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Mélanie Lopez | #SeeHer

"You can feel like this is the true life. You feel free…” Mélanie Lopez

#SeeHer is a movement whose mission is to increase the percentage of accurate portrayals of women and girls in U.S. advertising and media by 20% by 2020. Mélanie Lopez has broken the mold and begun a new life; all the while inspiring and empowering women. We would like to applaud the SeeHer effort through this short film.

Location - Sausalito Harbor and Spaulding Wooden Boat Center.

Subject - Mélanie Lopez “Boat Builder, Workshop Teacher, and Girl Power” Sausalito, San Francisco, Marseille, Lille, Roubaix.

Production Credits - Mélanie Lopez, Spaulding Wooden Boat Center, Patrick Meehan, Brian Raphael, Joseph McMahon, Craig Christiansen, John Fontana, The Music Bed,  Skyler Lawson, The Gren Group

Matrix Fitness | Rotterdam

Production – Connecting your phone to fitness and beyond… Across the pond for Matrix Fitness' "Connected Solutions" campaign.

Location – Rotterdam, NL

Backdrop – Wellnesseland. A modern gym and architectural marvel of metal and glass.

Styling Highlights – Workout clothes with a Euro edge.  

Talent – 2 males and 2 females from the wonderful EvD Agency in Den Haag.

Camera – (2) Canon 1DX MK II

Lighting – Arri HMI M18 and a four-bank of Kinoflo lights.

The Unexpected – Living several moments from the Bourne Identity car chase scenes while in route to location. There may or may not have been a special envelope from the Dutch authorities awaiting our return.

Craft Service Love – Fruit smoothies from the gym wellness bar.

Set Surprise – One of the talent is a well know Dutch T.V. actor. He’s a big deal in Holland and apparently we were lucky to have him on our production.

Quote of the day – “I heard Crescent is playing in Amsterdam.”

Spontaneous Inspiration - Working a few shots outside despite snow and winter chill.   

Weather – Cold and rainy with a few snow flurries.

Parting Creative – A :30 and :90 brand video for Matrix Fitness with complimenting library of still images to support the campaign.