sunnie baker

Gift Recipient: Garrett Shannon, Directory of Photography

Role: Editor

Can you tell I had way too much fun putting together this highlight reel?


Story time! It was early pandemic days and the advertising and film industry had ground to a standstill. I was quarantining in a room for 3 weeks with a giant drive containing Garret's life’s work, cutting this between looking at the news and looking for a job.


Losing myself in hours of footage, I was inspired to remix the song to support the edit. At one point, Garrett gave me the feedback that it was starting to feel more like an editor's highlight reel than a dp's ;) – this was an excellent push back on my flourishes, which I scaled back dutifully. In hindsight, the project was a big hug to myself and a fellow creative during a rough time, and I treasure the experience.


In the end, I must have found the right balance, because I’m proud to say he’s still using this version 6 years later.