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Filmiamo Productions (formerly Luke Rafferty Visuals) serves to inspire action through digital narratives. We believe in showcasing the emotion, passion and uniqueness of stories, using stunning visuals coupled with emotional narratives to promote brands and organizations.Filmiamo is a scalable video production company, featuring a regular team of skilled contractors throughout the field, including graphic designers, videographers, producers, photographers, and animators. As Creative Director, I oversee all creative operations, including scripting, storyboarding, editing and post-production. I also serve as Director of Photography on the majority of projects, filming a variety of projects for various clients. Filmiamo is proud to serve clients such as: JetBlue, American Airlines, Teleflex, Make-A-Wish, Magnolia Network, CASA Youth Advocates and more.

For Pause is a boutique corporate community engagement agency - fostering the relationship between local corporations and local non-profits. We focus on connections in the immediate community, so you and your team are giving back where you live and work. We're not here to replace your corporate social responsibility team (if you already have one!), but instead can come alongside any existing initiatives and teams to further your involvement in the community. If you are new to this whole community engagement thing - great! We cannot wait to help you along the way. We love relationships, and want to get to know you, your goals, and your desires so together we can craft a unique, relevant corporate community engagement strategy. Each strategy is personalized and completely customizable to fit your brand.

Every client is different.Some desire you to tell a very basic story, with a new twist. Others ask you to portray a deep, personal story in a way which respects the subject but also moves an audience. But the same common goal runs through all of my productions: a desire to inspire those viewing my productions and producing materials which meet my client’s goals. Sometimes, as an independent freelance filmmaker, I am pushed out of my comfort zone into new situations, or even countries, as I search to tell a visual story for a client. These experiences have molded me into a versatile filmmaker, adept at traveling and adapting to new environments. I aspire to tell stories from a firsthand point of view, with the comfort of the client as my main priority. My clients have ranged from Fortune 500 companies such as JetBlue and 21 Century Fox to global nonprofits to corporate social responsibility work with National Geographic Partners and other household brand names.My freelancing has also allowed me to pursue my passion of editorial and documentary work. My media has been published in a number of mediums and platforms including: The New York Times, USA Today, Wall Street Journal ("Money Matters") Narratively, Quincy College, Bryant Park, Let's Share The Sun Foundation.

As the 2016 presidential race was heating up, I realized it was not enough for me to read the newspaper and merely hope for a future. I recognized what was a historical time in our nation's story. A story I was not willing to sit back and watch develop. It was time I joined the fight with my most powerful voice -- my camera. I joined Hillary Clinton's campaign in July of 2016, and worked as the Filmmaker for Ohio. There, I was responsible for producing and editing every video published on "Hillary for Ohio's social media pages. As I quickly learned, they don't call Ohio a battleground state for nothing. We worked nonstop, and utilized digital narratives as our tools. Over the course of the campaign, I produced 34 videos, including vignettes and short documentaries. With the support - and appreciation - of countless Ohioans, I produced pieces telling their everyday stories. I told the story of Stan, a truck driver, and Jackie, the owner of a small coffee shop, and Brian, a union worker from outside of Dayton. All of these stories, diverse and beautiful in their own ways, had a common bond; they all believed in Hillary Clinton, and the promises she made to America. Despite the outcome on Nov. 8, my experience in Ohio proved that stories have the power to change hearts. Raw, honest, and compelling narratives can spark a passion in viewers on either side of the aisle -- as emotions resonate with every heart.

Syracuse, New York, Us

After years of photographing my local fire squad, I developed an interest in Emergency Medical Service. This interest lead to my participation in Syracuse University Ambulance. Syracuse University Ambulance is the primary Emergency Medical Service for Syracuse University and the surrounding community (~ 40,000 individuals). This student-run organization provides emergency medical services to those in need, operating year round with 24/7 coverage from August to May. After 3 years as an SUA (Syracuse University Ambulance) member, I was chosen last spring to spearhead the organization as a Field Supervisor. In this role, I Co-Lead the organization, comprised of 80 student-members. When on duty, I respond to all calls, ensuring proper medical care is provided. Responsibilities include: overseeing peer-to-peer training, ensuring accountability of members for call quality, and other various membership and administrative responsibilities. As a Field Training Officer, I lead trainings occurring both on and off my shifts and teach junior members how to train incoming members on both skills and practices used in the organization. To date, I have volunteered over 1,500 hours.

Flex Collective started as two high schoolers with a dream. This dream, together with our desire to share our creative abilities with others, lead to the creation of a commercial video production company.Flex Collective specialized in corporate promotions, as well as branded documentaries. My experiences as a Co-Founder lead me all over the country, developing promotional materials for a variety of clients. Our company worked with clients of all shapes and sizes, with varying needs. No matter how different these clients might have been, our common goal of delivering strong visual content ran through every piece we ultimately developed. Flex Collective also served as a rental service for the East Coast, after the purchase of a RED Epic cinema camera in 2013. From 2013-2015, the RED Rental Program allowed for individuals or organizations to rent this camera under Flex. Flex Collective’s creative ability is most accurately shown through our Timeless Artisans pieces, as well as a SPEC Commercial for Coca-Cola. More specifically, the Coca-Cola commercial tells the story of a grandfather and grandson, sharing the bond the product creates while restoring an old mustang in a Kansas barn. This experience provided us with a number of challenges, but ultimately resulted in a piece which went viral.

Syracuse, New York, Us

The Newshouse is an online, student-run news publication, housed in Newhouse School of Public Communication at Syracuse University. Updated daily throughout the year, this publication covers news and sports on the Syracuse University Campus. As Assistant Photo Editor, responsibilities included: assigning stories to staff photographers, editing images gathered, and posting online, all while adhering to strict deadlines. Additionally, I collaborated with section editors to select the photos which best supported their chosen stories.

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The Daily Orange is the student-run newspaper of Syracuse, NY providing coverage of Syracuse University, and the surrounding community. The Daily Orange publishes stories online daily, as well as a print edition printed 4 times per week. Throughout my years with the Daily Orange, I served in a number of various positions: Video Editor (Fall 2013 - Spring 2014): - Collaborated with the Management Board to create the position. Served as the inaugural Video Editor, where I both defined the positon and its’ role within the publication - Collaborated with section editors to create video budgets, and plan stories - Assigned videos to staff photographers - Edited videos while following strict deadlines; managed the publishing and promotion of multimedia online Assistant Photo Editor (Spring 2013): - Collaborated with section editors to choose best photos to accompany stories (print & online) - Assigned stories to staff photographers - Edited images for publishing in print and online - Shot last minute assignments and breaking news Design Editor (Fall 2012):- Worked with section editors to design graphics and layout text for print publication - Collaborated with fellow designers and section editors to discuss spacing, content and appearance- Designed all 4 sections of the publicationStaff Photographer (Fall 2012 - Present): Since September 2012, I have been volunteering my time as a staff photographer. I continue to cover stories for the publication, providing visuals for various entities and topics. I have traveled the country covering every varsity sport, have assisted in feature stories and photographed breaking news throughout the community

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Us

The Philadelphia Inquirer is the most circulated newspaper in the region (300,000+/day), and publishes in print and online daily. As an intern, I was assigned multiple daily assignments and expected to shoot, edit and transmit while adhering to strict deadlines. During my time as an intern, I reported directly to the Photo Editor, and covered over 100 individual assignments including a personal multimedia project: "What is Philadelphia" Responsibilities included: - Collaborating with assigning editors, and fellow reporters in the field - Adapting to schedule/assignment changes while in the field - Editing and transmitting photos from breaking news events for immediate publishing- Self-assigning stories on "slow news days"