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My name is Griffin R Dunn (he/him/his), and I’m a freelance videographer and editor living in Los Angeles, CA.
I’ve been a behind-the-camera man since I was barely a teenager, writing and producing dramatic shorts and comedy videos alongside my friends with all of our free time. After earning a degree in Media Arts in 2016, I began my full-time wedding videography career in Nashville, TN.
In 2021, my partner Trevor and I moved from the east to the west coast! More than just a change of scenery, this move was an opportunity to expand my business and serve couples in the vibrant Southern California while upholding my dedication to the client base I built in Tennessee for more than 5 years. It’s been a thrilling endeavor that has allowed me to bring my expertise to a new realm and to grow as a wedding filmmaker and artist.
In addition to wedding filmmaking, my freelance editing jobs keep me inspired! I work with musicians, brands, podcasters, and influencers to create exciting original content for social media.
Lately, my free time is filled with TikTok, podcasts, and our cats. Can you blame me?
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motivation
Your stories make each wedding day extraordinary.
My favorite films to produce are the ones that pop with color, the ones that make you laugh right after they make you cry, the ones you want to watch on repeat. In a wedding film and on a wedding day, there are so many unforgettable moments go by too quickly, like laughing through tears during an emotional first look with your partner or making a fool of yourself with your friends on the dance floor.
A big, big goal of mine on a wedding day is to take a fresh, low-key yet detailed-oriented approach to directing and filmmaking. Your wedding day is about you, and you deserve nothing but the best. I take pride in capturing the day with class and style, reflecting personalities and relationships in an honest light. Through ease or nerves, I’ll be a few steps away to giggle and guide the process along.
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My partner Trevor and I have been together since 2015.
We first “met” in a grocery store on a Sunday afternoon. We didn’t talk that day, but I noticed how cute he was in his silver slides. We nodded our hellos when we passed each other in the aisles.
A few days later, I opened Tinder for the first time in weeks. Luckily, I recognized the boy from the grocery store and swiped right, and he’d done the same! We went a date later that weekend, and I was smitten. He was so sweet and gave a great hug, and he had an ease and confidence about him that I couldn’t get enough of. I immediately felt very safe with him, which was something I wasn’t used to feeling around someone new.
I didn’t think about my future a lot as a kid. In the years between then and now, I’ve been lucky enough to grow and find some joy in this life— alongside someone who I love? Somebody who loves me back? It still feels right, it still surprises me some days, and he still makes me laugh harder than anyone I know. A combo of honesty, listening, patience, common interests and a healthy amount of the-right-place-at-the-right-time-ness has been on our side, and I’m so thankful to Trevor for bringing incessant goodness to my life.
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background
I’ve loved filmmaking since my mom gifted me my first digital camera in middle school.
Luck, fate, or some combination of the two led me an obsession with filming everything when I was young, and you could never catch me without my camera in my pocket. After making dozens and dozens of short videos with a few buddies, a close family friend trusted me to film their wedding in 2010, something I had never done. Talk about nerves! I remember my hands shaking and wiping so much sweat from my forehead during that first wedding. Today, more than a decade since then, I’ve filmed more wedding videos than I can count!
After all of the years in weddings, I make it a goal to learn something new on every wedding day. I draw inspiration for my films from all kinds of different corners, and I love to mix those flavors together. Pop culture and online culture, rom-coms and indie comedies, photo and video journalism, and my peers and collaborators in the wedding industry are all influential to me.
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You couldn’t tell me I wasn’t making iconic videos as a teenager.
Along with a few close friends, I was writing, filming, directing, and editing the goofiest little films every few weeks. YouTube was the new thing, and we were more than ready to be famous YouTubers. I treated these “movies” and our brand, Purple Platypus Productions, with such high standards… well, as high of standards as you can have when you’re only 13 years old!
I’m so proud of this part of my youth. Sure, seeing this stuff now is a little bit cringey, but who wasn’t embarrassing as a teenager? When I look back at these videos, I’m so happy that I was encouraged to use my imagination. I’m happy that I was free to create and expand on my young ideas. My adolescent hobbies and dreams were ultimately preparing me for my future career in videography and filmmaking, and I’m so grateful for the journey.
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commercial
In addition to wedding filmmaking,
I can’t get enough of working alongside artists and brands to create original visual content.
I’m drawn to the way music and performance can work in tandem with visuals to tell a story in a way better than words can. I’ll never forget checking Instagram and learning of the release of Beyoncé’s self-titled album and film in 2013. “Changed the game with that digital drop.” Experiencing new content from a popstar you stan or a brand you support has an opportunity to be thrilling ride.
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fun facts
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check out the photos to learn more about me
I live in LA but always accept weddings in TN!
With discounted travel fees too! Shoutout to my sister’s guest bedroom. After building my business in Nashville for so many years, I can’t leave it behind.
My family truly means everything to me.
I’m beyond blessed to have life-giving relationships with my mom and my dad, so a parent’s tears on a wedding day always makes me emotional.
I’m a cat dad.
We’ve got two of the sweetest cats ever, Taco and Callie.
I’m a perfectionist.
When it comes to my work, I believe the beauty is in the details!
I’m a concert lover.
Britney, Adele, Paramore, and Beyoncé are standouts!
I’m always singing.
In the car… in the shower… Gimme a mic at your reception!
