Gabe Wexler Cinema (Film/Video/TV)

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My number one passion is cinema. Indie flicks and big hollywood blockbusters, I love them all! I have been writing, directing, and producing independent films since I picked up my father's video camera when I was ten! In addition to my indie film pursuits, I have created commercials, music videos, edited TV, worked on broadband video distance education projects...you name it, I've done it! Below are trailers, commercials, video clips, etc. of a few of the projects I've done.
	FEATURED VIDEOS THE FINGER, TRAILER \|Play Video\| \|Official Page\| "The Finger" is a short film that I wrote, directed, and animated in 2004. It has been shown at film festivals across North America and was nominated for best of show at the 2006 Damah Film Festival in Culver City, CA. The film has been described as "Powerful", "Haunting", and "Disturbing" by festival goers. View the film trailer above, or visit the film's Official Page.	BACKSTREET BOYS PARODY \|Play Video\| In response to a devastating personal betrayal, I wrote, directed, shot, performed, and edited this hilarious parody of the Backstreet Boys song "Incomplete" as a humorous expression of pain and frustration. A favorite of many across the net, I consider it a work of hilarious art. This video will have you rolling with laughter AND singing along! Ladies and gentlemen, I present the N'Street Guys, with their hit single "You're Crazy"! This IS a parody, so if you haven't seen the original, you can find it here.

	BROKEN Vol. 1, TRAILER \|Play Video\| \|Official "Broken" Page\| A Poetic Chronicle of a Broken Heart, I wrote the book, "BROKEN: Volume 1", over a period of 18 months. Featuring dark poetry, unique drawings, and vivid word imagery, "Broken" taps deep into emotions that few are willing to face. This video trailer for the book, features one of the book's poems read, animated, and set to original music by my band, Dying Blynd. The book is available for purchase here.	GOD'S NOT MAD COMMERCIAL \|Play Video\| Needing a commercial for an upcoming Atlanta seminar, AWMI asked me to create their first ever national broadcast commercial on a budget of literally nothing but my hourly fee. So I wrote, directed, edited and even did the effects work (in After Effects) completely myself. They were pleased that they got a memorable commercial, and I was pleased that I was able to, once again, create something interesting with next to nothing.

	SPRINGS SALSA COMMERCIAL \|Play Video\| This is a commercial I made for Springs Salsa, a dance and fitness studio in Colorado Springs, CO. They asked for a "hype trailer" that would exhibit dance energy and draw people to the studio. I animated the different graphical logos along with shooting and editing this piece.	LIGHT ON THE HILL, INTRO \|Play Video\| The news webcast, "Light on the Hill", needed a ten second opening title sequence. The producer asked me to animate the intro along with other motion graphics elements within the show. I took on the project and animated the various elements in Adobe After Effects.

	KFC: BIGGER IS BETTER \|Play Video\| This is just a silly contest entry that I wrote and directed back in 2003, using nothing but a handycam and an old computer. It wasn't exactly the family friendly fair they were looking for, but the idea made me laugh! There are a few visual subtleties. I wanted to emphasize the product bringing people together so I chose a young married couple as the subject matter. When the two concepts of popcorn and chicken are separate, they are boring and lifeless. But, when they come together, as represented by the young married couple, delicious passion is ignited and sparks fly! One interesting visual symbol to look for are the flowers on the table. When the couple are separate, the bouquet is dead, but as soon as they come together, the flowers are alive and blossoming in all their brilliance!	WEDDING VIDEO \|Play Video\| In September 2005, my good friends, Robb and Shiloh, had their dreams come true. They found true love in each other and married in a beautiful ceremony amongst many friends and family. I was privileged enough to get to shoot their happy day, and edit it into a beautiful 5 minute piece, so they could remember their day for the rest of their lives, and share it with friends and family who were unable to attend. This wedding video also features music written and performed by my good friend, David Harper.

	BACKYARD DRILLS, INTRO \|Play Video\| Back in 2003, "Backyard Drills", the DVD series featuring fathers and sons learning sports from experienced coaches while enhancing their relationships, needed an animated opening. The DVD's producer asked me to animate the intro along with editing some of the training sequences. This is the introduction to the Backyard Drills DVD that I created in After Effects. The internet encoding can't keep up with the lighting effects, but you'll get the idea.	BYD: COACHING SANDWICH \|Play Video\| This is a demo teaching sequence from "Backyard Drills", called "The Coaching Sandwich". The DVD series features fathers and their children learning sports from experienced coaches and enhancing their relationships. The DVD's producer asked me to animate and edit various sequences in the show.

	CRAZY CHRISTMAS \|Play Video\| I made this parody of Britney Spears' "Crazy" years ago for the puppet team at the church I was attending back in the day. The video aspect of it is ridiculously awful, but the song parody is ridiculously hilarious. I'm still proud of it from a creativity stand point. The video production values are pretty much nonexistent. Still, Britney Spears song, "Crazy", was a number one hit at the time. How could I not skewer it? This video was enjoyed by literally thousands of children at Christmas time for years, and that fact makes me smile!

