Opening film
The Frugal Architect
Opening Film
The cinematic scene-setter for a keynote about cost and craft.
Inside this work
The scene-setter for The Frugal Architect, a keynote about cost, craft and building like it matters.
I co-wrote the film with Patrick Johnson, our creative director, and led it; Monks produced it.
Production
RoleCo-writer & Lead
Creative Director & Co-writerPatrick Johnson
ProductionMonks
ForDr. Werner Vogels keynote
EventAWS re:Invent 2023
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