Leif is an award-winning Director/DP and Creative Director with two decades of experience collaborating with advertising agencies, brands, record labels, as well as various TV and film projects. His range of work includes the genres of light comedy, dialogue, and non-fiction for such clients as IBM, CVS, SAMSUNG, MLB, TIMBERLAND NEW BALANCE, and AETNA, among others. Leif views the world with a fresh perspective, abounding with moments that can become stories to captivate, inform and entertain. Accomplished with directing both actors and real people, he strives to make everyone feel at ease on set… whether in front of the camera or those collaborating with him behind the scenes.
In addition to advertising projects, he has also worked as a Directer and/or DP on TV programs for MTV, VH-1, MARTHA STEWART, and BBC AMERICA.
Among many industry awards his work has been recognized by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, Creativity Magazine, Shoot Magazine and at the Cannes Advertising Film Festival.
Examples of his work can be viewed here:
www.papervinylandfilm.com