http://www.delvefilms.com Delve Films Sat, 16 Oct 2010 20:45:59 +0000 http://www.delvefilms.com en http://www.delvefilms.com/World-Relief-Manifesto http://www.delvefilms.com/following/delvefilms.com/World-Relief-Manifesto Sat, 16 Oct 2010 20:45:59 +0000 Delve Films 706800 <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/580/706800/Manifesto_Project-Header.png" border="0" width="670" height="37" width_o="670" height_o="37" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/580/706800/Manifesto_Project-Header_o.png" align="left" /> World Relief is a multinational relief and development organization. They recently completed a rebranding with the excellent Brand Navigation, and we were hired to create this video as an introduction to the new brand. It was a great opportunity to get into a studio environment, and create a commercial, branding heavy piece. This was also the first video we filmed with our Canon 1D Mk IV. What a great piece of equipment. We also used our Zeiss prime lenses. Such great glass. Another first for this project was the creation of custom music to accompany the video. Enter Ben Larson, a 25 year old prodigy who wrote, scored, and produced the entire musical backdrop to our video. Impressive stuff, and we hope to work with him more. Ann Mara (the woman in the video) has a wonderful presence, and it was a lot of fun to work with her. Matt Smith helped out with direction and writing. The B-Roll in Africa and India was generously donated by Benjamin Edwards and Mark Ellis. <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/580/706800/Credits_Header.png" border="0" width="212" height="50" width_o="212" height_o="50" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/580/706800/Credits_Header_o.png" align="left" /> Direction: Nate Salciccioli and Matt Smith Photography:Isaac Testerman. Benjamin Edwards and Mark Ellis Editing: Nate Salciccioli Produced by: Isaac Testerman All music © Ben Larson http://www.delvefilms.com/Move-A-City http://www.delvefilms.com/following/delvefilms.com/Move-A-City Sat, 16 Oct 2010 20:02:59 +0000 Delve Films 706747 <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/580/706747/Project-Header_MoveACity.png" border="0" width="670" height="37" width_o="670" height_o="37" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/580/706747/Project-Header_MoveACity_o.png" align="left" /> This short documentary was created to give a voice to the over 1,000 nameless, homeless youth in Bend, Oregon. The stories in this videos are real, and the issues have never been more pertinent as winter approaches. We worked with Icon City (a local organization striving to meet the needs of these youth) to find kids who were willing to talk about what it's like to be homeless. This video is for their use to try and raise funds to provide blankets, showers, food, shelter and the basic necessities to survive. As filmmakers, it was difficult to maintain our composure as these kids spilled their guts, laying out issues they face every day that we can only imagine. Their honesty and humility was completely disarming. We had the opportunity to work with Brandon Hill (a photographer from Kansas City) while shooting the interviews. His expertise in lighting and composition really added to the presentation. And he's a great guy to boot! Check out his photography here. <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/580/706747/Credits_Header.png" border="0" width="212" height="50" width_o="212" height_o="50" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/580/706747/Credits_Header_o.png" align="left" /> Direction: Isaac Testerman and Nate Salciccioli Photography:Isaac Testerman, Brandon Hill, and Adrian Vanderbosch Editing: Isaac Testerman, Nate Salciccioli and Adrian Vanderbosch Produced by: Isaac Testerman All music © Helios http://www.delvefilms.com/Unfettered http://www.delvefilms.com/following/delvefilms.com/Unfettered Fri, 14 May 2010 15:18:29 +0000 Delve Films 387142 <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/580/387142/Unfettered_Header.png" border="0" width="670" height="37" width_o="672" height_o="38" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/580/387142/Unfettered_Header_o.png" align="left" /> Our client approached us with a general idea, and let us run with it. It's refreshing to work with people who trust us as filmmakers, and want the end goal to be something unexpected and wonderful. A great place to start. We live in a society obsessed with stuff; clothes, food, image, technology. It's everywhere. The saturation is so complete that it's almost uncomfortable for many of us to just sit and be quiet. How do you portray this issue in film? After much brainstorming, we decided to focus on mass media's influence on our personal image/wants/desires. This would enable us to tell the story of man's worry of clothes, food, possessions, images through the lens of our current culture. A conceptual approach was the best way to add commentary to the text, and not drown it out with a story we wanted to tell. A conceptual film is all about it's tone. You have to establish an emotional landscape that draws people in. It becomes particularly challenging when you don't have actors reading lines, so the music, color, and voiceover have to do the heavy lifting. The entire project was shot at night, and completed in just two nights. Since we couldn't find a suitable location, we simply built the set ourselves in Nate's garage. This worked great, as we were able to make the set look exactly how we wanted, and could even move the walls for the dolly shots. <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/580/387142/FilmCreditsb.png" border="0" width="212" height="50" width_o="212" height_o="50" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/580/387142/FilmCreditsb_o.png" align="left" /> Writing: Nate Salciccioli and Isaac Testerman Concepts: Nate Salciccioli, Isaac Testerman, and Adrian Vanderbosch Directing: Nate Salciccioli and Isaac Testerman Director of Photography: Isaac Testerman Editing: Nate Salciccioli and Isaac Testerman Produced by: Isaac Testerman Executive Producer: Torrey Sharp All music © Helios A Delve Films Production, in association with Faceout Studio. http://www.delvefilms.com/Redux-Launch http://www.delvefilms.com/following/delvefilms.com/Redux-Launch Tue, 15 Dec 2009 00:15:08 +0000 Delve Films 188013 <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/580/188013/redux_Header.png" border="0" width="670" height="37" width_o="672" height_o="38" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/580/188013/redux_Header_o.png" align="left" /> This film has one message: it's ok to ask questions. A society that questions nothing cannot be honest with itself. Asking questions leads not to more confusion, but deeper understanding. Matt Smith (one of the writers we work with) created an excellent voiceover script that really drove these themes home. We decided a great way to enhance the vocal FX would be with motion graphics that complemented the text visually. It's also a great way to extend the branding throughout the piece. A unique challenge was getting an urban feel in Bend. While fairly large (about 100,000), Bend lacks the dense infrastructure of an urban landscape. This required a lot of creativity with different shots to isolate those areas that did have a big-city vibe. Lots of research, friends. In addition to filming this piece, we also built and designed a website for the Redux movement. Take a look-see. <img src="http://c0573862.cdn.cloudfiles.rackspacecloud.com/1/0/580/188013/FilmCreditsb_o.png"> Writing: Matt Smith Directing: Isaac Testerman and Nate Salciccioli Director of Photography: Eli Odegaard Editing: Nate Salciccioli and Isaac Testerman Produced by: Isaac Testerman All music © múm A Delve Films Production