“Cavedigger,” directed and produced by Jeffrey Karoff, about artist Ra Paulette wins Best Non-European Documentary at ÉCU The European Independent Film Festival.nnCompeting against films from around the world, Jeffrey Karoff’s 39 minute documentary, “Cavedigger,” took top honors in its category last week at ÉCU The European Independent Film Festival in Paris. The film depicts the struggles of a singular land artist, Ra Paulette, who digs art caves into the soft sandstone of Northern New Mexico, entirely by hand. The film describes Ra’s work and process – but very quickly moves to his struggles with patrons, money and artistic integrity. nn”I was interested in making a film that examines the struggles of creative expression,” says Karoff. “It’s a story many of us in the creative realm can relate to. There’s always an elephant in the room, and that is money, or lack thereof. Someone else always seems to be controlling that aspect so untrammeled self-expression is rarely possible. Even when you’re digging caves in remote mountains, it turns out.”nnThe film ends with Ra beginning a 10 year project, and Karoff plans to supply ongoing updates to the project on Cavedigger‘s website as well as on the film’s Facebook page.nnKaroff finished the film in January and ÉCU The European Independent Film Festival was its first festival and its world premiere. The film’s US premiere will happen later this month, at The Newport Beach Film Festival on April 30th.nn
nnCreditsnDIRECTOR / PRODUCER Jeffrey KaroffnDIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY Anghel DeccanEDITOR Erin NordstromnCOMPOSER Pete Min
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Goldcrest Post Speeds Delivery of “Severance” Season Two
The New York Times recently wrote that the just-released Season Two of Severance will “blow your mind”—and we couldn’t agree more. Created by Dan Erickson and Ben Stiller, the Apple TV+ drama is smart, spellbinding, distinctly original and packed with surprises. For those who aren’t already devoted fans, the show centers on Mark Scout (Adam Scott), leader of a team at Lumon Industries, whose employees have undergone a “severance” procedure that surgically divides their memories between their work and personal lives. Goldcrest Post provided post services for both seasons of the show, including picture editorial support, sound editorial, ADR and sound mixing. Editorial for Season One began in 2020. Due to the restrictions imposed by the pandemic, Goldcrest supplied both onsite production offices and edit suites, and remote editing systems for individual editors, with everything linked to a central server. "Mixing at Goldcrest with our team has been a great experience,” says Stiller. “Bob and Jacob are in sync with our creative process and so good at what they do that the experience is always one where it's about how we can enhance the creative vision, with a baseline of knowing everyone is totally committed to making something as good as it can be." Diana Dekajlo, the show’s co-producer, says that the arrangement worked so well, they chose to continue the hybrid approach for Season Two. “We’re a remote friendly show,” she explains. “Whether we’re at Goldcrest, our studio in the Bronx or at home, our workflow is seamless. I conduct remote daily meetings with my immediate staff, and weekly meetings with editorial and VFX, and we talk to each other as if we were just down the hall. It makes for great staff... Read More