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My number one passion is cinema. Indie flicks and big hollywood blockbusters, I love them all! I have been writing, directing, and producing independent films since I picked up my father's video camera when I was ten! In addition to my indie film pursuits, I have created commercials, music videos, edited TV, worked on broadband video distance education projects...you name it, I've done it! Below are trailers, commercials, video clips, etc. of a few of the projects I've done.
	FEATURED VIDEOS THE FINGER, TRAILER \|Play Video\| \|Official Page\| "The Finger" is a short film that I wrote, directed, and animated in 2004. It has been shown at film festivals across North America and was nominated for best of show at the 2006 Damah Film Festival in Culver City, CA. The film has been described as "Powerful", "Haunting", and "Disturbing" by festival goers. View the film trailer above, or visit the film's Official Page.	BACKSTREET BOYS PARODY \|Play Video\| In response to a devastating personal betrayal, I wrote, directed, shot, performed, and edited this hilarious parody of the Backstreet Boys song "Incomplete" as a humorous expression of pain and frustration. A favorite of many across the net, I consider it a work of hilarious art. This video will have you rolling with laughter AND singing along! Ladies and gentlemen, I present the N'Street Guys, with their hit single "You're Crazy"! This IS a parody, so if you haven't seen the original, you can find it here.

	BROKEN Vol. 1, TRAILER \|Play Video\| \|Official "Broken" Page\| A Poetic Chronicle of a Broken Heart, I wrote the book, "BROKEN: Volume 1", over a period of 18 months. Featuring dark poetry, unique drawings, and vivid word imagery, "Broken" taps deep into emotions that few are willing to face. This video trailer for the book, features one of the book's poems read, animated, and set to original music by my band, Dying Blynd. The book is available for purchase here.	GOD'S NOT MAD COMMERCIAL \|Play Video\| Needing a commercial for an upcoming Atlanta seminar, AWMI asked me to create their first ever national broadcast commercial on a budget of literally nothing but my hourly fee. So I wrote, directed, edited and even did the effects work (in After Effects) completely myself. They were pleased that they got a memorable commercial, and I was pleased that I was able to, once again, create something interesting with next to nothing.

	SPRINGS SALSA COMMERCIAL \|Play Video\| This is a commercial I made for Springs Salsa, a dance and fitness studio in Colorado Springs, CO. They asked for a "hype trailer" that would exhibit dance energy and draw people to the studio. I animated the different graphical logos along with shooting and editing this piece.	LIGHT ON THE HILL, INTRO \|Play Video\| The news webcast, "Light on the Hill", needed a ten second opening title sequence. The producer asked me to animate the intro along with other motion graphics elements within the show. I took on the project and animated the various elements in Adobe After Effects.

	KFC: BIGGER IS BETTER \|Play Video\| This is just a silly contest entry that I wrote and directed back in 2003, using nothing but a handycam and an old computer. It wasn't exactly the family friendly fair they were looking for, but the idea made me laugh! There are a few visual subtleties. I wanted to emphasize the product bringing people together so I chose a young married couple as the subject matter. When the two concepts of popcorn and chicken are separate, they are boring and lifeless. But, when they come together, as represented by the young married couple, delicious passion is ignited and sparks fly! One interesting visual symbol to look for are the flowers on the table. When the couple are separate, the bouquet is dead, but as soon as they come together, the flowers are alive and blossoming in all their brilliance!	WEDDING VIDEO \|Play Video\| In September 2005, my good friends, Robb and Shiloh, had their dreams come true. They found true love in each other and married in a beautiful ceremony amongst many friends and family. I was privileged enough to get to shoot their happy day, and edit it into a beautiful 5 minute piece, so they could remember their day for the rest of their lives, and share it with friends and family who were unable to attend. This wedding video also features music written and performed by my good friend, David Harper.

	BACKYARD DRILLS, INTRO \|Play Video\| Back in 2003, "Backyard Drills", the DVD series featuring fathers and sons learning sports from experienced coaches while enhancing their relationships, needed an animated opening. The DVD's producer asked me to animate the intro along with editing some of the training sequences. This is the introduction to the Backyard Drills DVD that I created in After Effects. The internet encoding can't keep up with the lighting effects, but you'll get the idea.	BYD: COACHING SANDWICH \|Play Video\| This is a demo teaching sequence from "Backyard Drills", called "The Coaching Sandwich". The DVD series features fathers and their children learning sports from experienced coaches and enhancing their relationships. The DVD's producer asked me to animate and edit various sequences in the show.

	CRAZY CHRISTMAS \|Play Video\| I made this parody of Britney Spears' "Crazy" years ago for the puppet team at the church I was attending back in the day. The video aspect of it is ridiculously awful, but the song parody is ridiculously hilarious. I'm still proud of it from a creativity stand point. The video production values are pretty much nonexistent. Still, Britney Spears song, "Crazy", was a number one hit at the time. How could I not skewer it? This video was enjoyed by literally thousands of children at Christmas time for years, and that fact makes me smile!