http://www.abstractmall.com/cinema/ Combining Art, Community, and Commerce - Forwarding the Creative Agenda Through Video and Cinematics. en Copyright 2008 Mon, 18 Feb 2008 23:10:17 +0000 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss just happen in some unusual places including the bathroom floor but that doesn't bother us! Just wash your hands when your done...

Gina Moffit is certainly not Just another bachelor's degree with her beautiful voice, sexy pout, and some of the most unique lyrics we've ever heard, Gina is a rising star and we're stoked to feature some of her best work here on aM. You can find more of Gina's work on YouTube and we highly recommend her new song Almost.

Lyrics:

I drove with you 3000 miles...
To help you start a life without me...
But i think i left mine behind now...
Cuz it's on hold...

So if you want me then I will be waiting...
for the hourglass to be half full again...
You know what they say even optimists carry raincoats...

See you later's not good bye...
Contestants in the waiting game line...
As yesteryear skips a beat now...
I'm rushing my life

SO if you want me then I will be waiting...
for the hourglass to be half full again...
You know what they say even optimists carry raincoats...

I know it's funny
For me to say i'm waiting
We were supposed to meet up
I'm the one not quite there yet
But i just got get one more thing
Another...another bachelor's degree...

Copyright©2007 Gina Moffit]]> http://www.abstractmall.com/cinema/gina-moffit-waiting-game/ http://www.abstractmall.com/cinema/gina-moffit-waiting-game/ Gina Moffit Mon, 18 Feb 2008 23:10:17 +0000 aM Music Player starting in February 2008. You can find out more about This Holiday Life at: Myspace.com/ThisHolidayLife The music video was made by Mathew Stubstad (writer, cinematographer, producer, director) and was shot in August 2007 and finished in September 2007. This video is a Matthew Stubstad Films Production and you can learn more about his work at: myspace.com/MatthewStubstadFilms

Video Information provided in an interview with Matthew Stubstad: "I have known and been a fan of This Holiday Life for a while. The guys in the band are great people and I have wanted to work with them for a long time. I started making a video for them last year, the video had slow-motion light bulbs exploding in reverse and some other neat things, but I had too much school and not enough time to make the project I wanted.

But Scott (lead singer) and I stayed in contact. They started to record their newest album The Beginning of the End of the World. Scott sent me a sample of the song Motivation and I could not wait to get started.

They finished the album and we started making the music video for Motivation. The shooting schedule for this video was intense. We shot 14 different scenes and 10 different locations. And we shot this all in one full day and one long night. It was fun but a lot to keep track of and a lot of energy. Because I was not only directing the video I was also shooting and producing it (essentially a one man crew, besides my home boy Austen Hesseling who was Assistant Producer and played the bands Sleazy Agent). We shot most of the film in and around Encinitas, my home town. I find it helpful to film there because I know it like the back of my hand, location wise that is.

The guys in the band were a dream to work with. They were hyped up and eager the whole time, no egos, just great people. When the band got their equipment set up for their performance scenes they became electric, performing great every take. They are a great band to see live if you ever get the chance.

During the scenes where they had to actually act I had a great time directing them. It was good practice as a director to work with non-actors. The work was also rewarding when I saw a good performance out of them.

We finished shooting the film and then the long process of editing began. My good friend and great editor Alik Griffin cut this film for me. We spent many late nights re-cutting scenes making this fast paced film work. He put a lot of time into this project and it really shows.

