VIDEOGRAPHY
This library details some of Ricky’s work in full length, 16x9, curated videos listed under three categories: Narrative, Live Events, and Educational.
Narrative
Middle of the Road is a dark satirical sketch poking at the idea of relentless optimism through a violent kidnapping. Alongside D.C. Raw Productions, Ricky produced, directed, and edited this short.
For his first project with Axim Creative, Ricky lead a video campaign with the New Britain Youth Prevention Council; highlighting the empowerment of pursuing ones’ passions rather than following the path of drug use and self harm. This is one of five short videos Ricky wrote, directed, and edited for the program. You can find more of their videos on their website: https://www.nbyouthprevention.com/ Thumbnail Created by Axim Creative.
In collaboration with other Connecticut creatives, Ricky lead a weekend intensive to shoot four quality production value scenes in three days to expand the team's professional portfolios. In this short, we watch how a day in the life of one mundane office space can completely shift by the presence of one mundane object. Ricky produced, directed, and edited this short.
Live Events
Joey’s Drive Through Knightstown follows NASCAR Champion, Joey Logano, driving his customized stock-car through the small town of Knightsville, Indiana to celebrate the grand opening of TOMZ Corporation’s new facility. Ricky was the event’s Director of Photography with Axim Creative as well as the post-production video editor. Thumbnail Created by Axim Creative.
The Punxsutawney Address is a comedic sketch that was produced and shown live at Hartford's Sea Tea Comedy Theater. As well as producing the live performance, Ricky was the event's camera and audio operator as well as the video's post-production editor.
Shipping Up to Boston: Colt Ultimate 2022 is a highlight reel of the final practice for Connecticut’s top Ultimate Disc Club Team, Colt Ultimate, before their league’s regional tournament in Boston. Through Axim Creative, Ricky fully produced, directed, and edited the highlight reel. Thumbnail Created by Axim Creative.
Educational
As the head of Axim Creative’s department of Internal Content, Ricky produced multiple YouTube series’ for the company, including Axim Breakdowns. In this video, Axim’s Senior Graphic Designer, Phil Powers, breaks down Axim Creative logo design. Ricky produced, directed, oversaw scripts, and edited all videos of each series. Thumbnail Created by Axim Creative.
Early on with Axim Creative, Ricky took part to produce an online miniseries with New Britain’s Mayor, Erin Stewart, telling four prominent stories to celebrate the city’s 150 Year Anniversary. Though he was only the camera operator on set, Ricky lead the post-production process by becoming the series’ head video editor, shooting B-Roll of city landmarks, as well as investigating and gathering historic archived documents for each video. You can find the rest of the series and more content on New Britain from Erin Stewart on her public Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/ErinStewartCT/videos. Thumbnail Created by Axim Creative.
As the head of Axim Creative’s department of Internal Content, Ricky produced multiple YouTube series’ for the company, including Axim Insights. In this video, Axim’s President, Karol Steczkowski uses Ernest Shackleton's expedition of the Antarctica as a anecdote to examining workplace leadership. Ricky produced, directed, oversaw scripts, and edited all videos of each series. Thumbnail Created by Axim Creative.