Last year, legendary label 4AD shot this live session with their artist SpaceGhostPurrp in our Seltzer Room Studio 3. They even gave us a nice shout out in their PR materials for the piece. The artist performs “Mystikal Maze”, “Get Yah Head Bust” and “Don’t Give A Damn” off of his Mysterious Phonk album. Watch it after the jump.
We were going to keep a lid on this for a while, but since it looks like his PR machine already spilled, we’ll spill. Kanye West shot a promo for his new LP, Yeezus, right here on our Stage A! It was based on “American Psycho,” and also starred members of the extended Kardashian clan, Jonathan Cheban and Scott Disick. This information is ALL OVER THE NEWS. Click below for a few of the stories.
And this clip from something called ClevverNews:
Watch this space for more updates on this, and we’ll let you know as soon as the promo, which is expected to go viral, premieres.
Our friends in Brooklyn duo VOWS, who’ve worked with us here at Brooklyn Fire Proof several times, had their new video premier on Interview Magazine’s site. They shot portions of the video, and some promo stills in our Seltzer Room Studio 1. Watch the video after the jump.
Our amazing on-side cafe and bar, with an adjoining art gallery/performance space, Brooklyn Fire Proof East is always a great place for meals, drink, or just hanging out when working at our sound stages.
As well as getting an amazing write up for our burger in Chow.com (http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/902222) in anticipation of Bushwick Open Studios, we have an entire new menu!
Click to take a look.
In late 2011, Ra Ra Riot’s video for “Too Dramatic” was shot in our Nut Roaster Stage A. Click here to check out the video.
Clutter, which shot elements on our Nut Roaster Stage B is playing this week at the Seattle International Film Festival on June 7 and 9. Click to check out the teaser.
Starring comedy legend Carol Kane in an “ensemble comedy as an eccentric matriarch forced to clean up her act, and her obsessive hoarding, when the county health department comes calling.” Clutter also stars Natasha Lyonne, Dan Hedaya, Kathy Najimy, Joshua Leonard, and Halley Feiffer, and was directed by Diane Crespo and written by Paul Marcarelli.
Watch this space for a nationwide release date, and check it out if you’re in the Seattle area.
Check out the teaser trailer:
In late 2011, Ironclad Pictures and director Ash Christian shot elements of their feature “Franny” in our Nut Roaster Stage B. A video of actor Frances Fisher discussing her role in the film is after the jump.
(Pictured above: actor Jen Ponton in an officially release still from the film).
Although this film is still in post-production, and no official trailer has been released, check out this clip of Frances Fisher discussing the film.
In late 2011, the New York based thriller, 36 Saints, directed by Eddie Duran, shot elements in our Seltzer Room Studio 1. Click to check out the trailer.
It appears that this one is scheduled for a September, 2013 release date. Here’s some further details on the A Southern Life in Scandalous Times blog.
Watch the trailer below:
A couple of years back, the fine folks at BIC shot a great series of spots for international television and a Facebook campaign right here on our Stage A. Click for some behind the scenes photos and one of the spots.
Check out these great behind the scenes photos from the shoot.
Click here for the Facebook campaign page.
Check out one of the many pieces below.
Last week, we were pleased to host the Waterfall Swing, as it was shot by TK Digital for Japanese Television. After the jump, read all about it, and a watch a great film about it’s installation here.
About the Waterfall Swing (from www.waterfallswing.com):
“Towering steel swing set holding arrays of mechanical solenoids that create a water plane falling in the path of its riders. Formed from a tangent of ideas raised from the study of interactions of water as space, the swing is the first in a series that play with interaction in rides and installations. Riders pass through openings in a waterfall created by precisely monitoring their path via axel-housed encoders, creating the thrill of narrowly escaping obstacles.
The swing is an interactive art piece and a collaborative project between Mike O’Toole, Andrew Ratcliff, Ian Charnas and Andrew Witte.
Water recirculates through 384 independently controlled solenoid valves at the top of the structure to create a wall of water. This water starts from a collection pool on the ground and is pumped up to a 4” distribution pipe that feeds the solenoids. Rotational encoders mounted on the swing axis gather information about the angle and speed of each swing. That information is sent to a computer that predicts the action of the rider. The computer then creates a hole in the wall of water, allowing the rider to swing through without getting wet.”
In the photo above, you can see the swing spelled our initials, BFP!
Below is a great video about the swing’s installation here, Arriving in Brooklyn, by filmmaker Russell Vargo.
