http://www.labanpheidias.com labanpheidias Tue, 03 Jan 2012 22:48:46 +0000 http://www.labanpheidias.com en http://labanpheidias.com/The-Song-of-Roland http://labanpheidias.com/following/labanpheidias.com/The-Song-of-Roland Tue, 03 Jan 2012 22:48:46 +0000 labanpheidias 2539097 My dad memorized in it's entirety 'The Song of Roland'. Problem was it takes about 4 hours to voice the whole thing. So, I had him pick a scene and narrow it down to about 3 minutes. Enjoy. Adapted and performed by Arthur Von Preising, Directed and Edited by Laban Pheidias, Listeners played by Arthur's sons and grandchildren - Laban Pheidias, Eric Von Preising, Lucia Damiana, Addy Owen Asher, Narration by John Ennis, DP by Danozone, Sound by Alex Radovanovitch http://labanpheidias.com/Veggie-Grill http://labanpheidias.com/following/labanpheidias.com/Veggie-Grill Tue, 20 Dec 2011 22:04:58 +0000 labanpheidias 2486910 <img src="http://payload9.cargocollective.com/1/4/159324/2486910/logo.gif" width="197" height="146" width_o="197" height_o="146" src_o="http://payload9.cargocollective.com/1/4/159324/2486910/logo_o.gif" data-mid="12540629" border="0" align="left"/> One of my favorite new restaurants, Veggie Grill, recently had a 5th anniversary contest. I decided to enter by making them a commercial spot. I literally wrote the spot in 20 minutes, found a park table for a location, got one actor, John Ennis, and one DP, Danozone, and shot it in a couple hours. Then I shot the burger and sides (rotating) on my green screen and edited the next day. Alex Radovanovitch and Tim O'Sullivan busted out an awesome original score. I would obviously never do a real burger commercial but Veggie Grill is 100% vegan and it was a lot of fun making it. Oh and it payed off. I was one of the lucky winners! Enjoy. http://labanpheidias.com/Friends-Section http://labanpheidias.com/following/labanpheidias.com/Friends-Section Sat, 15 Oct 2011 22:40:22 +0000 labanpheidias 2150715 friends·section /frends sek-shuh'n/ (pl-s) noun 1. A distinct part or subdivision of a skateboarding video featuring riders friendly with the corresponding team or company. 2.Friends of mine who make rad stuff featured on my website. Many years ago I flew to NYC to do an interview with David Cross. The photographer on assignment was the one and only Angela Boatwright. Cut to now and she's still killing it. Even carved out a new title - Director. And now for a truly haunting short film called Witch. Check out this awesome short film about motorcycle engineer Shinya Kimura directed by the one and only Henrik Hansen. I've known Henrik for years now and we've collaborated many times. You may know we did the Blackberry commercials together but what you may not know is years ago he featured me in a veggie oil car spot for the Sundance Channel. If you wanna check that out go to RSA Films and type in his name! Enjoy! I wasn't the only winner of the 5th Anniversary Veggie Grill contest. Another winner was none other than Dan O'Sullivan aka Danozone! A little known fact about this 30 second commercial spot called 'Guilt Free' - Take a wild guess at who plays the glorious role of the cow's ass.... You guessed it. My back was sore for days! Check out this awesome Grieves music video by Dugan O'Neal. He decided take a break from SFX heavies like his TV On The Radio - Will Do video and go with a more au natural style. I'm diggin' it! He got great shots all around my hood - Echo Park. Check it out! GRIEVES "ON THE ROCKS" from Dugan O'Neal on Vimeo. Here's the first Friends Section Video! It's from the hairy bastards known as Day by Day. www.livedaybyday.com This is a new video they made called "Pumpkin and Bubby yell at Bitches. Enjoy! http://labanpheidias.com/Way-back http://labanpheidias.com/following/labanpheidias.com/Way-back Sat, 15 Oct 2011 21:43:07 +0000 labanpheidias 2151457 Welcome to the vaults of my past. I recently unearthed a short "silent" film I created in 2004 called Hark Darken. The story involves vampires, demons, magic, sex, spiders, and a man on a quest for death. I shot it all with a VX-1000 on a low shutter. It felt like I was painting every shot. Filmmaker/musician Brian Butler plays the lead and composed the score. Some notable cameos include my production coordinator, Mia Kirby, playing the Spider Beast, Jen Lindberg (Warpaint) playing a cave dwelling vampire, and Shannyn Sossaman playing demon spell's dagger yielding manifestation. I broke it up into four parts. Enjoy! Hark Darken - King of the Black Forest: Part 1 Hark Darken - King of the Black Forest: Part 2 Hark Darken - King of the Black Forest: Part 3 Hark Darken - King of the Black Forest: Part 4 Hope you enjoyed Hark Darken. Now check out something that I didn't direct but I am in. Believe it or not in 1986 I was a famous male model. This video is the proof. Look out for Super Kaigaozer V. Okay so maybe I wasn't a famous male model but I did have some pretty good moves. It's funny because I didn't (and still don't) have any recollection of actually doing this fashion show which makes it somewhat surreal for me to watch. Some old friends from Maine, Mr. Mead in particular, found this VHS tape in his attack and recognized me on the catwalk. By the way this took place on a Navy base in Cutler Maine. He sent me the hours and hours of raw footage and I thought it was so hilarious that I had to cut it into something watchable. Hope you enjoyed getting educated on the real deal trend setting fashion of Maine in the mid 80's! http://labanpheidias.com/The-Sounds-of-Gourds http://labanpheidias.com/following/labanpheidias.com/The-Sounds-of-Gourds Sat, 15 Oct 2011 21:36:23 +0000 labanpheidias 2151482 body { background: url(http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/159324/2151482/DSC00032_o.JPG); } My brother, Eric Amadeus Von Preising, was living with me in LA for a little bit. He decided to make a violin from scratch. Everyday I would come home and he'd be crafting and carving away on this thing until eventually he actually did it. It sounded really cool and no one could believe how awesome it turned out. He left back to Oregon but I decided the next time he came back I would document him making another one. He eventually returned and as we talked about it the idea expanded into this very ambitious instrument making video project. Enjoy! This video is especially important to me because it was obviously a passion project. My brother and I spent our hard earned money to make it happen. Plus, it was a cool way to bring together both of our skills. Credits: Directed by Laban Pheidias Instrument Maker: Eric Von Preising DP: Dan O'Sullivan - danozone.com Walking shot - Lucia Damiana Timelapse: Jeff Morris - itwasthelight.com PA: Alex Radovanovitch Crane op: Danozone Art direction and Set design: Sandy Hubshman Musicians for score Eric Von Preising - Gourd violen, viola Cory Beers - Gourd Percussion Michael Ibarra - Gourd bass Alex Radovanovitch - Gourd guitar Musician on screen Dan O'Sullivan Alex Radovanovitch Eric Von Preising Laban Pheidias Arthur Von Preising Music recorded and mixed by Mads Heldtberg at House of Hayduk, Los Angeles Special thanks to Welburn Gourd Farm http://labanpheidias.com/Title-Sequence http://labanpheidias.com/following/labanpheidias.com/Title-Sequence Sat, 15 Oct 2011 01:33:06 +0000 labanpheidias 2151467 I decided to give this Built 2 Shred title sequence it's own page because it was such a fun and crazy shoot. http://labanpheidias.com/Music-Videos http://labanpheidias.com/following/labanpheidias.com/Music-Videos Fri, 14 Oct 2011 23:11:40 +0000 labanpheidias 2151284 A music video that explores the concept of lost love, alien intervention, death, transcendence, and reuniting in the afterlife. When I heard The Other Shore images immediately began forming in my head and it wasn't long before a story began to take shape. A video must be made! It took 8 shoots on one 60D with only one 24mm lens. 100% DIY. No budget - No Problem. The way I went about it was... no matter what filmmaking. No excuses about why something can't be done. Only figuring it out and making it happen. Charles DeCastro (Crater Farmer) was down for the cause and even got down and dirty in the art department! I hope you enjoy the song and the video. Thanks for listening and watching. Directed by Laban Pheidias DP: Alex Radovanovitch Art Department: Charles De Castro, Laban Pheidias, Alex Radovanovitch, Sara Radovanovitch PAs: Taryn Nicole Piana, Justin and Ariana Petrojvic, Lulu Starr, Emanuel and Sharon De Castro, Bruce Lyons Makeup: Taryn Nicole Piana Green screen and post assistance: Danozone Special thanks to Total Annihilation Studios Cast in order of appearance: Old trumpeter: Emanuel De Castro Young trumpet player: Charles De Castro Older belly dancer: Kely Lyons Belly Dancer: Aubre Hill Belly dance Tavern Patrons: Justin Petrojvic, John Peacy Older Soft shoe dancer: Richard Shelter Soft shoe dancer: Juan Carlos Reynoso Older ballerina: Sharon De Castro Ballerina: Aniela Rhodes Ballet audience: Leeann Grand and Laban Pheidias Fishtank Ensamble "Woman In Sin" from 2HeadedHorse on Vimeo. Credits: Directed by Laban Pheidias DP: Ted Newsome Second Camera: Danozone Steady cam Operator: Chris Taylor Gaffer: Dx Crane Op: Danozone Assistant Crane Op: Chris Lambert Catering: