tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44288817859189992682024-02-19T00:25:33.070-09:00Frontier Media ArtsThis is the online portfolio of Frontier Media Arts, a multimedia production company that communicates about the environment using a wide spectrum of media and strategies.Kevin Cohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06318061436251005159noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4428881785918999268.post-18811018792954465862015-07-07T15:33:00.001-08:002015-07-07T16:12:33.550-08:00Music in Mali - New movie trailer<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Music in Mali is almost done! Here is the latest trailer. It was an honor getting to work on this production with <a href="http://systemkrush.com/" target="_blank">KSK System Krush</a> as an assistant editor. I worked in the post production phase starting with the subtitles - doing typography and translation. The translation was a major privilege for me - I got to work with translator Madouba Kouyate to translate 3000 year old song lyrics into English. I think we did the songs justice. From there on I went to work doing research and licensing for the archival sections of the film. Books, Euro/African news sources, and vintage African vinyl record labels all came together onto one sweet timeline.Kevin Cohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06318061436251005159noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4428881785918999268.post-9624011217980049532013-09-30T19:18:00.000-08:002013-10-02T17:07:41.449-08:00Graffiti Fine Arts LA - international graffiti event<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="236" src="//www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/7d6idm5tTkM" width="420"></iframe><br />
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Frontier Media Arts has been on a work-tour down the west coast! We recently made this event video for Graffiti Fine Arts - Brazil's biggest international art event brought live to LA. We co-produced and edited this piece with event sponsor <a href="http://systemkrush.com/" target="_blank">KSK System Krush</a>, an African music label that we've been doing a lot of work with recently. It was inspiring to meet, interview and rock out with the creme of the international graffiti arts scene! Kevin Cohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06318061436251005159noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4428881785918999268.post-23535765132292337552013-04-10T18:17:00.000-08:002013-04-10T18:17:06.909-08:00<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="236" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/i-gDFqswxf4?rel=0" width="420"></iframe></span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;">Here is the latest work-in-progress cut of "All That Glitters", FMA's keystone project. For all you curious readers, here is the treatment:</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;">------------------</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;">“For generations, Alaska Natives have hunted, fished, thrived and survived on the lands surrounding Bristol Bay. As I look forward to passing on this way of life to my children and grandchildren, I find myself fighting for the future of my culture.”</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;">– Bobby Andrew, member of Nunamta Aulukestai (Caretakers of Our Land)</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;">Every summer for the past 300,000 years, wild salmon have been returning to Bristol Bay by the tens of millions. People have been living here for at least 9000 years. Today, 50% of the world’s supply of wild sockeye salmon is comes from Bristol Bay. Sadly, this is the last fishery of it’s kind on the planet, as most other populations of salmon have been driven to extinction around the world.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;">To add to the challenges that wild salmon and Native culture already face, there are other, non-renewable resources that lie beneath Bristol Bay – but to develop those resources would come at a terrible cost. Incredible wealth in the form of gold lies beneath the headwaters of the Bay, and an outside group of international mining companies wants to develop the world’s largest open-pit gold mine at Bristol Bay’s headwaters. Open-pit mining is the single largest polluter to the environment. What are the risks involved in developing a mine of this size in the headwaters of Bristol Bay? Who are the communities that would be impacted by such a project, and what do they think?</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;">In our half-hour program we will juxtapose the open-pit Goldstrike Mine in Nevada with a portrait of Bristol Bay as it exists and has existed for hundreds of thousands of years. We will do this through the lens of a group of 12 Native Leaders as they travel through Nevada, visiting mines and Native communities.</span>Kevin Cohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06318061436251005159noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4428881785918999268.post-76060297643403923472009-05-19T00:25:00.003-08:002009-05-19T00:28:40.272-08:00Two new Interviews<object height="236" width="420"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=4723238&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF&fullscreen=1"><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=4723238&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" height="236" width="420"></embed></object><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/4723238">Interview with Paul Hansen</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/kevinco">Kevin Co</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.