https://fortripper.com Fort Ripper Tue, 17 May 2022 23:46:13 +0000 https://fortripper.com en https://fortripper.com/Home-Scroll Wed, 12 Feb 2020 09:13:56 +0000 Fort Ripper https://fortripper.com/Home-Scroll https://fortripper.com/La-Reinita Tue, 02 Feb 2021 01:57:12 +0000 Fort Ripper https://fortripper.com/La-Reinita LA REINITA ~ EMPANADAS LA REINITA ~ TORTILLAS To honor her heritage in Mexican and Colombian cuisine, Courtney Morentin founded La Reinita, a Pacific Northwest bakery. Using local whole grain ingredients and naturally leavened dough, she teases her process on two delicious staples with authentic craft and cheer ~ a pinch of flour, a little sunlight, and a bit of dancing, make magic and celebrate her roots. In Spanish, "La Reinita" translates as "The Little Queen". CREDITS ︎ Director~Editor Karina Lomelin Ripper Producer Stephanie Foyer Featuring Courtney Morentin Director of Photography Adolfo Cantú-Villarreal Production Designer Gabi Villaseñor Assistant Director Maria Moreno Gaffer Joe Bowden Production Assistant~Set Photographer Gabriel Benavente Benitez Sound Designer~Mix Jordan Eusebio Colorist Marc Ripper Music (Empanadas) Radio Popular by DJ Sumohair Music (Tortillas) Lusso Calma E Volutta by Bottega Baltazar https://fortripper.com/La-Tienda-The-Shop Mon, 10 Aug 2020 21:50:57 +0000 Fort Ripper https://fortripper.com/La-Tienda-The-Shop LA TIENDA (THE SHOP) ~ LETRA CHUECA PRESS Two patiperras (Camila Araya and Daniela del Mar) hailing from Chile, now based in Portland, Oregon, share their journey to create bilingual art that intertwines social justice with the craft of letterpress printing. Inspired by process films of the 1970s, we combined observational documentary filmmaking with vibrant, stylized product shots to elevate the prints and artwork. LA TIENDA (THE SHOP) ~ VÍA RAÍZ A Latinx shop owner (Jennifer Bolaños) based in Portland, Oregon, shares her story of becoming an entrepreneur and opening her shop that redefines what it means to be made in Mexico. CREDITS ︎ Letra Cheuca Press ~ Director Karina Lomelin Ripper Producers Jessica Daugherty Karina Lomelin Ripper Featuring Camila Araya Daniela Del Mar Supporting Cast Yvanna Ramos Karla Tovar Isaac Lopez Director of Photography Adolfo Cantú-Villarreal Assistant Director Maria Moreno Location Sound Kai Tillman Assistant Camera Angélica Ponce Gaffer Eli Haan Key Grip Cecila Flor Production Design Gabi Villaseñor Set Dresser Michelle Gonzales Hair~Makeup Eve White Editor Luz Carasa Sound Design~Mix Houston Gastelum Colorist Marc Ripper Music Reyna Tropical Vía Raíz ~ Director Karina Lomelin Ripper Producers Jessica Daugherty Karina Lomelin Ripper Featuring Jennifer Bolaños Iohan Figueroa (Ceramicist) Director of Photography Carly Diaz Assistant Director Corina Burke Location Sound Kai Tillman Assistant Camera Gabriel Benavente Benitez Editor Luz Carasa Sound Design~Mix Houston Gastelum Color Marc Ripper Music Edna Vazquez + This project was made possible by Prosper Portland and the Regional Arts & Culture Council https://fortripper.com/The-Child-and-The-Dead Wed, 12 Feb 2020 09:13:59 +0000 Fort Ripper https://fortripper.com/The-Child-and-The-Dead THE CHILD AND THE DEAD In this quiet thriller, cosmic wonder and fates collide when a father, his son and lover are left stranded after a car accident in the wilderness. This short film tells the story of an occurence, a crime, and it’s mysterious account through the eyes of a child. + Online Premiere on NoBudge + Best Northwest Short ~ Bend Film Festival + Best Dramatic Short ~ Oregon Independent Film Festival + Premiered at Ashland Independent Film Festival + Also screened at: Portland International Film Festival, Maryland Film Festival, Indie Memphis Film Festival, RiverRun International Film Festival, Mill Valley Film Festival, Edinburgh Short Film Festival, and more CREDITS ︎ Writers~Directors Marc Ripper Karina Lomelin Ripper Producers Jake Rossman Karina Lomelin Ripper