DSC_0905 copy.JPG Hi, I'm JJ

i believe that hard work and persistence in film-making, provides the opportunity to leave behind something greater than yourself.

i believe the most important thing in my life and the most important influence that i have in this world is not my ability to mess around with a camera, but it's about who i am as a person.

my passion is to tell stories that inspire others and i believe in the simple premise that storytelling changes the world.


my blog is like a journal where I post all of my recent work and create conversation around storytelling, so check back often and see what I've been up to.

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31 | the sam behymer mix [raw footage] from JJ Starr on Vimeo.

raw footage from the sunrise project. the song is written and performed by a talented friend of my mine sam behymer. she just released her first album a couple months ago. look it up on i-tunes or amazon, you won't regret it. recorded and mixed by alec eagon
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[lo how a rose e'er blooming] from JJ Starr on Vimeo.

a short video that i shot and edited in an hour. i just figured that i would show the amazing snow that was falling around chicagoland. shot on a sony ex1, letus extreme, nikon lens
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[christmas at pepperdine] from JJ Starr on Vimeo.

on thursday december 3rd, 2009 pepperdine university celebrated the beginning of the christmas season with the lighting of the 1st annual campus tree shot on a sony ex-1, letus extreme, nikon lens 80-200mm, and tweaked slightly with magic bullet
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31 | the making of from JJ Starr on Vimeo.

when my roommate passed along a link containing a talk by a filmmaker regarding hard work and dedication to film, i was struck by what he challenged us to do. the challenge was to go out and shoot a whole month of sunrises in a row and put them together in a video. we both heard the talk on september 30th and the next month was already set. too many times we forget that with passion comes dedication and hard work. what we learned is that it's often in these small moments of beauty, that we are able to peek into the glory of an amazing God. this is a little video on how this whole project came together song: "Needle and Haystack Life" by Switchfoot
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Bertrand:

Hi,

your sunrise projec in superbe...keep up the good work...Bertrand from Montreal Canada

(11.16.09)
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31 | the sunrise project from JJ Starr on Vimeo.

when my roommate passed along a link containing a talk by a filmmaker regarding hard work and dedication to film, i was struck by what he challenged us to do. the challenge was to go out and shoot a whole month of sunrises in a row and put them together in a video. we both heard the talk on september 30th and the next month was already set. too many times we forget that with passion comes dedication and hard work. what we learned is that it's often in these small moments of beauty, that we are able to peak into the glory of an amazing God. song: "Phos Hilaron (Hail Gladdening Light)" by David Crowder Band
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denvErr:

amazing. just amazing!
i like the soundtrack too

(11.11.09)
Lyubov:

beautiful song, beautiful video. Nice work! It's so astounding!)

(01.15.10)
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