Through The Cracks

I'm a film nerd. Evidence of such is littered throughout the pages of ATG, and I don't apologize for it. I wouldn't call myself a film snob, or elitist though... I celebrate the Fast And Furious franchise as passionately as the collective work of Scorsese... I don't apologize for this either. Every now and again I see a film that is perfect for me. I'm not saying it's perfect in the grand scheme of things, but perfect for me. So far Andrew Dominik is responsible for two such films -- The Assassination Of Jesse James By The Coward Robert Ford ('07), and Killing Them Softly('12). Both seemed to have avoided the "mainstream" of pop culture, and it's too damn bad. Although Dominik used different DPs on either, both in terms of cinematography, are perfect. Here is a pretty amazing article from The American Society Of Cinematographers on the production of Killing Them Softly. And if you haven't seen the film, kick your own ass, then go scoop it on iTunes.

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This One's For You, Mother

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Do You Like Luck-Shary

For anyone that's ever been to my shrine to OCD... my house, they'll tell you I like things a specific way. I mean, why would the glasses in the cupboard NOT be perfectly aligned with the plates and the bowls? And because I like things a specific way, I like my furniture a specific way as well. I spend the same amount of time cruising design blogs as I do sleeping, and I am WELL rested. About a year or so ago I was turned on to this showroom in LA, Lawson-Fenning, and have paid their rent with my purchases since, I'm sure. Clean, classic with a modern touch, and always in rich materials. Rich.

 

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6 Sheet To The Wind

I blame Film Art Gallery for one of the roughest days of shooting in a while. While I should've been getting some much needed sleep in a hotel in Northern California, I lay awake, on my phone, scrolling through every page of vintage film posters for hours. As soon as I was back in LA, I made an appointment with the small showroom and blew every dollar I had made on the shoot the week before. If you're in LA, I highly recommend dropping in and blowing a pay check or two. Or just be lazy, lay on your bed in your hotel room, don't sleep, and order online.

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... And White T Shirts

I started a little ongoing series a couple weeks back. Call it a "passion project." Sure, it's basically dramatic shots of beautiful girls in white t-shirts and jeans, but there is a bit of an underlying story as well. The idea is to "strip" everything from these models except for a standard tee, no makeup, no hair stylist, no direction, and take pictures of them being them. Give them the opportunity to do whatever they want and be whomever they want for 20 minutes or so. With a career consisting of being told what to do, when to do it, and how to do it, its fun to give a little power back to the girls and let them have total control of the images. It gives the project a human quality and an aspect of realism I hope people can connect with. And yes... they're also really pretty girls. Check out the project at www.wildheartsbluejeansandwhitetshirts.com

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Director's Cut

LA based director, Eliot Rausch took more than two minutes of my life with this one, and I suggest you allow him to do the same with yours. With hints of Any Given Sunday mixed with Romain Gavras (Eliot will probably hate me for that) this short film shows what happens when the line between photo-journalism and "conventional" movie-making gets so fine it seemingly disappears.

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Go To This Blog Everyday

I get that tumblr blogs are nothing more than "stolen" images collected and lumped together... but it never ceases to amaze me when I stumble on one that is basically the visual manifestation of my racing mind before I fall asleep at night. Young Folk Society is just that.

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SPEED OF LOVE

A short film we did because, well, because we can. Nothing like calling in favors, hot girls, vintage cars, suits, DTLA, watches, guns and a little crime to fill up three and a half minutes.

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Grocery Get-Her

Paying homage to the Kaiser Jeep, the Nukizer is the bastard grandson that floated from reform school to reform school until finally doing a nickel upstate for assault only to be parolled on work release, of the M715. Mopar built this beast off of a Jeep J8 Milspec, threw on a carbon fiber front clip, and stretched the wheelbase to 124". Unnecessary? Sure, if you're a pansy.

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More, Chad Moore

Stoked to call this guy a friend. One of the most talented photographers I know, Chad Moore, along with Harrison Boyce have been showing me a good time whilst in this fine East Coastedness. Always nice to see the city through the eyes of these two.

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