Press - Snake Fashion Film

"the Snake" fashion film synopsis
 A blend of still photography, stop motion animation and slow motion video, this film offers a dark and fantastic vision of snakes, desire, transformation and passion.

DIRECTOR'S BIO

 Stephen Dirkes is a New York City filmmaker with a special interest in stop motion animation and experimental cinema. Beginning his creative career as a music composer, Stephen transitioned to filmmaker and his work is screened and exhibited in festivals and galleries internationally.

 PHOTOGRAPHER'S BIO
 Tal Shpantzer is a freelance photographer whose portraiture, art and fashion work is often inspired by fine art and cinema,
 specializing in animating photographs into unique time-lapse web Videos for clients in fashion and advertising.
 Tal's work has been published and exhibited internationally. Most recently W magazine.

 CREDITS

•  "the Snake"
•  Director : Stephen Dirkes
•  Jewelry Designer : Jade Chiu
•  Duration : 1.5 minutes
•  Obscure Object Films 2013

 CAST

•  Danni Wang
•  Giora Polushko

CREW

•  Music - Stephen Dirkes
•  Cinematography and Camera- Drew Ravani and Ray Flynn
•  Still Photography - Tal Shpantzer
•  Stop Motion Animation - Stephen Dirkes
•  SFX Makeup Animator - Ioana Popescu
•  Stylist - Jade Chiu
•  Makeup Artist - Seevon Chau, assistant Kodo Nishimura
•  Hair Stylist - Henry De La Paz
•  Production Stills - Ken Lo
•  Studio - Rebecca Trent, the Creek and the Cave, LIC