Videos…

The video below was made for JDub, an NYC record label, to help them pitch their artists at a sales conference. JDub represents artists such as Matisyahu, Golem, and Sway Machinery.

The purpose of the video was clear: showcase the label’s artists and their energy.

Check out the video for the final product.

Deliverables:
In addition to editing the final video and delivering a DVD for the sales conference . . .

We also optimized images, logos, and videos for JDub. Additionally, we converted multiple video files from DVD’s from performances, archives, and promos. All these graphic and video files were delivered to JDub for future use.

Finally, we produced this media player for all the video files. The media player can be managed by JDub without knowing any code.

I created this video in order to generate interest around The Clytemnestra Project. It features choreography from Panorama by Martha Graham. The students in the piece learned the choreography in 1 week!

I’ve been spending the first part of my Summer with the Martha Graham Dance Company. We’re on a residency at Skidmore. I’ve had the privilege of working with phenomenal dancers from the company, and am also working with a team of over 30 students to produce a group blog.

For an overview of the project, visit the site : http://clytemnestraproject.com/about-the-project/

The video below was shot and edited in one day, and features original choreography from all the students.

Dancing in the Fields from Jaki Levy on Vimeo.

You can take a look at my photos here

Buddy Ebsen Hackett is The Defibulators marketing “arm” for The Defibulators, a brooklyn based musical act. Who-ee! This is the first version of a promo video for The Defibulators‘ new album.

All songs by The Defibulators
thedefibulators.com

Buddy Hackett introduces: The New Album by the Defibulators from Jaki Levy on Vimeo.

playful disclaimer: titles of songs appearing in this video may or may not actually be on the upcoming album

We produced and edited this version in 1 very fun night.
The fire in the fireplace was real and made the entire Brooklyn apartment very, very smokey.

I am the resident New Media Developer for Misnomer Dance Theater. Here are two videos I put together to help promote their shows. For a full catalog, visit this page.

Produced for Ralph Lauren’s flagship store in New York City on Madison Ave and 72nd Street. The work was designed to play on 4 plasma screens simultaneously. The video was produced from a series of still images taken by myself and Robert Moon.

For more on the project, visit the blog for documentation and research.

Time Lapse with Music from Jaki Levy on Vimeo.

Here is part I of Moment Capturing, part of my collaboration with Dee Harvey

Here is part II.

I shot Part I, Dee shot Part II.

For this installation 2 VCRs are networked, sending a custom made VHS tape from one VCR to another. As the VHS tape travels in the space between the VCRs, the VHS signal slowly degrades in quality.

Level I
The decomposing signal on the VHS tape mirrors the disappearance of analog technology from our culture.
Like audio cassette tapes and other analog technology, the VCR is on its way out. With the rise of DVRs (digital video recorders) DVDs, and other digital technologies, the VCR is now a quaint thing of the past. Taking the cue from Vinyl Records, VHS tapes are now acquiring a nostalgic status.

Level II
In the installation, the top left image represents the “realty” as it happens in front of us - the live feed is what our eyes see.
The bottom right is what our mind keeps of that. After filtering the “feed” coming in through our eyes, each mind keeps its own memory, which is in fact, a minute fragment of the data that the actual “live feed” contained. In a day from now, what you saw in the room will remain in your brain as a few scattered images with no detail – if any.

produced as a 3 channel installation
words by Paul Cortez
music by Eluvium

This video was shot during the Republican National Convention and looks at protesting as a creative act.

Features interviews with:
Coco Fusco (renowned performance artist)
John Perry Barlow (former lyricist from the Grateful Dead and founder of EFF.org)