The Story of Nocturne
Chris Buck Chris Buck

The Story of Nocturne

The goal was to simplify the film by having a tight close up as the key visual — in reality, it was anything but simple.

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Nocturne
Chris Buck Chris Buck

Nocturne

“Nocturne” is a dreamscape, featuring vignettes with V/O narration and a dynamic sound design.

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New Director’s Reel
Chris Buck Chris Buck

New Director’s Reel

Incorporating my most recent clips, including the Exiger spots and my short film “Nocturne.”

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Exiger Office GOAT
Chris Buck Chris Buck

Exiger Office GOAT

This video asked for a low-key approach, and we essentially did gently moving still photographs. (Exiger advertising)

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“Meet The Artist” Video
Chris Buck Chris Buck

“Meet The Artist” Video

Canadian agent Sparks Photographers produced a series of video clips with their artists. Does this clip distill my style and approach properly?

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Criterion “Studio Visit” Video
Chris Buck Chris Buck

Criterion “Studio Visit” Video

Criterion asked if they could shoot a BTS film of the “Dick Johnson Is Dead” cover session. “I’m good so long as they won’t hold back, and will aggressively get the footage they need.”

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UNEASY Kendrick Lamar
Chris Buck Chris Buck

UNEASY Kendrick Lamar

The sitting with Kendrick Lamar is one of the last ones that ended up in the Uneasy book, and that's quite fitting as he was an un-uneasy as you'll find in a subject.

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Kumail Nanjiani’s Halloween Tips
Chris Buck Chris Buck

Kumail Nanjiani’s Halloween Tips

I purposely choose to take a different approach to the stills and the video - a clean studio "fashion" look for the main story, and then a variety of environments for the video vignettes.

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This Ad Job has a First Name
Chris Buck Chris Buck

This Ad Job has a First Name

I’ve always heard that Chicago is a great advertising town and now I’ve had a chance to experience it first hand - with fantastic results.

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TIME-lapse Video
Chris Buck Chris Buck

TIME-lapse Video

I’m pleased that the photo team at Time believed in my “clown car” idea enough to encourage us to execute it.

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Smack Down
Chris Buck Chris Buck

Smack Down

My favorite thing about working in advertising is collaborating with fantastically creative individuals and David Kolbusz did not disappoint.

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“Don’t Touch My Dart”
Eugen Sakhnenko Eugen Sakhnenko

“Don’t Touch My Dart”

My second recent campaign with Wieden + Kennedy Portland is with Dodge Dart and once again incorporates animating stills – but this time we take it up a notch with some dynamic interactive web ads.

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