Creedence Clearwater Revival - "Have You Ever Seen The Rain"

Music Video / Narrative

Filmed entirely in Montana, this is the first official music video for CCR’s legendary song. Released during the 50th anniversary of their debut album, this coming-of-age narrative stars Sasha Frolova (“Little America”), Jack Quaid (Amazon’s “The Boys”, Oppenheimer), and Erin Moriarty (Amazon’s “The Boys”)

*Premiered on People.com. Featured on Bozeman Daily Chronicle

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Directed and Edited by Laurence Jacobs
Starring Sasha Frolova, Jack Quaid, and Erin Moriarty
Written and Produced by Laurence Jacobs & Luke Klompien
Cinematography by Farhad Ahmed Dehlvi
Production Design by Meg Sunzeri
Co-Producer: Nate Dyk
Wardrobe Stylist + Handler: Whitney Farrer
Colorist: Bryan Smaller
First Assistant Camera: Sydney Resel
Makeup Artist: Melissa Oteri
Sound Mixer/Boom Op: Jeremy Flikkema
Sound Designer: Ryan Pawlak
Voice of Radio DJ: Ryan Wilson
Production Assistant: Matthew McLeod
Production Assistant: Nate Duffy
Label: Sig Sigworth, Mason Williams, Kay Anderson, Josh Berman, Andrew Woloz, Mark Copeland, Chris Clough, Brooks Jones, Stephanie Kika, Maureen Bacon, and Mary Hogan
Lenses provided by Zeiss, Inc
Props provided by Modernica and ISS
Special Thanks to: Larry and Lorraine Klompien, Nate Dyk, Kerry and Keith Venema, Josh Perkins, Broken Arrow Bar, Sophia Dilley, Ethan Stern, Meg Sunzeri, Jessica, Debbie, and Louis Jacobs, The Benjamin/Jacobs Family, Daniel Arkin, Dan Amerman, Jeremy Zelikovic, Lucas Lerman, Tony Lipp and Austin Hegedus at Anonymous Content, Sarah Shyn and Andrew Lee at 3 Arts, Mario Castro at Company 3, Tony Wisniewski, Snehal Patel, Marcella Withers, Natalie Tomlin, Connie Shen, and Kelsey Rohr

"Have You Ever Seen the Rain" (Character Vignettes)

Music Video / Vignette Series

Originally, our music video started with a long narrative sequence. It featured vignettes that set up the character’s backstories. Even though these were cut from the final, we wanted to repurpose them and showcase their beauty. Here’s Evan (Jack Quaid) working on the farm, Alice (Erin Moriarty) eating supper, and Julia (Sasha Frolova) getting ready to leave her childhood home.

Directed and Edited by Laurence Jacobs
Starring Sasha Frolova, Jack Quaid, and Erin Moriarty
Written and Produced by Laurence Jacobs & Luke Klompien
Cinematography by Farhad Ahmed Dehlvi
Production Design by Meg Sunzeri
Co-Producer: Nate Dyk
Wardrobe Stylist + Handler: Whitney Farrer
Colorist: Bryan Smaller
First Assistant Camera: Sydney Resel
Makeup Artist: Melissa Oteri
Sound Mixer/Boom Op: Jeremy Flikkema
Sound Designer: Ryan Pawlak
Voice of Radio DJ: Ryan Wilson
Production Assistant: Matthew McLeod
Production Assistant: Nate Duffy
Label: Sig Sigworth, Mason Williams, Kay Anderson, Josh Berman, Andrew Woloz, Mark Copeland, Chris Clough, Brooks Jones, Stephanie Kika, Maureen Bacon, and Mary Hogan

GAZE

Part 3 of my MONOLOGUE series. This vignette captures the hidden truth behind our personas. What happens when you’re two drinks in and you “see” a person for the first time? No mask, no walls up— a new face emerges and you gaze.

Written, Directed, and Edited by Laurence Harlan Jacobs

Starring Kate Noel

Music by Andrew Bird

Special Thanks: Victoria Roe

Invictus

Narrative / Short

Vignette #3 in my Monologue series, this is a poem by legendary British poet William Ernest Henley. When I think about his words, I feel true resilience at its finest. In the darkest, most hopeless moments, all we have is ourself and the raw power of optimism and dignity.