</p><p><br /></p><object height="236" width="420"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=4723225&server=vimeo.com&show_title=0&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00adef&fullscreen=1"><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=4723225&server=vimeo.com&show_title=0&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00adef&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" height="236" width="420"></embed></object><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/4723225">Interview with Walter Kanuli</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/kevinco">Kevin Co</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.</p>Kevin Cohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06318061436251005159noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4428881785918999268.post-2548829916033632162009-05-13T01:42:00.001-08:002009-05-13T01:44:07.510-08:00Interview with Jack Hobson<object height="236" width="420"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=4625451&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF&fullscreen=1"><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=4625451&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" height="236" width="420"></embed></object><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/4625451">Interview with Jack Hobson</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/kevinco">Kevin Co</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.</p>Jack Hobson is the Tribal President of Nondalton Alaska, one of the closest villages to the site of the proposed Pebble Mine.Kevin Cohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06318061436251005159noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4428881785918999268.post-30550001246863281082009-05-11T15:29:00.004-08:002009-05-26T17:56:28.548-08:00All That Glitters - Yerington's Song<object height="236" width="420"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=4600170&server=vimeo.com&show_title=0&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00adef&fullscreen=1"><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=4600170&server=vimeo.com&show_title=0&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00adef&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" height="236" width="420"></embed></object><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/4600170">All That Glitters - Yerington Song</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/kevinco">Kevin Co</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.</p>Here's a sizzle-reel and scene from our recently shot film "All That Glitters" that explores the impact of open pit mining to the Native communities of Nevada and Alaska.Kevin Cohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06318061436251005159noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4428881785918999268.post-38517475973433344782009-03-24T19:42:00.000-08:002009-03-25T20:05:13.179-08:00Exxon Web Video<object height="284" width="420"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=3856033&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF&fullscreen=1"><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=3856033&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" height="284" width="420"></embed></object><br /><a href="http://vimeo.com/3856033">Exxon Web Video</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/kevinco">Kevin Co</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.<br /><br />Here's a video produced and edited by Chris O'Leary of WWF to commemorate the 20th Anneversary of the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill. Some of my Bristol Bay footage was licensed to be used in this piece. Check out the scenes of BB in the last half of the video. The WWF is working hard to create the links between the tragedy of 1989 to what could happen out in Bristol Bay in the near future, and I'm honored to be a part of this campaign.<br /><br />I'm also really psyched to be building more partners into our Bristol Bay film. WWF's request was to build up and license a b-roll tape to be used as part of a news package that has been delievered to major news outlets.<br /><br />Following is the reel itself. Enjoy watching the highlights!<br /><br /><object height="236" width="420"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=3384710&server=vimeo.com&show_title=0&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00adef&fullscreen=1"><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=3384710&server=vimeo.com&show_title=0&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00adef&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" height="236" width="420"></embed></object><br /><a href="http://vimeo.com/3384710">WWF Bristol Bay B-Roll Selects</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/kevinco">Kevin Co</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.Kevin Cohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06318061436251005159noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4428881785918999268.post-32837524810650349802008-12-28T22:58:00.004-09:002008-12-30T13:19:11.733-09:00Happy Holidays!<object height="317" width="420"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=2607427&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF&fullscreen=1"><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=2607427&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" height="317" width="420"></embed></object><br /><a href="http://vimeo.com/2607427">Happy Holidays!