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Just another diabetic living in a non diabetic world
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Lumbacious builds and op’in for the last two months on the road by @brachetlauncher

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4 months ago

some feature pullin’ action in lalaland by @brachetlauncher

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5 months ago

six months ago we gotta premiere “Low Midnight” 🤠 thanks to everyone who helped create this project and to those that supported 🫶🏼 can’t wait to share what’s next by @brachetlauncher

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7 months ago

winter arc had motion by @brachetlauncher

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7 months ago

some AC’ing in Oakdale, rigging in Vegas and LED builds in the city…good way to end 2025 by @brachetlauncher

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10 months ago

🎟️ IMAX Tickets Drop Today - Link in Bio!!!
Endless thanks to the team — full cast & crew on IMDb.

One of my favorite scenes to shoot — Bobby and Andrew brought the tension and made every inch of the frame count.

Visual storytelling in film — spatial compression, off-center framing, and proximity.

The frame is tight. Shoulders crowd the edge. There’s no space around the subject — he’s boxed in. That spatial compression makes the moment feel claustrophobic, like the frame is closing in on him.

He’s held slightly off-center, which breaks balance and adds pressure. The tension isn’t just from what’s happening — it’s how the frame refuses to let him settle.

Proximity to lens brings out the smallest details — flickers in the eyes, tension in the jaw. The closer we are, the less he can hide. Every shift reads loud. 

Title: Low Midnight (2025)
Producer - Gino Cazzali @gc_rated
Producer - Karson Philips @karsonglenphillipslovesyou
UPM - Craig Vincent @craigvincent1
Director - Brach Flemmer @brachetlauncher
1st AD - Matt Lower @mattlower
DP - Bryan Mackenzie @bryan.a.mackenzie
1st AC - Brenton Ekstrand @keep_creating_films
2nd AC / DIT - Nick Marchuk @nickvmarchuk
Gaffer - Cody Martin @cmartinfilms
Key Grip - Connor Hopkins @vi4vconnor
Art Director - Hugo Martinez @hfmartinez202
Prop Master - Ben Nelson @be.n.harmony
Special Effects - Daniel Potter @officialdanielpotter
Costume Designer - Alisyn King @alisynking
Hair and Makeup - Avery Siria @_averyjane_

Talent:
Sheriff - Bobby Trovato @bobby.trovato
Deputy - Andrew Forner @andrew.j.forner
Micah - Noah Andre @noahandre_
Bill - Dante Valentino @dantevalentino_a

#cinematography #cinematographer #directorofphotography
#filmmaking #visualstorytelling #shotcomposition
#cinematographylife #indiefilm #filmproduction #filmcommunity
#microbudgetfilmmaking #norcalcinematographer #director #filmproducer by @brachetlauncher

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a year ago

🎟️ IMAX Tickets Drop Tomorrow!!!
Endless thanks to the team — full cast & crew on IMDb.

Visual storytelling in film — eyeline, staging dominance, and establishing power balance.

In the outer frames, the primary subject dominates the frame in the foreground. The camera is placed just outside the shoulder at an offset angle — they’re closed off to us, but open to the frame, which grounds them and invites us to side with them, consciously or not.

In the middle frame, the sheriff is centered, putting him within the conflict — between the two. Note how the group’s eyelines form a visual triangle, converging on him. He’s the anchor, and central to the moment — they’re turning on him.

Staging with dominance in mind is one way to shape tension — it helps define who holds ground, who’s exposed, and where the balance is shifting.

