Matt Hillyer
If I Didn't Have You

Matt Hillyer
If I Didn't Have You

Official Selection Dallas International Film Festival Shorts 2024

Best Director – Reel Rhythm Music & Film Festival 2024

Official Selection Lift Off Global Network Session 2024

We filmed this at Sagebrush with Josh T. Pearson who’s been a long-time friend of mine. Our bands both played in Denton and it was a blast connect with him many other Dallas people during this short but sweet shoot. Filmed on Alexa 35 with T-tuned Blackwing lenses.

Credits

A Leaders & Flares / Ann Arkey production
Director/Editor: Justin Wilson
Produced by Tami Thomsen and Josh Pearson
Cinematographer: M. Andrew Barrera
1st Assistant Camera: Jacob Voss
Gaffer: Jonathan Williams
Dance Instructor: Josh Pearson
Shot on location at Sagebrush Austin

Mary Kay

Mary Kay

This is my favorite of 3 videos I cut for Dallas-based company Mary Kay, who gave me freedom to be playful with the edit.

Credits

Editor: Justin Wilson

Samsung

Samsung

I got a chance to work with some great new actresses, some old friends and a snow machine on this one.

Credits

Director: Jake Schreier & Justin Wilson
LA Prod Company: Park Pictures
LA DP: Jason McCormick

Dallas crew:
Director of Photography: Jake Wilganowski
Executive Producer: Hal Dantzler
Line Producer: Max Simpson
Production Coordinator: Cristina Arevalo
1st AD: David Glynn
2nd AD: Anthony Milton
1st AC: Dan Jackson
2nd AC/Data: Kyle Novak
Gaffer: Jeff Hurst
Best Boy Electric: Roy John Bulls
Swing: Prentice Banzet
Key Grip: Brian Stitt
Best Boy Grip: Blake Steele
Swing/Driver: Lance Garrett
VTR Operator: Evan Cudd
Script Supervisor: Gay McPherson
Prod. Designer: Elizabeth Beck
Leadman: Randy Marsrow
Prop Master: Karen Higgins
SFX: Sean McCord
Art Assist: David Lott, Lindsey Nickens, Amy Thornhill
Wardrobe Stylist: Tiffany Hicks
Wardrobe Assist: Gabriela Gasca
Hair/Make Up: Hannah Handshy
Locations: Aaron Holloway
Covid Officer: Cynthia Campbell
Craft Service: Katherine Hill
Office PA: Nick Jules
PA-Truck: Spencer Johnston
PA: Ariel Ortiz, Brennan Freeze, Kali Blackshear
Post Producer: Keith Munley
Editor: John Bradley
Color Correction/VFX: Artie Pena
Agency Art Director: Alexandra Brusko

State Farm

State Farm

Just a few of the fun shoots I did with Jake From State Farm.

Credits


Director: Justin Wilson
Director of Photography: Garrett Shannon
Producer: Hal Dantzler, Buttons Pham
Agency: The Marketing Arm

Abercrombie + Fitch

Abercrombie + Fitch

This is a vertical campaign that played on Snapchat TV. We filmed at a couple historic locations in Deep Ellum and held up a drive-in movie for about 20 minutes.

Credits

Director/Cinematographer: Justin Wilson
Producer: Jeff Walker
Gaffer: Andrew Redd
Colorist: Allen Robbins
Writer: Ryan Beals
Agency: The Richards Group

Raising Cane's
Ice-T

Raising Cane's
Ice-T

Went to Phoenix and hung out with Ice-T on National Ice Tea Day.

Credits

Director: Justin Wilson
Director of Photography: David Wells
1st AC: Josh Barbur

Leon Bridges
Beyond (Acoustic)

Leon Bridges
Beyond (Acoustic)

Official Selection The Fort Worth Indie Showcase 2019

Official Selection Dallas International Film Festival 2019

Selecoin Oficial Bogota Music Video Festival 2018

Official Selection Austin Music Video Festival 2018

This was supposed to be 2-camera live studio shoot, but I was determined to make this look timeless. We went single camera with anamorphic glass and brought in practical lamps to fill the space. Those horns you hear at the beginning are real, there was a brass band rehearsing next door. I knew we’d made the right choice to forgo the standard 2-camera ask when clips of this video wound up in marketing materials for the Good Thing album cycle.

