Monday, April 30, 2007

Mark Devin, Tripeg Studios, and Synthetic Cinema


Glowing Screen compadre Mark Devin recently launched his very own website: Go here to experience his world.

Mark, of course, shot MAGDALENA'S BRAIN, as well as the upcoming film, EXPOSURE. We've known Mark for years here at Glowing Screen, and have always consdiered him to be one of the best shooters around. I'm so happy to see him continuing to DP features and short films, as his talent is too good for him to exist only in the industrial/corporate world.

Go to his site, hire him for your film, and let the accolades come your way. Accolades such as:

DVDSavant: "Cameraman Mark Devin invests the visuals with atmospheric qualities unexpected in such a low budget effort."

Ain't It Cool News: "What was the most striking thing about the movie was the cinematography. Usually indie or amateur films look bad but this guy – Mark Devin – has got it going on. The shots are clear, crisp, and poetic."

And...uh, this one from 10KBullets.com: "Upon reflecting on Magdalena’s Brain, it’s my firm belief that the Director of Photography Mark Devin salvaged this production from becoming a complete disaster."

Thank God for Mark Devin!

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Glowing Screen buddy, Scott Kittredge and I swung by the Hampden, CT home of Tripeg Studios last Friday afternoon and spent a good two hours picking the brain of Tripeg's Synthetic Cinema's Andrew Gernhard, the executive producer of several successful, low budget genre films, including the upcoming Synthetic release, LYCAN.

Andrew was gracious with his time and his knowledge-base concerning low budget filmmaking, and Scott and I both heard what he had to say about the realities of the industry. According to Andrew, there does seem to be a "formula" for this type of filmmaking, and it's somewhat dependant on the popularity of the mainstream. THE WOLF MAN, starring Benecio Del Toro is coming out soon, so distributors are clamoring for werewolf movies. Makes sense. This attitude, however potentially successful it may be, scares me a bit, and I'm unwilling to blindly embrace it. I want to make good movies first, hoping that it translates into success later. Naive? Yeah, I'm sure it is. And though I don't think I'd have a hard time making a pretty good werewolf movie, I don't know if I'd risk making one just because I think the market would bear it.

Andrew was a great guy to meet and someone you can bet we'll be keeping in touch with, as his consultation skills could be a huge asset to any independent filmmaker.

All we need now is the world to clamor for killer barnyard animal movies, and we'll be all set.

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