Discover Pique videos for Satya Twena

The first video of a series coming out every two weeks is ready and published on fashion designer Satya Twena's Discover Pique Blog. If you're into fishnets, hosiery, and want to find out about the latest trends, and styles make sure you subscribe on her website (www.discoverpique.com) and to her new YouTube channel.

The video was shot on a hacked GH2 camera, Novoflex adapter, and Nikon 24mm f/2.8, 50mm f/1.4, and 70-200mm f/2.8 lenses. Edited in Premiere Pro CS6, and After Effects CS6. Audio recorded with a Rode NTG-3, and H4n Zoom recorder.

Here is the first video. More coming in the next weeks..

Credits:

Filmed and edited Giovanni Ferlito
Assistant Sam Tuthill

Model Germaine DeNegris
Satya Twena's assistants Michelle Damore, Sara Taves, Jenna Mulberry
Makeup Alex Almeida
Photographer Matt Tischler

BTS snapshots..

'Blindly in Love' for Duncan Daniels - Shot on a Sony FS100

Here is finally 'Blindly in Love', the music video created for music artist Duncan Daniels for his new song. Make sure you follow him on twitter @Dunkishrock! The music video was shot over two days, one day for story, and a second day for the band scene.

A Sony NEX-FS100 was rented for the two day shoot, as well as a Porta-Jib for some shots. I used all Nikon lenses with a Novoflex lens adapter. Editing, and color grading was done in Premiere Pro CS6, and After Effects CS6.

A big THANK YOU to the entire crew for the fun shoot!

Here is also a quick BTS video created by Duncan Daniels during the two day shoot. BTS photos as well!

Band playing scene in Jersey City, NJ - What a view of Downtown Manhattan!

Sir Duncan Daniels smiling at the camera.. :)

Make up artist Sherry working on Katherine's blood.

The soldier who arrives first at the accident scene.

Sony NEX-FS100 with Zacuto EVF on the Porta-Jib.

'Click, click, click!' - A quick piece shot on the Sony NEX-FS100

 Hi there! Just put behind me a pretty busy week planning, and shooting 'Blindly in Love', Duncan Daniels' upcoming music video.

After wrapping up day 1, shooting 10 hours on Saturday, I left jib, slider, and lens kit at home, grabbed the Sony FS100 and one lens, and headed to Times Square. I wanted to shoot as much as possible while having the camera.

Here is what I put together. Great camera! Too bad I had to return it to the rental house..

All footage was shot on a Sony NEX-FS100 with Nikon 50mm f/1.4 lens. Edited, color corrected, and graded with Premiere Pro CS6, and After Effects CS6.

Music is 'The Blue Danube' by Johann Strauss, and performed by 'The Waltz Symphony Orchestra'. You can find it on iTunes!

Music video 'Blindly in Love' coming soon..

BET - '106 & Park' audition video

Yesterday I shot a new video for entrepreneur, and author Antonio Brown, which I had the pleasure to work with before (see 'Muted. Dreams'). He's submitting the video to tv show 'BET - 106 & Park' to become the next host of the popular show.

We filmed in 5 Pointz in Long Island City, considered to be the world’s premiere “graffiti Mecca,” where aerosol artists from around the globe paint their art on the walls of the old factory buildings.

Here follows the video. I filmed, and edited everything in 24 hours to make it for the '106 & Park' deadline. Wish Antonio good luck with the show!

 
Last but not least… A big thanks to the crew! Here are some BTS iPhone pics from the shoot.

Shooting a comedy feature 'Lemon' with the GH2

Today is the second day resting after filming for 6 days, and with very long hours! We continue tomorrow, and will be filming for another 12 days. 'Lemon' is written by Lawrence Krauser who is also directing the film, a comedy and a love story between Wendell and his lemon.

Lawrence contacted me, and asked me if I wanted to come on board as the DP. I saw his work, his drawings, read the script, and said yes. He has a very unique vision for this film, reflected in the story, and the esthetics.

     Here are some editorial reviews:

"Armed with a sense of humor that could cut a tomato paper thin after hacking an aluminum can in half." -- Staff Recommendation, University Bookstore, Seattle

"Digressions, asides, and interruptions abound, with disquisitions on Handel's Messiah, Cameron's Titanic, and the lemon's history in still life painting." -- Seattle Weekly

"His prose is immaculate; his premise, patently ridiculous...like a drawing on a Ping-Pong ball." -- The New York Times Book Review

"His terse, economic prose is reminiscent of Samuel Beckett's novels as well as Raymond Carver's short stories." -- Time Out New York, Dec. 14-28, 2000

"In the long term, Lemon could appeal (sorry) far beyond the confines of a cult audience." -- mindjack.com

"The perfect marriage of stunning intellect, a soaring sense of humor, and an intimate understanding of the absurd." -- greenapplebooks.com

    From the Publisher "A strange and beautiful book."

You can find the book on Amazon! I will update this blog post as we film in the next days. In the meantime I'll share some snapshots and frame grabs from the past days on set.

On set. Coocoo party going on.. 

Director Lawrence Krauser checking the shot.

The book 'Lemon' by Lawrence Krauser.

Actor Todd D'Amour as Wendell and Producer Josh Wick with the slate.

