Laurence Jacobs

Steve Martin - "So Familiar" (Official Video)

Content / Music Video

Filmed at Mack Sennett, a 102 year-old studio in Silver Lake, this song was also featured in Steve Martin & Martin Short’s Netflix special, “An Evening You Will Forget For The Rest Of Your Life” (nominated for 4 EMMYS).

Directed, edited, and produced by: Laurence Jacobs
Cinematographer: Nico Navia
Additional Camera: Genéa Gaudet, Ryan Pawlak, Jake Sawyer
Production Design: Megan Sunzeri
Makeup Artist: Sussy Campos
Additional Editing and Color Grading: Patrick Murray
Concord + Rounder label: Josh Berman, Brooks Jones, Mark Copeland, Jason Yang, Ashley Moyer, Liza Levy, and Matt Miller
Special Thanks: Jesse Rogg and all the fine folks at Mack Sennett!

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

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 Jack Quaid (Amazon’s “The Boys”, Logan Lucky), Sasha Frolova (Red Sparrow, Kenzo’s The Everything), and Erin Moriarty (Captain Fantastic).

*Premiered on People.com

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

Directing Reel

Short / Compilation

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

SHAZAM (Spec Commercial)

Short / Commercial

A 20-something girl (Alexandra Daddario) plays music in her apartment only to have her next door neighbor (Dan Amerman) "Shazam" her songs and play them through his speakers.

Password: shazam

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

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

Andrew Bird: "Live From The Great Room"

Promo / Trailer

Sine 2016, Andrew has hosted a streaming series from his living room called “Live From The Great Room”. We’ve filmed almost all these episodes featuring artists like Fiona Apple, Matt Berninger, Zach Galifianakis, Lucius, Jackson Browne, and others. Here is a series promo we made to promote the upcoming season.

Directed and Edited by Laurence Jacobs
Camera Operators: Nico Navia, Laurence Jacobs, and Ryan Pawlak
Additional Camera: Farhad Dehlvi, Gray Bashew, and Jeremy Zelikovic
Label: Todd Netter / Loma Vista Recordings

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 by // Laurence Jacobs
Writing // Hayden Slayter & Erin Foster
Cinematography // Nico Navia
Editing // Laurence Jacobs
Production Assistant // Brett Takeshita
Client // Pressed Juicery

Life in Text.

Short / Drama

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 Yahoo!, Slash Film, Bustle, Just Jared, Complex, and Film School Rejects.

"LIFE IN TEXT" - Short film starring Tyler Ritter & Alexandra Daddario

Written and Directed by // Laurence & Jessica Jacobs
Starring // Tyler Ritter & Alexandra Daddario
Producers // Cat Wolf, Jessica and Laurence Jacobs
Cinematography // Nico Navia
Score // Blake Collins & Julian Javor
Visual Effects // Jason Rico
Sound Design // Anne Tolkkinen
Editing // 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

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

Jazz Dispensary: Artist Profile

Short / Documentary

A profile piece on LA artist Danielle Garza (a.k.a Ellierex), which captures her marble art process in creating the cover for Jazz Dispensary's Soul Diesel: Volume 2.

*Premiered on RecordStoreDay.com, Album reached #4 on Billboard’s jazz chart.

Directed, Shot, and Edited by: Laurence Jacobs
Produced by: Ryan Wilson
Starring: Danielle Garza
Additional Camera: Ryan Pawlak
Special Thanks: Zeiss Camera Lenses

Andrew Bird feat. Yola - Live at SXSW

Music / Live Performance

Filmed at The Line hotel in Austin during SXSW, this beautiful cover of STAX legend William Bell was part of a live-streamed show on Facebook. The intimate show also features a conversation with music producer T Bone Burnett.

Client: Loma Vista Recording

*Winner of the 2019 Telly Awards, bronze category

Directed by Dusty Kraatz
Produced by Laurence Jacobs
Camera Operators - Laurence Jacobs, Stephen Veliz, Katrina Gutierez, and Rick Canfield
Stream Engineer - Arthur Moore
Audio Engineer – Romy Shaw and Marcus Lawyer
Sound Design and Art Direction: Matthew Daniel Siskin
Production Assistant - Taylor Nolan
Label: Todd Netter and Sarah Hughes / Loma Vista Recordings
Management: Andrea Troolin and Victoria Roe / Ekonomisk

Andrew Bird & Matt Berninger - Live Performance

Short / Acoustic Show

A live performance with musicians Andrew Bird and Matt Berninger (The National) singing "Perfect Day" by Lou Reed.

*Featured on Pitchfork, NPR, Spin, RollingStone, Paste, and Consequence of Sound

Produced and Shot by // Laurence Jacobs
Shot and Edited by // Gray Bashew
Label // Loma Vista Recordings

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 by // Laurence Jacobs
Starring // Dean Collins, Mari Crawford, Julian Brand, and Hiroko Koga
Writers // Kaitlin Cunniff, Laurence Jacobs, and Zack Marotta
Producers // Stuart Ruston & Laurence Jacobs
Assistant Director // Jake Sawyer
Cinematography // Oliver Lanzenberg
Music // Blake Collins
Editing // Laurence Jacobs
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

George Harrison & Ravi Shankar

Short / Documentary

A making-of piece on George Harrison and Ravi Shankar’s album “Chants of India”. This features never before seen interviews, in addition to footage that Harrison shot himself in the ‘90s.

*Premiered on RollingStone

Produced by Laurence Jacobs
Edited by Ryan Pawlak
Label / Craft Recordings and Harisongs

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.