All in all I loved making this film. It was nothing but rewarding. In fact the band and I had such a good time making this film and were so happy with the end product that I will be making the next music video or two for their album The Beginning of the End of the World."]]> http://www.abstractmall.com/cinema/this-holiday-life-motivation-m/ http://www.abstractmall.com/cinema/this-holiday-life-motivation-m/ Sun, 27 Jan 2008 09:36:16 +0000 aM Music Player and purchased direct from ABSTRACTmall now! You can find out more about Love Campaign at: Myspace.com/LoveCampaign The music video was made by Mathew Stubstad (writer, cinematographer, producer, director) and was shot in August 2007 and finished in September 2007. This video is a Matthew Stubstad Films Production and you can learn more about his work at: myspace.com/MatthewStubstadFilms

Video Information provided in an interview with Matthew Stubstad: "One night I was at my friend Garret's house. He had people over and I showed them all a film I had just made called The Contract. One of the people in the crowd was James Coleman. As we watched the film together he kept asking me questions about how I made it, etc. After we had completely finished the film he explained to me that he is in a band called Love Campaign and that they want to make a music video for their new song called Dead at 21.

On that same night James took me to his car and showed me the song, it was great! Some time passed due to school and life, but then we got on track with making the video happen. This was going to be my first big music video so I had to make it great, from style to concept. So I met up with James (lead singer) and Justin Froese (lead guitarist) to get their input as to what they wanted from the video. A lot of talking and Rico's fish tacos later and we had our concept.

The plot in the music video comes from the story of a girl who inspired the song, but the real girl is still alive :)

I knew I wanted to film the band performing on top of a mountain with a great view behind them, so we went searching and eventually found the perfect spot. The only trouble was that the location was right next to some houses and we planned on filming the band perform their song at 6am. So the drummer Vito covered his drums with towels and they played away. Luckily no one woke up.

We shot this film in 3 days. The first day started at 9 pm and ended at 7 am. In that day we shot all of the performance sections. We got some great shots on top of the mountain at magic hour while the sun was rising. The next day we went to a local restaurant called Captain Kenos in Encinitas to shoot the story section of the film, they were very nice and let us use the whole place.

We ended up in down-town San Diego that night at hotel lobbies trying to shoot the ballroom dance scene. We were kicked out of a few places but we kept on and got the shots we needed. I did what we had to in order to complete this film. This film was mostly shot guerrilla style with no budget and a one man crew of me (Matthew Stubstad).

The lead actress in the film was great. Her named is Elana Hendler. She is very talented and gave a great performance. I was also very happy with Jame's performance, for not being an actor I got some good material from him.

It was a lot of fun working with these guys. They were humble, stoked and easy to work with."]]> http://www.abstractmall.com/cinema/love-campaign-dead-at-21-music/ http://www.abstractmall.com/cinema/love-campaign-dead-at-21-music/ Sat, 26 Jan 2008 09:21:24 +0000 06' 07' Jiberish Photo Shoot this year Jiberish teamed up with a women's modeling group and booked a runway in Denver.

Featuring all of the Jiberish pro skiers and a digital walk through by Blake Kimmel, this year fans get a sneak peak of the creative process and an overview of the ABSTRACTmall creation process.

The video was recently picked up by Newschoolers.com and has been the primary element on the Jiberish homepage for some time now. ABSTRACTmall continues to be a key partner in the creative distribution of Jiberish clothing and has actually joined in to co-produce a shirt called Make it Rain in addition to collaborating on last year's Summer Sound and Color promotional shirt.]]> http://www.abstractmall.com/cinema/jiberish-2008-photo-shoot-fashion-show/ http://www.abstractmall.com/cinema/jiberish-2008-photo-shoot-fashion-show/ Fri, 14 Dec 2007 07:30:38 +0000 Jason Bruges teamed up with Greenpeace UK in London to create an art display that also promotes energy efficiency this September.

While CFL (Compact Fluorescent Light bulb) energy efficient technology has been around for several years now, many have complained that it is not aesthetic appealing and cannot be dimmed. This display helps raise awareness of new CFL's that can be dimmed and still maintain their energy saving qualities.

The art piece was made completely of renewable or recycled materials and featured special touch points that users could interact with. As members of the audience put their hand on special sensors the light would respond in an organic way. In this sense, the display acted like a living creature and created an analogy for the energy of our natural world. Read more about this, and other sustainable projects at Solar Power Authority]]> http://www.abstractmall.com/cinema/greenpeace-light-garden-by-jas/ http://www.abstractmall.com/cinema/greenpeace-light-garden-by-jas/ Fri, 30 Nov 2007 09:04:16 +0000 Dillon Morris comes a three minute artistic short film about amnesia and cross country traveling.

