Vern recently donned his editor hat for Sophie Muller's new video "Over My Head" by Echosmith. Here's the music video:
Gentlemen Of The World - Ep. 101: Scotland (TEASER)
We're proud to announce the world premiere of our new documentary series teaser for Gentlemen Of The World, Ep. 101: Scotland. We realized the stories that happen behind the camera are often more interesting than what happen in front of the camera, so we made our own travel show. We filmed the series back in August 2017 in the northern highlands and islands of Scotland. Production was 10 days long, with an entirely unique, back- and 4th-wall breaking approach where the crew is also the cast. There were 5 crew TOTAL - 4 camera and 1 audio mixer. Each crew was hired for not only their creative capabilities, but equally, their personalities. We booked ZERO accommodations, and there was no script - meaning we had no idea where we were going to sleep, eat, or be every evening. To offset the chaos, we coordinated 4 specific experiences that would immerse us into Scottish culture: the woolen mills at Harris Tweed Hebrides, whisky tour at Talisker, scallop diving off a remote island, and a biodynamic brewery tour and lamb roast.
Additionally, we arranged to have two local chefs join us for a few days to introduce us to the food, culture, landscape, and inappropriate jokes. But other than that, the trip was allowed to unfold as it did and we did our best to keep up with it. This was all done in an attempt to have as pure of a cultural adventure as possible. We believe travel is about adventure and the unknown. Meeting people, learning things, and jumping in with our pants off.
The series was Directed, Filmed, and Produced by Vern Moen, Martín Vielma, Matthew Ryan Ford, and Steve Ryan. The sound mixer is Dave Ross. Music for the Teaser was provided by Jesse Ruppe. We are currently looking for distribution, but in the meantime - enjoy the teaser!
The Kills - Electric Lady Sessions
We were recently asked to film an intimate live recording with The Kills for their 15th Anniversary. We traveled from L ong Beach to the great Electric Lady Studios in New York for the three camera / three person crew (Vern Moen, Steve Ryan, Martín Vielma) setup. Many of the mirrored images you see in the final product we're capture d in-camera by shooting through planes of glass we "borrowed" from picture frames in the studiio. We edited the performance into three individual songs and they recently premiered on the good ol internet. Hope you enjoy them.
The Cannonball Ride - TRAILER
One year ago, Vern Moen and Miah Idema saddled up into a silver minivan and drove cross country to tell the story of a band of misfiits who attempt to compete in the longest and hardest bicycle race in the world - The Race Across America.
Many, including our own familiies, aren't clear what our job description is. Here it is from that week in June one year ago: Drive a Dodge Caravan across America at 20mph for 6 days. Sleep in tha t same caravan for about 4 hours per day. Fly a remote control alien spaceship that takes videos. Predi ct the future. Don't shower. Get lost. Eat corn nuts. Drink Red Bull. Reformat cards. Crash alien spaceship. And film real people kiicking ass. Hope that clear s it up.
The film is now being submitted to film festivals and we'll keep you posted on it's premiere. If you'd like more info, here's the website for the film: The Cannonball Ride
Anat omy of a Song - Alanis Morissette (for Spotify)
Here's a new video we produced for Spotify featuring the one and only Alanis Morissette. You might rec ognize her from some hits like all of the 90's. She's ce lebrating the 20th annniversary of Jagged LIttle Pill and we got to talk to her about all dat. Directed / Produced by Vern MOen. Cam Op by Martin Vielma. Sound by Dave Ross
Material Of The Future to screen at Ojai Film Festival
We're pleased to be screening our 40-min documentary film at the 2015 Ojai Film Festival. There will be two screenings: Friday, Nov 7 @ 11:45am and Saturday, Nov 14 @ 2:30pm. We plan on attending the Saturday screening and look forward to meeting some new peoplle..
Here's the trailer:
Broken Bells: Live At The Orpheum
our brand new hour loong special for excellent band Broken Bells is airing Saturday, Sept. 26th on Palladia at 9pm ET. We're thrilled to watch it on the medium screen as we're are quite proud of this one. Here's the Rolling Stones article. The show was Directed / DP'd / edited by Vern Moen and produced by Luke Barber. Long Beach Film Co. handled all the production, offline/online edit, and color grade.
New thiings
we've had the same site for a long tiime and decided, while very cool, it didn't communicate enough of this whole "professional" thing that people keep talking about. so here you go.