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FILM REEL
PROJECT: UNIMPRESSED MUSIC VIDEO x BUDDAFLY BLANCA
ROLE: DIRECTOR, PRODUCER CINEMATOGRAPHY, EDITOR
CREATIVE ASSISTANT/ 1ST ASSISTANT DIRECTOR: DAKOTA LEE WATSON
CONCEPT: 1920s JESSICA RABBIT STORYTELLING.
WE WANTED TO CREATE SOMETHING THAT FELT CONNECTED TO VANITY, SELF LOVE, SELF OBSESSION AND TETHERING ON THE REALMS OF EGOIC EXPRESSION, THE ONLY SELF LOVE THAT COULD BE PRODUCED FROM UNINHABITED RAGE, WE WANTED THE APERTURE, CINEMATOGRAPHY, AND SEQUENCE PACING TO FEEL LIKE SOMEONES NIGHT VISION/DARK FANTASY/DARK CAM, WITH THE MAIN STORY BEING A DEDICATION TO THE DARK AND OFTEN SUPPRESSED FEMININE WRATH AND RAGE. (VARIOUS SEQUENCES WITH THE MANNEQUIN BURNING IS A REFERENCE TO HOW ONE SIDED RELATIONSHIPS CAN LEAVE PEOPLE FEELNG INSIDE. DEEP REFERENCE TO LADY IN RED DARK HORROR FANTASY MEETS WOMEN'S EXPRESSION AND INNER RAGE, OFTEN EXPLORED THROUGH LOVE, DESIRE, HEARTBREAK AND RELATIONSHIPS
PROJECT: SUICIDE PREVENTION WEEK
CONCEPT: AS WE ENTER INTO SUICIDE PREVENTION WEEK, I WANTED TO CREATE A SHORT TYPE FORWARD AWARENESS AD THAT SPOKE TO THE IMPORTANCE OF MENTAL HEALTH IN CREATIVE SPACES. IN AWARENESS AD'S LESS IS MORE. PRIORITIZED TYPOGRAPHY AND STRUCTURE DESIGN FOR AWARENESS USE
DIRECTOR AND TYPOGRAPHY: BRANDON PHILLIPS
TEAM:
WRITTEN AND DEVELOPED BY: NAIYIMA SEVERE
DIRECTED/ PRODUCED/CINEMATOGRAPHY BY:
BRANDON PHILLIPS FOR COSMICCWORLD.COM PRODUCTIONS - 2023
PRODUCTION ASSISTANT: KIANA ANDINO
PROJECT:
Short form monologue video exploring black women's expression/ opening the discussion of the systematic and societal stance of black women, specifically within the black community.
shania bts shoot
cinematography and directed
2023

concept behind this bts was early 80's/90's camcorder campaign structure. old school Tommy hill figure campaigns, play on various hues and color contrast.
2017 - 2021 SOCIAL CONTENT
SONY RED MUSIC/ ATLANTIC RECORDS
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