Marc Ripper Cast Daniel Hill Brighid Thomas Henry Griffes Jimmy Lee Jr. Director of Photography Will Walle Music McKenzie Stubbert First Assistant Camera Scott Uyeda Second Assistant Camera Mimi Bergen B-Camera~MoVi Op AJ McClary Gaffer Kevin Hasenkopf Key Grip Cody Burrows Assoc. Producer Script Supervisor Tiffany Stubbert Art Direction Melissa DiMartino Eric Ahlstrom Wardrobe Erin Cry Hair~Makeup Sarah McMillan Prop Master Laura Knox Stills~Art Assitant Mercy Lomelin Location Sound Colin Robson Ray Buckley Editor~Colorist Marc Ripper VFX Artists Brian Kinkley Richard Krause James Pina Sound Design~Foley~Mix Jordan Eusebio Noah Eusebio Stunts Policeman Jerry Buxbaum https://fortripper.com/Reyna-Tropical-Nina Thu, 13 Feb 2020 01:00:56 +0000 Fort Ripper https://fortripper.com/Reyna-Tropical-Nina REYNA TROPICAL ~ NIÑA Born out of improvised sessions between Fabi Reyna and Nectali Díaz (aka Sumohair) ~ Mexican ex-pats living in Portland and Los Angeles, respectively ~ this song intros their self~titled, debut EP.We crafted a music video that blends the shared spaces of the cities and culture between them, with a spontaneous mix of motion, color and hazy warmth to wash over you, and the dance floor. + Screened at the Hollywood Theater @PDX Int'l Airport + Featured on NPR Music Listen to more at Bandcamp︎ CREDITS ︎ Directors Karina Lomelin Ripper Marc Ripper Producer Karina Lomelin Ripper Photography~Edit~Color Marc Ripper Production Manager Cambria Matlow First Assistant Camera Leah Brown Key Grip Bernardo Pantoja Hair~Makeup Monica Ninh Art Direction Fort Ripper Set Dressers Vanessa Boer Darren Pasemko Studio~Manager Joseph Bowden Desert Island Studios https://fortripper.com/Wild-Cub-Drive Thu, 13 Feb 2020 01:04:06 +0000 Fort Ripper https://fortripper.com/Wild-Cub-Drive WILD CUB ~ DRIVE “We don’t look into the mirror / when we don’t look at one another / and we brave our way through darkness like two cowardly lovers / And you said ‘drive’...” Under moonlight and fireworks, we follow the late-night rendezvous of a young couple through the city, and beyond. The peaceful longing of this song from Wild Cub’s debut LP Youth, led us irresistibly to elegant black and white photography and slow~motion for the music video. It offered moments of heightened romance and fleeting abstraction ~ some sparks too! + Premiered on Spin.com Listen to more on Spotify︎ CREDITS ︎ Director Marc Ripper Producer Karina Lomelin Ripper Director of Photography Nate Grubbs Cast Casey Hoelting John Warner Additional Camera Karina Lomelin Ripper Tiffany Stubbert Marc Ripper Wardrobe~Makeup Chelsea Nichols Production Assistant Tiffany Stubbert Edit~VFX~Color Marc Ripper https://fortripper.com/Campfire-Cologne Thu, 13 Feb 2020 01:03:45 +0000 Fort Ripper https://fortripper.com/Campfire-Cologne CAMPFIRE COLOGNE ~ “WILDERNESS” For all the bearded men, women and children in your life. We partnered with a grisly~grooming pioneer to fashion an original brand video that captured the humor and noble spirit of this unique product for the outdoor adventurer. Thereafter, beards would finally get the respect they truly deserved, one miniature~campfire at a time. + Premiered on NOTCOT.org + Featured on Thrillist, Laughing Squid, Cool Material, Uncrate,  Quipsologies, Poler, Cabin Time, Cheezburger, Neatorama, Forces of Geek, and more+ Screened at Mecal, Barcelona International Short Film Festival CAMPFIRE COLOGNE ~ “OFFICE”A bonus video for shorter beards, and even shorter attention spans. CREDITS ︎ Director Marc Ripper Producer Karina Lomelin Ripper Bearded Pioneer Greg Hennes Voice Edward Stiner Director of Photography Nate Grubbs Co-Writer Taylor Umphenour Second Camera~Assistant Editor Leah Brown Art Direction~Styling Melissa DiMartino Eric Ahlstrom Production Assistants Chris Osborn Brady Swan Edit~Color Marc Ripper Music~Sound Design McKenzie Stubbert https://fortripper.com/Matt-Nathanson-Mission-Bells Thu, 13 Feb 2020 01:04:22 +0000 Fort Ripper https://fortripper.com/Matt-Nathanson-Mission-Bells MATT NATHANSON ~ MISSION BELLS For Matt Nathanson’s eighth studio album Last of the Great Pretenders, we were commissioned to create this music video homage to his hometown of San Francisco and the great Alfred Hitchcock. It was a chance to revisit some of the iconic films (Psycho, Vertigo, The Birds), experiment with their visual and narrative patterns, and explore a city setting he would often return to, in repetition. + Premiered on VEVO CREDITS ︎ Director Marc Ripper Producer Karina Lomelin Ripper Assoc. Producer Tiffany Stubbert Cast Emma Pelett Summer Cox Whitney Crittenden Erin Hagen Chelsea Nichols Ranae Scott Eric Alhstrom Director of Photography Will Walle Second Unit Camera Nate Grubbs Assistant Camera Craig Gruenweld Gaffer Tim Carroll Grip Rachel Jones Art Direction Melissa DiMartino Eric Ahlstrom Art Dept. Assistants Mimi Bergen Erik Hoofnagle Ben Parslow Wardrobe Jayme Hansen Tanya Smith Amy Rosko Hair~Makeup Monica Ninh Monique Easley Kathryn Paul Studio Prod. Coordinator Laurel Degutis San Francisco Locations Jason Shepherd San Francisco Assistant Sari Blum Edit~Color Marc Ripper Assistant Editor~VFX Jerred North Additional VFX Artists Nate Grubbs Darren Pasemko Sound Design McKenzie Stubbert Casting Option Model and Media Liz Vice https://fortripper.com/The-Beginners-Guide-to-the-Ottoman-Afterlife Thu, 13 Feb 2020 01:04:41 +0000 Fort Ripper https://fortripper.com/The-Beginners-Guide-to-the-Ottoman-Afterlife THE BEGINNER’S GUIDE TO THE OTTOMAN AFTERLIFEIn this short film, a classic ottoman is reanimated through the art of upholstery. Inspired by the look of 1940s photography of industrial women workers, we showcase the process of this artisan handcraft. + Featured on Etsy + Also on Things Organized Neatly CREDITS ︎ Director Karina Lomelin Ripper Producers Karina Lomelin Ripper Marc Ripper Animator~Featured Karina Lomelin Ripper Camera~Edit~Color Marc Ripper Production Assistant Ben Parslow https://fortripper.com/Superfan Tue, 17 May 2022 23:46:13 +0000 Fort Ripper https://fortripper.com/Superfan SUPERFAN ︎ During an ill-fated sleepover, a tween celebrity obsession tests the boundaries of friendship, privacy, and a young girl’s heart. Streaming now, ‘2023 Films of the Year’ on NoBudge︎︎︎   Past: + Online Premiere on NoBudge + Greater Lehigh Valley Filmmaker Festival / Bethlehem, PA + Portland Film Festival / Portland, OR + Lake Stevens Film Festival / Lake Stevens, WA + Local Sightings Film Festival / Seattle, WA + Dances With Films / Los Angeles, CA + Atlanta Film Festival / Atlanta, GA + RiverRun International Film Festival / Winston-Salem, NC + Sunscreen Film Festival / Fort Lauderdale, FL + Eastern Oregon Film Festival / La Grande, OR CREDITS ︎ Writers~Directors Karina Lomelin Ripper Marc Ripper Producers Molly Preston Karina Lomelin Ripper Starring Keylee Milania Hoberock Addisen Titus Additional Cast Kain Dracula Ashford Lucy Reyes-Hoberock Cisco Keanu Hoberock Roberto Astorga Alejandro Rene Gomez Aldama Vanessa Boer Karla Tovar Director of Photography Marc Ripper Casting Director Rachel Mossey First Assistant Director Molly Preston Production Coordinator 2nd Assistant Director Jen Elkington Production Designer Camille Carpenter Art Coordinator Kate Beacom Costume Designer Sarah Baker Hair~Makeup Artist Maggie Green First Assistant Camera Angélica Ponce Gaffers Kevin Forrest Daniel Harvey Key Grips Daniel Harvey Kanon Havens Location Sound Mixer Kai Tillman Location Services Jessica Daugherty Fight Choreographer Kristen Mun Fight Coordinators Matt Sepeda Adam Van Noy Auditions Production Assistant Gabriel Benavente Benítez Wardrobe Craft Services Assistant Patricia Lomelin Set Production Assistants Dallas Brown Byron Gilmer John King Production Stills Photographers Jill Petracek Ashley Koronko Editor~Colorist Marc Ripper Sound Designer Re-recording Mixer Jordan Eusebio Original Music Mel Guérison