Andrew White

Jamie - yeah i agree about the contrast, this was one of the things that got dialed back in post. Walter - not sure if that's a compliment or an insult Sing - yeah, it was originally supposed to be B&W and that's how i wanted it, but the director wanted to go with sepia and make the sky orange. Thanks for the comments, much appreciated. -Andrew

Shot this commercial for Corto Moltedo, an Italian designer bag company. It is going to be featured on their website and play on loop on a TV monitor in their store front. We shot 2 days in NY with an amazing cast and crew who hauled all of camera and G&E up a 7 flight walk up - gotta love East Village apartment buildings. We shot with Zeiss Super Speeds on a Build #16. I shot at a T5.6 most of the time going against the norm because we were going for a very classic, Italian fashion look with deep blacks, high contrast, hard light, and deep DOF. Some of these qualities got dialed back in post, but I think over-all it maintains my original vision. Some of the shots (mainly the one where jealous girl is peering over the balcony) should have been shot with a green screen, but certain production considerations prevented this. Dir. Roxine Helberg CC. Brandon Roots Prod. John Logan www.2020pictures.com http://vimeo.com/2608035 Higher res: http://2020pictures.com/Media/46993581.mov

took some advice and, after quite a while, went back and re-cut the reel. http://andybianco.com again, any/all criticism welcome thanks, andrew

Hey Walter, Thank you for taking the time to do that, and for your insight. You have provided me with a few ideas on how to cut it differently and I agree that I could afford to lose a few seconds off most of the shots. Also, my name is Andrew White, which is the name on my reel....maybe you are referring to the site name which is a combination of finding a domain name that was not taken, but close to my real name, and a nod to my Italian heritage on my mother's side. Andrew

ok I get it it's too long....does anyone care to comment on the content.....what should go to make it shorter....anything you want to see more of?

Mr. Mullen - thank you for the response. I agree that it is too long but, I guess I just didn't know how to cut the song short of its actual ending...maybe a new song... Chris - as far as the shot in front of the window, the blacks were intentionally not crushed to true black because it was a flashback and I wanted it very low in contrast and milky. Also it was pulled a few stops, adding to the effect. I view it as a creative choice, but do you think that it distracts in a bad way and should be removed? Greg- which shots are you specifically referring to? The stuff with the blue tint was shot intentionally uncorrected, but it did vary slightly in the down-rezzing process.... Thanks to everyone who commented. Andrew

Greetings all. Just put up a new site and reel and am looking to get some feedback. Also I need to know how the quality is, as it seems to differ from computer to computer which is not good. I'm thinking about using a less compressed version.... http://www.andybianco.com Thanks, and happy holidays! Andrew

Chayse, Wow, man, some good looking stuff there. There's something about the style you have that I find really inspiring - each piece had its own distinct flavor and it all was beautiful. You are a great example of the next generation of cinematographers that continue to take film and video to new places. Really nice work. Andrew

hey, I really enjoyed your reel. some great stuff in there. two questions: what stock was the field stuff at the beginning shot on? and what song is that thanks andrew

Thanks everyone for the suggestions and comments. Really appreciated - I agree totally with changing the order and losing a few shots. Cameras were Arri SRIII, Arri 35 III, and Arri Bl 4. Lenses were mostly zeiss standard primes, and filtration was stuff like coral grads and polas and light diff here and there using bpm in the 1/8 to 1/2 range. Andrew

Thanks for the suggestion, I'm working it out right now, I might just lose the hand held stuff. The work flow was pretty standard - film telecined to HDcam for some, digibeta for others, edited in FCP and then exported as a slighly compressed .mov. Andrew

Thanks Andy fo responding. Apparently we Andrew's need to stick together. I agree that the handheld is risky, but it's so short that I figured I could get by with it there. There is 35mm and 16mm negative - the B&W is reversal 16. Andrew

Hey everyone, Looking to get some feedback on this updated version. Please, anything you got, lay it on me. http://apwhite.zoomshare.com/files/07_0.mov Thanks, Andrew

Drew. Great work! If it didn't explicitly say that it was a student film, I wouldn't have guessed. The story was well thought out and it worked with the few locations. The acting was on point and the editing kept my interest throughout. As for the cinematography, I was wishing I had shot it because it was exactly right for the material. Someone mentioned it being flat, but I thought the living room scene was intentionally flat, and if so, a great choice! My favorite shot was the handheld/dolly of him running free, great energy and execution technically. You should be very proud of your work. Great message in the end, we should all remember that. -Andrew

Thanks so much!