I am a digital video guru who writes, produces, shoots, edits, composes original music, composes graphics, and does just about everything relating to creating engaging visual messages for individuals, and organizations both non-profit, and for-profit, living in the Washington, DC area.

I'd really like for video to become my full time gig, but in the meantime, I also teach multi-platform journalism to high school kids in the DC Public School system.

My specialties include short form video for the web, that seeks to tell a story, or educate. My dream is to create high quality tutorial, educational, or promotional video.

I've been shooting video for more than 10 years, for various clients in the midwest, and the mid-atlantic region, including Cleveland OH, Philadelphia PA, Stony Brook NY, and in all areas around Washington DC, and Baltimore MD.

I shoot in High Definition on HDV and Solid State Media on a Sony HVR-V1U for longer projects, and on a Nikon D3100 DSLR camera for shorter projects. I've found the DSLR to be a great HD shooter, and hope to continue to grow it's use within my projects.

My primary editing suite is Final Cut Studio 3. I've been cutting on Final Cut ever since version 1, and utilize the full suite of applications on many different projects, including using Apple Motion to create motion graphics, and a combination of Soundtrack Pro, and Logic Pro to compose original music for my productions.

If you'd like to find out more about me, or utilize my services, please feel free to contact me at Mspikes@mspikesmedia.com