Credits

Directed by Justin Wilson & Kris Youmans
Editor: Justin Wilson
Producer: Jeff Walker
Director of Photography: Jake Wilganowski
1st AC: Ryan Patterson
Gaffer: Jamarrio Washington
Production Designer: Judd Meyers
PA/Art Swing: Stephen McCormick
Live recording produced, engineered, mixed & mastered by Niles City Sound


Capital One

Capital One

This is a campaign we made with Bobby Berk for Capital One. Bobby is every bit as funny and sweet as you might guess.

Credits

Credits

Director: Justin Wilson
Director of Photography: Steve McCord
Executive Producer: Hal Dantzler
1st AD: Vaness Gaitan
Producer: Stacy Claye
1st AC: Nico Paprika
2nd AC/Data: Paola Oliver’s
Gaffer: Keaton Loudamy
Key Grip: James Navaria
Swing: Jordan Tunnell
Swing: Sean Elder
Art Director: Jennifer Long
Set Dresser: Charm Carlin
Set Dresser: Ian Cochran
Set Dresser: Dan Sorak
Art Installer: Hunter Brown
VTR: Paul LeBlanc
Audio Engineer: Siegen Bretzke
Hair and Make Up: Beth Lloyd
Cover officer: Jen Parkhill
PA: Thomas Euyang

Agency
Creative Director: Dina Young
Producer: Stefany Strah
Account Director: Olivia Baker

Raising Cane's
Ice-T

Raising Cane's
Ice-T

I loved working in Phoenix with Ice-T on National Ice-T
Day.

Polyphonic Spree
Hold Yourself Up

Polyphonic Spree
Hold Yourself Up

Official Selection of the 2016 Austin Music Video Festival

PRESS

NPR: The Polyphonic Spree, ‘Hold Yourself Up’

This was a total blast to dream ump, shoot and put together. Years later writing this and it still feels like an acid trip to think about this hot, sweaty and exhilarating experience. Then I remember the chigger bites.

Credits

Director/Editor: Justin Wilson
Director of Photography/Colorist: Jake Wilganowski
Producer: Sierra Sintic
Steadicam Operator, 1st AC: Josh Pickering
2nd Assistant Camera: Andrew Conway
Gaffer: William Penson
Grip: Anthony Milton
Art Director: Jonathan Rudack
Art Department: Rudy Jones
VFX: Allen Robbins
Grip: Connor Adams
Production Assistant: Nick Patronella, Joe Bannister
Production Intern: Daniel Amotsuka, Alexandra Binder, Lauren LaSalle
Crane from Red Rocks
Featuring: Charles Wallace
Behind the Scenes: Mac Hernandez

TaxAct

TaxAct

I love a good walk-and-talk and using a Steadicam to lead a great talent.

Credits

Director: Justin Wilson
Director Of Photography: Jake Wilganowski
Steadicam Op: Josh Pickering
Art Director: Adam Deitrich
Editor: Deedle LaCour

Equinor

Equinor

This was a client rebrand shot on location in D.C., Houston & Austin.

Credits

Director: Justin Wilson
Cinematographer: Chad Leathers
Producer: Melissa Kirkendoll
Agency: TM Advertising
Agency Producer: Hal Dantzler

Propaganda
of the Deed

Propaganda
of the Deed

Official Selection Scumdance Film Festival 2024

Official Selection REEL East Texas Film Festival 2024

Official Selection Punkfilmfest Berlin 2024

Credits

Writer, Producer, Director & Editor: Justin Wilson
Cinematographer: Joel Herrera
AC: Rolo Cantu
Grip: Nate Maxwell
Sound Mixer: Brandon Weatherred
1st AD: Anthony Milton
2nd AD: Sean Donahue
2nd Unit Director: Lan Freedman
Sound Editor: Jake Kluge
Visual FX: Allen Robbins, Artie Peña
Colorist: Matt McClain/Thrive Colour
Score: Kara Ash & Justin Wilson

Chasing Hope

Chasing Hope

Official Selection Olive-Harvey College Criminal Justice Short Film Fest 2024

Official Selection London Cannabis Film Festival 2020

Official Selection Dallas Video Fest 2020

Four years after the Texas Compassionate Use Act legalized medical cannabis oil for Texans diagnosed with intractable epilepsy, Chasing Hope gives an unflinching look at the lives of six families currently using CBD oil as a treatment.

Through a series of intimate interviews with parents, children, neurologists, and the owner of a Texas cannabis cultivator; this mini documentary goes beyond the health benefits to explore conservative regulations and costly implications of this potentially life-changing medication.

