Competitive Jenga
Tuesday, December 30, 2008
The world of competitive Jenga is full treachery and deceit... or it could just be that its rising "star" is. Sam Alcarez is Charles "Biscuit" Sinclair, an ultra-competitive egomaniac who challenges
Depressed Roomies
Wednesday, January 30, 2008
This was a short Conor directed in college starring yours truly. Conor stumbled upon this cinematic gem recently and I thought I’d pass along the memories to all of you as well.
The script was
The Meter
Thursday, December 27, 2007
Karma oversees a man trying to get his dry cleaning.
Written(in part), Directed, Produced (in part), Shot (in part), & Cut (in part) by Paul Pater
Music by Dookie
Best
The Dead Pictures
Thursday, November 22, 2007
A story about a group of folks who play dead in public places and the stories they have from those experiences.
This is not the festival version of this short.
Produced, Directed, Shot, Cut and
Filtered Expressions
Friday, November 16, 2007
This was a “video art” piece I created with Conor Dempsey for the Aesthetic Response Launch party. Kinda creepy shots sometimes, eh?
Written (in part), Directed (in part), Produced (in part),
Siegel’s Pumpkin Patch Trailer
Thursday, October 4, 2007
Commercial work for Siegel’s Cottonwood Farms
Directed, Shot and Cut by Paul Pater
Music by Dookie
Know What I Mean
Monday, September 17, 2007
This is the first video I worked on for the well known German rock band Team Rockit. Countless hours of planning & editing went into this by Jim Distasio & Mark McCutcheon.
Produced(in part), Shot
James Franco Drinks Gatorade A.M.
Wednesday, May 30, 2007
This was a fun little spec ad for Gatorade A.M. Conor and I did together. Just us goofin’ around.
Written, Directed, Produced, Shot & Cut by Paul Pater
PBS Town Hall - Muslims In America (clip)
Tuesday, May 15, 2007
Hosted by Bill Curtis, this clip was from the PBS aired public forum on the wavering trust between America’s citizens and their collective faiths.
Directed, Shot & Cut by Paul Pater
Carbombs
Wednesday, March 28, 2007
The second video I worked on for somewhat famous German band Team Rockit. This played on German MTV. Germans, one word: Hasselhoff.
Produced (in part) & Shot by Paul Pater
Clip From “Undefeated: A Dodgeball Story”
Saturday, December 30, 2006
This clip shows one of the stories of Tom, one of the members of the ragtag gang of dodgeballers, and the issues some of the others have with him. The clip is entitled “Tom’s A Liar”.
Written (in
No Tagbacks - Spec for NBC
Tuesday, November 28, 2006
This little promo was for an NBC/The Office contest about hijinks in your own office... Apparently random malicious violence is exactly a winner in the NBC/Universal code of ethics.
Written(in
Mighty Leaf Tea Spec
Sunday, November 26, 2006
This was a spec ad for Mighty Leaf Tea. No pay, but a good exercise!
Sound FX and Cut by Paul Pater.
Music by Of Montreal
De La Salle Promo Video Clip
Thursday, October 12, 2006
This is a clip from a promotional video for De La Salle High School here in Chicago.
Cut by Paul Pater
Sonic Drive-In Commercial
Thursday, June 15, 2006
I cut this commercial while working as a runner for a certain post house that will remain nameless. It was the first time a lowly runner had ever cut a commercial that was nationally run at this
D&D
Wednesday, March 3, 2004
Somewhat of an internet sensation, D&D was a project done in college thanks to the wonderful musings of Hollywood writer Mark Harmon. I based the screenplay off one of his audio skits. This was my
