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10/15/201410/15/2014oneofuswhitechapel Tags: ., academy award, advice, assistant, BACKBEAT, blue valentine, CHOCOLAT, Columbia, emmy award, exacutive producer, film, film producer, FOUR WEDDINGS AND A FUNERAL, GIRLS WHO LIKE BOYS WHO LIKE BOYS, GOOD WILL HUNTING, hero, jack lechner, left of the dial, Mad men, madmen, movie, music lyrics, new york, NYU, one of us, oscar, playwright, PLAYWRIGHT: FROM PAGE TO STAGE, sundance, Teaching, THE CIDER HOUSE RULES, THE CRYING GAME, the fog of war, THE FULL MONTY., THE NEW PUBLIC, theater, tv Leave a comment

JACK LECHNER

is a

PRODUCER.

His credits as EXECUTIVE PRODUCER include the OSCAR-WINNING documentary THE FOG OF WAR; the Oscar-nominated film BLUE VALENTINE; the Emmy-nominated LEFT OF THE DIAL for HBO; GIRLS WHO LIKE BOYS WHO LIKE BOYS for SUNDANCE; the PBS documentaries THE NEW PUBLIC and PLAYWRIGHT: FROM PAGE TO STAGE; and THE PILOT of the EMMY-WINNING AMC series MAD MEN.

A recovering STUDIO executive, he has been involved in the PRODUCTION and DEVELOPMENT of dozens of movies, including THE CRYING GAME, GOOD WILL HUNTING, FOUR WEDDINGS AND A FUNERAL, THE CIDER HOUSE RULES, BACKBEAT, CHOCOLAT and THE FULL MONTY. His book CAN’T TAKE MY EYES OFF YOU: ONE MAN, SEVEN DAYS, 12 TELEVISIONS was published in 2000, and his PICTURE BOOK Mary Had A Little Lamp in 2008. He wrote the LYRICS for the musical THE KID, which PREMIERED off-Broadway in MAY 2010. Jack is an adjunct PROFESSOR at NYU and Columbia.

HIS ADVICE :

I came up by being an assistant at a production company; then got promoted there; then moved to a studio, etc. Unless you’ve achieved in a major way in a related field, you’re always going to start out as someone’s assistant. If you like being on the set, you can try to get a gig as a production assistant on a movie, TV show, or commercial. If not, then you can try to work as an intern or an assistant at a production company, an agency, a management company, or a distributor. Also, if you’re equally interested in TV, you could add “a TV network.”

If you think you might actually enjoy being an AGENT, then an agent training program is a terrific thing to do. People at agencies see everything and meet everyone.

Beyond that, my standard advice — because it works — is to make an honest list of what you enjoy most as a consumer of media, and then try to work for the people who make the stuff at the top of that list. It’s a bit counter-intuitive, because we tend to put the things we love most and the people we admire most on a pedestal, and assume they’re unreachable. But actually, you’re more likely to be hired by the people you admire most, because you know more about what they do and are more passionate about what you’ll be doing (which also means you’ll do a better job). So if what you love most in the world is WES ANDERSON movies, then your mission is to figure out a path to get to Wes Anderson. Etc. etc. etc. And do be honest — if what you love most is “The Bachelor,” then THAT’s your mission.

Jack is a film industry HERO.

Fin

10/09/2014oneofuswhitechapel Tags: Albuquerque, black, cats, Fangoria Magazine, film maker, Genre movies, Gothic, halloween, hallowzine, horror, HORROR films, jinx, New Mexico, NYC, NYU, one of us, photography, Prom, Prom dress, short film, Special effects make up artists, TISCH SCHOOL OF THE ARTS, Vintage, Vivienne Vaughn Leave a comment

VIVIENNE VAUGHN

is a

FILM MAKER

originally from Albuquerque, New Mexico. She graduated from NYU’s TISCH SCHOOL OF THE ARTS in May, and is pursuing her lifelong passion for GENRE MOVIES, having written and directed a number of short HORROR films.

Check out some of her work:

She is also a SPECIAL EFFECTS MAKE UP ARTIST, a contributing writer for FANGORIA MAGAZINE & co edited ONE OF US’S HALLOWZINE last year.

GRAVE WATERS

In this experimental GOTHIC horror short, a girl awakes after a TRAGIC accident one snowy morning to find herself in a nightmare-like world where her home and surroundings are DECAYING along with her physical being.

IN ONE NIGHT

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8AnzFM0zlc4

A 16mm MUSIC video set to “Heartbeats” by THE KNIFE.

