efr portfolio 2012
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independent short film project - work in progressTRANSCRIPT
infinateA T R A N S ME D IA FILM BY J. KIM O ARBAS
ECHO FADE REFLECT
featuring Rakaa IRIscIence of DilateD PeoPles original album feat. DefaRI, TakbIR of fort minor, k984 eDIT of glitch mob, rakaa, anD others street art, game & [email protected] +1 323509774 Los Angeles, CA
INDEX ECHO FADE REFLECT - INFINATE _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
J. KImO ARbAs - REsUmE THE sTORY THE TRANsmEDIA AsPECT mAKING OF - PHOTOGRAPHY PROJECT sTATUs CAsT & CREW TRAILER PARTNERs & sPONsORs
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J. K IM O A R B A S
+1 323509774
Los Angeles, CA
J. KImO ARbAs - REsUmE ECHO FADE REFLECT - INFINATE ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________PROJECTS/ SCREENINGS/ EXHIBITIONS 2010 Echo Fade Reflect - Infinate 1999 Divine Intervention
existentialist transmedia story with Aukse Petruliene, 1st place winner Vilnius - European Capitol of Culture 2009 Lithuania bankstown Town Hall sidney, Australia
2009 Artothlon-International Championship of Arts
curated by Karen Finley Art Kitchen Los Angeles, UsA curated by Jonas mekas Anthology Film Archives New York, UsA
1998 Whats New In The Avant-Garde?
2009 Butterfly Effect - with Karen Kerkhoven,
1998 Rundgang
2008 Inverted Hallucinations - curated by
The ministry of Culture and Foreign Affairs Republic of Lithuania, Kiev Art Center CEX Kiev, Ukraine The ministry of Culture and Foreign Affairs Republic of Lithuania, shota Rustaveli Cinema and Theater University Tbilisi, The Republic of Georgia Conventions & Attitudes curated by Karen Atkinson & Elana mann Habeas Lounge The City University of New York, UsA Los Angeles, UsA Hollywood, UsA
curated by Heinz Emigholz, Elfi mikesch & John burgan berlin, Germany
2008 Conversations with Space - curated by
EDUCATION California Institute of the Arts Valencia, California, UsA bFA - Fine Art / Film / music Universitt der Knste Berlin (University of the Arts) berlin, Germany
2008 Exchange Rate: 2008
Experimental Film making
2001 Radical Political Film Festival 2001 Silverlake Film Festival 1999 Video and Film Screeningscurated by Jonas mekas Anthology Film Archives New York, UsA
THE sTORY ECHO FADE REFLECT - INFINATE __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
ECHO FADE REFlECT - INFINATE a Transmedia Action/sci-Fi film by J. Kimo Arbas Its the story of a graffiti artist struggling with his sanity as the walls of reality crumble around him, awakening his true lifes destiny... The story of Aidas, a driven and prolific graffiti artist who is suddenly plagued by intense visions. He feels as if he is experiencing events from the future and the past, middle ages, WW II. Unable to comprehend what is happening to him, he thinks he is loosing his mind and consults his best friend Iris One, who urges him to paint more in order to release the pent up creative energy within him. He later realizes that his visions are not hallucinations at all, but dopplegangers from parallel dimensions tearing the fabric of his reality as they invade his world which they may ultimately destroy... The story and the universe of this project are the result of intense reasearch and work that I have been fully engulfed in for the better part of a decade. It is based on true stories, some of which were told to me by my grand father who was involved in the anti-nazi and anti-soviet underground resistance in Lithuania during WWII. As well as stories taken from my life, my friends lives, the subcultures that I grew up in, quantum science and the philosophy, morals and world view of the ancient Lithuanian mythology and spirituality which is based on moral harmony.
THE TRANsmEDIA AsPECT ECHO FADE REFLECT - INFINATE _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
As a Transmedia film Echo Fade Reflect - INFINATE is the tip of the iceberg, a small window into an enormous world, designed for multiple feature films, as well as a series of original music LPs/ EPs in multiple genres including: Hip Hop/ Rap, Jazz, Electronic music, Dub-step, Rock, metal etc. and tours of live performance of the music in addition to a series of computer games, apps and the like... Transmedia elements: Cinema (shot in RED, co-staring Rakaa of Dilated Peoples) Original music album (featuring Defari, Rakaa, edIT of Glitch mob, K984, Takbir of Fort minor etc.) Live tour of music from the project Computer games, apps, etc. street Art Cross pollination marketing. multiple streams of revenue. The possibilities are endless.