From the left actor Jay Smith, Todd D'Amour, and Director Lawrence Krauser.

Todd D'Amour and Jay Smith rehearsing on set.

Getting ready for a new scene with actor Jay Smith.
 

Setting up the Panasonic GH2, on tripod with slider, and Zacuto EVF at an Art store in Bushwick, Brooklyn.

Comedy web series 'NOT!' I DP'd. Update!

Last Summer I shot four episodes of a comedy web series.NOT! is a Web Series about dating and other sexual misadventures.

"There are bad dates, disastrous dates, revolting dates. And then there are the NOT! Dates. The worst of the worst. These are the profile pictures too good to be true, and weren’t. The men you should not have had coffee with, never mind sex. The women you should never have let into your life."

Written and directed by Tim Devitt, 'NOT!', now at the second season, has been awarded at the LA Webfest, Accolades, NexTV, and more. Here is one of the episodes I DP'd.

Please, make sure you watch it in HD!

The other three episodes are almost finished and will be soon on www.notshow.net, and on this updated blog post.

If you want to find out more visit the official website www.notshow.net . And please support the show through its Facebook fan page!

Here are a few frames from the four episodes I filmed.

'NOT!' - Episode: 'CULTURE CLASH'

'NOT!' - Episode: 'GREEN MONSTER'
 

'NOT!' - Episode: 'CLOSE SHAVE'

 'NOT!' - Episode: 'UP ON THE ROOF'
 

It's been great, and It's been wonderful meeting so many talented people.

I'll keep you posted!

Promo video for NY Real Estate firm 'SPIRE'.

A few weeks ago I shot a promotional video for NY Real Estate firm called 'SPIRE'.We filmed over two days using a Panasonic GH2 camera, with Nikon 24mm f/2.8, Nikon 50mm f/1.4, and Sigma 10-20mm lenses. I used one Westcott TD6 for lighting, and an H4n Zoom with two wireless Sennheiser mics for audio. Everything was edited in Adobe Premiere Pro CS5.5. The time lapses where filmed with a Nikon D3s camera from the Top of the Rock, and in Madison Square Park in Manhattan, and edited in After Effects.

I also like this image that I took with my iPhone using the Instagram App.

'Muted. Dreams' - a kickstarter.com project

  Lots of new exciting projects lately.. and much more coming up! Among those, a video and photoshoot for entrepreneur, and writer Antonio Brown with his book 'Muted. Dreams' coming out soon. 'Muted. Dreams' is a Memoir about his childhood, depicting his experiences through abuse, molestation & family issues.

Antonio Brown's website is finally ready. Check it out here! www.antonio-brown.com

The video I created will be featured on kickstarter.com to raise funds to publish the book. The kickstarter.com page is currently being completed, and will be published in the following days. Part of the donations will also go to 'protect a child', a foundation created by Antonio Brown to help children victims of abuse. Here is the video. I hope you'll enjoy it!

Some frame grabs from the video..

Frame grab from the Times Square shoot - Timelapse filmed with Nikon D300, Sigma 10-20mm lens.

Frame grab from Wall Street footage - Filmed with Panasonic GH2, Sigma 10-20mm lens.

Frame grab from commentary - Filmed with Panasonic GH2, Nikon 50mm f/1.4 G lens.

Frame grab from footage filmed with Nikon D3s, Nikon 50mm f/1.4 G lens.

'Muted. Dreams' book cover.

A short video showing how well the new 'Warp Stabilizer' in Adobe After Effects work with stabilizing shaky footage. I used it for several shots on the 'Muted. Dreams' video.

These are some images from the photo shoot.

All-Star Team vs. Manchester United ..and lots of celebrities!

  I have been shooting lots of different things lately.. Fashion events, a music video, a TV show, and a few short-films. Last July Jamison Ernest from Yellow Fever Creative and Love Universe called me and asked me to film a series of events that led to the 'Art For Life 2011' event at Russel Simmons' East Hampton Estate.

One of the guests was mentalist Lior Suchard. His outstanding performances of mind reading, thought influencing, predicting and telekinesis have earned him international acclaim as a top class supernatural entertainer and mentalist from members of the public, to the best- performing CEOs worldwide and Hollywood celebrities.

Make sure you watch the video, what he does is unbelievable! Other guests include Gerard Butler, Ethan Hawke, Russell Simmons, and more.

Here below is a quick resume of the first night at the Red Bull arena in Harrison, New Jersey.

If you want to find out more about mentalist Lior Suchard, you can visit his webpage at www.liorsuchard.com.

More thanks!    

'Loving you is easy' - music video for Rhett George!

I can't tell you how much I enjoyed shooting Rhett George's music video featuring singer/performer Rhett George and dancer/performer Candice McCall!I had the great honor to work with this extraordinary cast directly from Tony Award winning Broadway musical 'Memphis'.

Here are a few frame grabs from 'Loving you is easy' by Rhett George. You can find out more about him here on his webpage www.rhettgeorgeonline.com . You can also listen to the song by pressing play below. [audio:http://giovanniferlito.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/02-Loving-You-Is-Easy.mp3|titles=Loving you is easy]

©2011 Giovanni Ferlito

Here is the music video 'Loving you is easy'.

Some behind the scenes photos'

More thanks!