The 10 episode Emmy winning World War II mini-series BAND OF BROTHERS tells the story of the men of Easy Company in the US Army Airborne Paratroopers. The HBO series was produced by Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks. For early concepts, we relied on actual photographs from the World War II era. We also used stock and vintage photography since on-set unit photos were unavailable for...

The high profile HBO film IF THESE WALLS COULD TALK 2 features three stories tied together by the topic of lesbians. (The film is a sequel to the previous HBO movie that featured short stories about abortion.) The challenge: How do you depict a provocative subject without drawing overt attention to said topic? The answer: Show movie stars. The Sharon Stone and Ellen DeGeneres story became the...

I was fortunate enough to work on the HBO series THE SOPRANOS for the crucial second season. The ground breaking mob family series had just reached it's initial success, so greater attention was paid to the print advertising for the next season. A special photo shoot by photographer Albert Watson with the cast yielded a rich assortment of photography. Following an early round concept I had using...

The standard for dark comedies on television, SIX FEET UNDER takes a look at a dysfunctional family who operate a funeral home. For this HBO series, we explored a creative direction melding death, drama, and dark comedy. Since we were working on the launch of a (then) new series, we generally explored more abstract and stylized print ad concepts rather than focusing on the cast. For this...