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CASE STUDIES

The idea.
Then the making.

Post Malone in a finished frame from Congratulations
POST MALONE / CONGRATULATIONS

A weekend to prepare.
Eight hours to shoot.
One clear visual idea.

Moving portraits, one free TV, and an eight-hour studio window. James DeFina on directing, shooting, co-producing and editing the video.

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Joji suspended above a drifting car in TEST DRIVE
JOJI / TEST DRIVE

An impossible image.
Shot for real.

An apartment brainstorm became Joji suspended above drifting cars. The practical production and deliberate choices behind the image.

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