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Coquelicot by Camille Marotte

Carl Francis — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 01:13:41 +0000

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Camille Marotte is one of those people that I always go back to for inspiration and general eye candy. Video has very recently become one of my go to places for ideas. Perhaps one day I’ll take the time to learn the trade, though for now I’m going to let people like Camille Marotte inspire me.

His work is aesthetically everything I seem to like. If only my work translated as beautifully as his. One thing that always amazes me is that there is only a few years gap between my age and his, as well as that of other upcoming creative artists. Sometimes I end up thinking whether I’ll be producing work of such caliber by that time. This all definitely gives me something high up to strive for.

Dim by Morgan Sun

Carl Francis — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 01:27:32 +0000

This year Campus MovieFest, the largest student film festival, came to Rutgers for the first time. Upon registering each team is given a camera and a Macbook Pro with Final Cut Pro installed and allowed 7 days to produce and submit a 5 minute short. Morgan came to me looking for help, but unfortunately due to prior engagements the best I could do was loan him any and all of my equipment. I wish I had a larger part in this short’s production. Flash forward to last night where we attended the Rutgers CMF Premiere where they would show the top 16 short films and announce the top 3 that would be attending the Regional film festival in New York. Lo and behold, despite being one of the underdog films, Morgan’s production took Best Drama for the night. Look’s like we’re all headed to New York this May! Morgan’s done pretty well for a night of shooting and only a few days of post production.

The elevator scene

Carl Francis — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:02:49 +0000

The other day we helped out Morgan with one of his Mason Gross video projects. While we wait for his first Michael Bay like production it looks like we’re going to be doing the poor college student budget style thing for quite some time. Meaning I chauffeured and pressed the record button on the mic. Wasn’t the worst job and getting out of the house to play with cameras is always a good thing. It was some good fun, and I was delightfully surprised when security just shrugged us off. He didn’t seem at all in the mood to deal with us. In the filming of the short production I’ve learned two things, gas exerted in an elevator will remain there and my roommate Byron is still a creep. Maybe we’ll get to share the short in some time!

Nuit Blanche

Carl Francis — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 23:54:05 +0000

This is quite a piece of work. I couldn’t decide whether to post the Video, or the Making-Of first. It was created by Spy Films production house, who interestingly made a video for Yeasayer, a group I happen to be fond of. Give this work a look, be amazed – then watch the Making-Of and then sit there in awe.

[Via Vimeo]

The Third & The Seventh.

Carl Francis — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 15:00:05 +0000

A combination of architecture seen through photography. The Third & The Seventh implies the combination of the third and seventh fine arts. It all comes together in an epic render, the video is a seamless blend of cinematography and and CG animation. You have to watch this fullscreen, and if you can – on video with HD on. Its lengthy, but this thing is eye candy.

[via Fubiz]