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.
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
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
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
"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
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
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
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
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)
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
Label - Verve & Impulse! Records
Producer - Steve Gottlieb
Director/Editor - Alan Capriles
Director of Photography - Blaine Dunkley
(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
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
Director - Brett Haley
DP - Blaine Dunkley