Directed, Shot & Edited by Laurence Jacobs

Starring Luke Klompien

Poem by William Ernest Henley

Music by Blake Mills (I do not own the rights to this music. For non-commercial portfolio use only)

Connie & Sly

Narrative / Short

After their getaway goes wrong, two bank robbers (sisters Connie & Sly) set off a nearby car alarm. The siren pulls them into a trance-like state, making them perform a wild, hypnotic dance around the vehicle. Choreographed by Whyteberg (Mac Miller, Anderson .Paak), starring Charissa Kroeger (Sia, Lorde), this genre-bending film features original music by Bobak Lotfipour (THE GREEN KNIGHT, Showtime’s “SMILF”).

Written, Directed, and Edited by Laurence Jacobs

Produced by Laurence Jacobs & Jessica Jacobs

Starring Laura Berg and Charissa Kroeger

With Luke Klompien and Bob Arkin

Choreography by Whyteberg

Cinematography by Ian Coad

Original Music by Bobak Lotfipour

Co-Producer - Jeremy Zelikovic

First A.C. James Nagel

Art Direction by Gracie Whyte, Laura Berg, and Laurence Jacobs

Color by Nico Navia

Sound Design by Nick Mihalevich

Sound Mix by Seth Presant

Production Sound by Ryan Pawlak

Production Assistants - Dan Amerman and Prena Dadlani

Meditation Voice - Nia Andrews

Artwork by Sage LaMonica

Special Thanks to Dan Amerman, Aaron Arkin, Robyn Baltuch, Khalan Bridges, Julie Cohn, Farhad Ahmed Dehlvi, Josh Fu, Debbie Jacobs, Jess Laub, Luke Klompien, Aaron Mitchell, Patrick Murray, Ryan Pawlak, Kate Phillips, Marta Pozzan, Jake Sawyer, Meg Sunzeri, Stephanni Zeeck, and our Benjamin/Jacobs family :)

When You're Little (Monologue #2)

Narrative / Short

The 2nd of three installments, this monologue captures how we remember places differently as we get older. The environments around us don’t change much. It’s more so our perspectives that do.

Written, Directed, Shot & Edited by Laurence Jacobs

Starring Luke Klompien

Music by J.S. Bach, performed by Eliot Bailen

Special Thanks: Daniel Amerman, Daniel Bailen

ICE BREAKERS (Spec Commercial)

Short / Commercial

Toward the end of a date, a flirtatious exchange soon becomes the worst possible car malfunction of all time. Starring Alexandra Daddario ("True Detective", Baywatch) & Dan Amerman ("Arrested Development".)

*Featured on Just Jared

Directed by // Laurence Jacobs
Producer // Jessica and Laurence Jacobs
Cinematography // Nico Navia
Editor // Joseph Ettinger
Production Sound // Marcos Butron Jr.
Sound Designer // Erik Groysman
1st AD // Brett Takeshita
Gaffer // Bennet Cerf
1st AC // Jeremy Zelikovic
Script Supervisor // Matt Ryckman
Colorist // Laura Jansen
Production Assistant // Emily Finkelstein
Special Thanks // The Benjamin & Jacobs Family, Shelley Eisinger Stark, Graham Wilson, and Ally Pennebaker

Life in Text.

Short Film / 2013

A brokenhearted 20-something relives a lost relationship as he explores the physical space created by his ex-girlfriend's text messages. Starring Alexandra Daddario ("True Detective", Baywatch) and Tyler Ritter ("The McCarthy's", "Arrow").

*Featured on Slash Film, Bustle, Just Jared, Complex, and Film School Rejects.

