In his new documentary feature, brief encounters, ben shapiro introduces photographer gregory crewdson. Brief encounters is a documentary film directed, produced, and shot by ben shapiro. Brief encounters dvd, 20 at the best online prices at ebay. Brief encounters premiered at south by southwest, and opened at film forum in new york on october 31, 2012, and on november 16 2012 at the film society of lincoln center, then into limited theatrical release. It premiered march 10, 2012 at the south by southwest. Brief encounters chronicles the work of acclaimed brooklynborn photographer. Gregory crewdson describes his whole process more than once in gregory crewdson. Brief encounters beautifully bares the artists processand its as. The film does a great job of weaving onset footage of lighting, posing, and directing, with moments from crewdsons interviews and personal history. An acclaimed photographer with the eye of a filmmaker, gregory crewdson.
Brief encounters beautifully bares the artists processand its as mesmerizing and riveting as the images themselves. For gregory crewdson, whose painstakingly constructed images seem to yearn for some impossible human connection, melancholy is integral to his vision. This doc is a quiet view into gregory crewdsons 8year photography project, beneath the roses. Professional photographer gregory crewdson travels to lesserknown corners of the united states in order to take pictures, revealing his creative process while doing so. I have finally gotten a chance to see it and wanted to make sure as many of you as possible did, too. The work of photographer gregory crewdson doesnt look like your typical moments captured in time. A fascinating profile of gregory crewdson, whose riveting photographs are elaborately staged, elegant narratives compressed into a single, largescale image, set in small towns or meticulously.
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A closeup portrait of the acclaimed photographer, filmed with unprecedented access over a decade as he creates his stunning images. Marthe cohn was a french jewish spy who went behind german enemy lines during world war ii. Brief encounters beautifully bares the artists process. Brief encounters, ben shapiros engaging, astute documentary about the photographer. Brief encounters, a documentary directed, filmed, and produced by ben shapiro, chronicles the artists career, focusing on an extended body of work called beneath the.
An acclaimed photographer with the eye of a filmmaker, gregory crewdson has created some. Nous offrons des informations sur gregory crewdson. Gregory crewdson is quite unusual photographer who creates haunting large color stills of life in smalltown america which have all the detail and possible narrative of a feature film but which are just single frame images. Brief encounters 2012 not rated documentary, biography, drama. Gregory crewdsons elaborately presented production stills are just as gripping as his finished fi. Brief encounters with real life from a scenesetting photographer emma miller looks at a new documentary about gregory crewdson, whose photographs are created with the care taken by a. Brief encounters, filmmaker ben shapiro gives us flyonthewall access over a 10year period to an acclaimed artist as he envisions, designs and executes his surreal commentary on smalltown american life in the form of an epic photo installation, beneath the roses. Crewdson from 20059the photographs have a theatrical resonance that mr. His meticulously composed, largescale images are stunning narratives of smalltown american lifemoviescapes crystallized into a single frame, staged with crews that rival feature film productions, shot over a decade with unprecedented access, gregory crewdson. Brief encounters with real life from a scenesetting. But in the excellent new documentary gregory crewdson. Ben shapiro gets intimate access to photographer gregory crewdsons artistic. Gregory crewdson is an american photographer best known for staging cinematic scenes of suburbia to dramatic effect.
Brief encounters is available worldwide for screening in theaters, museums, galleries, and for sale to colleges and schools. Brief encounters reveals the artists processand its as riveting as his images. Find an indepth biography, exhibitions, original artworks for sale, the latest news, and sold auction prices. Brief encounters beautifully bares the artists process and its as. Gregory crewdson brief encounters a film by ben shapiro.
Shapiro walks us through the photographic process and reveals, step by step, the meticulous orchestration behind each of crewdsons frozen moments. Gregory crewdson brief encounters 2012 part 1 of 12 full movie. It premiered march 10, 2012 at the south by southwest film festival and is distributed by zeitgeist films. Starring gregory crewdson, richard sands, and carl sprague. Behind the figures are photos of us photographer gregory crewdson.
Review of brief encounters, gregory crewdson documentary. With his filmmakerlike sense of visual composition, crewdson has created some of the most striking and gorgeously haunting pictures of the past two decades. An acclaimed photographer with the eye of a filmmaker, gregory crewdson has created some of the most. Gregory crewdson s riveting photographs are elaborately staged, elegant narratives compressed into a single, albeit largescale image, many of them taken at twilight, set in small towns of western. Brief encounters 2012 starring gregory crewdson and rick moody on dvd and bluray. His meticulously composed, largescale images are stunning.
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