MARIELE-IVY

I began this project in the spring of 2010 to showcase the work of San Francisco based jewelry designer Mariele-Ivy. From the beginning I wanted this ambitious project to have a very specific feel, a dream on film, and to showcase the beauty of Mariele-Ivy’s work. I was fortunate to work with some amazing people on this project who have been very patient as all the integral pieces took time to develop. This dreamscape stop-motion, inspired by the natural elements found in Mariele-Ivy’s jewelry comes to life through a hypnotic original score paired with the remote beauty of Northern California’s landscape.
+Art Direction, Imagery and Editing by Brandon Joseph Baker.
+Shot on location in Marin County, California and at Sandbox Studio San Francisco.
+Model Nasim Keihani, Styling by Courtney Cummins, Make Up by Lena Chavez
+Fashions from Archetype Boutique and The Perish Trust.
+Produced in collaboration with Revolver Studios.
+Original music composed and performed by Ben Grimes.
To purchase or see more of Mariele-Ivy's work please visit mariele-ivy.com

MARIELE-IVY STOP-MOTION STILLS

Sunday I shot the final portion of a stop-motion I’ve been working on for Mariele-Ivy.com. I shot backgrounds for the shoot several weeks ago in Marin County and projected them behind and across my model, Nasim. The look and feel of the project was inspired by the works of Alejandro Jodorowsky and a desire to create a piece that had a hint of 60’s psychedelic rock infused with the Montana landscapes the jeweler, Mariele Williams grew up in. A special thanks goes to Courtney Cummins for styling, Lena Chavez for her make up work, Revolver Studios for their creative intuition, The Perish Trust for lending us the product, Archetype Boutique for the fashion, Sandbox Studio for the space to shoot and Nasim for her striking look (and patience). Please check back in a couple of weeks for the finished product.

LAFITTE STOP-MOTION

In June I began working with Lafitte on a stop-motion to showcase executive chef Russell Jackson's eclectic and unique style of cooking. I wrote a blog post with a web cam link the day of the shoot. After a long morning of shooting and countless hours editing and sweating the details with the help of Katherine and Laura from Revolver Studios here is the finished piece.

Lafitte_FoodReconstruction from Brandon Joseph Baker on Vimeo.

NEW SERIES PREVIEW

Sunday I shot some imagery for a new series. The new series is an exercise in non-static motion and duplication. My subject, Katherine and I took to the streets of The Tenderloin loosely inspired by the works of Robert Longo and the Roman Polanski film Repulsion to create these works. The final images will all twitch and move in the style of stop-motion animation found in my latest posts and work. The following are works in progress or stills from the finished pieces.
These are stills from the new work.


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TIME

Last month Katherine Mathis of Revolver Studios and I set out on our first of soon to be many creative endeavors. With no prior history of collaboration or working together, just mutual respect for each others taste in art and literature, we agreed to make something creative out of an afternoon. That something formed into a 3 minute stop motion video shot over 3 hours and 30+ hours of editing.

COLLABORATION : AD HOC

Friday I had a chance to shoot with Katherine Mathis. Katherine is a mutual friend who runs a marketing and branding company, Revolver Studios, and has a very well read and interesting view on art. We had tried to find the right inspiration and project to exercise our creative muscles with since late 2009 to no avail. Serendipity smiled and we both had a free afternoon but were without a plan for the end product. Throwing ourselves into the creative process we crafted a stop motion animation that happened completely organically on an ad hoc basis. Shooting stills for a stop motion animation is the first step and the editing process has yet to begin. I wanted to share the closing shot before next week brings me back into Sandbox Studio and the hustle of a new week begins.