</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/kevinco">Kevin Co</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.<br /><br />For the holidays this year, I made this video to send out to my family, friends and collegues all over the world. From our family to yours, happy holidays!Kevin Cohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06318061436251005159noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4428881785918999268.post-10094954248215322072008-12-08T22:42:00.001-09:002008-12-08T23:13:30.960-09:00A Motorcycle Documentary About the Paranormal<object height="300" width="400"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=2237213&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=00adef&fullscreen=1"><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=2237213&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=00adef&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" height="300" width="400"></embed></object><br /><a href="http://vimeo.com/2237213">A Motorcycle Documentary About the Paranormal</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/kevinco">Kevin Co</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.<br /><br />This is my art-film opus. This is the full 30 minute piece, so sit back, dim the lights, slip on your headphones and scale the video to 100%.<br /><br />My pal David and I started riding cross country on our motor-bikes chasing down UFO's and American road-mythology. The result is this film. It was our college thesis project and got good play at the Brooklyn Underground Film Festival, the Wild & Scenic Film Festival and the Nevada City Film Festival. Heck, we even got a rare positive review from The Onion when we premiered in NYC.<br /><br />In a big way, this trip & film combo was directly responsible for my life in AK, and my first contact with the environmental and native issues that persist with me in all of my current work. Enjoy!Kevin Cohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06318061436251005159noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4428881785918999268.post-16904825685228305142008-11-28T16:24:00.008-09:002008-11-29T16:21:31.938-09:001 year of www.frontiermediaarts.com!<object height="300" width="400"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=2374348&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00adef&fullscreen=1"><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=2374348&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00adef&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" height="300" width="400"></embed></object><br /><a href="http://vimeo.com/2374348">Escape from NY</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/kevinco">Kevin Co</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.<br /><br />I started this blog a year ago. It's been really great to have a place to publish my own work and get constant feedback. I make a lot of media - and putting them all together in one place has been personally and professionally a pleasure. Kudos to Vimeo, Blogger and all 1181 readers like you! I have a special request for this next year, honorable reader: leave comments!<br /><br />I'd like to share this personal film with all of you. I made this out of scraps from my film bin. Different scenes from different road trips re-mixed together with scotch tape. I have boxes of these kinds of films waiting for a niche... got one?Kevin Cohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06318061436251005159noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4428881785918999268.post-76965557896561375602008-10-27T06:12:00.011-08:002008-11-28T16:19:37.928-09:00Creative Marketing with the Renewable Resources Coalition<object height="300" width="400"> <param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"> <param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"> <param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=2080145&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1"> <embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=2080145&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" height="300" width="400"></embed></object><a href="http://vimeo.com/2080145?pg=embed&sec=2080145">Mobile Ad Truck Documentation</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user473596?pg=embed&sec=2080145">Kevin Co</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/?pg=embed&sec=2080145">Vimeo</a>.<br /><br /><object height="300" width="400"> <param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"></object>I got a call from the Renewable Resources Coalition to do some creative marketing. The goal was to deliver positive images of Bristol Bay to the attendees of this year's Alaskan Federation for Native's conference. We decided that this would be a great time to use non-traditional media, so I called up the folks at Mobile Ad Alaska to see if we could rent out their truck. What we ended up with can best be described as a mobile 10 sided billboard that could be moved around to target different flows of people throughout the event. Of course, the best place of all to park the billboard was the entrance to AFN. I'm still pulling together numbers of attendees, but the feedback so far has been very positive.