Exclusive production shots from “Miral”, the new film by Julian Schnabel (The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, Basquiat) staring Willem Dafoe and Freida Pinte shot on location in Jerusalem. Here, we see 1st AD Sebastián Silva (Babel, Titanic) directing the extras on a controlled set in the heart of Jerusalem as Willem Dafoe (playing Eddie) [...]
Wah Do Dem, means “what they do” in the Kingston, Jamrock vernacular. Its the name of a new feature from young Brooklyn filmmakers Ben Chace and Sam Fleischner who decided to pack up a Panasonic HVX200 and some great actors when Ben won a raffle to take a luxury cruise over the beautiful island of [...]
As the new Dirty Projectors album Bitte Orca has gotten increasingly more adored and important, many wondered how the “avant-pop” jewels would push their way past the indie market and into the mainstream where their popularity suggests they should stand (read MPP). Enter young indie auteur Matthew Lessner, the 26 year-old film school prodigy whose [...]
Last September, Cannon released their upgrade of the 5D series called the Cannon 5D Mark II. With the new camera came a video function as is becoming popular with higher grade consumer cameras. However, the Mark II is definitely a huge step forward for consumer HD video as the the small and light camera impressively [...]
The economy is effecting everybody right about now. But who knew it would end up sending Cosign fav Harmony Korine deeper into the commercial biz? After signing to agency MJZ for commercial representation last year, he directed a number of beautiful Korinish spots for British chocolatier Thorntons a few for great American pride Budweiser and [...]
Pitchfork.tv just dropped a nice studio visit to Whitefish, Montana’s Snow Ghost Studios, a jewel of inovative music production tucked away in the beautiful hills behind Whitefish Lake. Here, engineer Brett Allen transformed a resort cabin into a self-contained analog and digital studio. With the effect of a smart house, the house features include XLR [...]
Kanye’s new video gives me a headache… and I don’t really enjoy it. But it got me thinking about whose technique he ripped off this time and what its trying to do. This led me to video artist Takeshi Murata and the process he created (out of RISD) of devolving video compression to the point [...]
Yeah, I’ve been a So Me fan for awhile. Its hard, kinda. But you just can’t deny the team responsible for these two jewels (French and pretentious as they may notbe). Kanye’s GOOD Music dropped the long awaited vid for last years Kid Cudi single “Day n Night”. Here, So Me sparks up the photogarphy [...]
Friend and collaborator Chris Martz recently made a great video for Brooklyn’s aural force Growing. The track “Lens Around” is an experience of warped nose and ambiance and the videos repetitive and abstract visuals definitely completes the sensory experience. Check out more from Martz on his site (including a hi-res version of the video) and [...]
It’s summer– which means I’m not in Chicago– which means I have some extra time– which means be on the look out for some short clips that I’m declaring to be “cosign internet spots”.
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