Category Archives: Video Clips

7 pro photogs on shooting motion

June 2, 2010 – 10:01 am

The recently redesigned website of the British Journal of Photography features interviews with seven professional photographers who also shoot motion. It’s a great read, and it also underscores the fundamental fact that technical virtuosity will get you only so far. “They have to hit a nerve, and make an impact with their film in the [...]

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Video: Hans Gissinger’s “Water Girl”

May 27, 2010 – 10:26 am

Hans is no newcomer to film, having exploded into the medium with Tartas, a rather unusual celebration of pastries. Like his photographs, and perhaps Hans himself, his motion work tends toward the eccentric. Take, for example, these stills from his latest motion piece—a personal project titled Water Girl, which he shot with a RED Camera [...]

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Video: Nadav Kander cuts it up with Kimbo Slice

May 20, 2010 – 8:58 am

. Behind-the-scenes videos of photo shoots are tricky creatures. Like snapshots from a family vacation, they tend to be interesting only to the people involved. The rest of us find ourselves wanting more narrative, some humor, and maybe even someone getting body-slammed. All of which is contained in this video of Nadav’s 2008 cover shoot [...]

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New work: Matthias Clamer captures the “serious side” of Mike Myers

May 18, 2010 – 12:22 pm

. Did you see the cover story of the Mother’s Day edition of Parade? It was on “the serious side” of Mike Myers, the comedian and actor famous for his onscreen alter ego Austin Powers and the star voice of the upcoming Shrek Forever After. “You are strapped to the front of a rocket and [...]

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New work: Michael Muller shoots underwater video of Michael Phelps for Speedo and Macy’s

May 5, 2010 – 12:05 pm

To promote a recent in-store event at Macy’s in New York City featuring Michael Phelps, Michael was commissioned to shoot the Olympic champ in action. He shot the adrenaline-fueled clip, which was also broadcast in Times Square, at the Aquatorium in Commerce, California. Michael worked with Speedo USA art director Kenny Felix and senior marketing [...]

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Video: Timothy White talks “Match Prints” on The View

May 4, 2010 – 9:18 am

Timothy was recently on The View, chatting with Whoopi Goldberg, Barbara Walters, Joy Behar, and Sherri Shepherd about his new book, Match Prints, and about his portraits of Whoopi over the years. . . .

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New work: Nino Muñoz directs Gisele Bundchen in a video for Korean Vogue

April 23, 2010 – 10:01 am

Nino and Gisele have been collaborating for years now, and every time they get together, the creative sparks fly. The latest example? This video that Nino directed exclusively for the May issue of the Korean edition of Vogue, to go with the cover story he shot titled “Call of Duty.” . . . . .

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Nadav Kander shoots “provocative” domestic violence campaign

March 30, 2010 – 8:55 am

Nadav shot a campaign for JWT London about male victims of domestic violence that has just been released—and is already getting people talking. . . “The campaign…focuses on the embarrassment experienced by men who often feel too ashamed to report the abuse they have suffered,” writes Matt Williams in an article in Campaign magazine. “This [...]

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Video: The making of Matthew Rolston’s “Art of Fashion”

March 18, 2010 – 10:59 am

. Remember the “Art of Fashion” 16-page spring-fashion photo spread that Matthew Rolston shot for Neiman Marcus recently? Well, Neiman Marcus associate creative director Margo Weathers, who worked with Matthew on the shoot, has directed a documentary on the making of the campaign. . . Featuring interviews with Matthew as well as with key members [...]

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Liz Von Hoene shoots “Live Colorfully” stills and motion for Kate Spade

March 12, 2010 – 3:47 pm

Liz recently shot a spring fashion campaign in New York for Kate Spade, along with video that’s being featured both at the designer’s website and in New York City taxi cabs. The mood of the work is buoyant, playful, and poppy. “The whole campaign is about living colorfully,” Liz explains, adding that “play hooky” and [...]

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