RAY LEWIS & SON from Kevin Shaw on Vimeo.
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RAY LEWIS & SON from Kevin Shaw on Vimeo.
For the memory of Ray Lewis III...
A short film originally produced for 2010 TV series, THE NFL SEASON: A BIOGRAPHY
PBS POV presents LET THE LITTLE LIGHT SHINE trailer from Kevin Shaw on Vimeo.
National Teachers Academy (NTA) is considered a beacon for Black children: a top-ranked, high-performing elementary school located in the fastest-growing neighborhood on Chicago's South Side. As the neighborhood gentrifies, a wealthy parents’ group seeks to close NTA and replace it with a high school campus. How will NTA's students, parents, and educators fight to save their beloved institution? A co-production of POV and ITVS, in association with Black Public Media.
LET THE LITTLE LIGHT SHINE makes its national broadcast premiere on POV Monday, December 12, 2022 (check local listings) and will be available to stream with no PBS Passport membership necessary until March 10, 2023, at pbs.org, and the PBS Video app.
Directed and Produced by Kevin Shaw Produced by Rachel Dickson Executive Produced by Steve James, Sally Jo Fifer, Erika Dilday, Chris White and Leslie Fields Cruz
LET THE LITTLE LIGHT SHINE True/False Show/Me Screening Standing Ovation from Kevin Shaw on Vimeo.
LET THE LITTLE LIGHT SHINE Trailer from Kevin Shaw on Vimeo.
A thriving elementary school in Chicago's fastest growing neighborhood is a beacon for Black children, until gentrification threatens its closure.
A Film by Kevin Shaw
Directed and Produced by Kevin Shaw Produced by Rachel Dickson Executive Producers Steve James Sally Jo Fifer Erika Dilday Chris White Leslie Fields Cruz
Supported by ITVS, POV Black Public Media, International Documentary Association, Firelight Media, Catapult Film Fund, The Gotham, Field Foundation of Illinois, Kartemquin Diverse Voices in Documentary
The Gaze from Barry Jenkins on Vimeo.
In my years of doing interviews and roundtables and Q&A’s for the various films we’ve made, there is one question that recurs. No matter the length of the piece or the tone of the room, eventually, inevitably, I am asked about the white gaze. It wasn’t until a very particular interview regards The Underground Railroad that the blindspot inherent in that questioning became clear to me: never, in all my years of working or questioning, had I been set upon about the Black gaze; or the gaze distilled.
I don’t remember when we began making the piece you see here. Which is not and should not be considered an episode of The Underground Railroad. It exists apart from that, outside it. Early in production, there was a moment where I looked across the set and what I saw settled me: our background actors, in working with folks like Ms. Wendy and Mr. and Mrs. King – styled and dressed and made up by Caroline, by Lawrence and Donnie – I looked across the set and realized I was looking at my ancestors, a group of people whose images have been largely lost to the historical record. Without thinking, we paused production on the The Underground Railroad and instead harnessed our tools to capture portraits of... them.
What flows here is non-narrative. There is no story told. Throughout production, we halted our filming many times for moments like these. Moments where… standing in the spaces our ancestors stood, we had the feeling of seeing them, truly seeing them and thus, we sought to capture and share that seeing with you. The artist Kerry James Marshall has a series of paintings of ancestors for whom there is no visual record but for whom he has supplied a visual representation of their person. For me, most inspirationally, "Scipio Moorehead, Portrait of Himself, 1776."
Of the painting, from the Met Breuer exhibit KERRY JAMES MARSHALL: MASTRY – “In this painting Marshall created an imagined self-portrait of a real African American artist, Scipio Moorhead, who was active in the 1770s. Few if any images of Moorhead exist in the historical record. Everything we know of his legacy is based on Phillis Wheatley’s first book of poetry, published in 1773 while she was a slave [sic] in Boston. The book’s title page illustration is an engraving of the writer, reportedly modeled on a painting by Moorhead. The engraving remains the only visual proof, however tenuous, of Moorhead’s existence."
In the way that Mr. Marshall sought to honor Mr. Moorhead through this imagined physical representation of the artist, we have sought to give embodiment to the souls of our ancestors frozen in the tactful but inadequate descriptor “enslaved,” a phrase that speaks only to what was done to them, not to who they were nor what they did. My ancestors – midwives and blacksmiths, agrarians and healers; builders and spiritualists, yearn’ers and doers – seen here as embodied by this wonderful cast of principal and background actors, did so very much.
Housekeeping: From end to end what you are hearing here is Nick’s original score. And yet even at fifty minutes, this is barely twenty percent of the score for the show. The same with the images; maybe five of these shots are in the actual show? There are no spoilers here. Other images in this format appear there but not here. All told, we archived four hours of these portraits. They flow in story order, from Georgia to Indiana. NOTE: one of these things, you’ll notice, is not like the others. In the context of the show, its presence will make sense.
A FEW SHOUTOUTS – None of these shots are planned. Occasionally, when the spirit moved us, we stopped making the planned thing and focused on making THIS thing. So shoutout to my brother James for sure; we had a show to film and yet he never questioned, he brought his best to this. Always. Caroline Eseline. Our costume designer. The majority of the souls you see here are inhabited by background actors. Which meant at any moment, the camera could go from a close-up of number one on the call sheet to… a portrait of number 500. It did not matter. Every soul needed full embodiment. And every damn time I saw someone and was moved to portraiture, there was no doubt of their readiness. The same goes for Lawrence Davis and his wonderful group of hair stylists. And Doniella Davy and her makeup team. Liz Tan, Spoon, Jesse and the directing team. Jarrett Morgan, aka Da’ Possum. Alex Bickel. Daniel Morfesis, who cut this and all the teasers that came before. OUR BACKGROUND ACTORS. My most humble thanks.
