“KALVIN.” by Keaton Greene
Beyond the Short Official Premiere
‘KALVIN.’ is a short, intimate portrait of budding musician Kalvin Beal (‘Pardyalone’) exploring the importance of / his personal struggles with mental health, a topic that isn’t typically discussed in the BIPOC community.
FROM THE DIRECTOR
'“Given the sensitive nature of the storyline, I decided to shoot the project on film (a combination of 35mm and 16mm) as I thought it would be the best way to enhance the visual authenticity of the piece.
Shooting on film comes with a number of constraints and made various shots more challenging to capture, particularly the skating sequences on 35mm. Thankfully, DP Cleon Arrey has a skating background, allowing him to handle the 30lb, awkward Arriflex 35-3 while riding. Additionally, it was imperative that Pardyalone and his team had trust in us as a crew given they weren’t able to see any playback of what we shot during our single shoot day.”
-Keaton Greene
Credits
Starring// Pardyalone/ @pardyalone
Director/Edit/16mm// Keaton Greene/ @keatongreene_
Production Co// mere studios/ @merestudios
DP// Cleon Arrey/ @cleonarrey
Gaffer// Ruben Plascencia/ @e30rp
Sound Mixer// Acari Kinerman/ @acari.io
Color Grade// Avery Niles/ @avery_niles
Develop & Scan// FotoKem/ @fotokem_la
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