Written & Directed by Laurence Jacobs & Jessica Jacobs

Starring Tyler Ritter & Alexandra Daddario

Producers Cat Wolf, Jessica Jacobs, and Laurence Jacobs

Cinematography - Nico Navia

Score by Blake Collins and Julian Javor

Visual Effects by Jason Rico

Sound Design by Anne Tolkkinen

Editing by Laurence Jacobs

Script Supervisor - Michael Bina

Assistant Director Marshall Rainey

Gaffers Bennett Cerf & Danielle Nowitz

Production Sound - Zachary Weil

Visual Effects Consultant Jeremy Fisher

Assistant Camera L-Marie Anderson & Jasmine Chiong

Grip Daniel Kaumpungan & Vincent Valentin

Transportation Coordinator Debra Jacobs

Production Assistant - Lucas Lerman & MaKenzie Schepman

SHAZAM (Spec Commercial)

Short / Commercial

When a woman (Alexandra Daddario) discovers her neighbor (Daniel Amerman) is Shazaming her, she puts on a new song until the guy immediately copies her again. A constant, back-and-forth SHAZAM WAR ensues!

Directed by // Laurence Jacobs
Produced by // Michael Bina and Laurence Jacobs
Assistant Director // Jessica Jacobs
Cinematographer // Axel Lanzenberg
Production Designer // Susannah Honey
Editor + Sound Designer // Laurence Jacobs
Colorist // Laura Jansen
1st A.C. // Matthew Ryckman
Gaffer // Matt Bowman
Sound Mixer // Cameron Mosebrook
Production Assistant // Kyle Chords

Sh*t Juicers Say

Short / Comedy

Produced by PRESSED JUICERY, Erin Foster (E!'s "Barely Famous") mocks juice culture in Los Angeles.

*Featured by The LA Times, Pop Sugar, and Glamour

Directed and Edited by Laurence Jacobs
Written and Produced by Hayden Slayter & Erin Foster
Cinematography by Nico Navia
Production Assistant by Brett Takeshita
Client - Pressed Juicery

I Wish I Could See You

Narrative / Short

This vignette is a reflection on nostalgia, isolation, and the interlocking relationship between our past & present.

Written, Directed, Shot & Edited by Laurence Jacobs

Performed by Daniel Amerman

Music by Bobak Lotfipour

Special Thanks: Luke Klompien

Directing Reel (2016)

Short / Compilation

A visual compilation of my narrative, documentary, and commercial work.

A Cure for the Mad

Short / Drama

In a dinky New York apartment, a jittery, heavily medicated 20-something desperately waits for his sister to bring home his medication.

Password: madness

Directed by // Laurence Jacobs
Starring // Matthew Thurm
Cinematography // Jake Sawyer & Laurence Jacobs
Film Editing // Laurence Jacobs
Assistant Director // Catrin Hedstrum

The Scribe

Short / Drama

In order to help his younger sister pay for college, a burnout writer-for-hire accepts an impossible gig—to pen a thesis paper in 72 hours.

*Winner of the Best Actor award at NYU's First Run Film Festival

Directed & Edited by Laurence Jacobs

Starring Dean Collins, Mari Crawford, Julian Brand, and Hiroko Koga

Written by Kaitlin Cunniff & Laurence Jacobs and Zack Marotta

Produced by Stuart Ruston & Laurence Jacobs

Assistant Director // Jake Sawyer

Cinematography // Oliver Lanzenberg

Music // Blake Collins

Production Design // Heather Martini + Travis Rex

Sound Design // Matt Tenero

Gaffer // Tighe Kellner

Assistant Camera // Sebastian Slayter, Rosie Duke, and Freddy Meyer

Script Supervisor // Zack Marotta

Additional Camera // Axel Lanzenberg

Production Sound // Devin Ershow, Lisa Maria Hall, Ria Hill, and Jake Sawyer

Makeup // Francisco D. Catedral

Storyboard Artist // Geoff Keoug

Production Assistants // Michael Bina, Lucas Lerman, and Gabe Miller

Life in Text: Pitch Video

Short / Comedy

A pitch video featured on my IndieGogo fundraiser campaign for my 2013 short film Life in Text.

Directors+Producers // Jessica Jacobs and Laurence Jacobs
Cinematography // Axel Lanzenberg
Editing // Laurence Jacobs
Production Sound // Jeff Boone
Storyboards // Jason Hall

Universal

Short / Documentary

A PSA about the universality between people. Featuring children from Maud Booth pre-school and staff from Pathways to Home, a veteran homeless shelter in east Los Angeles.

Directed, shot, and edited by Laurence Jacobs
Written by Jeffrey Courion
Music by Danielle Merlis
Client Volunteers of America