K&N Air Filters – Limited Edition Vaughn Gittin Jr. HPI RC Drift Car Sweepstakes Production Company: Self Produced/K&N Air Filters Project: K&N teamed up with HPi RC Cars to give away Vaughn Gittin Jr’s HPi 1/10th scale RC Drift cars – they contacted me to direct a chase between Jr and his 1/10th scale version....
Category Archives: Video
Recent Work – Hyundai Veloster Golf
Hyundai Motor Company North America – Speed Golf with Rhys Millen Production Company: Self Produced/Rhys Millen Racing Project: While working on the Leadfoot festival promotional material in New Zealand – Rhys brought up his idea to do a golf cart video with his Hyundai Veloster Rally Car. We had a down day of filming from...
Recent Work – Need for Speed The Run
Electronic Arts – Need for Speed “The Run” Promo Production Company: Self Produced/Need for Speed Branding Project: Need for Speed was launching their newest title – The Run and asked me to come up with a chase sequence between two of its featured cars. The cars, Vaughn Gittin JR’s 1969 Mustang RTR-X and the present...
Recent Work – Fredric Aasbo 2011
Need for Speed – Fredric Aasbo 2011 Production Company: Self Produced Project: Fredric Aasbo was 2010 Formula Drift Rookie of the Year. In between the 2010-2011 Formula Drift seasons he won several major international drifting competitions and was set to drive for Papadakis Racing in the Scion tC. A new car for Fredric and a...
Recent Work – Matt Powers 2011
Need for Speed – Matt Powers 2011 Production Company: Self Produced Project: Matt Powers went from finishing in 16th place last season to entering the final round of 2011 in 5th place overall. Thanks to two podium finishes and some great qualifying runs – Matt Powers is a new force in Formula Drift and a...
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 – 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....
Inspiration – Steve Powers @ PSFK Conference
Steve Powers, the artist behind the Love Letter murals, speaks to a conference about the origins of the Love Letters mural project in West Philadelphia.
VOW – INFLUENCERS
Get acquainted, here on my blog, I will continue to share bits of content and entertainment that I enjoy and are relevant to my life and interests. Having finished Malcolm Gladwell’s Tipping Point last month – here is a great short form documentary on trends and the essence of influence. It is incredibly well made....
VOW – Wall of Death
Look, no hands! This video blows my mind. This is almost as amazing as an ice skating-barrel jumping competition. Video Of the Week.
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 – 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...