Full course available at creativelive.com In this course, first-time filmmakers and photographers making the transition into video will be introduced to many of the core building blocks necessary to make their first short films. Students will come away from this online workshop with a good understanding of what tools they need for their productions, and when and how to best use them.
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View the full session at 4ad.com In September of this year, St Vincent took a giant leap forward with the release of third album, Strange Mercy. This time out Annie Clark was to combine her long-celebrated musical virtuosity with ambitious songwriting that ran a gamut of emotional cadences, all the while underpinned by a colourful sense of melody. Recording these songs live for the first time, St Vincent has performed four tracks from Strange Mercy for the tenth visual installment in the 4AD Session series. Shot at Shangri-La Studios in the heart of the Brooklyn film and photography district in Greenpoint, the session was recorded with Annie’s new band, Daniel Mintseris (keys), Toko Yasuda (moog) and Matthew Johnson (drums). Given St Vincent’s transgression from the underground to the pop spotlight over the course of three studio albums, it’s somewhat fitting that Shangri-La host the session having initially earned its name as a secret spot known only through word of mouth. As with all of the sessions in the series, directors Iain Forsyth and Jane Pollard filmed the four tracks with a clear artistic vision. In this instance, the inspiration came from an unlikely source — the memory of seeing a 1968 Shirley Bassey performance of ‘This is My Life’ on Rai Uno for Italian TV. With that reference point in mind, Annie takes centre stage against the backdrop of a projected live-feed, resplendent in glamorous eye make-up and with her always-impressive guitar work brought clearly …
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Full course available at creativelive.com In this course, first-time filmmakers and photographers making the transition into video will be introduced to many of the core building blocks necessary to make their first short films. Students will come away from this online workshop with a good understanding of what tools they need for their productions, and when and how to best use them.
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The first video from David Byrne & St. Vincent’s collaborative album “Love This Giant”, out September 10(UK)/11(US) and available for pre-order: bit.ly Directed by Martin de Thurah – www.dethurah.dk (full video credits below) lovethisgiant.com www.davidbyrne.com ilovestvincent.com www.4ad.com Pre-order “Love This Giant” at lovethisgiant.com Pre-order “Love This Giant” from Amazon: bit.ly Pre-order “Love This Giant from 4AD: bit.ly Video credits: Director : Martin de Thurah Producer : Epoch Films Executive Producer : Mindy Goldberg Line Producer : Brielle Murray Director of Photography : Natasha Braier Post Production : BaconX Editor: Jacob Schulsinger Colorist : Sofie Friis Borup
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We had such an awesome time making the Bruno Mars Medley, so we had to follow it up with a new medley! This is a live lyric video — EVERY LYRIC is in the video. It was a big challenge to make this, but with the help of a lot of talented people, we pulled it off! THANK YOU to everyone who worked on it! Director: Kurt Schneider Producer: Daniel Rosen Director of Photography: Rick Craft Steadicam Operator: Bryant Swanstrom Editor: Daniel Karp HUGE THANKS TO THE ART TEAM: Jessica Huerta, John Erickson, Laura Quinn, Lulu Antariksa, David Shottland, Ryan Rottman, Jared Cohen, Daniel Rosen, Daniel Karp, Lauren Herstik, David Schwartz and Eliza Mills _______________ GET IN TOUCH! KURT SCHNEIDER: Facebook: www.facebook.com Twitter: www.twitter.com MAX SCHNEIDER Facebook: on.fb.me Twitter: www.twitter.com YouTube: www.youtube.com VICTORIA JUSTICE Facebook: www.facebook.com Twitter: twitter.com YouTube: www.youtube.com
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Just Posted: Pulitzer Prize winning photographer Vincent Laforet took some time to talk with us last week at PhotoPlus Expo. Vincent talks about the state of DSLR film-making in the three years since the launch of his Canon 5DMKII short film Reverie, the first of its kind to be shot in 1080p, and the changes he’s seen in the photography industry and his own career as a result of the increasing quality in HD video capture.
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Pulitzer prize-winning still photographer Vincent LaForet discusses how the new Canon 5D Mark II has rocked his world. Since he shot and edited a video using the new groundbreaking DSLR (www.vincentlaforet.com), he has become an instant sensation in video. See how this transformational camera can change your life.
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