Videos
Ted Passon
Watch the low rez Dopeness video.
Watch the hi rez Dopeness video.
Watch the super hi rez Dopeness video.
Watch the "Clean For the Children" hi rez Dopeness video.
THE CAST:
Director
Ted Passon has won real awards for his short films and videos which have been screened in film festivals, galleries, colleges, DIY spaces, airplanes, and other venues around the US and abroad. In addition to his own work he has directed music videos for Kimya Dawson, Sweatheart, Plastic Little, and produced a music video for Clare Rojas' music project Peggy Honeywell. A DVD collection of his short films and videos is available on K-Records. Ted lives in Philadelphia where is a member and co-founder of the Small Change experimental film screening series; a co-founder of the Padlock Gallery; and a member of Space 1026. www.tedpasson.com
Producer
Duncan McCloud Frazier co-produced the “Dopeness,” overseeing the managerial aspects of the shoot and playing a major role in art direction, painting and dressing of location. Duncan spends his time in Philadelphia making "things" and doing "stuff" under a variety of different guises, which include, but are not limited to, the brooding landscape photographer, trendy "I print my own clothes" silkscreener, procrastinating experimental filmmaker, inter-loft ping-pong champion or up-all-night-swearing web designer. Most recently wearing the hat and patchy beard of the over-caffeinated producer, Duncan was privileged enough to help make this kick-ass video for Plastic Little's "Dopeness". It's probably one of the best things he's done to date.
Choreographer
Devynn Emory assembled a team of dancers and choreographed all the dance moves to pre-determined camera marks. Native Philadelphian, Devynn Emory graduated from the University of the Arts with a BFA in dance. After graduation she went to Ghana, West Africa to continue her studies. She has danced for Paule Turner's C O U R T, the PIMA group, Kate Watson Wallace, Headlong Dance Theater, the White Oak Project and Lisa Kraus. She is a 2003 New Edge Mix recipient, is a third year resident choreographer of the Susan Hess Choreographers Project, and a recipient of the Independence Fellowship Foundation. Devynn curates the 48hour Dance Project, and is working on her third dance film as component in her newest work, BEAST to premiere in the 2007 Live Arts Festival in Philadelphia.
Director of Photography
Dominique Caron was responsible for the lighting design, helping create the overall visual look of the video, and lending her expertise to choreographing the camera moves.
Steadicam
Joel Minnich operated the steadicam rig and was responsible for enacting all camera moves.
Special FX
Jason Fetz was responsible for all compositing and digital manipulation, making baby heads look like they were popping out of men’s crotches and hiding one of the more elaborate edits in digital trickery. By day, Jason specializes in polishing turds for television, currently working as a senior broadcast designer at bluedesign.tv in Philadelphia. Jason is waiting for someone to offer him a job in Spain, even if it is a job cleaning toilets or cleaning the people that use toilets. His work can be seen at newdesignfront.com
Editors
Demian Fenton & Valerie Keller assembled and edited the video. You know, the “technical stuff.” Demian did the initial edit and Valerie laid in the effects, did the color correction, and mastered the final output.
Wordrobe & Costumes
Carrie Collins was in charge of the costume design and wardrobe, conceiving looks for the entire cast, including doctors, nurses, dying patients, and men with vaginas. Carrie launched her clothing label Fabric Horse in Philadelphia in 2003. It began as a label under which she made things for herself and her friends and it soon became a business where anything is possible. . . when it comes to sewing.
Jesse Engaard and Jerome Roxas
Watch the low rez Club Banger video.
Watch the hi rez Club Banger video.
Directors and Editors:Jesse Engaard and Jerome Roxas
Jesse Engaard and Jerome Roxas, the same directorial duo that directed the music video for Spankrock's Rick Rubin, bring you to the deepest dungeons of Mordor, a place even the most hardened north philly thug would never venture to...
Lindsay Kovnat
Watch the low rez All Yall Niggaz Dead video.
Watch the hi rez All Yall Niggaz Dead video.
Animator and Director:Lindsay Kovnat
Using some found materials, new materials, a
collection of found artist friends and trained
animator peers from Unveristy of the Arts Lindsay
creates her interpretation of Plastic Littles AYND.
Definately a new venture from the last music video
project for Manmans, English Blood, she completed
with a similar crew last year. Mixing many mediums
and textures with computer being the last step for
compositing and exporting she hopes to bring forth a
handmade feel to the finished product while giving a
shot out to the psychodelic past and a colorful shove
into the metalic, plastic, present and future.
Eric Weiss
Then watch The Jump Off video.
Then watch Rap O'Clock.
Director and Cinematographer - Eric Weiss
Lets just say no words can contain eric and it would be better just to let you meet him in person
