HAPPY WOMENS DAY! NIKE BASKETBALL PORTRAIT VIDEO (SHOT ON EPIC)

[Adam Carboni]

HAPPY WOMEN'S DAY! Hope everyone is wearing RED

I wanted to share a short film that I shot w/ director Elena Parasco for her "all-girls gender-fluid basketball team" here in NYC. We made a video last summer about the team, and then after the Women's March in January, we were inspired to shoot another story that builds-off that same visual style but shows more of how sport is creating empowerment and support amongst this creative group of women.

We shot over two consecutive days in February, on RED EPIC DRAGON. 5K & 6K capture to 1.8" SSDs on Leica R primes and Canon 30-105mm Cine Zoom. Graded on BaseLight.
It was incredibly inspiring to capture these girls expresses themselves and propping each other up through art and sport (two of my favorite things).
Check out the finished film below.


LOCKER ROOM TALK - FOR NIKE 'FORCE IS FEMALE' CAMPAIGN

Credits
Directed by Elena Parasco
Producer Erin Abeln
Cinematographer Adam Carboni
Edited by Nick Wiesner
Sound Design + Original Score by David Boman
Colorist: Mikey Rossiter (@ MILL NY)
1st AC: Michael Girandola
Wardrobe Stylist: Jesse James
Boom Operator: Trevor Hoar
Coach + Founder of DOWNTOWNGIRLSBBALL: Aria McManus
Production Assistants: Shauna Cowit, Elliott Lovely

FEATURED MUSIC TRACK:
"Pet Body" by Miya Folick

 

[Bob Gundu]

Really enjoys that Adam. Love the grade too.

 

[Adam Carboni]

Thanks Bob! Mikey is truly an artist before colorist and collaborating with him is always a pleasure. He's always willing to push the grade, or pull-back to closer to what's in-camera, if it serves the tone best. The "wintry" looks he set for this film really felt natural but moody in all the right ways.

As an update, the film released on NIKE.nyc homepage. Here's a link to the post on NIKE:
http://www.nike.com/us/en_us/e/cities/nyc/locker-room-talk

 

[Shawn P]

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This is amazing. Great work! Was this shot on a Epic W or Dragon

 

[Filip Orlandic]

This is amazing. Great work! Was this shot on a Epic W or Dragon

RED EPIC DRAGON. 5K & 6K capture to 1.8" SSDs on Leica R primes and Canon 30-105mm Cine Zoom.

 

[Hugh Scully]

I really enjoyed this spot - just as a spot. The tone captures the content so well. The overlapping audio, the light, the frames and the grade are really nice too. Great stuff!

 

[Chris McKechnie]

Nicely done