NORTH PASSAGE - The Zigani King

NORTH PASSAGE - The Zigani King
The first installment in a series of character introductions being released as a lead up to the film.

Credits:
Don Roberts - The Zigani King

Kevin Pontuti – Director
Mimi French – Producer
Charis Collins – Writer
Jay Collins – Composer
Bryan Beamer - Translator
Kate Jarvi - Production Team

Special thanks to:
Ryland Erdman, Laura McCullough, Matt Kuchta, Brooke Jarvi-Beamer and Martha Wallen for loaning props for the shoot.

Info:
popplecreekpictures.com

Fund:
indiegogo.com/​North-Passage

Follow:
facebook.com/​pages/​North-Passage-Film/​260025357363722

North Passage Trailer Release Party

We had a great turnout last week for the Trailer Release Party! Thank you to everyone who came and a special thanks to the Raw Deal for hosting the even. Here are a few photos from the event. Follow North Passage film on Facebook and check back here for more updates.

North Passage Update

Here is a teaser image for the North Passage film trailer. We're very excited with the way its coming together. The trailer should be ready to launch next week.

Heaven's Rain Poster

Just received the latest poster from the client.

Andreas Garesimo's New Yoga Video

Andrea Gerasimo Yoga Video Intro from kevin pontuti on Vimeo.

Mimi and I produced a Yoga DVD for our friend Andrea Gerasimo. (I've posted the introduction video here.) The DVD contains over an hour of Yoga instruction including a vinyasa flow practice, a core strengthening and heat building practice and a relaxation/savasana segment.

For DVD orders please call or email Andrea directly:

Andrea Gerasimo
Consultant and Teacher
Feng Shui, decluttering, Yoga
www.thirdmountain.com
715-231-9000

Character Study

Here is a character study portrait for a film project that we're developing called, North Passage.

Writer: Charis Collins
Producer: Mimi French
Composer: Jay Collins
Director: Kevin Pontuti

Jay Collins Concert

Shot my friend Jay's concert a few weeks ago at the Mabel Tainter Theater. Amazing performance! We're working on a short concert video for him. Here is some of the raw footage shot with a Canon DSLR. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EyRpSg6rm24

Movie Poster Shoot

Here's a movie poster image we shot for the movie Heaven's Rain. We worked with art director Micah Maraia and the director of Heaven's Rain, Paul Brown to create the symbolic broken butterfly image.

Team Ninja

A behind the scenes video shot during the Team Ninja shoot in Los Angeles. Thanks to everyone involved!



credits:

creative and photography: Kevin Pontuti
production: Swan Moon
model: Dee Khan, courtesy of iModel and Talent
talent sourcing: Scott Whitfield, iModel and Talent
wardrobe: Gretchen Patch
hair makeup: Karina Castandeda
digital capture: Fredrik Nilsen and co.
post and creative retouching: Paint Studio
production stills: Swan Moon and Jason Tlush

*Special Thanks to Charlene Nevill, Lynn Lamoine, Lynne Nerenbaum, Kimba, Gerardo, Diego Seferian and Lorena Bates.

Hunter Seeker Update

Hunter Seeker 2016
Here is a behind the scenes video from the Hunter Seeker shoot last summer.




credits:

creative and photography: Kevin Pontuti
production: Swan Moon
creative retouching and cgi: Paint Studio
model: Natalie Winsell, courtesy of iModel and Talent
talent sourcing: Scott Whitfield iModel and Talent
wardrobe: Gretchen Patch
sourcing: Michelin Cherie – Cherie Reps
hair makeup: Jamie Kindschuh - Cherie Reps
1st assistant: Marcin Oleszczyk
production assistant: Julie Moon
video and production stills: Swan Moon and Jason Tlush

Hi Everyone,

Here are a few interesting of art+technology links.

Elizabeth Gilbert on nurturing creativity:
click here

Jo-Ann Kuchera-Morin introduces the mind-bending Allosphere at CaT New York:
click here

Zoic Studio's Loni Peristere "How Game Engine Technology Will Change Ad Creative
click here

I've been sending some of these links randomly to different people and am now experimenting with an email list approach. I'll also try to include them within the blog and tweets.

Please email me if you'd like to be included on the list.


Best,
Kevin

Aston Martin CGI

Here is a new Aston Martin image that we're pretty pleased with. We shot the location (plates and hdri) in the Malibu hills and did the rendering and compositing in house. So far we've been getting great feedback on the new work. Thanks for supportive words.

behind the scenes 2

Here are some "behind the scenes" photos from the Hunter Seeker 2016 shoot. Still have plenty of cg work and painting to complete along with some immersive VR's we're compiling. There are a couple of the final retouched images on the studio website as a teaser. Again, special thanks to everyone involved!

Hunter Seeker 2016 shoot, Los Angeles, June 2009

credits

creative and photography: Kevin Pontuti

production: Swan Moon

creative retouching and cgi: Paint Studio

model: Natalie Winsell, courtesy of iModel and Talent

talent sourcing: Scott Whitfield iModel and Talent

wardrobe: Gretchen Patch

sourcing: Michelin Cherie – Cherie Reps
hair makeup: Jamie Kindschuh - Cherie Reps

1^st assistant: Marcin Oleszczyk

production assistant: Julie Moon

production stills: Swan Moon and Jason Tlush

all images copyright kevin pontuti 2009

behind the scenes 1

Been traveling and very busy with the move (playing catch-up today) but wanted to add some behind the scenes shots from 2 projects that we shot in June. More images will be coming from both of these projects soon as they develop. Thanks again to everyone involved!

Team Ninja / mysexymini.com (Los Angeles, June 2009)

credits

creative and photography: Kevin Pontuti

production: Swan Moon

model: Dee Khan, courtesy of iModel and Talent

talent sourcing: Scott Whitfield, iModel and Talent

wardrobe: Gretchen Patch

hair makeup: Karina Castandeda

digital capture: Fredrik Nilsen and co.

post and creative retouching: Paint Studio

production stills: Swan Moon and Jason Tlush

*Special Thanks to Charlene Nevill, Lynn Lamoine, Lynne Nerenbaum, Kimba, Gerardo, Diego Seferian and Lorena Bates.

all images copyright kevin pontuti 2009

visiting the Walker (MN)

Here's a blackberry shot of Talula at the Walker bookstore with my friend Charlie's great new book American Minor. It's nice how the purples match...

Welcome

Welcome to our new blog! More to come soon.