The Mustang RTR-X sounds as good as it looks – amazing. A 1969 Ford Mustang with a present day Ford Racing 5.0L Coyote Engine – breathing with Kinsler Individual Throttle Bodies and controlled by a MOTEC stand-alone ECU. Which allows the tuner to adjust cam angle through the ECU and uses the Ford’s cam position...
Category Archives: Recent Work
Recent Work – Grabs
End of February, beginning of March 2011 and I found myself deep in a production on the east coast. Working with friends on a small crew, we shot 8 days in a row – for a client in Virginia, Vermont, and New Hampshire. Rig shots, chase cars, POV cameras, and plenty of interviews. Here is...
Recent Work – Need for Speed Shift 2 Realism Trailer
Last year, I directed the Cinematic sequences in the upcoming Need for Speed Shift 2. Now since the game has been announced and details are being released – I can finally talk about my experiences! The marketing video up top contains live action footage of mine from many different events last year. Team Need for...
Recent Work – Shift 2 Unleashed Career Intro
Need for Speed – Shift 2 Unleashed Career Intro Production Company: Need for Speed Project: Using in-game capture from Shift 2, along with footage of the Team Need for Speed BMW Z4 GT3 and Vaughn Gittin Jr’s Mustang GT Competition drift car, with interview footage of Vaughn Gittin Jr. – to create an overview of...
Recent Work – SUMO Power Retrospective
Speedhunters – SUMO Power Retrospective Production Company: Speedhunters Project: Three rounds of FIA GT1 championship edited together to highlight SUMO Power’s inaugural season. Role: Director, Camera, co-Editor, Colorist. Music by Ekstrak. Shot on the Canon 7D &Panasonic HPX-170. Converted to Sony XDCAM HD422 50mb/s codec. Edited in Final Cut Pro. Graded in Magic Bullet Looks.
Quick Grab – 2011 Dubai 24h
This past weekend, was the 2011 Dubai 24h race at the Dubai Autodrome. Here is a screen grab from the my upcoming edit. Team Need for Speed #76 – dominated the final 2/3rds of the race and finished first! For the camera dorks out there: Canon 7D 1080/30p + Canon 200mm f2.8L + my own...
Recent Work – Chris Forsberg 2010
NOS Energy Drink – Chris Forsberg 2010 Production Company: Keep Drifting Fun Project: mix interview segments of professional drifter Chris Forsberg with footage from the 7 event Formula Drift season. Role: Director, Co-Camera, Editor, Colorist. Additional camera by Joshua Herron. Music by Run Sheng. Shot on the Canon 7D, Canon T2i, Contour POV, Panasonic HPX-170...
Recent Work – Keep Drifting Fun Missile Teaser
Here is a teaser video from a recent day at Willow Springs for a Just Drift event – the full edit will be a part of Keep Drifting Fun. Keep Drifting Fun is my grassroots drifting documentary – with Joshua Herron. Due out end of next year, 2011.
Recent Work – Chris Forsberg Formula D Irwindale
NOS Energy Drink – Chris Forsberg @ Formula Drift Irwindale 2010 Production Company: Keep Drifting Fun Project: Document Chris Forsberg’s weekend at Formula Drift Irwindale 2010 – where he ended the season 6th overall. Role: Director, Co-Camera, Editor, Colorist. Additional camera by Joshua Herron and Pete Varley. Music by Praun. Shot on the Canon 7D &...
Recent Work – Will’s Car Cast
Recently did an interview with Will Cannady of Will’s Car Cast. Listen in to find out about how I got started in automotive filmmaker, what’s a medium monster, and more Keep Drifting Fun.
Recent Work – Forsberg v Deane FD Sonoma
Chris Forsberg (2009 Formula Drift Champion) v James Deane (2010 Pro Drift Champion) in the Great 8 @ Formula Drift Sonoma. Shot on Contour HD cameras.
Recent Work – Ask Team Need for Speed
Team Need For Speed/Speedhunters – Ask Team Need for Speed Production Company: Speedhunters/Need For Speed Project: Pose a prompt to the Speedhunters audience and ask for questions to the drivers of Team Need for Speed. Role: Director, Cinematographer, Editor, Colorist. Filmed over the course of 6 months – covering Formula Drift New Jersey to Formula Drift...
Recent Work – Chris Forsberg @ FD Sonoma
NOS Energy Drink – Chris Forsberg @ Formula Drift Sonoma 2010 Production Company: Keep Drifting Fun Project: Document Chris Forsberg’s weekend at Formula Drift Sonoma 2010 – where he finished fourth. Role: Director, Co-Camera, Editor, Colorist. Shot on the Canon 7D & Panasonic HMC-150. Converted to Sony XDCAM HD422 50mb/s codec. Edited in Final Cut Pro....
Recent Work – Blue Media :60 promo
Blue Media – Behind the Scenes – :60 Promo Production Company: Keep Drifting Fun Project: Behind the Scenes look at Phoenix, Arizona’s leading provider of design and printing for vehicle graphics, large format printing and environmental graphics. Role: Director, Co-Camera, Editor, Colorist. Shot on the Canon 7D, Panasonic HMC-150 & Panasonic HPX-170. Converted to Sony XDCAM...
Recent Work – Sonoma In-Car
Matt Powers and Mad Mike Whiddett take a practice run on Infineon Speedway during Formula Drift Sonoma. Shot with Contour HD Cameras.
Updated – New Portfolio Site
My original blog site “half steering, half eating ice cream” was a eclectic mix of music, videos, travel, and personal inspiration. Once I transitioned to blogging on my own personal website www.willroegge.com – I started to post more of my work and less personal blog content. I’m happy to announce that there is a split,...
Recent Work – Behind the Scenes – Speedhunters
Team Need For Speed/Speedhunters – Behind the Scenes – Speedhunters Production Company: Speedhunters/Need For Speed Project: Interview and create a narrative thread that familiarizes the Speedhunters audience with the team that creates the content. Role: Director, Cinematographer, Editor, Colorist. Shot on the Canon 7D and the Pansonic HPX-170. Converted to Sony XDCAM HD422 50mb/s codec. Edited...
Recent Work – Drift POV: Chris Forsberg
NOS ENERGY DRINK – Drift POV: Chris Forsberg Production Company: Keep Drifting Fun Project: Cover Chris Forsberg’s Qualifying run with Contour HD Point Of View cameras. Role: Director, Editor, Graphics, and Co-Camera Operator. Shot exclusively with the CONTOUR HD cameras. Edited in Final Cut Pro. Graded in Magic Bullet Looks. REDUX – re-imagined and re-edited short form...
Recent Work – Chris Forsberg POV @ Seattle
NOS ENERGY DRINK – Chris Forsberg POV @ Formula D Seattle Production Company: Keep Drifting Fun Project: Shoot an entire Formula Drift event with Contour HD Point Of View cameras. Role: Co-Director, Graphics, and Co-Camera Operator, Edited by Joshua Herron Shot exclusively with the CONTOUR HD cameras. Edited in Final Cut Pro. Graded in Magic Bullet Looks. For...
Recent Work – Seattle In Car with Mad Mike Whiddett
Team Need For Speed – Formula Drift – Seattle In-Car with MadMike Whiddett Production Company: Speedhunters/Need For Speed Project: Short in-car clip of Mad Mike Whiddett utilizing the Contour HD 1080p Camera. Role: Director, Editor, Colorist. Shot on the Contour HD, converted with MPEG Streamclip to XDCAM 1080/30p 35mb/s, edited in Final Cut Pro, graded with...