We’re really excited to announce that our own Ben Crosbie’s photo “Dulles Sunset” was selected to be included at the 2012 DCist Exposed Photography Show at DC’s Long View Gallery from March 21-April 1. The photo is among 40 diverse depictions of DC-area life and locales that were selected from over 650 submissions. This is Ben’s second year in the DCist show. In 2011, his photo “Wharf Afternoon” was selected and exhibited. Thank you to the DCist for making this event possible and for providing local artists an opportunity to showcase their work. Check out the rest of this year’s winners at www.dcist.com.
Tag: art
Shooting Simple Black and White Interviews
For one of our clients, we were tasked with filming a series of interviews with a wide range of subjects all over the world. The goal was to keep the focus on the subject and their story. Guided by this goal, our visual approach was to film stripped down, simple close up interviews with as abstract a background as possible. We aimed for shooting locations that were simple and modern, sometimes even just a white wall or corner. This runs counter to the type of setting we usually request for interview shoots – something with character, natural light, architecture and a setting that provides visual context for the character or story.
Deciding which medium to tell a story
Our recent travels through Southeast Asia were a sensory overload of colors, sounds, smells, people, and nature we’d never seen before. The compulsion was to immediately turn the camera to every single sight, an urge that slowed as the trip progressed. In fact, our best photos and video were taken towards the end of the trip because our eye for the unique became more discerning. Our growth as storytellers has taken a similar trajectory; we’ve developed better eyes and ears for what is interesting and worth telling and more importantly, which medium is best to tell it. There’s the written word, sound, video images and still images, all mediums we employ as storytellers. Some stories call for all while others may only call for one or two mediums. But how to decide whether a story is worth making into a film or if it’s better as an article or a photo? Below are a few questions I ask myself before I decide to start making a film.