Sean Hasty's Reel

The assignment for this video was to convey any emotion of our choosing with moving imagery and sound. I chose "fear." This was shot, edited, and scored over a period of two days with no plan or idea in mind of what we were going to do. --Sean

Artist's Statement: Deoxyribonucleic acid. DNA. The mysterious molecule that within bears the genetic code of every living organism. Biological information written into every cell of our body. It tells us who we are. It tells us where we came from, and tells us how to operate. Instincts that have developed over billions of years of evolution. In reality, DNA is no different than computer programming language. A set of rules that define a specific outcome. However, just like computers, living...

Music Video for Chicago-based rock band The Prowl. We had no budget, and a very loose idea of what we were going to do. All footage was shot in one day. Shot on location at the State Theater in South Bend, IN. --Sean

The film is meant to visually resemble 70s and 80s low-budget filmmaking. Bar crowd, traffic sounds, whistling wind, and laughing girls were all sourced from freesound.org All other audio was originally recorded and mixed. Produced By Josh Silveus (writer/actor/composer) Sean Hasty (cinematographer/editor/director) Featuring Josh Silveus.........Customer Kurt Erickson........Bartender Bianca Caroline....Laughing Girl Lana Mabry..........Laughing Girl Phil Jones............Dancing Man 2015 -- South Bend, IN