[1][4] He was originally interested in producing but later transitioned to production after his time lapse and stop motion videos in college began winning awards.
[6] Following his graduation, he created a video inspired by Death Cab for Cutie's song, "Little Bribes" due to the lack of employment opportunities during the Great Recession.
Prior to releasing it, he contacted different people on Twitter with large followings to preview the video, who in turn promoted it.
[7] He also re-released "Running on Empty" and added new footage to it, redubbing it for the big "Carmageddon" event in Los Angeles that threatened to shut down the freeway system.
The film was shot in one day in a Los Angeles warehouse and starred Shawn Ashmore and Harry Shum, Jr.