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[step forward day 2009] from JJ Starr on Vimeo.
each year, the Pepperdine community comes together for a day of service. Over 1400 students, faculty, staff and alumni gather to help over 50 non-profit organizations, schools, churches and parks that span from downtown Los Angeles to Ventura County. During this one day the Pepperdine community serves a collective 4200 hours (equivalent to 2 years of work for one person). For the volunteers, the tradition of Step Forward Day reflects a commitment that lasts beyond this single day of service. shot on a sony EX1 with a homemade pvc pipe dolly15
Young Life Castaway Club [2009-2010] from JJ Starr on Vimeo.
A short promotional video using Sony EX, and a home made PVC pipe dolly. Castaway Club, owned and operated by Young Life, is located in beautiful northern Minnesota, miles from downtown Detroit Lakes. In the summer season Young Life campers will experience nothing less than "the best week of their lives!"
Chaz:
Awesome video my man!
(09.24.09)
Kate West:
YEAAAHHHH! JJ, this is GREAT!
(09.24.09)
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life adagio from JJ Starr on Vimeo.
i hear all the time to follow my passions and pursue a "vocation" which i truly enjoy. the concept of this "pursuit", no longer seems far-fetched. maybe it's because of where i go to school or the amazing people that i surround myself with. but i often wonder how many of us are living from a place where the routine of everyday has become common-place to us? the "school system" seems to measure all of us based on how well we do compared to others, A, B, C, and so on, but i wonder how many us just need to room to create and step back from the "routine" that we have found ourselves immersed in and live from that place where we experience deep joy.
Kate West:
I like this JJ.
(09.09.09)
Bryan:
Really good, very insightful and honest. Thank you
(09.10.09)
Chaz:
Cool thoughtful video buddy
(09.24.09)
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golden (rough cut) from JJ Starr on Vimeo.
we hear all the time that high school is the same as it was 20, 30, or 40 years ago; but is it really? I set out to answer this question and dive into what kids are facing on a regular basis. I sat down with over 30 kids and asked them simple, open-ended questions regarding life as a high school student. The students featured are between the ages of 14-18 and are a collaboration between two high schools, both located in middle to upper-middle class communities: Naperville, IL and Malibu, CA.
Colter:
JJ this is really well done and something that i agree is important to take a look at
(11.01.09)
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in june 2008 a team from Los Angeles traveled to Honduras to capture the reality that children living there are faced with. we dealt mostly with kids living just outside of Tegucigalpa, the capital of Honduras. The kids featured are faced with working long hours in a trash dump collecting anything that they can find to make money. The conditions of the dump are very bad and kids are often injured and/or killed.