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Blaine Dunkley

Blaine Dunkley - Director of Photography

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Music Video Reel

Music videos and live sessions shot for Hozier, Misterwives, Elle King, Winona Oak, JS Ondara, and Banners, whose "Got It In You (Acoustic)" has passed 31 million views. Label and platform credits include VEVO, BBC, Columbia Records, Island, and Verve.

Banners - "Got It In You"

I Had the pleasure of creating a performance video for this incredible song by Liverpool's BANNERS, now past 31 million views on YouTube. Getting to control so many aspects of a project has been a terrifying, challenging dream of mine for a long time. Every stage is a new endeavor, an opportunity to express, make mistakes, embrace imperfection, and be surprised by what the piece itself wants to be.

Director, Editor, DP & Colorist: Blaine Dunkley
Producer: Steve Gottlieb (Content Video / Videostatic)
Steadicam: Victor Lazaro
1st AC: Vincent Weiler
Gaffer: David McCabe Jr.
Grip: Danny Green
Swing: Jeff Bell
Genny Op: Chad Servidio
Key Makeup: BrittanyRose LaFemina
PA: Misha Macnie

Lighting & Grip: Double Down · Camera: TCS
Filmed at The Art Factory, Paterson, NJ — July 2018

half*alive - "Breakfast"

Directed by Elliott Sellers & Josh Taylor

Director of Photography: Blaine Dunkley

Produced by Bear Punch

Edited by Elliott Sellers

Choreography by JA Collective

Written by: half•alive, JA Collective, Elliot

Producer: Judy Craig

Executive Producer: Mark Golembeski

VFX: Tom Coben

Production Coordinator: Richard Theisen

1st AC: Sara Garth

Drone Operator: Ryan Aylsworth

Production Designer: Aurelie Taillefer

Set Dresser: Benjamin Voutour

Catering: Meredith Adelaide

Set PA: Sam Lasko

Costumes: Maddie Turner

MisterWives — "3 Small Words" Music Video

A music video for MisterWives' "3 Small Words," filmed at Stems in Brooklyn, a park in Astoria, and a private brownstone.

Mandy and Matty and I first met in Washington Square Park to talk the project through, and ended up scouting the park sequence while we were there. They came in with a wealth of ideas, and Mandy had been working hard on the choreography with James Koroni and Tracey Katof.

The opening was built as a Little Shop of Horrors homage, wonder with a little unease underneath it, before the whole thing breaks open into song and dance once she realizes the flower monster is harmless. My team kept the light saturated and colorful while moving fast. I shot it on the same Fujinon zoom with pantyhose behind the lens that I'd found on the Hozier video. On the second day I went out alone with the camera to shoot the outdoor dream and love sequences with them.

Directors: Mandy Lee & Matty Vogel
Director of Photography / Colorist: Blaine Dunkley
Video Commissioner: Mandee Mallonee
Flower Monster: James Koroni
Choreography: James Koroni & Tracey Katof
Art Direction: Marlena Pavich & Mandy Lee

Executive Producer: Steve Gottlieb
Line Producer: Jessica Burgess
1st AD: Cecilia Delgado
AC: Carrie Stalk
Gaffer: Ariel Nehorayoff
Key Grip: Rome Peterson
Swing: Grace Giffune
PAs: West Lenz, Morgan Maxwell

Band: Etienne Bowler, Will Hehir, Marc Campbell, Jesse Blum, Michael Murphy
Management: Jared Glick

Filmed at Stems, Brooklyn, NY

JS Ondara - "SST Sessions"

"Even in a studio session, 'Torch Song' retain[s] all its wondrously beautiful melancholy." — Maxamillion Polo, OnesToWatch

Four live performance videos from J.S. Ondara's visit to SST Studios in Weehawken, New Jersey, released by Verve ahead of his Grammy-nominated debut album, Tales of America: "American Dream," "Lebanon," "Saying Goodbye," and "Torch Song." We shot all four in a single day, a real accomplishment that came down to a tight crew, with gaffer Dave McCabe also stepping in on camera alongside Riley Nightingale.

Artist: J.S. Ondara
Label: Verve Music Group
Producer: Steve Gottlieb (Videostatic)
Director, Cinematographer & Editor: Blaine Dunkley
Line Producer: Dan Nastro
Live Audio: Billy Perez (SST Studios)
Gaffer & Camera Operator: David McCabe Jr.
B Camera Operator: Riley Nightingale
Key Grip: Brad Burke
1st AC: Brian Morgan
Makeup: BrittanyRose LaFemina
Set PA: Steve Carter

Winona Oak - "With Myself"

Director - Julian Gillström

DP - Blaine Dunkley

Executive Producer - Steve Gottlieb

Producer - Jess Burgess

Editor - Steven Salgado

AD - Carlota Gil

Art Director - Heather Yancey

HMU - Tanya Karkova

Stylist - Michael Rosenberg

Stylist - Olivia Perdoch

En Pointe

Drew Dollaz is a pioneer of flexing, a Brooklyn-based genre of street dance also referred to as bone breaking, which is characterized by rhythmic contortionist movements. A self-taught dancer, Dollaz’ signature work blends flexing with other genres of movement, including ballet, to create a transcendent hybrid of movement artistry.

From Blaine: “Erica visited NYC last year when I had just purchased my camera and wanted to do some tests. She had been wanting to make a video featuring Drew for quite some time and suggested this location at Coney Island. Unfortunately, the forecast predicted rain on the one day we had time to shoot. Instead of letting my fears -of ruining my new camera system- get the best of me, we decided to lean into it and embrace the added free production value, strapping plastic bags to my handles, viewfinder, and mattebox. I couldn’t be happier with the results. “

Performer @drewdollaz
Director @missericaeng
DP @blaineframez
AC @knoxnoox
Editor @matt_tolkin
Colorist @asafoxcolorist
Special Thanks to Diane Valera and @mill_la @millchannel

Elle King - "Another You"

Label - RCA Records

Director/DP/Editor - Blaine Dunkley

Producer - Jessica Burgess

EP - Steve Gottlieb/Content Video

Color/Post/Management Creative Magic: Corey Bost

Camera Op - Michael Paul Parrella

1st AC - Carrie Stalk

Production Sound - Billy Perez

Gaffer - David McCabe

Key Grip - Danny Green

PA - West Lenz

Hozier — "Almost (Sweet Music)" Lyric Video

A lyric video for Hozier's "Almost (Sweet Music)," commissioned by Columbia Records and shot on a freezing Manhattan rooftop.

The concept was an homage to Bob Dylan's "Subterranean Homesick Blues," the cue-card sequence that opens D.A. Pennebaker's Dont Look Back and is widely considered one of the first modern music promos. We wanted it loose and spontaneous, as if you'd stumbled on Hozier up there. Huge thanks to the foggy weather, the zoom lens, and the pantyhose stretched behind the lens for the aesthetic.

PS: Andrew is one of the sweetest and kindest artists I've ever worked with. I wish nothing but the biggest success for this talent.

Director/Editor: Kevin Slack
DP + Colorist: Blaine Dunkley
1st AC: Kirk Nakamura
PA: Misha Macnie
Production Company/Producer: Content Video + Steve Gottlieb
Columbia Records Commissioner: Jill Kaplan (with help from Alexa Zeliger)

Kid Sister - "Long Way Back"

A music video for Kid Sister's "Long Way Back," directed by Sonya Goddy. The project shot across multiple cities; I came on for additional photography and shot the New York sections with my team alongside Sonya and Melisa.

Directed by: Sonya Goddy
Cinematography: J. Wakayama Carey
Additional Photography: Blaine Dunkley
Lighting: J. Wakayama Carey & Adam Uyemura
Editor: Orlando Torres
Produced and Art Directed by: Sonya Goddy & Melisa Young
Production Coordinators: Aisha Yousaf & James Jovanovich
Executive Producers: James Carthay Day, Lyle Hodges & Daniel Krizek

Featuring: Mattin Aframian, Christine Kivi, Rachel Kivi, Daniel Krizek & Angel Lopez-Martinez

New York crew: David McCabe Jr. (gaffer), Riley Nightingale, Sean Velez, Temisanren Okotieuro
NYC location: Ludlow Street, New York, NY

John Coltrane - "The Lost Album" Release Film

Label - Verve & Impulse! Records

Producer - Steve Gottlieb

Director/Editor - Alan Capriles

Director of Photography - Blaine Dunkley

(REV)olution

(R) Evolution is a short film manifest, a message from the feminine principle, a call for global detox and healing within ourselves.

Written, Directed, Edited, Choreographed by ODNA
Co-director, Director of Photography, Color correction, Editor: Blaine Dunkley

VEVO: Missio "I See You"

The guys of MISSIO aren’t afraid to wear their hearts on their sleeves. With the release of ‘The Darker The Weather // The Better The Man,’ the duo is ready to take their sound to the next level, exploring themes related to regret and redemption. Here, in this intimate performance of “I See You” captured by Vevo, Matthew Brue and David Butler invite you to join them to share all the feels.

Executive Producer: Micah Bickham

Director: Blaine Dunkley

Senior Producers: Kyle Goldberg, Maura Scully

Director Of Photography: Blaine Dunkley

Producer: Maddy Schmidt

Editor: Kevin Rose

Talent Booking: Annie Shapiro, Samantha Mackoff

Dev09 - "You Made Me"

Director - Brett Haley

DP - Blaine Dunkley

Music Video Reel

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Banners - "Got It In You"

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half*alive - "Breakfast"

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half·alive - BREAKFAST (Official Video)

MisterWives — "3 Small Words" Music Video

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MisterWives - 3 small words (Official Video)

JS Ondara - "SST Sessions"

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Winona Oak - "With Myself"

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Winona Oak - With Myself

En Pointe

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Elle King - "Another You"

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Hozier — "Almost (Sweet Music)" Lyric Video

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Kid Sister - "Long Way Back"

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Kid Sister - Long Way Back (Official Video)

John Coltrane - "The Lost Album" Release Film

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John Coltrane - "The Lost Album" Release Film

(REV)olution

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VEVO: Missio "I See You"

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Dev09 - "You Made Me"

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