<br /><br /><object width="400" height="300"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=2080273&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00adef&fullscreen=1"><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=2080273&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00adef&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="300"></embed></object><br /><a href="http://vimeo.com/2080273">Mobile Ad Truck 4 Sides</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/kevinco">Kevin Co</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.Kevin Cohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06318061436251005159noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4428881785918999268.post-42399322319361041832008-09-02T16:25:00.005-08:002008-09-03T00:13:53.790-08:00Long-form<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8RlvMOBgj3494aXi6_bqrax_A3P5q4c-g8qZ6Ze6Lz6KOnZqL46J2cmqo_KJs991FlCD50neygmMfjZRFYIoi4vPBQ4H2Z0gmUqBW-jwTwN-2S9Prc9CODF5GU6okxFQNvfbkMZBuX9Q/s1600-h/P1020156.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8RlvMOBgj3494aXi6_bqrax_A3P5q4c-g8qZ6Ze6Lz6KOnZqL46J2cmqo_KJs991FlCD50neygmMfjZRFYIoi4vPBQ4H2Z0gmUqBW-jwTwN-2S9Prc9CODF5GU6okxFQNvfbkMZBuX9Q/s400/P1020156.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241584851056776562" border="0" /></a><br />Things at FMA have been pretty busy as of late! 2 big projects have kept me pretty busy.<br /><br />1) New baby. She's very cute, very little, and needs a lot of attention (as well as Momma-Bear and big-boy Spencer).<br /><br />2) I've been editing for Alaska Outdoors Television. It's been a blast editing long-form (half hour episodes) video for HD Broadcast. Our broadcast date on the regional Fox is just around the corner, so I'm swamped.<br /><br />Keep checking back. I can't wait to show off some of the cool stuff I've been working on lately.Kevin Cohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06318061436251005159noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4428881785918999268.post-76307277960307948942008-07-19T21:32:00.004-08:002008-07-22T00:57:04.939-08:00River Reactions<object height="300" width="400"> <param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"> <param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"> <param name="movie" value="http://www.vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=1372796&server=www.vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1"> <embed src="http://www.vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=1372796&server=www.vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" height="300" width="400"></embed></object><br /><a href="http://www.vimeo.com/1372796?pg=embed&sec=1372796">River Reactions</a> from <a href="http://www.vimeo.com/user473596?pg=embed&sec=1372796">Kevin Co</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/?pg=embed&sec=1372796">Vimeo</a>.<br /><br />Here is a video I recently did a finish edit for the <a href="http://www.blogger.com/yritwc.org">Yukon River Inter-Tribal Watershed Council</a>. This was a fun gig to work on. Rough chunks of the video had already been assembled, and I was asked at the last moment (just over 24 hours!) to come in and tie everything together with editing, graphics, music, and additional testimony. This is not an optimal way to get quality work done, but I always welcome a creative challenge and a good cause. Kudos to Multinesia Productions and Monty Worthington for giving me solid material to work with.<br /><br />If you or your organization is having a multi-media emergency (like an imminent grant deadline), give us a call.<br /><br />Here is the synopsis for the video: The Yukon River has been the lifeline of the First Nations and Tribes of Alaska's interior for thousands of years. In 2005, Toshiba offered the Native Village of Galena an experimental nuclear reactor for "free". In this video, we hear reactions of the tribes of the Yukon River to the proposed nuclear reactor.Kevin Cohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06318061436251005159noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4428881785918999268.post-76491972765838051602008-07-04T23:12:00.006-08:002008-07-04T23:28:20.521-08:00Hoop Convergence 2008<object height="300" width="400"> <param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"> <param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"> <param name="movie" value="http://www.vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=1054818&server=www.vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1"> <embed src="http://www.vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=1054818&server=www.vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" height="300" width="400"></embed></object><br /><a href="http://www.vimeo.com/1054818?pg=embed&sec=1054818">2008 Hoop Convergence HD</a> from <a href="http://www.vimeo.com/groovehoops?pg=embed&sec=1054818">Groovehoops</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/?pg=embed&sec=1054818">Vimeo</a>.<br /><br />What happens when you get 50 of America's best hula-hoopers together for a week to share tricks, strategies and moves? The world's fist international <a href="http://www.hoopconvergence.com/">Hoop Convergence</a>! Here's a short video that I shot and produced for the event. It was a blast to capture so many wonderful performances on tape, and then interview everyone in beautiful North Carolina. I especially enjoyed have a collaborator in the project -- Stephan over at <a href="http://www.groovehoops.com/">Groovehoops</a> in NYC did the post-production work. That's the way it ought to be. I'm honored to have been able to work and play with so many great people. Enjoy!Kevin Cohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06318061436251005159noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4428881785918999268.post-27366727558826347272008-06-24T21:10:00.002-08:002008-06-24T21:14:26.152-08:00Bidarki: Where Science and Spirit Meet<object height="300" width="400"> <param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"> <param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"> <param name="movie" value="http://www.vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=1228591&server=www.vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1"> <embed src="http://www.vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=1228591&server=www.vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" height="300" width="400"></embed></object><br /><a href="http://www.vimeo.com/1228591?pg=embed&sec=1228591">Bidarki: Where Science and Spirit Meet</a> from <a href="http://www.vimeo.com/user473596?pg=embed&sec=1228591">Kevin Co</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/?pg=embed&sec=1228591">Vimeo</a>.<br /><br />Subsistence. What does that word mean to you? To many Alaskans, subsistence is a way of life: living off the land and the ocean. There's a saying here that "When the tide is out, the table is set." Take a stroll at low tide and you will encounter a life clinging to every available surface. Rainbows of snails. Carpets of mussels. Forests of kelp.<br /><br />This is a video about Bidarkis, An invertebrate critter that is important for both native culture and modern science.<br /><br />I edited for an upcoming exhibit at the Pratt Museum along with Wendy Erd, another local filmmaker.Kevin Cohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06318061436251005159noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4428881785918999268.post-12220731321821829702008-06-17T23:31:00.001-08:002008-06-17T23:32:15.514-08:00Film Diary: Istanbul<object height="300" width="400"> <param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"> <param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"> <param name="movie" value="http://www.vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=1191201&server=www.vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1"> <embed src="http://www.vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=1191201&server=www.vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" height="300" width="400"></embed></object><br /><a href="http://www.vimeo.com/1191201?pg=embed&sec=1191201">Film Diary: Istanbul</a> from <a href="http://www.vimeo.com/user473596?pg=embed&sec=1191201">Kevin Co</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/?pg=embed&sec=1191201">Vimeo</a>.<br /><br />Back in the day, right at the dawn of Final Cut Pro, miniDV and firewire, I went to art school. We learned how to make lots of different types of things on lots of different types of media. Posters, magazines, newspapers, cookie packages, drawings, paintings, plaster, photo, silkscreen, videos, films... one of my big loves was film diaries. Like a big dork, I carried my super8 camera with me everywhere. This is one of my favorite pieces of work from that period, a super8 film diary of a trip to Turkey. This is a synchronized dual-projection film. Good times.Kevin Cohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06318061436251005159noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4428881785918999268.post-56350068983180725652008-05-28T13:04:00.003-08:002008-05-28T13:07:35.763-08:00Eyes Wide Open<object width="400" height="300"> <param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /> <param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /> <param name="movie" value="http://www.vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=1080503&server=www.vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1" /> <embed src="http://www.vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=1080503&server=www.vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="300"></embed></object><br /><a href="http://www.vimeo.com/1080503?pg=embed&sec=1080503">Eyes Wide Open</a> from <a href="http://www.vimeo.com/user473596?pg=embed&sec=1080503">Kevin Co</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com?pg=embed&sec=1080503">Vimeo</a>.<br /><br />Here's a video I made for Memorial Day Weekend, at the request of a few non-profits in town. It's been a while since I've done a war video... a long while. it was a powerful event. Thanks to Anne Nixon who coordinated all the artists, and thanks to all the volunteers who put their time into the project. Here's the video synopsis:<br /><br />A group of artists gathered on Memorial Day Weekend in Homer Alaska to remember Alaskan soldiers who had fallen during the Iraq War. 108 pairs of combat boots to symbolize our Alaskan troops and 400 pairs of shoes and sandals to represent the Iraqi civilians deaths. Here is a short video interview with Charlie Gibson, one of the volunteers who participated in the event.Kevin Cohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06318061436251005159noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4428881785918999268.post-6269762448951555952008-05-27T12:32:00.003-08:002008-05-31T16:15:29.340-08:00Chiswell Ridge in HD!<object width="400" height="300"> <param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /> <param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /> <param name="movie" value="http://www.vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=1074604&server=www.vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1" /> <embed src="http://www.vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=1074604&server=www.vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="300"></embed></object><br /><a href="http://www.vimeo.com/1074604?pg=embed&sec=1074604">Welcome to the Chiswell Ridge</a> from <a href="http://www.vimeo.com/user473596?pg=embed&sec=1074604">Kevin Co</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com?pg=embed&sec=1074604">Vimeo</a>.