Outstanding Social Media Video - Finalist

Sports Video Group College Media Awards (SVGs)

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Created for South Carolina Baseball’s return to the Super Regional for the first time since 2018, this trailer centered around a team that embodied the standard and toughness associated with the program’s identity. That mentality was built long before postseason play, beginning with fall workouts at Fort Jackson, which became a major visual and emotional foundation for the piece. One of the defining elements of the trailer was a custom remix of “Dreams and Nightmares” that we created specifically for the video, helping drive the intensity and emotion throughout the piece while matching the energy surrounding the program’s postseason run.

What made this project especially meaningful was the collaboration behind it. Created alongside my mentor Richard Houcque, and close friend Will Davidson, the trailer became the most collaborative piece of my career to date. Every shot, transition, and musical beat was shaped together through a shared creative process. Built on a 36 hour turnaround, including editing until 3 in the morning the night before delivery, the project became one of my first major pieces at South Carolina and a defining moment that gave me confidence in my creative career moving forward.