Micah
Bode.
Ex. 1.A
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“HONEY” 10.23.2023
︎ directed by micah bode
︎ shot by micah bode
︎ edited by micah bode
Honey is a project that is very near and dear to my heart. It all started over a year and a half ago in the fall of 2022 after just wrapping production on a really hard commercial. This project was something I knew I really wanted to make for such a long time, but just didn’t know when. One crisp fall day I was walking through the colorfully leaves and I was just hit with this feeling of “Okay it’s time”. I went home immediately and started working. I didn’t know exactly what I was trying to say- but after a year of working it all just fell into place on its own and was more profound and beautiful than I ever could’ve expected. We were able to host a premiere in my grandma's backyard and it was a night I’ll never forget. I can safely say this project has dramatically changed my life as an artist and placed me in a new direction I never expected. Here’s to what’s next : )
︎ shot by micah bode
︎ edited by micah bode
Honey is a project that is very near and dear to my heart. It all started over a year and a half ago in the fall of 2022 after just wrapping production on a really hard commercial. This project was something I knew I really wanted to make for such a long time, but just didn’t know when. One crisp fall day I was walking through the colorfully leaves and I was just hit with this feeling of “Okay it’s time”. I went home immediately and started working. I didn’t know exactly what I was trying to say- but after a year of working it all just fell into place on its own and was more profound and beautiful than I ever could’ve expected. We were able to host a premiere in my grandma's backyard and it was a night I’ll never forget. I can safely say this project has dramatically changed my life as an artist and placed me in a new direction I never expected. Here’s to what’s next : )
Ex. 2.B
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Works of 2023
Looking back on this year of filmmaking makes me emotional, honestly. It was a trying time, one of distress and discomfort, trying to get out of myself and my mind. Letting go has been the theme of the year, letting go of who I think I am and discovering who I really am, the truest, most pure essence of my soul. This was the year that I really discovered that I just want to tell stories for the rest of my life. How I’m getting to that point doesn’t really matter to me anymore. I know that’s who I am, and I will continue to do that until I die. If there is one principle that would describe these works it would be “seeing the beauty in imperfection”, which has later gone on to be my personal motto of sorts. Not having everything perfect for once. I hope these projects speak to that.
︎ directed by micah bode
︎ shot by micah bode
︎ edited by micah bode
︎ directed by micah bode
︎ shot by micah bode
︎ edited by micah bode
Ex. 3.C
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“I’m Still Here (the end)” 04.19.2023
︎ directed by micah bode
︎ shot by micah bode
︎ edited by micah bode
Like all my work, this one has very special meaning to me (but this one more than most). During the cold winter months and in the midst of many challenges in my life, I started working on this without the thought of anyone seeing it. A form of therapy you could say. Little did I know this would premiere later that spring to over 500 people live at the Scera Theater. A truly beautiful experience I will never forget.![]()
︎ shot by micah bode
︎ edited by micah bode
Like all my work, this one has very special meaning to me (but this one more than most). During the cold winter months and in the midst of many challenges in my life, I started working on this without the thought of anyone seeing it. A form of therapy you could say. Little did I know this would premiere later that spring to over 500 people live at the Scera Theater. A truly beautiful experience I will never forget.
Ex. 4.D
Tag–7, Tag–8
Additional Works of 2022-2023
I’ve always balanced roughly on the fine line of subjective and objective storytelling, almost as if I needed to abide by a certain order of rules if I was going to be a filmmaker. The more i’ve let go of that, the better of an artist i’ve become. For me my work isn't about my audience, or what could possibly be gained through their viewership. Rather it’s an expression of my thoughts and feelings, being released into the world (whether my audience catches it or not). One of my favorite things is being able to look back and see the encapsulated feeling juxtaposed with where I am now. It’s almost a metric for measuring my growth over the years- or at least that's how it’s felt all this time. A glowing reminder of the past. I really do hope though, that you can gain something out of these. Maybe it’s another piece to the puzzle. I hope that helps.
︎ directed by micah bode
︎ shot by micah bode
︎ edited by micah bode
︎ directed by micah bode
︎ shot by micah bode
︎ edited by micah bode
︎ directed by micah bode
︎ shot by micah bode
︎ edited by micah bode
Shortly after I married my beautiful wife, she said- “now what?”
I said,“now we work”
I’m only kidding. But in all reality, without her, this project would be nothing. (for those of you who don’t know, she’s the beautiful blondie who’s the star of the show). This ad brought me many great things, among quality time with my wife one of which was lots and lots of takes which meant lots and lots of ice-cream-eating in the hot sun.
︎ shot by micah bode
︎ edited by micah bode
Shortly after I married my beautiful wife, she said- “now what?”
I said,“now we work”
I’m only kidding. But in all reality, without her, this project would be nothing. (for those of you who don’t know, she’s the beautiful blondie who’s the star of the show). This ad brought me many great things, among quality time with my wife one of which was lots and lots of takes which meant lots and lots of ice-cream-eating in the hot sun.