Nathan Johnson

Welcome to my daily blog.
This is where I post things I'm currently working on and thinking about.
I write songs, score films, produce bands, and make visual art and photographs.

I lead a sprawling band/art collective called The Cinematic Underground and run a small independent record label called Cut Narrative . I'm also an artist at The Made Shop with my brothers Marke and Zachary. Twitter @NTJohnson

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Katie Chastain’s Snowshow Video Production Crew. Martha’s Vineyard One of the few pictures featuring everyone who worked on the video piled into the back of a U-Haul. It costs a lot of money to get cars over onto Martha’s Vineyard, so we rented a truck and hauled everyone around in the back. This is the night before the shoot after a great dinner at Tom & Julie’s house. After this weekend I realized again that working with friends is amazing. Especially when they are as talented as this bunch! And if you’ve never seen Slava’s Snowshow, which inspired Katie’s song and this video shoot, let me highly highly HIGHLY recommend it to you! In this photo (roughly left to right) Isaac - camera crew, focus puller Amanda - designed and made Katie’s dress, personal assistance Arlyce (hiding) - snow cutting, video assistant, snower Bethany (hiding) - hair and makeup Anna - diorama dressing, background pulley operation Katie - singing, origami, concept and execution Ronen - video documentation, behind the scenes film Kim - diorama dressing, background pulley operation Reva - 1st assistant, task management Chris - sound, general assistance Marke - pulley construction, architectural overview Bryan - miniatures assistance Chad (not pictured) - miniature pulley construction Nate (not pictured) - pulley systems assistance, snower Jenny (not pictured) - general assistance Brad (not pictured) - general assistance Warren (not pictured) - director of photography, lighting, camera, Nathan (taking photo) - director, concept

Katie Chastain’s Snowshow Video Production Crew. Martha’s Vineyard

One of the few pictures featuring everyone who worked on the video piled into the back of a U-Haul. It costs a lot of money to get cars over onto Martha’s Vineyard, so we rented a truck and hauled everyone around in the back. This is the night before the shoot after a great dinner at Tom & Julie’s house. After this weekend I realized again that working with friends is amazing. Especially when they are as talented as this bunch!

And if you’ve never seen Slava’s Snowshow, which inspired Katie’s song and this video shoot, let me highly highly HIGHLY recommend it to you!

In this photo (roughly left to right)

Isaac - camera crew, focus puller

Amanda - designed and made Katie’s dress, personal assistance

Arlyce (hiding) - snow cutting, video assistant, snower

Bethany (hiding) - hair and makeup

Anna - diorama dressing, background pulley operation

Katie - singing, origami, concept and execution

Ronen - video documentation, behind the scenes film

Kim - diorama dressing, background pulley operation

Reva - 1st assistant, task management

Chris - sound, general assistance

Marke - pulley construction, architectural overview

Bryan - miniatures assistance

Chad (not pictured) - miniature pulley construction

Nate (not pictured) - pulley systems assistance, snower

Jenny (not pictured) - general assistance

Brad (not pictured) - general assistance

Warren (not pictured) - director of photography, lighting, camera,

Nathan (taking photo) - director, concept

+ Katie Chastain + music video + directing + producing + fashion +

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