Fourth Line Films

10/03/2023

It's time for an update to our website...an update that is a pretty significant change in how we talk about the work that Fourth Line Films does.

For a long time I've reconciled the difference between the ART and the CRAFT of my work by splitting them in two. So the personal projects and character-driven documentaries lived on one channel and the corporate work I do lived on another. But this created two problems.
1. I don't like living this bifurcated professional life.
2. It didn't really reflect the reality of my day-to-day work experience.

As I looked at much of our recent work, there hasn't been that split between art and craft. In fact, we've found many of our most fruitful collaborations with clients revolve much more around art, beauty, and thoughtful narrative.

This new website reflects that. It organizes Fourth Line Films much more around the formats in which I work and not in the underlying values and commitments - which remain consistent for all the projects with which I engage.

So here it is. Please take a look. We have set a goal for adding a number of clients in 2024 so if you or someone you know is interested in an experience with a video production company that I'd like to think is unique, let's talk.

A Video Production and Content Creation Studio

10/27/2020

Our next big project is almost done and we need your help.

01/20/2017

Coming soon. The toil of caring for an ailing and stubborn father compels a defeated middle-aged man to consider the unthinkable.
Starring Christopher Domig and Richard Garfield
Director: Nathan Clarke
Cinematographer: John Harrison
Producer: Christopher Payne
Editor: Justin Tolley
Composer: Cindertalk

10/21/2016

We are excited to see the release of the first in a series of films, "Science: The Wide Angle." We worked with AAAS Dialogue on Science, Ethics and Religion to create compelling films on important scientific research that affirms, challenges, and reframes some of the big questions of life.

04/22/2016

A teaser for our upcoming project produced for Fuller Theological Seminary

04/21/2016

See what it takes to film Bono and Eugene Peterson in a behind the scenes look at our latest project. https://medium.com//behind-the-scenes-of-bono-and-eugene-peterson-the-psalms-part-1-preproduction-9fece854b99c #.ag3qw8t4k

We were sitting in the airport in Minot, North Dakota at the end of a long shoot when I got a call from David Taylor. It…

01/26/2016

We love this performance in the Box Canyon https://www.facebook.com/LaityLodgeRetreatCenter/videos/10153870884297528/?pnref=story

12/14/2015

The latest in our series of films about the Texas Hill Country https://vimeo.com/148887174

Water made the Hill Country, streams and rivers carving the ancient plateau and giving “rise” to the hills seen today. Water’s influence is definitive.…

07/16/2015

We're proud to release our latest film for Laity Lodge https://vimeo.com/133376753

1900 acres is a lot to try to walk in a day, especially with cameras and gear. But when we learned that an H. E. Butt Family Foundation Camp plant survey would be…

05/30/2015

Our latest...for Laity Lodge. Cliff Swallows in Central Texas https://vimeo.com/129138093

“The river is the ruling presence of this place. Here one is always under its influence. … But of all the creatures, except the fish, I think the swallows enjoy…

01/05/2015

Come work with us. We're looking for an editor to join the team http://fourthlinefilms.tumblr.com/post/107218888950/hiring-video-editor

At Fourth Line we are hiring a video editor. Consider joining us or pass this along to someone who might be interested. Job description here.