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Motion Reel

Motion Reel

Motion Reel

A reel collection for films, spots, tests, and visual fragments that show how Dusty Dog Studio thinks in motion — cut from the same footage that lives on the studio's YouTube channel, built for clients who need to see the pacing before they hire it.

A reel collection for films, spots, tests, and visual fragments that show how Dusty Dog Studio thinks in motion — cut from the same footage that lives on the studio's YouTube channel, built for clients who need to see the pacing before they hire it.

A reel collection for films, spots, tests, and visual fragments that show how Dusty Dog Studio thinks in motion — cut from the same footage that lives on the studio's YouTube channel, built for clients who need to see the pacing before they hire it.

Portfolio collection

Reno / Northern Nevada

2024-2026

01

Elevated Vibes: Escaping the Loop

Elevated Vibes: Escaping the Loop

Elevated Vibes: Escaping the Loop

A road-built meditation on breaking routine: mountain light, open distance, and the kind of aerial pacing that lets the landscape do the talking.

A road-built meditation on breaking routine: mountain light, open distance, and the kind of aerial pacing that lets the landscape do the talking.

A road-built meditation on breaking routine: mountain light, open distance, and the kind of aerial pacing that lets the landscape do the talking.

02

Elevated Vibes: Emerald Bay

Elevated Vibes: Emerald Bay

Elevated Vibes: Emerald Bay

Three minutes over one of Tahoe’s most recognizable shorelines, cut with restraint so the changing light and water carry the story.

Three minutes over one of Tahoe’s most recognizable shorelines, cut with restraint so the changing light and water carry the story.

Three minutes over one of Tahoe’s most recognizable shorelines, cut with restraint so the changing light and water carry the story.

03

Elevated Vibes: The Ridgeline

Elevated Vibes: The Ridgeline

Elevated Vibes: The Ridgeline

Rugged ridgelines meet the quiet surface of Stampede Reservoir in a compact aerial study of scale, texture, and stillness.

Rugged ridgelines meet the quiet surface of Stampede Reservoir in a compact aerial study of scale, texture, and stillness.

Rugged ridgelines meet the quiet surface of Stampede Reservoir in a compact aerial study of scale, texture, and stillness.

04

Elevated Vibes: The Sun’s Last Glow

Elevated Vibes: The Sun’s Last Glow

Elevated Vibes: The Sun’s Last Glow

The final light over Lake Tahoe, seen from above and held long enough for the color shift to become the subject.

The final light over Lake Tahoe, seen from above and held long enough for the color shift to become the subject.

The final light over Lake Tahoe, seen from above and held long enough for the color shift to become the subject.

05

Elevated Vibes: Lake Tahoe’s Cloudy Dreamscape

Elevated Vibes: Lake Tahoe’s Cloudy Dreamscape

Elevated Vibes: Lake Tahoe’s Cloudy Dreamscape

Cloud, fog, and mountain layers turn the Tahoe basin into something quieter and stranger—a longer-form aerial journey built around atmosphere.

Cloud, fog, and mountain layers turn the Tahoe basin into something quieter and stranger—a longer-form aerial journey built around atmosphere.

Cloud, fog, and mountain layers turn the Tahoe basin into something quieter and stranger—a longer-form aerial journey built around atmosphere.

06

DJI Air 3S Auto Tracking Test

DJI Air 3S Auto Tracking Test

DJI Air 3S Auto Tracking Test

A practical first-flight field test: less polished reel, more honest look at how the aircraft tracks movement before it earns a place on a real shoot.

A practical first-flight field test: less polished reel, more honest look at how the aircraft tracks movement before it earns a place on a real shoot.

A practical first-flight field test: less polished reel, more honest look at how the aircraft tracks movement before it earns a place on a real shoot.

07

Chasing Quiet

Chasing Quiet

Chasing Quiet

Open country, patient frames, and a visual rhythm built around the space between events. A small film about letting quiet stay quiet.

Open country, patient frames, and a visual rhythm built around the space between events. A small film about letting quiet stay quiet.

Open country, patient frames, and a visual rhythm built around the space between events. A small film about letting quiet stay quiet.

08

Walk in the Snow with the Boys

Walk in the Snow with the Boys

Walk in the Snow with the Boys

A simple snow walk with the dogs—unforced, personal, and exactly the kind of ordinary field moment worth keeping.

A simple snow walk with the dogs—unforced, personal, and exactly the kind of ordinary field moment worth keeping.

A simple snow walk with the dogs—unforced, personal, and exactly the kind of ordinary field moment worth keeping.

CRAFTED IN LIGHT. TOLD THROUGH MOTION.

CRAFTED IN LIGHT. TOLD THROUGH MOTION.

These films are built from real moments—framed by nature, shaped by movement, and edited to pull you into the story. From wide aerial passes to quiet trailside pauses, every sequence is meant to feel like a memory in motion.

MOTION REEL — LATEST CUTS

Alpenglow on a mountain range at dusk — a frame from the motion reel

The story

A reel collection for films, spots, tests, and visual fragments that show how Dusty Dog Studio thinks in motion — cut from the same footage that lives on the studio's YouTube channel, built for clients who need to see the pacing before they hire it.

A reel collection for films, spots, tests, and visual fragments that show how Dusty Dog Studio thinks in motion — cut from the same footage that lives on the studio's YouTube channel, built for clients who need to see the pacing before they hire it.

The old motion page showed the lane, but the new site needs it framed as story, pacing, and campaign support.

Filming, editing, motion graphics, and visual direction.

A concise proof point for clients who need video without separating it from brand and photography.

Deliverables

Motion stills, short-form video references, and supporting reel assets, pulled from the same body of work as the studio's YouTube channel.

Motion stills, short-form video references, and supporting reel assets, pulled from the same body of work as the studio's YouTube channel.

Creative Direction

A reel built from filming, editing, and motion graphics work across multiple projects — cinematic shorts, visual stories, branded films. The throughline is pacing: patient holds over drone and landscape footage, tighter cuts where a client's message needs urgency. The reel exists to show range, not a single style.

PRODUCTION NOTE

Every cut in here shipped.

Every cut in here shipped.

Every cut in here shipped.

Field Notes

A reel is only as honest as its cuts — every clip here is from real delivered work, not a demo built to look busier than the actual client list.

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