Vivienne resides in QUEENS, NY with her black cat JINX, and is currently writing her first FEATURE-length film.

WE shot her in her Gothic place of residence in a vintage black prom dress.

INTERACT with VV

Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/viviennevaughn

Instagram: @viviennevaughn

Website: http://www.viviennevaughn.com/

07/29/201407/29/2014oneofuswhitechapel Tags: Anna mendieta, brooklyn college, collage, feliza gonzalez Torres, one of us, performance art, the body, the chapel Leave a comment

BEHIND THE SCENES with ARTIST/NEUROSCIENTIST: JESSIE LAMPRECHT creator of ‘THE BODY’

JESSIE LAMPRECHT is an ARTIST originally from Long Island who works in a variety of media from explorations in painting, collage, and tattoos to mixed media installation works. When she is not making art she is pursuing an education in Neuroscience, Cognitive Science and Art History at BROOKLYN COLLEGE where she also works as a Neuroscience Research Assistant.

Her interest in collage and assemblage art comes literally alive in her latest interactive assemblage “THE BODY” which physically engages the viewer to assemble a form through the ritual exchange of sacred objects. These objects are directly collected from the Church which is the site of the installation. The piece explores themes of fabrication of bodily existence through communal ritual. Inspired by Genesis 1:27, it explores the notion that human form of all shapes and sizes is divinely inspired. The form of the piece is derived by an impression of one person from the audience on sand. By imprinting the sand with the body of the viewer it is implied that every viewer’s body is in the image of God. The piece engages the viewer in a way that is physical and to create a form through functional interaction and collaboration. This puts the artist in the role of conceptual creator and engages the audience in the role of process creators. Both formal and theoretical inspiration can be traced back to works by artists FELIZ GONZALEZ-TORRES and ANNA MENDIETA who create sculpture that is personalized by their body’s relation to the physical object’s composition.

07/15/2014oneofuswhitechapel Tags: ashen figure, brunch the musical, church, CLOISTER, detroit dance collectiver, drip, marlo, michigan state, movement workshop group, new york city, one of us, performance artist, theater 2 Comments

PERFORMANCE ARTIST COLLIN FRAZIER CREATED ONEOFUS : THE CHAPEL’S ‘CLOISTER.‘ HERE ARE SOME OF HIS REFLECTIONS ON THE WORK.

‘Cloister’ is an exploration of the manner in which we come to terms with our own solitude and the unknown of the afterlife. HE was struck by the concept of the Church, not as an institution, but as a structure. Many old churches have changed hands of ownership and denomination numerous times during their lifespan, and the building becomes imbued with very specific and important ideas for each of the people connected to it at any given moment in history. The concept of the Church being a panacea for our own discomfort with the unknown then becomes universal, and this is what I found intriguing.

HE wanted to juxtapose this concept against the possibility of finding eternal comfort within oneself, and one’s connectedness to their reality: the physical space and life in which they dwell. ‘Cloister’ examines these two possible ways of relieving anxiety regarding the mystical and metaphysical aspects of our shared existence. The two possibilities are presented simultaneously but in different mediums, and by doing so, we can compare and contrast both paths. HE sees the piece as taking the audience down two possible roads that one person could walk, and ultimately end in the same place.

COLLIN FRAZIER is a PERFORMANCE ARTIST specializing in dance, acting, and choreography. Hailing from DETROIT and having trained at MICHIGAN STATE, his movement style is a mixture of both classical and modern techniques and incorporates an urban improvisational aesthetic. Before relocating to New York City, he danced with the DETROIT DANCE COLLECTIVE, where he cultivated an appreciation for collaborative arts by combining dance with new media, sculpture, and painting. He has collaborated on choreography for and performed in numerous projects, including the 60X60 choreography series, ‘BRUNCH: THE MUSICAL’, and the short film ‘DARK ALLIES’. He has worked as a rehearsal director and choreography consultant for ORLANDO’S latest dance/rock concert production, ‘DRIP’, performed in MOVEMENT WORKSHOP GROUP’S ‘RACINE D’Or’, as well as music videos for MARLO and ASHEN FIGURE.

