Screenplays
feature script
MOGUL
(it’s all in the mindset)
A commercial real estate associate blurs legal and ethical boundaries to force through a mixed use development concept in Southwest Atlanta.
Feature script
LIVER
(the ancient secret for reclaiming vitality)
While investigating the latest obnoxious development on the culinary scene, a gout-stricken food writer resolves her deepest anxieties in a way she didn’t quite expect.
30-minute pilot script
RUBBER CHICKEN
An unemployed web developer is visited in a dream by none other than Thomas Jefferson, who reveals to him his life’s true purpose - running for local political office.
“An enjoyable collection from an exciting new writer.”
“Someone should definitely move on these.”
Short films
TROPICAL GARDENS
genre
Mockumentary
logline
A down-and-out loner copes with a breakup by taking on his own personal “white whale”: beating the record at a local mini golf course.
length
13 minutes
THE DREAM
genre
Dark comedy
logline
A financial analyst’s recurring nightmare of getting murdered by a homeless person becomes painfully prescient.
length
14 minutes
Copywriting
Equifax
background
The mighty data, analytics and technology company faced a mighty problem: how to explain to people what it does. The assignment focused specifically on its Data Fabric solution.
solution
Yes, it’s confusing. But now it’s less confusing with this handy product sheet - written by yours truly. Note the use of brand voice to convey the kind of approachable expertise you can trust, with value statements just vague enough to avoid legal culpability down the road.
Skillibrium
background
This unique sales execution startup faced a unique problem: how to… explain to people… what it… does. Our task centered around defining the brand style and identity.
solution
Yes, it’s confusing. But now it’s less confusing with this handy brand standards guide - written by yours truly. Note the use of upbeat corporate speak to get the heart pumping, with value statements just vague enough to avoid legal culpability down the road.
Wolfson Children’s Hospital
background
Keeping kids healthy costs money. It costs a lot of money. And this leading children’s hospital needed more of it for a brand new facility in downtown Jacksonville.
solution
A beautifully designed brochure with font probably too small for the donor base tells the story of why Jacksonville needs this hospital now. Written by yours truly, note the piece’s seamless use of evocative language for heightened urgency and pathos.
“Morten’s work in the field of B2B marketing is exemplary.”
“He livens up material that I would otherwise describe as dry.”