Demo Reel
Dramatic Narrative Demo Reel
A hybrid reel that combines sustained scene work with a music-driven montage, unified by a single thematic throughline — the thing that can't be said. Four projects spanning drama, thriller, and tense confrontation are woven together through a cinematic score, with cuts driven by emotional and gestural connections rather than narrative logic.
The reel opens with a quiet dramatic scene built on performance and restraint, escalates through a montage that tightens in rhythm as the music builds, and resolves with a single grounded moment that earns its ending. Designed to function as its own cohesive editorial piece rather than a sampler of clips. Music: "Daydream" by EVOE, licensed via Artlist.
Includes scenes from Half Life, Second Chance, and The Mix Up — All Best Editing nominees at NXTUp Fest 2026.
Narrative
best editing nominee • NXTUp '26
Winner • Best Scene Production Lab • NXTUp '26
Half Life
Two strangers wake up chained in a sealed room with an AI moderator, dwindling oxygen, and a series of moral trials designed to test their empathy under pressure. As the stakes escalate, the question shifts from whether they can escape to what they're willing to sacrifice — or take — to survive. The edit balances rising tension with character psychology, using the ticking clock of the CO2 to compress pacing while giving key moral turning points room to land. Two-camera production with full organizational pipeline from ingest through delivery.
Narrative
best editing nominee • NXTUp '26
Second Chance
A chance encounter between two former college friends becomes a quiet reckoning with everything left unsaid. James, a writer passing through town, runs into Lisa at a café — and confronts the words he's carried for years but can never quite deliver.
The edit leans into restraint — voiceover as interior counterpoint, split screen keeping the dialogue visually dynamic while reinforcing the distance between them. Pacing built around silence and small gestures: a lighter, a door chime, a smile that doesn't reach.
Narrative
Modern Family
A rapid-fire ensemble comedy scene in which two sets of parents — one gay couple, one lesbian couple — are called into the principal's office after a kindergarten incident and proceed to escalate tensions faster than anyone can mediate. The edit is driven by comedic timing: managing quick dialogue exchanges, reaction shots, and the rhythm of escalating absurdity while keeping each character's beats distinct within a crowded frame.
Narrative
Malcolm & Marie
A raw, emotionally charged confrontation between a couple returning home from a film premiere, where an argument over credit and recognition exposes the unspoken dynamics beneath their relationship. The edit prioritizes performance and emotional continuity, letting the confrontation build through sustained takes and precise timing rather than cutting around the tension.
Music Video
What He Built
A portrait of a fisherman and his daily work on the water — from pre-dawn fog to golden-hour return. No dialogue, no narration. Just the rhythm of a lifetime of labor.
Edited and color graded by Nathan Mumford. Sound design by Nathan Mumford.
Music: "These Moments" by Ben Winwood Footage: "Fisherman" by Azulroto Licensed via Artlist
Shot on Arri Amira. Color graded in DaVinci Resolve.