Title: Low Midnight (2025)
Producer - Gino Cazzali @gc_rated
Producer - Karson Philips @karsonglenphillipslovesyou
UPM - Craig Vincent @craigvincent1
Director - Brach Flemmer @brachetlauncher
1st AD - Matt Lower @mattlower
DP - Bryan Mackenzie @bryan.a.mackenzie
1st AC - Brenton Ekstrand @keep_creating_films
2nd AC / DIT - Nick Marchuk @nickvmarchuk
Gaffer - Cody Martin @cmartinfilms
Key Grip - Connor Hopkins @vi4vconnor
Art Director - Hugo Martinez @hfmartinez202
Prop Master - Ben Nelson @be.n.harmony
Special Effects - Daniel Potter @officialdanielpotter
Costume Designer - Alisyn King @alisynking
Hair and Makeup - Avery Siria @_averyjane_

Talent:
Sheriff - Bobby Trovato @bobby.trovato
Deputy - Andrew Forner @andrew.j.forner
Micah - Noah Andre @noahandre_
Bill - Dante Valentino @dantevalentino_a

#cinematography #cinematographer #directorofphotography
#filmmaking #visualstorytelling #shotcomposition
#cinematographylife #indiefilm #filmproduction #filmcommunity
#microbudgetfilmmaking #norcalcinematographer #director #filmproducer by @brachetlauncher

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A breakdown of visual storytelling in film — using staging, composition, and camera angle to communicate power, volatility, and intent. Through obstructed framing, spatial relationships, and subtle shifts in perspective, we shape character dynamics without a single line of dialogue.  In the top frame, the goal was to capture the sheriff as he weighs anger and duty. The shot is framed from outside his raised arm — not a traditional hero close-up, but an obstructed, dirty composition that closes him off. The low angle reinforces his dominance while echoing his volatility.

In the bottom frame, the deputy is more exposed — open to the frame and firm in his resolve to fire. He isn’t guarded; he’s openly aggressive. Again, the low angle reinforces dominance, but this time with direct intent.

In the group shot, power is conveyed through composition. The sheriff stands center-framed, flanked by deputies in a triangular formation — a clear display of unity. Each holds a weapon raised or ready. They came to do violence, and they’re all in — a collective assertion of dominance.

🎟️ IMAX Tickets Drop Tuesday — Don’t Miss Out 
Title: Low Midnight (2025)
Producer - Gino Cazzali @gc_rated
Producer - Karson Philips @karsonglenphillipslovesyou
UPM - Craig Vincent @craigvincent1
Director - Brach Flemmer @brachetlauncher
1st AD - Matt Lower @mattlower
DP - Bryan Mackenzie @bryan.a.mackenzie
1st AC - Brenton Ekstrand @keep_creating_films
2nd AC / DIT - Nick Marchuk @nickvmarchuk
Gaffer - Cody Martin @cmartinfilms
Key Grip - Connor Hopkins @vi4vconnor
Art Director - Hugo Martinez @hfmartinez202
Prop Master - Ben Nelson @be.n.harmony
Special Effects - Daniel Potter @officialdanielpotter
Costume Designer - Alisyn King @alisynking
Hair and Makeup - Avery Siria @_averyjane_

Sheriff - Bobby Trovato @bobby.trovato
Deputy - Andrew Forner @andrew.j.forner
Micah - Noah Andre @noahandre_
Bill - Dante Valentino @dantevalentino_a

Endless thanks to the entire team — checkout the full cast & crew list on IMDb. by @brachetlauncher

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a year ago

some work stuff I never got around to posting 🙈 commercials, broadcast and a lil av by @brachetlauncher

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a year ago

Gotta post some photos I never got to share from 2024. My AC work took off this year and I couldn’t be more grateful…plus a lot of corporate shoots. It’s an amazing feeling seeing the jobs I was a part of on tv. Cheers to all those crews! Cannot wait to share the work of 2025 🤠 by @brachetlauncher

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2 years ago

Some recent AC work up in NorCal 🫡

CAMS IN POSTS
1) Komodo-X / Ronin 4D
2) FS7
3-5) C500
6) Komodo-X
7) Venice
8-9) Alexa Mini by @brachetlauncher

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2 years ago

Filmmaking on film 🤠 thanks @sydney.strange for the photos by @brachetlauncher

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2 years ago