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CREATIVE DIRECTOR · STORYTELLER · PRODUCER

Eric
Klassen

EST · 25 YRSMARCOM PLATINUM · ACM IUI 2019

25+ years crafting narratives with technology that audiences feel, remember, and talk about.

The Near Future — series poster

A vision-film series translating emerging technologies into human stories.

MarCom Platinum Award

Winner of MarCom's Platinum Award, their highest honor.

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CableLabs

Production, Direction, Oversight

HDR Prototype Films

Adventures Into the Heart

An original children's book series about family love.

Adventures Into the Heart — Book 1 cover mockup

AMAZON

#1 Best Seller

Adventures Into the Heart — Beautifully Illustrated
Adventures Into the Heart — Sunset Scene

USC Collaborations

Led partnership with USC's Institute for Creative Technologies, one of the world's leading centers for AI research.

Paper Accepted into the ACM IUI 

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Led the ITP department through a story workshop, then wrote and produced a brand film that satisfied multiple university guidelines.

“That was so well done!”

Yannis C. Yortsos
Dean of the USC Viterbi School of Engineering

A Journey of God

Partner, Creative Direction, Editorial Development, Production

A 4-Part audio series that teaches about the mystical experience of "That I Am": one visual map, four colors, symbolic imagery, and a progression from social controls toward spiritual freedom.

Core Teachings — four-part series case
PREVIEW · EXPERIENCING GOD0:00 / 2:28

Skate Pass

Co-Founder, Creative Direction

TrendHunter Most Innovative Educational Company
Skate Pass custom deck — top and bottom graphics
Skate Pass instructional video cover
Skate Pass — Youth Empowerment, Trusted Worldwide
Skate Pass — What We Do
Skate Pass — Our Legacy
Skate Pass — Core Life Lessons
Skate Pass — In-School P.E.
Skate Pass — The Class Your Students Will Talk About All Year

Museum Exhibit

A VISUAL MEDITATION

Produced in partnership with Maker Skateboards for laser-cut wood laminate application. The wood laminate deck was showcased at the California Surf Museum, and the grip-tape application won Peter Harper's art contest in Santa Barbara.

Skate 01 — laser-cut wood laminate deck
Original vector artwork — Skate 01
Skate 01 — laser-cut grip-tape deck
Vector artwork — Lotus Rays (Skate 02)
Vector artwork — Woven Compass (Skate 03)
Vector artwork — Meander Field (Skate 05)
Vector artwork — Chromatic Bloom (Skate 06)
Vector artwork — Royal Emblem (Skate 08)
Original vector artwork — Skate 09

Enchanted Tales

Co-Founder, Creative Direction · In Development

An AI-powered family app that turns the day's struggles into tonight's bedtime story, backed by the science of cognitive embodiment.

Enchanted Tales — Moments that Last
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Let's tell the next one.