Shipley’s Demo-Reel
This is my demo reel. It is designed to show my abilities as a camera operator, a designer of motion graphics, and an editor.
Precious Memories
This is a story about how old time music is passed from generation to generation through the family unit. It is centered around Homer “Pop” Dillard, his sons Rodny and Doug and their friend John Hartford. It takes place place … Read More
Baldwin-Wallace University Admissions Video
I received my bachelors degree from BW, as did my parents. The administration had seen an orientation video I had done for Missouri University of Science and Technology and hired me to do the same for BW. It was one … Read More
MST Fast Bike
How fast can a person go on a bicycle? A team from Missouri University of Science and Technology built an aerodynamic bike to take part in a “competition” to answer the question. The event took place on a flat stretch … Read More
It’s Your Turn
This project was designed to give incoming students at Missouri University of Science and Technology a sense of the university’s history and traditions. I did my best to avoid the standard way these kinds of videos are produced. I used … Read More
The Fiddle Dance
John Hartford was a young man that played old-time music on his fiddle while he clog danced. With his bowler hat and a genuine smile, he was hard to miss. Until his untimely passing, John was a mainstay at bluegrass and … Read More
Flutes Of The Andes
If not now, when? I was finally in my bunk. It’s a very long plane ride from Miami to La Paz, the capital of Bolivia. There was only a little time to eat at the airport while porters loaded the Land … Read More
Schwagstock – Once We Were Hippies
Once upon a time, in a land where the air was as sweet as the smell of incense, and music poured down from the heavens on the tie-dyed souls below, the world was once again filled with the joy of love … Read More
Please Don’t Send Me Home
I began writing this song several years ago. Years later, I finished it with the help of singer/songwriter friend Buddy Mondlock and recorded it late one night in the studio at my home. It’s a song inspired by the sorrow … Read More