<br /><br />OK. So we've seen this before... but have you seen it before on HD? I thought not! I have recently begun an affair with Vimeo. Benefits over Youtube and Google Video are being able to show your films in HD and 500MB max filesizes. All the others limit you to 100MB per file. Plus, these videos just look better.Kevin Cohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06318061436251005159noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4428881785918999268.post-48491769170695708382008-05-19T14:05:00.005-08:002008-05-19T20:00:52.830-08:00Group Worksample for Alaska Statehood Grant<object width="400" height="300"> <param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /> <param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /> <param name="movie" value="http://www.vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=1037308&server=www.vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1" /> <embed src="http://www.vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=1037308&server=www.vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="300"></embed></object><br /><a href="http://www.vimeo.com/1037308?pg=embed&sec=1037308">FMA Group Worksample</a> from <a href="http://www.vimeo.com/user473596?pg=embed&sec=1037308">Kevin Co</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com?pg=embed&sec=1037308">Vimeo</a>.<br /><br />This is a group worksample that we submitted with a recent grant. The first piece is a excerpt from a video that was edited by Miriam Elizondo and shot with Kevin Co. Second piece is some animation work by David Nicholson, and third piece is a excerpt from Kevin's upcoming film about Bristol Bay that he shot and edited. <br /><br />The project we've proposed is a historical documentary of Bristol Bay, exploring pre-statehood to the present. The film will be told through the personal stories and images of Violet Wilson, an Aleut Elder who has been fishing the Bay for 51 years with her family. Keep your collective fingers crossed.<br /><br />I've also started to use Vimeo as our online broadcaster. I think you'll agree that the videos look much better.Kevin Cohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06318061436251005159noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4428881785918999268.post-52851696624670222642008-04-28T00:06:00.005-08:002008-04-29T02:44:12.125-08:00HoopCon 2008<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjka2p8uaja2_Vsgnce6-YGM91BK9ZmnivbMX_hQLhxwUbPpP1yDy3jWjyQKpvrKFJWxdkmMOESPHXezHUd-DHLvfPR1bShRVcs9lyT-1nqxrqKrmy8zHdun7-oEAnhDPS61YKkYlkM0J0/s1600-h/P1020925.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjka2p8uaja2_Vsgnce6-YGM91BK9ZmnivbMX_hQLhxwUbPpP1yDy3jWjyQKpvrKFJWxdkmMOESPHXezHUd-DHLvfPR1bShRVcs9lyT-1nqxrqKrmy8zHdun7-oEAnhDPS61YKkYlkM0J0/s400/P1020925.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5194204849835760370" border="0" /></a><br />We've been in North Carolina for the past few weeks at the first ever <a href="http://hoopconvergence.com/">Hoop Convergence</a>. Try to imagine 7o of some of the best hoopers in North America coming together. It was an amazing experience, and I feel grateful for the opportunity to witness such a powerful moment in hooping history. We shot loads of video which will shortly be edited by Stefan @ <a href="http://www.blogger.com/groovehoops.com">GrooveHoops</a>. Thanks to everyone who shared their stories, time and energy!Kevin Cohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06318061436251005159noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4428881785918999268.post-15999241294173176042008-03-28T14:08:00.008-08:002008-06-04T02:23:18.040-08:00Archive Film: Nothing is Better, Nothing is Best<div><br /><object width="400" height="300"> <param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"> <param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"> <param name="movie" value="http://www.vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=1116409&server=www.vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1"> <embed src="http://www.vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=1116409&server=www.vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="300"></embed></object><br /><a href="http://www.vimeo.com/1116409?pg=embed&sec=1116409">Nothing is Better, Nothing is Best</a> from <a href="http://www.vimeo.com/user473596?pg=embed&sec=1116409">Kevin Co</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/?pg=embed&sec=1116409">Vimeo</a>.<br /></div><div><br /></div>We love 24 hour film fesivals. Here is a film that we produced for the 2006 DramaSlam. The theme of the film was drawn out of a hat: "Nothing is better, nothing is best". Here was our documentary interpretation of that concept, illustrated by these 3 wonderful young men that we met on the road to Homer.<br />Enjoy.Kevin Cohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06318061436251005159noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4428881785918999268.post-76557187272970842582008-03-23T13:17:00.005-08:002008-03-26T05:01:03.364-08:00Editing in the Studio<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfmIsdBH34lWb9lZsxevnYrpijwDTDn42rn8q5peAz32sJj_MUxnfhlvKuDyFLX6Rr2nQcB1tmU-fG-PaEJd5a8rsH4OSA9AgishIVN4vZsfx6BKeF0cvYnf-9iULGTWtDW2mXF1Nc24o/s1600-h/P1020664.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfmIsdBH34lWb9lZsxevnYrpijwDTDn42rn8q5peAz32sJj_MUxnfhlvKuDyFLX6Rr2nQcB1tmU-fG-PaEJd5a8rsH4OSA9AgishIVN4vZsfx6BKeF0cvYnf-9iULGTWtDW2mXF1Nc24o/s400/P1020664.