Sara Radovanovitch PA: Alex Radovanovitch Extras: Kari Svendsboe, Kevin Talbot, Chrishauna DiShel, Jean Spinosa Claire Didier, Danny Beaulieu, Jason Savvy, Sasha Fuentes, Gollocks Murray, Rosa Rojas, Sonia Krimsky, Simone Thayer, Benny, Taryn Nicole Piana, Dawn Feldthouse, Devon Estrella Farr, Moana Eve Ruwhiu, Monk Turner, Nicole Chimay, Alyssa Kueker, Nina and Claudia, Jon Peacy Boy Coach Driver: Ezra Martinez Jacuzzi Extras: Alex Radovanovitch Jeff Attridge Tattoo Artist: Sara Radovanovitch Chinese Bed Courtesans: Sonia Krimsky Eleanora Barna Stylist Chinese Bed Scene: Roxy Contin Makeup: Taryn Nicole Piana Special thanks to Bob Patterson and Scott Knudson for wagon transportation<img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/159324/2151284/Screen shot 2012-02-20 at 2.16.32 PM.png" width="670" height="365" width_o="1796" height_o="980" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/159324/2151284/Screen shot 2012-02-20 at 2.16.32 PM_o.png" data-mid="14475918" border="0" align="left"/> http://labanpheidias.com/SLAM-Section http://labanpheidias.com/following/labanpheidias.com/SLAM-Section Fri, 14 Oct 2011 22:26:56 +0000 labanpheidias 2150722 Chris Lambert is Slam! I wrote and directed 9 action packed episodes of this show. We traveled across country and met up with skateboarders, snowboarders, bikers, wakeboarders, and surfers. It was some crazy times. Here's some samples of the show. First the title sequence. One of the cameras we used for this was a Phantom. Next, a segment from the show. This is with professional skateboarder Kristian Svitak recounting his guts to glory battle with a Hollywood ledge. COMING SOON Here's a segment with professional snowboarder Matt Hammer. This segment was really cool because Matt overcame his fear and actually attempted the gap again for our cameras. This next segment is with big wave surfer Derek Dunfee. I gained a lot of respect for these guys while hearing his story. On a side note, we were on a crazy deadline but I really wanted to get some dramatic underwater reenactment footage. I drove out to the beach in Venice and it was totally flat. Seriously it couldn't have been more flat. I had Jesse Hotchkiss go out into the freezing flat ocean with a GoPro and splash around. He would come back on the sand and I would download the footage onto a laptop to check the shots. Oops that one wasn't recording. I seriously made him go back in so many times until I got something that I thought was usable. http://labanpheidias.com/Blackberry http://labanpheidias.com/following/labanpheidias.com/Blackberry Fri, 14 Oct 2011 21:40:04 +0000 labanpheidias 2148056 RSA hired Henrik Hansen and I to direct a Blackberry Torch campaign in Europe. This job was so hectic and crazy! It was cool though because I learned a lot from the experience and of course we made 3 good spots. Here is the official 60 second directors cut featuring Diplo. And check out this 30 second spot we shot in France with Nadege. We created both French and English versions of this spot. On a side note it happened to be my birthday while we were in France and the crew surprised me with a vegan pear cake and song me happy birthday in French. It was awkward for me of course but at the same time very sweet. Oh and Henrik got me a sick pair of Ray Ban sunglasses that I'm wearing right now! <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/159324/2148056/IMG_0746.JPG" width="670" height="502" width_o="2048" height_o="1536" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/159324/2148056/IMG_0746_o.JPG" data-mid="10738444" border="0" align="left"/> http://labanpheidias.com/Built-To-Shred http://labanpheidias.com/following/labanpheidias.com/Built-To-Shred Fri, 14 Oct 2011 20:13:43 +0000 labanpheidias 2148036 Built to Shred is a show that I created with Jeff King for Fuel TV which ended up becoming the networks number one show. The part that I really liked was getting to direct the promo spots. The theme for this campaign was "loony bin'. It was great to work with Jay Johnston again. He did an amazing job playing the head doctor. These were all shot on the Red with DP Brad Stonesifer. In this spot, it was my brother Eric who actually drew all the art on the walls. Christina Waltz did an awesome job on the makeup for these spots. She also created the cool smoke effect in this next one. Notice the Danozone cameo in this next spot. I actually had him stand on an apple box to make him appear even taller than he already is! Special thanks goes to our art department extraordinaire Sandy Hubshman. She also created the awesome cakes (vegan of course) that were used for this next spot.