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.