This is an act of seeing. Of seeing them. And maybe, in a soft-headed way, of opening a portal where THEY may see US, the benefactors of their efforts, of the lives they LIVED.
Much love to you. And so much love to THEM.
-B
CITY SO REAL from 23 Films on Vimeo.
The Underground Railroad - "Speak upon the ashes." from Barry Jenkins on Vimeo.
The Underground Railroad - Preamble from Barry Jenkins on Vimeo.
Dove Men's Care NBPA "Commit to Care" Spot from 23 Films on Vimeo.
The National Basketball Players Association and Dove Men's Care partnership aims to address issues such as public safety, voting, community engagement and the portrayal of Black men in the media. CommitToCareNow.com
Clients: Unilever, Dove Men's Care, The NBPA Edited by: Kevin Shaw Produced by: Mindshare, Bandit Edit NYC
Dove Men's Care NBPA "Commit to Care" Spot from 23 Films on Vimeo.
The National Basketball Players Association and Dove Men's Care partnership aims to address issues such as public safety, voting, community engagement and the portrayal of Black men in the media. CommitToCareNow.com
Clients: Unilever, Dove Men's Care, The NBPA Edited by: Kevin Shaw Produced by: Mindshare, Bandit Edit NYC
The Batman - DC FanDome Teaser from Matt Reeves on Vimeo.
GOLDMAN v SILVERMAN from Elara on Vimeo.
Rod Goldman and Al Silverman are street performers who work the tourist scene of Times Square. Goldman gets no respect and Silverman is the first one to make sure of that.
Directed By: Josh and Benny Safdie
Starring: Adam Sandler and Benny Safdie
Camera: Josh Safdie and John Paul Lopez
Additional Camera: Sebastian Bear-McClard, N'namdi Anderson
Music by: Forget
Produced by: Sebastian Bear-McClard, Eli Bush, Scott Rudin
Production Sound: Ronald Bronstein
Costumes: Miyako Bellizzi
Make Up: Ann Pala Williams
Production Assistant: Becky Novak
Color: Damien Van Der Cruyssen at The Mill
Re-recording Mixer: Skip Lievsay
Sound effects and Sound Editing: Warren Shaw
SFX mixer: Paul Urmson
Special Thank You: A24
Thank you: Jonathan Loughran, Cindy Guagenti
Copyright 2020 Elara Pictures, inc.
Sony FX9 First footage and very short Arri Alexa comparison from Benjamin Webber on Vimeo.
Got the camera yesterday so I shot some few quick things. Everything is SLOG3 with the venice -rec709 lut from Sony's website. Sorry for some of the shaky shots.
There's two dead pixels in the first couple shots but I fixed that after running APR in the camera. I was shooting 2K full frame S&Q for most of the day before I realized there was way too much aliasing. You can see it in sharp contrast-y areas in some of the shots. This really sucks because currently in 6K full frame mode (downscaled to 4k or 1080p) you can only shoot up to 30fps. So, no slow mo unless you want aliasing. Hopefully this gets fixed ASAP.
The color science is great. It's small and easy to use. I'd love if they put in a 444 codec and to add higher framerates for 6k FF. Other than that I'm loving the camera.
There's a very non-scientific comparison to my Arri Alexa at the end.. It's pretty close. The Alexa skin tones have a lot more magenta to them IMO.
I couldn't get the Sony Catalyst software to work for stabilization. None of my imported clips say they have the icon next to them that says they can be stabilized. If someone knows how to fix this let me know. EDIT- Apparently you need to have a Sony lens that is supported attached to the camera for the sterilization plugin to work.
DIVIDED WE STAND Trailer from 23 Films on Vimeo.
In Michigan, it’s simple: you either bleed blue or green. The Michigan-Michigan State sports rivalry, covering more than 150 years of competition, has delivered iconic memories to Wolverine and Spartan faithful and sports fans everywhere.
“Divided We Stand: Michigan vs. Michigan State,” a new documentary from FOX Sports Films in association with Big Ten Network Originals, premieres Thursday, November 14 at 11:00 PM ET on FS1. The 44-minute film goes inside the rivalry, exploring how this battle only continues to grow.
Featuring interviews with football and basketball coaches and player alumni from both schools, including Tom Izzo, John Beilein, Mark Dantonio, Juwan Howard, Lloyd Carr, Draymond Green, Kirk Cousins, Jake Long and Devin Gardner, “Divided We Stand” recounts some of the biggest Michigan-Michigan State games, with each outcome adding more animosity to this deep-seated rivalry.
Directed by: Matthew Engel and Kevin Shaw Edited by: Jason Sanchez Rosa Cinematography by: Matthew Engel and Kevin Shaw
Client: FOX Sports, Big Ten Network
Dead Man Walking - E:60 from 23 Films on Vimeo.
Sherman Excerpt from 23 Films on Vimeo.
Super Quick RED Gemini Test @3200 ISO from Vincent Laforet on Vimeo.
I've got some work to do but that didn't stop me from running out to do a quick 30 min POST sunset shoot ... 3200 ISO, 1/48th, Leica R 1.4. RED Gemini, Standard OLPF. DOWNLOAD THE ORIGINAL BELOW On the Download button to see it uncompressed!