Country Road

Image shot on Samsung Gallaxy S10e. In camera: blur effect moving shot. Post effects: tilt, contrast, shadows, white balance

Fresh Water Shoreline Waves

Stock Video

Moss close-up

Moss on North American mountain ridge in early December.

 Close up taken with a Samsung Galaxy S10. Pictured is rock moss on the top of the Shawangunk Ridge in Mamakating, New York.  Taken with a Samsung Galaxy S10.

Fujifilm 16mm Color Saturation Example

Still from "Between Passageways" 1995. By Alethea Pape. Pictured Delia Pape

 and David Ryan. Special Effects by David Ryan. Shot on Fujifilm.
 

The still is from my senior thesis at UArts in Philadelphia. It was shot on a Frezzolini 16mm. This is an image capture of a positive transfer uploaded to Premiere Pro. The color saturation is absolutely punchy and exactly what I wanted for this film. This was an exterior shot, no filters, no lights, no gels, and no color correction in post. 

Vengeance Fest Announcement

Horror and 35mm Film Fans:

Get ready for

                        Vengeance Fest
                        in glorious 35mm!
Saturday, August 16th, 2014   4:00pm 

Palace Theatre 2384 James Street Syracuse, NY 13206

$13 - Advance sale tickets via paypal: Use this email address ( brewandview@gmail.com ) and state that the payment is for Vengeance Fest.

$15 - Come and go as you please - Tickets at the door evening of movie.

Experience the beauty of these classic films projected in 35mm: 

            Taxi Driver - (Robert De Niro)  8pm
            Venus in Furs - (classic Jess Franco)  6:30pm
            HEADSPACE - (Udo Kier) 5pm 
            MS. 45 - (Abel Ferrara) 10pm  

All movies are rated R or Unrated - Extreme Violence, Extreme Adult Situation, Viewers be warned.  http://palaceonjames.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/794127650603181/ 
Twitter: @brewandview315

Earth To Echo - Marketing To Pliable Consumers

Earth To Echo opens with a strong character development scene. The viewer learns character background information without the revealing being contrived. The opening camera work is in the gimmicky home video style, but thankfully is used as a segue and used sparingly throughout the movie. The conflict for the characters is woven into the dialogue quickly, enabling an engrossing plot laced with action slowly paced that's digestible for children.

The alien character is adorably marketable. This highlights the main focus of Earth To Echo - marketing. The marketing goal sadly trumps a solid script, direction, acting, and camera work. From advertising on kids' television networks and along with it's PG rating, it's clear the target audience for Earth To Echo is the 7 to 13 age bracket. However, the movie contains some questionable scenes for this market. Scenes such as stealing a car, underage driving, and implied underage drinking are worrisome. Especially when the main actors who are on the cusp of the marketed age bracket (therefore relatable role models) are the ones performing most of the questionable acts. While harmless and driven by the plot, these scenes are unexpected and irresponsible for the targeted age bracket. Which is why it seems Earth To Echo is purely market driven. Children in the 7-13 age range have more influence on their parents in a consumer sense. This age range is more likely to still go to see movies of their choice with their parents and request products related to these movies. Earth To Echo a quality movie in all aspects from the opening scene to the ending credits with an strong but not sappy emphasis on the value of friendship is a fantastic movie for the 13 to 17 age bracket. The 7 to 13 age bracket, though seems to be better consumers.