Monday, March 22, 2010

Khia "Bad Girl" Director Clifton Billionaire Bell DP Bruce Cole - Producer Brendan Kyle Cochrane






Lady Gaga got nothing on Clifton Billionaire Bell. The funny thing is Bruce shot her before she blew up. Great shoot for artist Khia. Second day at Factory Studios on NYLAHD's Red - which will soon be upgraded. The crew worked seamlessly with multiple set ups and art director Lesley Morphy LAM studios put in work. Looking forward to the commercial work coming up with these guys. Thanks to some known and unknown people. Cliff, Khia, Javone, Mr. Elerby, Bruce, Frank TKONY, Tony, JP, Graeme, David, Kareem, Leslie and Factory Studios. Much more to come.

Saturday, March 20, 2010

KC Gift "Lil Mama" Director Clifton Bell DP Bruce Cole Producer Brendan Kyle Cochrane






Awesome shoot for KC Gift. I love directing but if I'm going to produce these guys are at the top of my list. Clifton Bell and Bruce Cole get it - and they appreciate it. With these guys and the right budget we could do some real magic. There is something about working with these two, they are thinkers which translates into the work product. Great shoot, outdoors in Williamsburgh, couple of set ups which doubled as the scene for the video. Followed by studio, rooftop and a trailer to an upcoming video. Shot a Factory studios. Big thanks to KC Gift and crew, Clifton and Javone, Bruce, Frank, Tony, Kareem and everyone else who came out. More coming.

Friday, March 19, 2010

Jenna Andrews Director Chris Stanford Producer Roy Lamanna Associate Producer Brendan Cochrane



Really great shoot for artist Jenna Andrews principally produced by Roy Lamanna and directed by Chris Stanford. Good directors and producers know who to call in a crunch and we made it happen. DP Karl Kim shot a very cinematic dolly shot into a beautifully lit coffee shop in Williamsburgh. The whole video took place in the coffee shop. Small fun shoot and a great track - definitely looking forward to the edit. Thanks to Jenna Andrews, Island Def Jam, Roy, Chris, Karl, Tony, Chris & Drew. More to come.

Monday, March 8, 2010

Freeway "She Makes Me Feel Alright" Director Rik Cordero Producer Brendan Kyle Cochrane




Great day shooting with Director Rik Cordero. Have been wanting to work with him for a while. We had a 10 hour day and a relatively smooth shoot. Shot on steadicam all day with a resourceful and efficient crew we got the job done. Looking forward to the edit. I really enjoyed the track and watching Rik work. He is one of the few directors who quietly surveys the parameters and extracts what he wants. He also runs playback with the artist in a very specific way which was new - he knows the shots he wants. Good shoot. Big thanks to Freeway, Rik, Steve Carless, Matt, Sergei, Karl, Rob, Tony, Charlie, JP and the skinny girl.

Tuesday, February 23, 2010

Lloyd Banks Featuring Juelz Santana Beamer Benz or Bentley - Director Broadway, 2 Unit Jesses Smith, Producer G-Unit & Brendan Cochrane




Probably one of the best shoots that I have been on. The track is banging and the crew was on point. This project literally came together at the last minute for various reasons. G-Unit and Director Broadway reached out knowing that if anyone can put together a solid production at the 11th hour NYLAHD can. Building on Crime Wave and Flight 187 this video takes production value to a whole new level. The video is going to be hot. Cleanly shot with a solid production crew that used two studios at RootBrooklyn with double Red's and steadicam it was an involved production with cars being moved in and out while cast and crew would rotate studios. Big thanks and much respect to G-Unit, Lloyd Banks, Juelz Santana, Maino, Beanie Sigel Director Broadway, Second Unit Director Jesses Smith, DP Karl Kim, Sergei, Kevin, Kareem, Tony, Charlie, Latin, Root Brooklyn studios and everyone who came out. Thanks to MCM for walkies they make it happen. Stay tuned more to come.

Thursday, February 18, 2010

Soho International Film Festival



A great opening night for the Soho International Film Festival founded by Justin Ballos & Luis Pedron. The place was packed. Great to see some talented filmmakers and the start of what will surely be a pretty big festival circuit. Looking forward to getting a feature into a festival like this. Stay tuned more to come.

Tuesday, February 9, 2010

Artist Sean Avolio "All Up in My Candy" Directed by Ben Jacks The Jacks Firm





Director Ben Jacks who is also a DP reached out to NYLAHD for Red, Super Speeds, & tech support for his latest music video for artist Sean Avolio for the track "All Up in My Candy" All I can say is Ben has a keen eye and is meticulous for detail which is one of the reasons why I like working with him. I also developed a new hobby set photography. I think I shot 2000 pictures on the 7D raw. I can definitely see myself doing more photography. The shoot was great, the cast, location, stylist, and choreographer were on the money. Let's just say they were "All Up in My Candy" thanks to everyone who was a part of this - great seeing old faces. More to come.