Matt Powers and Mad Mike Whiddett take a practice run on Infineon Speedway during Formula Drift Sonoma. Shot with Contour HD Cameras.
Category Archives: Recent Work
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...
Recent Work – GT3 CLIMB
Jeff Zwart | Luminox | Porsche Motorsport North America – GT3 Climb Production Company: Medium Monster/Will Roegge Project: Create a short film that captures the essence of the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb & the Porsche GT3 Cup Role: Director, Cinematographer, Editor, Colorist. 2nd camera operation by DC Chavez. Special thanks to Red Bull USA...
Recent Work – GT3 CLIMB: preview
My first trip up Pikes Peak was with Rhys Millen in a Ford Focus rental car. We were scouting locations and camera positions for the 2009 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb short film I was creating to document his run. That film would later be called Climb Attack, a play on Hill Climb and Time...
Recent Work – Introducing Team Need for Speed Drift
Team Need For Speed – Introducing Team Need For Speed Drift Production Company: Speedhunters/Need For Speed Project: Introduce viewers with the Team Need For Speed drivers Matt Powers and Mad Mike Whiddett. Role: Director, Cinematographer, Editor, Colorist. Shot on the Canon 7D and the Pansonic HPX-170. Converted to Sony XDCAM HD422 50mb/s codec. Edited in Final...
Recent Work – Jeff Zwart sets Pikes Peak record
Pikes Peak International Hill Climb – Jeff Zwart’s time attack championship winning and record setting run. Project: Record in-car footage of the the Porsche GT3 Cup racing up Pikes Peak during the PPIHC. Role: Director, Editor, & Colorist. Shot with the Canon 5D MII. Edited in Final Cut Pro. Graded in Magic Bullet Looks.
Recent Work – Porsche GT3 Qualifying Pikes Peak
Pikes Peak International Hill Climb – Jeff Zwart’s record setting qualifying run Project: Record in-car footage of the the Porsche GT3 Cup racing up Pikes Peak during the Friday qualifying session. Role: Director, Editor, & Colorist. Shot with the Canon 5D MII. Edited in Final Cut Pro. Graded in Magic Bullet Looks. After reviewing the practice...
Recent Work – A Love Letter for You
While in Philadelphia on Keep Drifting Fun, I went and explored West Philadelphia with Andy, Jacob Chills, and Linhbergh. I brought along my Canon 7D to do some ARTPANTS‘ing, but ended up shooting some video as well. When I downloaded the clips, I really liked their feel. Dark skies, off and on rain, really nice...
Recent Work – Chris Forsberg @ Formula D New Jersey
NOS ENERGY DRINK – Chris Forsberg @ Formula D New Jersey Production Company: Keep Drifting Fun Project: Capture Chris Forsberg’s performance at Formula Drift New Jersey behind the wheel of the NOS Energy Drink Nissan 350z. Role: Co-Director, Editor, & Colorist. Co-Directed, Co-Edited by Joshua Herron. Shot on the Canon 7D, Pansonic HMC-150, and CONTOUR HD...
Recent Work – FIA GT3 Silverstone
Team Need For Speed – FIA GT3 Silverstone Production Company: Speedhunters/Need For Speed Project: Document the first FIA GT3 race of the 2010 season at Silverstone. Utilize interview footage to create a narrative around the weekend’s events. Role: Director, Cinematographer, Editor, Colorist. Shot on the Canon 7D and the Pansonic HPX-170. Converted to Sony XDCAM HD422...
Recent Work – Chris Forsberg @ FD ATL
Hobo and I are on the road for Keep Drifting Fun – here is our second collaboration project to date Chris Forsberg – Formula Drift Atlanta 2010. Chris is the 2009 Formula Drift champion and driver of the NOS Energy Drink Nissan 350z. The video follows Chris through his weekend competing in Formula D.
Recent Work – USAC Sprint Car
USAC Sprint Car – Lake Perris National Championships Production Company: Will Roegge/Medium Monster Project: High energy promotional spot for the final event of the 2009 USAC Sprint Car Series Role: Director, Cinematographer, Editor, Colorist. Shot on the Canon 7D and the Pansonic HPX-170 with the LETUS 35mm Adapter
Recent Work – Top Car Challenge
Castrol Syntec Top Car Challenge – :30 Promo Spot Production Company: Medium Monster Project: Thirty second promotional spot for the Syntec Top Car Challenge Role: Director, Cinematographer, Editor, Colorist. Produced by Ricky Chu Shot on the Canon 7D and the Sony EX-1 (two driving insert shots)
Recent Work – Art of Formula D: 2009 Retrospective
2009 Formula D Retrospective by Will Roegge Premiered at the Art of Formula D: 2009 Retrospective gallery in Long Beach, California. Featuring 2009 Formula Drift champion Chris Forsberg Plus a linear progression through the seven round 2009 Formula Drift – Professional Drift championship series. Produced by Medium Monster
Recent Work – 2011 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport
Mitsubishi Motors North America – 2011 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport Production Company: Medium Monster Project: showcase the 2011 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport for auto show video monitors and internet marketing. Role: Director, Cinematographer, Editor, Colorist. Shot on the Canon 7D & Panasonic HPX-170 in 1080/24p. Edited in Final Cut Pro. Graded in Magic Bullet Looks. Compressed with...
Recent Work – Patrick Mordaunt 2009 season
Patrick Mordaunt Racing – 2009 Season Production Company: Medium Monster Project: Patrick Mordaunt 2009 Season video Role: Director, Cinematographer, Editor, Colorist.