Each team who entered into the Apple sponsored Insomnia Film Festival was given 24 hours to create a short film using only three elements provided. What you see here are the results of three of those elements, a couple of actors, and 24 hours of filming and editing.

Judging on these films is open until November 9th, so go vote if you like the film and want to support the crew.]]> http://www.abstractmall.com/cinema/goldfish-apple-insomnia-film-f/ http://www.abstractmall.com/cinema/goldfish-apple-insomnia-film-f/ Tue, 30 Oct 2007 03:28:29 +0000 TheSPOTL!GHTProject DVD or Download the Digital Version now!

Jiberish and aMcinema present theSPOTL!GHTproject, a high definition skiing expriment produced in association with Level 1 Productions. This skiing documentation offers a fusion of cinemtography, editing and motion design from ABSTRACTmall's Creative Director Blake Kimmel and features some of the most promising up and coming park skiers navigating Colorado's frozen suburbs and mountain sides.

This film will be distributed in both DVD and web formats. A $.99 quicktime download via ABSTRACTmall's digital distribution gateway will become available on October 28th. A DVD packed with extra footage is also available here for $9.45.

Featuring the riding of Mike Clarke, Henrik Lampert, Adam Delorme, Alex Martini, Tom Wallisch, Ben Wiltsie, Josh Bishop, Matt Walker, and others.



]]> http://www.abstractmall.com/cinema/the-spotlight-project-trailer/ http://www.abstractmall.com/cinema/the-spotlight-project-trailer/ abstractmall jiberish ski Fri, 28 Sep 2007 07:14:14 +0000 48 Hour Film Project in Seattle. Taking home first prize for audience choice awards, this film was produced by a small team in only forty-eight hours! It features original musical scores, Seattle vistas and special roof top access shots with killer fight scenes... between two lovely ladies. What else could you pack into a ten minute short film? Please note, this film has not been rated but is most suitable for adults. It contains strong language and adult situations.

Directed by Sean Berger, Written by Josh Allen and Jeremy Fox, Story by From the Basement, Cinematography by aM's own Dillon Morris, Edited by Adam Richman

Cast: Karina Wolfe as Lenora Chavez, Terra Jones as Alternative Spy, Sean Berger as Agent on Bench, Floyden Mugford as Chavez's Brother, Jeremy Fox as Mr. X, David Allen as Agent in Coffee Shop

Line Producer Josh Allen, 1st AD David Allen, 2nd AD Armon Pennick, Location Scouts Floyden Mugford and Jeremy Fox, Gaffer 1st AC Adam Richman, Original Score by Trevor Banta, Colin Trenbeath, and Niels-Christian Kielland, Production Audio by Lewis Kern, Makeup Artist Nicole Lucas, Fight Choreographer Josh Allen, Weapons Specialist Richard Ung Dynasty

Special Thanks to Cafe Zingaro (Queen Anne), Cece, James, Sara, and Matt, Tower @ 801, Choy's Chinese (Queen Anne), Cine Cine Productions, and those who cannot be named

In association with say.x media design. motion. promo. and yours truly, ABSTRACTmall.com]]> http://www.abstractmall.com/cinema/48-hour-film-project-kill-leno/ http://www.abstractmall.com/cinema/48-hour-film-project-kill-leno/ Wed, 25 Jul 2007 02:00:02 +0000 Blake Kimmel face to face with the basics of roller coaster construction. Artistically shot and laced with banjo riffs, this video marries basic woodworking with deep wilderness exploits to tell a story that will delight viewers of all ages.

Learning to master the physical world with limited supplies and time may have been the key ingredient for one of Blake's early interACTiVE Apparel pieces entitled Architects. ]]> http://www.abstractmall.com/cinema/roller-coaster-by-blake-kimmel/ http://www.abstractmall.com/cinema/roller-coaster-by-blake-kimmel/ Sun, 10 Jun 2007 03:06:25 +0000 Jiberish photo shoot for Freeskier Magazine, featuring athlete blurbs and mini interviews with designers and artists including aM's own Blake Kimmel.

