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THE ACTION HERO

THE ACTION HERO SERIES IS BASED ON THE PREMISE THAT "A HERO IS AN ORDINARY MAN IN EXTRAORDINARY CIRCUMSTANCES." ALTHOUGH THE PROTAGONIST FACES AN IMPOSSIBLE TASK, HE IS COMPLETLEY UNDETERRED. THIS TYPE OF INSPIRATIONAL COURAGE AND DETERMINATION IS SEEN NOT ONLY IN ACTION HEROES, BUT ALSO IN MANY ORDINARY PEOPLE FIGHTING THEIR OWN UPHILL BATTLES. LIKE STANLEY KUBRICK'S "THE SHINING," THESE LANDSCAPES HAVE PERSONALITY TRAITS THAT ULTIMATELY TRANSFORM THE LANDSCAPES INTO CHARACTERS THEMSELVES. PRODUCED ALONG THE ITALIAN RIVIERA IN FINALE LIGURE, VARIGOTTI, & ALBENGA, THE PHOTOGRAPHY PRODUCTION INCLUDED LANDSCAPE AND STUDIO SHOOTS IN ITALY AND NEW YORK CITY. FULL-BLOWN MOVIE SETS, COMPLETE WITH MULTIPLE LIGHTING GENERATORS, WERE USED IN THIS PROJECT. THE RESULTS ARE LARGE-SCALE COMPOSITES WHERE EACH FRAME TELLS THE STORY OF A COMPLETE MOVIE. THESE ARE MOMENTS THAT ANTICIPATE OR RECAPITULATE AN EVENT RATHER THAN THE EVENT ITSELF, LETTING THE VIEWER INFER POSSIBILITIES FROM BOTH DIRECTIONS....... (SCROLL DOWN)

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