Introducing Luke Eckel

During my most recent semester at college (first semester sophomore year), I volunteered my time to film and edit videos for the Syracuse Marching Band which is often referred to as The Pride of the Orange. Because of COVID-19 restrictions, they were unable to play at the football games and were looking for someone to create content for their social media pages. This is my favorite video that I made for The Pride of the Orange. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did creating it!

It was a pleasure making this video for an old friend of mine right before he headed off to play for the Cortland Crush.

This is my second video capturing the thrills and BIG AIR of kiteboarding on Cape Cod - in December!! A fast and fun video combining drone and DSLR shots... Enjoy!!

During my first visit to Philadelphia, I found a skatepark in the middle of the city that caught my attention - as did all of the local talent. Here's a fun montage of the half hour I spent there!

This is a montage that I edited for one of my classes in the S.I Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University. I had a lot of fun capturing the beautiful fall day and teaching myself new editing techniques that I had wanted to try for a long time!

During the peak of the coronavirus pandemic, I was assigned to make a video about me and who I am. Even though there was a lot of change going on, my role as a storyteller never faltered. This video is a representation of both my role and who I am.

To growing up... may we never do it.

As a senior in high school, I was given the task to make a five-minute documentary. Rick Weeks' story captivated me so I sought to tell it. I was honored to have this entered in and place seventh in the five-minute student documentary contest of the Salem Film Festival. More importantly, I was honored to make a new friend and tell a story that I felt needed to be told.

I had an amazing time spending the day on Nantucket capturing moments from both the island and Michael's proposal to Brittney!