PRESS

Muse by Clio: Inside a Stirring New Mini-Doc About Medical Marijuana for Kids With Epilepsy

Adweek: Powerful, Emotional Storytelling Shows How CBD Helped This Creative’s Epileptic Child

D Magazine: A Short Film Aims to Ease the Burden on Medical Cannabis for Texas Families

More about Advertising: Dallas agency Team One launches inspiring medical cannabis crusade ‘Chasing Hope’

SHOOT: charlieuniformtango Announces New Documentary “Chasing Hope” Underscores Legal and Financial Barriers For Medical Marijuana Patients in Texas

AdChatDFW: charlieuniformtango Announces New Documentary “Chasing Hope” | Underscores Barriers for Texas Medical Marijuana Patients

14 min.
To donate go to ChasingHopeFilm.com

Credits

Directed by Justin Wilson
Written by Ryan Durr
Edited by Justin Wilson & Evan Linton
Content Producer: Leah Bohl
Post Producer: Keith Munley
Art Director: Jim Darling
Director of Photography: Phillip Sheldon
Steadicam Op: Jared Deer
AC: Nico Paprota, Scott Clark
Colorist: Artie Pena
Audio Recording: Tiago daSilva
Audio Mixer: Jake Kluge
Additional Camera: Lan Freedman
Asst. Producer: Ben Allison
Music: Shindig

United States Air Force

United States Air Force

We made 12 videos for the Air Force, filmed both in Shreveport at Barksdale Air Force Base and Malmstrom Air Force Base in Cascade County, Montana. The campaign was based around their nuclear program and the responsibilities of these service members.

Credits

Director/Editor: Justin Wilson
Cinematographer: Jake Wilganowski
Drone Op: Shaun Falcon
Audio: Dusty Albertz
Post-producer: Keith Munley
Agency: GSD&M

Toadies
Rattler's Revival

Toadies
Rattler's Revival

Official Selection 2016 Austin Music Video Festival

Official Selection 2013 Oak Cliff Film Festival

Credits

Director: Justin Wilson
Director of Photography/Editor: Jake Wilganowski
Producer: Sierra Sintic
Executive Producers: John Kirtland, Tami Thomsen
Art Director: Jonathan Rudack
Gaffer: Will Penson
Grip: Mike Piccola
1st Camera Assistant: Andrew Conway
Makeup: Linsey Stiles, Ladonna Stein, Vivienne Vermouth
AD: Joe Harris
Tent Construction: Joel & Scott Bayer
Stylist: Sarah Anderson
Visual Effects: Joey Waldrip
PA: Rudy Jones, Anthony Milton, Chris Walker
Casting by Kim Dawson Agency

The Toadies Rattler Revival band is: Vaden Todd Lewis, Clark Vogeler, Mark Reznick & Doni Blair with Wes Solem & Duane Deering. The Honeybear Horns are Derek Phelps, Jason Frey & Joseph Woullard.

Featuring: Frank Mosely, Athena Fatale, Omar Yeefoon, Pam White, Charles Wallace, Cody Tidmore, Anastasia Munoz, Rachel Stas, Marissa Woolf, Cloe-Beau Woolf, Cristina Alecu, Amy Curnow, Kris Youmans, Clarissa Moreno, Casey Hess, Dennis Mora, Olivia Daniel, Lindsay Holman, Ashleigh Steinwender, Grant Cornelison, Michael & Curtis Collier, Sean Bailey, Caitlin Hurley, Charlie Ault, Leslie Clare Kelley, Maleah Johnson, Marki Williams, Martin Agoes, Rudy Jones, Sierra Sintic, Weston Grounds, William Lambert, Chrissy Riesenberg, Clarissa Moreno, Joe Harris, Justin Wilson

Transit Method
Scarred and Petrified

Transit Method
Scarred and Petrified

Official Selection Austin Micro Short Film Festival 2020

Official Selection Austin Under The Stars Film Festival 2020

Shot in 35mm and 16mm in Blanco, TX at a very special secret location that I hope to shoot at again. We had a stellar crew and this cemented my love for getting back into shooting on celluloid.

Credits

Director/Editor/Producer: Justin Wilson
Cinematographer – Phillip Sheldon
Gaffer/B cam OP – Brody Carmichael
Key Grip/C cam OP – Leo Aguirre
AC – Kyle Summers
AC – Derrick Mitchell
Choreography: Hailley Lauren
Dancers: Hailley Lauren, Rachael Hanlon, Taryn Lavery, Rachel Nayer
Art Director: Tressa Gilmer
FX/color: Artie Pena
Chef: Allyson Garro

HP

HP

Shot on location at their design headquarters in Houston using lots of my favorite techniques.

