls into a catatonic state and has his body abused on the way to the top of Mt. Rainier. It’s a dark comedy that is a loose adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe’s short story “Loss of Breath”. We have a super cast-n-crew working on the film, many of whom are associated with the Olympia Film Collective. I couldn’t speak more highly of all the talents involved. Today we launched a Kickstarter for the film, which you can check out below.

Click on the following link to visit the Kickstarter for Loss of Mt. Rainier; you can watch our video to learn more about the movie.

Goblin – Teaser-Trailer

January 25, 2018mediaGoblinMike

This is a teaser-trailer for Goblin. I co-wrote the screenplay along with Chris Lange; he did the images. Check it out below. Follow the Goblin the Film page on Facebook or visit www.goblinthefilm.com for more updates, darkness, and vlogs about this midwestern horror-noir.

Goblin the Film – Promotional Teaser from Christopher Lange on Vimeo.

A Solar Eclipse PSA – “Do Not Look at the Sun”

August 20, 2017mediaeclipse, H.P. ThomcraftMike

Here’s a PSA regarding the upcoming solar eclipse from the star of H.P. Thomcraft, “Do Not Look at the Sun.”

Sunday Dogs

June 15, 2016mediaMike

“Sunday Dogs” is a short instrumental. I should have probably added barking dogs to it, but I decided not to make it an intense affair and more of a moment before the barking begins affair.