Brian Shell's Reel

From Seattle to the Cascades and Back

This 3 hour road trip travels full circle from Seattle to the Cascade Mountains and back with a disposable camera through sun and rain. 3.1.1997 by Brian Shell

MDR Pacific Ocean wave sunset

Watch an ocean wave's sunset at Marina del Rey and then silhouettes of a lifeguard shack and Pismo Beach afterglow. 31 seconds in duration with Brian playing a Pipe Dreams xylophone.

Blues piano practice at Law Quad of the University of Michigan

On a Sunday morning, Brian Shell practices his blues on a Steinway grand piano inside the University of Michigan's law quad and one of its elegant study rooms prior to his performance at Ann Arbor's Festifools.

Brian Shell PickaPortraitStyle Adobe entry

Step-by-step starting with 5 photos and his delicate piano performance, Brian Shell finds fun with Photoshop in order to submit his entry into Adobe's 2019 Pick a Portrait Style challenge. #PickaPortraitStyle

The Funky Seattle

Played next to a flowing fountain, 2 xylophones accompany Photoshop fun with two panoramic pictures taken by Brian Shell in Seattle. https://www.PassionHero.com

House of Mirrors by Brian Shell

In 1997, Brian Shell moved to Seattle to complete his supernatural suspense drama screenplay Distortions. Its crescendo takes place in a House of Mirrors. Many of his photos from that period are presented as well as the living room wall he used to create The House of Mirrors film crescendo..

Venice Beach Walkabout Piano 1999

On June 18, 1999 a walkabout around Venice, California was taken by Brian Shell when he was homeless and trying to sell a supernatural screenplay to Hollywood.

Bongo Brian Cajon Drum Jam Trance

"Bongo Brian" Shell trances out for 6:43 on his LP bongo cajon along with a Casio synthesizer's drum machine's "Pop 1" beat and pleasant bells at its end.

4 Minute Lakeside Sunrise Fountainside Xylophones

2 xylophones are recorded next to a baptismal fountain while the chronological images capture the first 4 minutes of a sunrise over Belleville, Michigan.

NYC 24 hour walking tour

In 2007, Brian Shell attends the Book Expo of America, stays at the Waldorf-Astoria, strolls Manhattan, and rises to the top of the Empire State Building. He performs the underlying music on Korg synthesizer.

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