This was a beautiful project to be a part of. At BYU-Hawaii, everyone talks about a prophecy that David O. McKay gave a long time ago about the kind of students that would come from this school. I thought it would be fun to take that idea and turn it into a story before showcasing […]

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Based on a true story. An eight-year old boy came up with a fantastic idea and changed the lives of others through his simple gift. When I heard about what he had done I interviewed him thinking he’d make for a great interview. Hmmm. Maybe not. Then I got the idea to tell it more […]

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Probably the most inspired project I’ve been a part of. Arnold Friberg told me once, “I don’t create anything. The picture comes to me. Comes tapping me on the shoulder. The picture already exists. It comes to me saying, ‘You have been selected to bring me to be seen.’ Then I try to be faithful […]

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One of the great benefits from being a guy who doesn’t know all the answers, is that you’re more open to ideas from your team. Before traveling to Cambodia and Mongolia for the filming of this film series, I was talking to my composer, Lyle Durland. I told him that I wanted the series to […]

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This was an amazing project to work on. We were in Mongolia creating a series of films for a humanitarian services group. There was a young girl getting ready for surgery and her mother was the kindest, most attentive mother. It amazed me how we’re really all the same. No matter where we live, we […]

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This little commercial took a whole year to produce! I had the idea just a few weeks before football season, which was too late to get any time with Bronco Mendenhall, who was at that time BYU’s new head football coach. But Ron Taylor believed in the project and gave me the go-ahead. So all […]

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