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5181049630517511234" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>This past weekend we offered up our editing studio to the Homer Film Society for this year's DramaSlam. The mission was to create a film in 24 hours. It was great fun to have the building full of filmmakers, and to max out our editing bays with creative energy. Other groups in Homer's drama community labored to create 4 other original plays in the same period. Keep on checking back as we upload our videos! </div><div><br /></div>Kevin Cohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06318061436251005159noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4428881785918999268.post-47433888286034630232008-02-28T22:29:00.008-09:002008-02-28T22:48:40.854-09:00Disaster strikes!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1r_A2hxBAAVSWrcruiXybEu4wP6TXF5rWCM60C2Iv3d8PLjCgO5BHr_fsS-n-RvI4KiPKUCOCIVcJOWu0FkBPqV7lmkzDhny_LTt6fmW_AEtulLLXvvqSddIok0bUK90J0nxayqFzsbg/s1600-h/osxcrash.gif"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1r_A2hxBAAVSWrcruiXybEu4wP6TXF5rWCM60C2Iv3d8PLjCgO5BHr_fsS-n-RvI4KiPKUCOCIVcJOWu0FkBPqV7lmkzDhny_LTt6fmW_AEtulLLXvvqSddIok0bUK90J0nxayqFzsbg/s400/osxcrash.gif" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5172301237199377394" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>It's been a long time since an update, but we have a good excuse. This is a picture of Apple's version of the "blue screen of death". Yes, Macs do melt down. </div><div><br /></div><div>In this instance my main system hard-drive on my video editing computer physically ground to a halt. The fine folks at <a href="http://macservice.com/">Mac Service</a> did a fine job at replacing the unit, although the data was a total loss. Fortunately I my back-up regimen saved my project media files (still working on Invasive Species videos) and parts of my operating system and applications. Despite the back-ups, it's still going to take a few days to get everything back in working condition. Deadlines? What deadlines?</div><div><br /></div><div>Lesson: back everything up! Keep clones of system drives ready to go, as well as media drives. </div><div><br /></div><div>Geek out over, crisis over. </div>Kevin Cohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06318061436251005159noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4428881785918999268.post-11513945640781885692008-02-11T14:59:00.000-09:002008-02-11T16:42:47.989-09:00Archive Film: Roosevelt Island<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzWa-hywixN6FfbWp40cfWW6gw4jiLQ5G8d7oOatMoopM1PkDfY4Tck4OZP5iKv-NojewtmyrDKOW_Q_mWFqQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /><br />Roosevelt Island is one of the hidden gems of New York City. It's a small island nestled between Queens and Manhattan and can only be reached by an aerial Tram that parallels the Queensboro Bridge. Mystery surrounds it. Half of the island is sealed off from the public -- the ruins of a derelict psychiatric colony from the turn of the century. This film isn't about that though -- it's about my love affair with it's Tram.<br /><br />I used to spend lots of time in New York wandering around with an old film camera. I'm happy to be able to give them new life here on the internet. This is from my personal archive, enjoy!<br /><br />In current news I'm finishing up another project for the Alaska Department of Fish and Game for their Invasive Species program. It's been an interesting process -- most of the work was done in the research phase where I gathered all my source images from a variety of research groups in the lower 48. It took a long time. For example, can you tell me where to get underwater images of a New Zealand Mud Snail? What about an escaped farmed Atlantic Salmon?<br /><br />I thought so.Kevin Cohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06318061436251005159noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4428881785918999268.post-47425433915116381392008-01-30T00:22:00.001-09:002008-01-31T21:30:56.457-09:00Homer to Amsterdam<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjstXfBK38acy_gXELhaB0TEYbOrsky5p8O2VCTiURajE_6Qg_LdMIro8UEVgHqAsbTrsRn1bw1Grt_A84CBXarFTrLWXcBKeb0oBx-TxHioqZMXrYfzqfsZsVuJYA3WV84iU2kJvIOAeY/s1600-h/_MG_8091_1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjstXfBK38acy_gXELhaB0TEYbOrsky5p8O2VCTiURajE_6Qg_LdMIro8UEVgHqAsbTrsRn1bw1Grt_A84CBXarFTrLWXcBKeb0oBx-TxHioqZMXrYfzqfsZsVuJYA3WV84iU2kJvIOAeY/s400/_MG_8091_1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5161895440898908850" border="0" /></a><br />I was recently given the opportunity to voice a piece/performance for artist/filmmaker <a href="http://www.whitechapel.org/content.php?page_id=3349">Pablo Pijnappel</a> in Amsterdam's lovely <a href="http://www.rijksakademie.nl/"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Rijksacademie</span></a>. It was awesome to reunite with old friends in old Amsterdam and be a part of the art world again. 8 years ago, Pablo and I studied Media Arts together in Amsterdam at the <a href="http://www.gerritrietveldacademie.nl/">Gerrit Rietveld Academie of Art & Design</a>.<br /><br />The show was a photography installation of Pablo's images of Homer. It was surreal for my family to travel half way across the world only to be suddenly immersed in Homer all over again. Taken in a European context, Homer Alaska is totally alien -- beyond the end of the road for sure. I voiced a wonderful story that he had written, and then performed live readings of the story for the start of the <a href="http://www.openateliers.info/">open studios</a> (of which another 50 artists were having concurrent gallery shows).<br /><br />I heard a rumor that 10,000 people from all over Europe converge at the Rijksacademie over a period of 3 days for the open studios.Kevin Cohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06318061436251005159noreply@blogger.com0