2013 Nitto Tire Seattle
Client . Nitto Tire / YAER Productions
Role . Motion
Date . 2013
2013 Formula Drift Malaysia
Client . Formula Drift Asia / YAER Productions
Role . Motion
Date . 2013
2013 Nitto Tire Palm Beach
Client . Nitto Tire / YAER Productions
Role . Motion
Date . 2013
The project was to add fun data, info-graphics and special effects to a video of Nitto Tire at Formula Drift Palm Beach.
Nitto Tire / Long Beach 2013
And so began my partnership with YAER Productions and Ryan Davis. This is my first infrographics video as part of our team, the first event of the 2013 season of Formula Drift for Nitto Tires.
All motion graphics in this piece were hand made by yours truly! Enjoy.
Hoonin' With Hertrech
Client . Self
Role . Director / Camera / Editor / Color / Motion
Date . 2013
I love hanging out with Hertrech. The guy is always about having fun and breaking stuff, mainly, his V-8 RX-7.
I went with him to Las Vegas for a Vegas Drift event and covered the shenanigans we got into along the way.
TRG / Aston Martin Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona
Client . TRG / Aston Martin Racing
Role . Director / Camera / Editor / Color / Motion
Date . 2013
A solo project for The Racer's Group / Aston Martin Racing, I covered the 24 Hours of Daytona for this prestigious racing team.
All camerawork, editing and graphics by Skylar Smith.
C/D AMS Alpha 12 GT-R
Client . Car and Driver
Role . Camera / Editor / Color
Date . 2012
Truly a monster, the AMS Alpha 12 is a heavily modified Nissan GT-R and we filmed it tearing up Willow Springs International Raceway. A collaboration between me and director buddy Will Roegge, this is a fast paced ride in one of the most insane cars I've had the joy of being in.
C/D Shelby Mustang
Client . Car and Driver
Role . Director / Camera / Editor / Color
Date . 2012
The first project in my short stint working with Car and Driver magazine, I directed a video review of a comparison between modern high-performance cars against the classic 1965 Shelby Cobra. Sam Smith provided the narrative and hosting, I directed a crew of camera operators and did all editing for this piece.
Vaughn Gittin R/C Car Chase
Client . K&N Engineering
Role . Director / Camera / Editor / Graphics
Date . 2012
A collaboration of three directors, Andy Laputka, Will Roegge and Skylar Smith, this project for K&N Engineering was a viral success. Formula Drift champion Vaughn Gittin Jr. chases an HPi R/C Car version of himself around the manufacturing and distribution facilities of K&N Engineering, a high-performance air filter company.
My responsibilities for this production were co-directing, shooting, editng and providing motion graphics and animations for the final piece.
Insight Racing
Client . Insight Racing
Role . Director / Camera / Editor / Color / Graphics
Date . 2011
My first project as Skylar Smith Media, Insight Racing hired me to cover their efforts at a Grand-Am Rolex race in Mid-Ohio. The team featured a familiar face, Tyler McQuarrie, a driver for Falken Tire's Formula Drift team.
This job was performed solo by Skylar Smith, all camerawork, motion graphics, editing and color were done by him.