This video really speaks to the effort and vision behind the Jiberish brand and the continued improvements we've seen this past year. Video commentary by Blake Kimmel (Jiberish art director), Ian Cosco (skiing athlete), Mike Clarke (freestyle ski athlete), Freedle Coty (from Level1 productions), and Pete Drago (Jiberish cofounder)]]> http://www.abstractmall.com/cinema/jiberish-freeskier-photo-shoot/ http://www.abstractmall.com/cinema/jiberish-freeskier-photo-shoot/ jiberish level1 ski Mon, 21 May 2007 10:11:01 +0000 Jiberish and Blake Kimmel would like to present a US Open video edit featuring Jiberish Family and Friends for your viewing pleasure.

Get the official word at the Freeskiing Open website. The event was held in Copper Mountain Colorado this year and went off without a hitch! Freeskier athletes in order of appearance include JP Solberg, Craig Coker, Taylor Felton, Stefan Thomas, Tanner Hall, Matt Philippi, Colby West, Simon Dumont, Justin Dorey, Andrew Hathaway, Alexis Godbout, John Spriggs, Mike Wilson, Ian Cosco, Sean Decker, Charlie Ager, Jon Olsson, Martin Mishof, TJ Schiller, Sammy Carlson, Jacob Wester, and Charles Gagner

Please Note: this video has a minute of blankness at the beginning... It will work, just be patient and let it play for a bit.]]> http://www.abstractmall.com/cinema/jiberish-us-freeskiing-open-07/ http://www.abstractmall.com/cinema/jiberish-us-freeskiing-open-07/ jiberish Fri, 18 May 2007 06:48:52 +0000 Witness was produced by Kyle Decker and features freestyle skiing and snowbarding. Starring talent such as Mike Clarke, Mitch Derr, Drew Hoffman, Mike Hornbeck, John Cody, Derrin Carelli, Justin Terman, Nick Burquien, Wiley Miller, Brad Dingess, Brian Power, Mike Mindala, Pat Cooke, and many others... The cover art was created by ABSTRACTmall's own Blake Kimmel and other sponsors include Jiberish, Spy Optics, Saga, Line, snow trails, 4FRNT Skis, and Helly Hansen. Witness is distributed exclusively on aM and can be purchased here: Witness by OFSmedia

Originating from the topographically challenged region of central Ohio, the OFSmedia crew was initially faced with a formidable challenge, documenting skiing and riding in a part of North America notorious for frigid temperatures, minuscule snow pack and petite size mountains. The murky skies and frustrating climate of the Midwest had been the ruin of countless local projects in the past, but this year (06' - 07') the OFSmedia squadron creatively utilized urban terrain and closed hill shots in their diversification to their home state as well as ambitious western U.S. travel schedule to bring variety and diversification to their riding. Whether tackling a sub zero late night urban shoot in the metropolitan Ohio, or embarking on a bluebird morning Utah sled expedition the roguery of the OFS crew was meticulously documented through the high definition lens of Kyle Decker.

What followed was a production that showcases the excitement and stoke of up and coming riders, who would otherwise be doomed to a season of sub par Midwest conditions, capitalizing on the opportunity to taste the fruits of the west. Witness up and coming talent conquer harsh environments, experiment on new terrains, slay oversized features, struggle with injuries and ultimately surmount a stereotype plaguing their homeland for so many years, that nothing good ever came out of the Midwest... This DVD has brought people together across lines and sports, featuring skiing and snowboarding in a unique and original way.]]> http://www.abstractmall.com/cinema/witness-trailer-by-ofsmedia/ http://www.abstractmall.com/cinema/witness-trailer-by-ofsmedia/ ofsmedia ski snowboard Wed, 18 Apr 2007 00:13:24 +0000