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shot on location in the Republic of Lithuania
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Authentic baltic indigenous faith ritual performed for the vision sequence. The ritual was lead by the head elder or Krivis Jonas Trinkunas of the baltic faith community in Lithuania Romuva.
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location at a decaying, soviet military base, near Vilnius, Republic of Lithunania
PROJECT sTATUs ECHO FADE REFLECT - INFINATE __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ The short film version shot on RED cam guest starring Rakaa Iriscience of Dilated Peoples is already in the can, and is currently in post production The attached 3 part album feat. Rakaa of Dilated Peoples, Takbir of Fort Minor, Defari and edIT of Glitch Mob has already been recorded and is being mixed The computer game is in the development stages A crowd funding campaign for finishing funds for the short film version is planed The feature length script is on its way to completion Feature length sequel scripts are in rough draft stages
CAsT & CREW ECHO FADE REFLECT - INFINATE _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________CAsT
Aidas Iris One - Aidas friend grafitti artist 2 Gabija - graffiti art apprentice graffiti art apprentice father Lithuanian Underground operative dressed as Gestapo Lithuanian Underground operative dressed as Civilian Krivis Vaidilute 1 Vaidilute 2 middle ages character 1 Iaumes 1, 2, 3, 4...
J. Kimo Arbas Rakaa Iriscience Taylor (of Dilated Peoples) Arija Razutis Vytenis Razutis Tautvilas Radzevicius
J. Kimo Arbas
Jonas Trinkunas Vetra Trinkunaite Juste Diceviciute J. Kimo Arbas Justina Barekaite, Vitalija Semetovaite Egle Naraskeviciute, Ilona Mosejeva J. Kimo Arbas J. Kimo Arbas computer graphics computer graphics
WW 2 doppleganger pagan doppleganger future energy being spirit
CAsT & CREW ECHO FADE REFLECT - INFINATE ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________CREW Writer / Director: Cinematographers: Art director: Props master: Wardrobe/make-up: Red camera tech advisor: Associate producer - production: Associate producer - post production: Line producer: Gaffer: Production assistant: Driver: behind the scene production still photographer: Catering: Legal: Poster photo: J. Kimo Arbas Vilius maciulskis, Feliksas Abrukauskas, Audrius Zelenius Arunas Cepulis Laimonas Juzumas Liuka songailaite Esmilis Norvaisas (Kino Komanda) Vytenis Razutis Vijole Arbas Viktoras spartakas Jugaj Darius brukstaitis Irma Puzauskaite Tautvilas Radzevicius Irma Puzauskaite Kimo Arbas, Irma Puzauskaite Vyte Danileviciute saulius Leonavicius
CAsT & CREW ECHO FADE REFLECT - INFINATE _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________sOUNDTRACK/ ALbUm Produced by: Audiophile technical advisor:Partly recorded at Lapes studios with Louis motek, Lapes staff and LessLoss
J. Kimo Arbas Louis motek (LessLoss.com) Kaunas, LT Josef Leimberg Los Angeles, UsA
Partly recorded and mixed by:
sELECTED ARTIsTs: Rakaa Iriscience (of Dilated Peoples - Capitol/EmI Records) Takbir (of Fort minor - Warner bros. Records) Defari (Tommyboy/Warner bros. Records) K984 create to devastate edIT of Glitch mob The Devastators bass: Domas Aleksa Drums: Darius Rugis Vocals/ Lyrics/ Producer: Kimo Arbas Fungal Kingdom Antimatter Cyclone www.facebook.com/domasaleksa htttp://www.k984.com http://www.theglitchmob.com http://www.dilatedpeoples.com http://www.fortminor.com
TRAILER ECHO FADE REFLECT - INFINATE ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
PARTNERs & sPONsORs ECHO FADE REFLECT - INFINATE ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Lithuanian Film studios | Vilnius, LT LessLoss Audio Device systems | Kaunas, LT Kulturos ir meno iniciatyvu centras (Culture and Arts Initiative Center) | Vilnius, LT
http://www.lfs.lt http://www.lessloss.com http://initium.lt
www.facebook.com/echofadereflect http://www.K984.com http://www.theGrandDuchy.com
J. K IM O A R B A S
+1 323509774
Los Angeles, CA