Author: Jon Groat

  • New York Post Fashion Week Timelapse

    New York Post Fashion Week Timelapse

    We wanted to produce a cooler take on New York Fashion Week, which had just moved to Lincoln Center. Timelapse photography was having a resurgent moment at the time so I hired a well-regarded timelapse photographer to film for the New York Post, and we produced a short atmospheric piece. Client: New York Post Role:…

  • Glamour: \”Talk Pretty To Me\”

    Glamour: \”Talk Pretty To Me\”

    Client: Glamour Role: Producer, Camera, Editor Run Time: 2:34

  • Glamour iPad Extra: Project Unbreakable

    Glamour iPad Extra: Project Unbreakable

    When iPads were new, magazines provided extras to try to get users to subscribe to their pages on the new device. I edited this video as an iPad extra for Glamour. Client: Glamour Role: Editor Run Time: 2:45

  • BBC News Magazine: \”Shooting Star\”

    BBC News Magazine: \”Shooting Star\”

    While filming the New York Daily Intel/Tumblr Storyboard piece about Humans of New York photographer Brandon Stanton, I noticed teens going wild for the guy, often stopping him on the street. As I wrapped the last shoot with Stanton for that first piece, a tween broke into tears to me off-camera when I told her…

  • CBS Local: \”Inside Album of the Year\”

    CBS Local: \”Inside Album of the Year\”

    I was the New York director of photography and editor for CBS Local\’s 2013 Grammy offering, “Inside Album of the Year” (CBS Local feeds content to over 100 CBS digital properties). The series interviewed some of the country\’s biggest music critics, DJs, and journalists in New York and Los Angeles for an in-depth look at…

  • Men\’s Health: Fall 2013 Fashion Week

    Men\’s Health: Fall 2013 Fashion Week

    For Fall 2013 NY Fashion Week, Men\’s Health went backstage at the Fall 2013 J.Crew presentation for an exclusive preview, then caught up with Lincoln Center\’s most fashionable for their take on men\’s style and grooming. I shot and edited the pieces with the Men\’s Health fashion team as producers in an overnight turnaround. Client:…

  • Tumblr Storyboard Hearts Potholes!

    Tumblr Storyboard Hearts Potholes!

    I shot and edited the video with Jessica Bennett as producer for Tumblr Storyboard. The video was chosen as a Vimeo Staff Pick, which is a curation of the best on Vimeo. Client: Tumblr Storyboard Role: Camera, Editor Run Time: 2:47

  • CBS Local: \”Style Files\”

    CBS Local: \”Style Files\”

    I shot and edited two rounds of seven style videos for CBS LOCAL, which feeds content to over 100 CBS digital properties. Working with Courtney Smith as producer, I converted the company\’s black-curtained studio into a clean white cyclorama, dressed the set and shot the series over two days. Client: CBS Local Role: Director of…

  • CBS Local: \”Style Files\”

    I shot and edited two rounds of seven style videos for CBS LOCAL, which feeds content to over 100 CBS digital properties. Working with Courtney Smith as producer, I converted the company\’s black-curtained studio into a clean white cyclorama, dressed the set and shot the series over two days. Client: CBS Local Role: Director of…

  • TV Guide\’s Watchlist

    TV Guide\’s Watchlist

    I edited 21 videos over 10 days for TVGuide.com, from cutting the interviews to pulling TV clips and adding templated After Effects graphics in post. Here\’s one with Bravo\’s Andy Cohen: Client: TV Guide Role: Editor Run Time: 1:53