03/11/201403/11/2014oneofuswhitechapel Tags: antonia lopez, art, Brooklyn, changing channels, danny simmons rush philarmonic, dr john, dr jon live, erotic, events producing, film, fine art, garon, gelato, goddess series, mythology, new york, one of us, propaganda, propaganda films, silk screen Leave a comment

Garón Peterson is an

INDEPENDENT ARTS PRODUCER

VISUAL ARTIST

FILM MAKER

He is also a NEW YORKER, raised in BROOKLYN. Having had no artistic influences in his family, he succeeded in being chosen out of many applicants to attend the specialized H.S. of Art & Design. His “Return of the Goddess Series” artwork was also picked to represent his graduating class in the 75th Anniversary Alumni Show.

The Return of the Goddess Series

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Searching for himself as a young man growing up in the 80‘sand 90’s, his talents brought him into many fields, piling up wonderful adventure stories along the way. He interned for and had his portrait drawn by famed fashion illustrator ANTONIO LOPEZ before graduating from F.I.T, worked with music legend DR. JOHN, traveled on the debut tour of iconic Italian rap duo ARTICOLO 31 in Italy and was on the PROPAGANDA FILMS production crew of THE CULT LIVE! at Wembly Arena, London.

Since 1990, he has worked steadily in two fields, FILM and ART EVENT PRODUCING. In the film industry he worked in many positions, assisting the camera dept, location and talent scouting, lighting, and production assistant. See some of his film work below:

Changing Channels

At the same time, Garón was producing and organizing a series of multimedia art exhibitions based on EROTIC MYTHOLOGY, showcasing the artworks of dozen’s of artists, including his own. He was the first CURATOR to hold a show at DANNY SIMMONS RUSH PHILANTHROPIC ARTS in Chelsea.

Founding GELATO! ART SALON In 2009 with PHOTOGRAPHER Gisella Sorrentino, is counted as among one of the finest (as well as busiest) moments in his life. Gelato! Art Salon has in the past 3 years, held more than 20 shows featuring Film, Fine Art, Photography, Dance, Music and Performance art in various locales in NY and Italy.

Garón is excited to put newly founded Gelato! Art Collective production experience and skills at the service of clients who appreciate vision, creativity, efficiency, harmony, and hard work.

http://www.gelatoartsalon.com/index.html

02/18/201403/04/2014oneofuswhitechapel Tags: absolute vintage london, artist, Brooklyn, clinton hill, DANA, dana zaldo, El Paso, GRAPHIC DESIGNER, Laredo, luchadora, Mexico, mobile apps, new york, one of us, political identities, puro borde, riogrande, Texas, tumeric Leave a comment

DANA ZALDO

is a

GRAPHIC DESIGNER.

She hails from Laredo, Texas and Mexico. Her work is inspired by social, ethnic and political identities and behaviors. VIEW it below:

Riogrande

Luchadora

Narco Zeta

Imojie App

Tumeric

Currently, she is a member of the Puro Borde art collective in El Paso, Texas. They aim to unite artists throughout all the border cities between Mexico and U.S.

Previously, she ran the design department as Senior UX/UI designer at Majestyk Apps; an inspiring start-up that develops mobile apps and websites.

WE shot Dana in a vintage 80s dress from Absolute Vintage in the UK in her Brooklyn neighborhood CLINTON HILL.

WE LOVE DANA.

So should you:

danazaldo@gmail.com.

Twitter @danazaldo

http://www.danazaldo.com/

01/06/201401/06/2014oneofuswhitechapel Tags: 50s, albert cossery, art director, artist, costume, domestic space, fashion, illustrator, International Film festival, jocelyn spaar, manual camera, new creative, new york, OM2, one of us, paris review, photo, poet, prince rama, Ruffner Hall, the Paris Review Daily, translator, virginia, Virginia Literary Review 2 Comments

JOCELYN SPAAR is an

ARTIST

POET

TRANSLATOR

Her work has appeared in the Paris Review Daily, Bridge Journal, Stonecutter, Storychord, The Virginia Literary Review, and 3.7., and is forthcoming in Paper Nautilus. She has exhibited drawings, video and text-art installations at the .NOo Sphere gallery, the Bridge PAI, and Ruffner Hall, and has screened films in festivals including the 2ANNAS International Film festival in Latvia. She assisted with art direction on Prince Rama and Astral Projects’ “now-age” psych-opera, Never Forever. One time she won a hamburger-eating contest.

She is multifaceted and the perfect person to be featured as the inaugural creative on ONE OF US.

Check out her most recent work, three translated poems entitled “The Beggars”, “Misery” and “Night” by Egyptian-born French novelist Albert Cossery in The Paris Review here:

http://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2013/12/03/teeth-marks-three-early-poems-by-albert-cossery/

AND more of her visual work: