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Film and Video
Short narrative films and documentaries, commercials, and promotional videos.
WEDU Arts Plus | Jakeneutron documentary
Take a look into the animated world of Palm Harbor artist Jake Sloan, also known as "Jakeneutron", a young multimedia animator and musician. This project was produced for the WEDU/PBS television series WEDU Arts Plus, and aired as part of the fourth episode of the ninth season of the show.
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To see the finished segment on WEDU's website, featuring an introduction by Dalia Colon, click here.
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Director — Matthew Hoobin
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Editors — Julian Merrill, Matthew Hoobin, and Keyont'e Howard
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Published in 2020.
Papers
Jim, a slacker college student, decides to procrastinate on an essay worth 25% of his grade. Will he finish in time, or suffer the consequences?
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Writer / Director — Julian Merrill
Assistant Director — Matthew Hoobin
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Producers — Julian Merrill, Matthew Hoobin, and Aidan Griffin
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Starring — Aidan Griffin, Julian Merrill, Razor Edwards, Joey Giacobbe, Dylan Garrett, Frank Groff, Michelle Apostol, Chris Guzman, Matthew Hoobin, Jade Imboden, M. F. Macias, Jake Sloan, and Ty Wurtz
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Published in 2020.
Save the Date
Keith decides to help his naïve roommate Calvin prepare for his first date, but they each have different ideas of how the situation should be handled.
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Directors — Aidan Griffin and Julian Merrill
Writers — Aidan Griffin
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Producers — Aidan Griffin, Julian Merrill, Alex Gideon, and Matthew Hoobin
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Starring — Matthew Hoobin, Aidan Griffin, Syndie Pennavaria, Alex Gideon, Malik Carr, Dylan Garrett, and Jared Closterman
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Published in 2019.
My Cat is Sad
The arrival of a new cat into a small family's apartment causes their previous cat to feel even more forgotten. This project was a group effort for a digital video college class, in which we were assigned to create a short film based on a poem.
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Director — Matthew Hoobin
Writers — M. F. Macias and Matthew Hoobin
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Editors — Madisyn Collins, Matthew Hoobin, M. F. Macias, and Keyont'e Howard​
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Published in 2018.
Made in Adobe Premiere Pro CC.
Stuff the Bus 2018 videos
Although there was no footage of the Stuff the Bus event held at Spectrum Field, on August 1, 2018, I was able to film the goings-on at the subsequent events. These were held at Carillon Parkway in St. Petersburg on August 3, and in front of the St. Pete City Hall building on August 8, respectively.
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Camerawork — Matthew Hoobin
Editor — Matthew Hoobin
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Music: Arrival by MBB https://soundcloud.com/mbbofficial
Creative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported
Music promoted by Audio Library.
MBB - Happy (Vlog No Copyright Music)
Music provided by Vlog No Copyright Music.
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Published in 2018.
Made in Adobe Premiere Elements 15.
Our Year in Review (2017–18)
A look back at the Pinellas Education Foundation's events, efforts, and activities during the 2017–18 school year. These include the 25th anniversary of Take Stock in Children; the yearly Evening of Excellence and Walker's Rising Stars events, and more.
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Editor — Matthew Hoobin
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Music: Nicolai Heidlas Music - "On and On"
Song promoted by Audio Library
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Published in 2018.
Made in Adobe Premiere Elements 15.
Next Generation Tech 2018 promo
Building off the aesthetics of the iconography-based promo video I made for the previous year's Next Gen Tech competition, I wrote a script and had former winner Christian De Napoli narrate. I find this to be a significant improvement over the 2017 promo.
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Narrator — Christian De Napoli
Editor / Animator — Matthew Hoobin
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Music: Silent Partner - Above and Beyond (No Copyright Music)
Song promoted by Audio Library
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Published in 2018.
Made in Adobe Premiere Elements 15.
Introducing Our New Logo
When the Pinellas Education Foundation changed their logo from the graduation cap emblem to the sunburst design, I decided to create a short animation to give the new logo some pizzazz.
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Editor / Animator — Matthew Hoobin
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Published in 2018.
Made in Adobe Premiere Elements 15.
Jeffrey Preil - "Memories from the '80s"
A music video I created for a song titled "Memories from the '80s", written and performed by my classmate Jeffrey Preil in his Music Production class. The editing process involved hours of searching through old news footage, concert recordings, retro television commercials, movie scenes, and more.
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Editor — Matthew Hoobin
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Song: Jeffrey Preil - "Memories of the '80s"
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Published in 2018.
Made in Adobe Premiere Pro CC.
Evening of Excellence 2018
A video summary of the Evening of Excellence, which took place at the Mahaffey Theater on Wednesday, January 31, 2018 in celebration of local businesses and outstanding teachers in Pinellas County.
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Camerawork — Matthew Hoobin
Editor — Matthew Hoobin
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Music: Tarpon Springs Band - "Blue Train"
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Published in 2018.
Made in Adobe Premiere Pro CS6.
Career Academies with Rob Romain
Rob Romain of Pinellas Park High School, speaking about career academies in Pinellas County, including the First Responders, Criminal Justice, and Pinellas Innovates programs.
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Vertical footage — Tamra Burr
Drone footage — Rob Romain
Editor — Matthew Hoobin
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Music: Markvard - Good Vibes
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Published in 2018.
Made in Adobe Premiere Elements 15.
PSTA Joins Finance Park
This video was produced to show the introduction of the Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority (PSTA) into the Finance Park program at the Stavros Institute.
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Camerawork — Matthew Hoobin
Editor — Matthew Hoobin
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At the client's request, no music was added to the video.
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Published in 2017.
Made in Adobe Premiere Elements 15.
Rays at Enterprise Village
This video was produced to celebrate the Tampa Bay Rays' inauguration into Enterprise Village, of the Pinellas Education Foundation and the Stavros Institute.
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Editor — Matthew Hoobin
Camerawork — Matthew Hoobin and Tamra Burr
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Music composed by Benjamin Tissot.
Published under a Creative Commons License.
Courtesy of http://www.bensound.com/
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Published in 2017.
Made in Adobe Premiere Elements 15.
Next Generation Tech 2017 Promo
This video was produced for the Pinellas Education Foundation's Next Generation Technology program. I was sent the narration and music for the project, and I built a kinetic typography / iconography-based video around the provided audio.
Narrator — Connor Dupuis
Editor / animator — Matthew Hoobin
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Music:
Otis McDonald - "Not For Nothing"
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Published in 2017.
Made in Adobe Premiere Elements 15.
The Tournament
An audacious chess champion is undermined by a wunderkind who succeeds at everything.
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This short film was shot in a single long take.
Director — Miriam Butt
Writer — Thomas Ernst
Starring — Thomas Ernst and Matthew Hoobin
Editor — Miriam Butt
Audio — K. Poole
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Released in 2017.
Made in Adobe Premiere Pro CC.
Brodies
In a parody of 1980s and 1990s sitcoms and aesthetics,
a group of over-the-top "brodies" begin the process of inducting a new member into their gang.
Writer / Director — Gage McCann
Editor — Gage McCann
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Starring — Christopher Hendrickson, Gage McCann, Matthew Hoobin, Collin Barnes, Taylor Stubbs, Hunter Lawrence, Andrew Nicolas, and Spencer Bass
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Released in 2017 for the 48 Hour Film Project.
Made in Adobe Premiere Pro CS6.
Monster Vision: A History and Analysis of Horror Cinema
A rather quickly-paced and detailed timeline of the horror film genre, followed by an analysis of what makes a movie effectively scary and not a waste of time and reels.
Writer / narrator — Matthew Hoobin
Editor — Matthew Hoobin
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Music:
Various (see credits)
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Completed in 2016; screened in 2017.
Made in Adobe Premiere Pro CS6.
Dadcula
Jonathan, a modern teenage vampire, wants his date with a human girl to go smoothly. His archaic father Petyr supports his mission, but soon proves to be an undead third wheel.
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Directors — Christopher Hendrickson and Gage McCann
Writer — Matthew Hoobin
Editor — Gage McCann​
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Starring — Matthew Hoobin, Ronald Flowers, and
Amanda Christ
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Music by Jade Mach and Eoin Olswold
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Completed in 2016; screened in 2017.
Wite-Out student commercial
A hypothetical commercial for Bic Wite-Out, filmed at Dixie Hollins High School. The product we were assigned to advertise through this project was decided at random.
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Director — Miriam Butt
Producer — Sabrina Schultz
Actor — Matthew Hoobin
Editor — Matthew Hoobin
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Published in 2016.
Made in Adobe Premiere Pro CS6.
Star Wars Trilogy Unofficial Trailer
A trailer I made for Star Wars (1977), The Empire Strikes Back (1980), and Return of the Jedi (1983).
Editor — Matthew Hoobin
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Music:
Frederick Lloyd - "Music from the 'Force Awakens' trailer"
John Williams - "Rebel Fleet / End Title"
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Published in 2016.
Made in Adobe Premiere Pro CS6.
Back to the Future Unofficial Trailer
A trailer I made for Back to the Future (1985).
Editor — Matthew Hoobin
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Music:
Alan Silvestri - "Einstein Disintegrated / '85 Twin Pines Mall"
Alan Silvestri - "Skateboard Chase"
The Four Aces - "Mr. Sandman"
Alan Silvestri - "Back to the Future (Main Theme)"
Huey Lewis and the News - "The Power of Love"
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Published in 2016.
Made in Adobe Premiere Pro CS6.