Credits

Director/Editor: Justin Wilson

DP: Phillip Sheldon

Steadicam: Jared Deer

Producer: Stacey Claye

Tito's

Tito's

Credits

Director/Editor: Justin Wilson
DP: David Wells
Producer: Hal Dantlzer, Stacey Claye

TaxAct

TaxAct

Using a rain machine on an indoor cyc wall wasn’t without it’s challenges, but it worked out beautifully.

Credits

Director: Justin Wilson
Cinematographer: Jake Wilganowski
2nd Camera: Mark Fischer
Editor: Deedle LaCour
Colorist/VFX: Joey Waldrip
Sound Engineer: Nick Patronella
Producer: Emily Askew
1st AD: Dana Sherman
2nd AD: Ariel Ortiz
Prod. Supervisor: Ryan Miller
1st AC: John Sizer
1st AC: Scotty Reese
2nd AC: William Tinker
DIT: David Gleason
Gaffer: Juan Romero
Best Boy Electric: Mark Zepeda
Art Director: George Selestino
Props MAster: Madison Liane
Key Costumer: Dede Dunham
Wardrobe Assist: Doug Silver
Make up: Kalen Hoyle
Make up Assist: Mia Atkins
Make up Assist: Elinia Eads
VTR: Chris Cudd
Sound Mixer: Brandon Weatherread
Script Supervisor: Helen McGinn
PA: Cody Daniels, Lauren Withrow, Mark Daniel, Alexander Lugo
Agency: The Marketing Arm
Writer: J.D. Sutherland
Art Director: Chuck McBride

Thelonious Love
No Shade

Thelonious Love
No Shade

Quarter-Finalist – WideScreen Film & Music Video Festival 2024

Best Editor – International Music Video Underground 2022

Finalist – Rome Music Video Awards 2022

Finalist – Munich Music Video Awards 2022

Official Selection 2022 Queerteenth Film Festival by Qpop

Credits

Director/Editor: Justin Wilson
Director Of Photography: David Wells
Assistant Director: Bianca Greene
Gaffer: Austin Mesch
Grip: Faith Ehioghae
Featuring: Thelonious Love, Joseph Love, Jojo Fuentes
Paparazzi: Kyle Leavitt, Myka Dylan, Austin Mesch, Justin Wilson
Executive Producer: Noah Fendz
Location: Soundstage on St. Elmo
Producer: Thelonious Love
Executive Producer: Noah Fendz

Ume
Black Stone

Ume
Black Stone

Official Selection 2016 Austin Music Video Festival

Credits

Director/Editor: Justin Wilson
Director of Photography: Jake Wilganowski
Producer: Sierra Sintic
Paint, projection & 2nd camera: Tramaine Townsend
2nd camera: Tony Wann
Hair/Make-up: Jacqueline Fernandez
PA: Sean Dylan, Billy Cramer, Connor Adams, Stefan Allen
Featured extras: Katie Phelan, Vera Sch

Megafauna
Sunday Saturday

Megafauna
Sunday Saturday

Official Selection Lift-Off Filmmaker Sessions by Lift-Off Global Network 2024

Credits

Director/Editor: Justin Wilson
Cinematography: Phillip Sheldon
Gaffer, Operator: Brody Carmichael
AC: Jacob Voss
VFX/3D: Gray Wilcox, Connor Adams, Catherine Thomas
Color Correction: Martin Melnick
Producer: Anthony Erickson
Grips: David Reiling and Jessica Currah

Toadies
In The Belly Of A Whale

Toadies
In The Belly Of A Whale

Bronze ADDY 2017 – Music Video Category

Credits

Director/Editor: Justin Wilson
Producer: Sierra Sintic
Director of Photography: Jake Wilganowski
AD: Jeremy Haak
Art Director: Jonathan Rudack
Co-Editor: Luke Pebler
Visual FX: Dave Laird
Sound Design: Dusty Albertz
Gaffer: Dave Dollar
AC: Justin Scheidt
Production Designer: Brittany Ingram
2nd AD: Anthony Milton
Grip: Joe Bannister
PA: Connor Adams, Tim Phelan
Hair/Make-up: Kaia Beggs & Jen Amorella-McKimmey
Wardobe Stylist: Sarah Anderson
DIT: Shaun Gish
BTS: Cameron Gott, Alex Campos, Lan Freedman

Featuring: Kenneth Bingham, Cecilia Garcia Blizzaerd, Ika Chigogidze, Erica Green, Jo Fuller