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Hangs Upon Nothing Update

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Frame grabs from Hangs Upon Nothing by Jeremy Rumas.

Matuse Family Member, Jeremy Rumas, sent over this image of some screen grabs from his upcoming film “Hangs Upon Nothing”. Jeremy has been hard at work putting his film together, editing a new extended teaser and making more music for the soundtrack. Keep an eye on our site for updates when he releases the new trailer. We can’t wait to see it and hear some of his new music.

Here’s some words from Jeremy on the image:

I was in Bangkok during the celebration of the King’s 60th year on the throne. The city was lit up even more than usual, and everyone was wearing yellow. This was early on while traveling and filming on this project. This was actually the first batch of film I shot with my Bolex, which I bought off Ebay. So I wasn’t sure if it even worked properly at this point.

I watched some of the ceremonies of the celebration on television, and I absolutely tripped out when I saw the King had a team of guys shooting the occasion with wind-up 16mm Bolex cameras! Royal Bolex shooters decked out in ceremonial dress. Could not believe it. Almost the exact same model as my camera.

I found one film lab in Bangkok that processed 16mm film, it’s at Kantana, which is like the Warner Brothers of Thailand. I showed up there with my girlfriend, and she goes, “Whoa! That’s P’_____(don’t remember the name, a Thai moviestar)!!!” There was a huge netted golf driving range next to the Kantana building, all part of the complex. I took my 4 little 16mm film cans to the lab, and they looked sort of puzzled. They usually only deal with feature films and commercials I think. We had to then go to the accounting office, a room full of young ladies clad in yellow, where they also seemed quite puzzled about my small 4 can 16mm order.

They were all cool to us though. Got my footage back, and at their post house they even let me take a look at it on one of their transfer machines for free to make sure my camera was working properly.

One more thing, I’ve got a new trailer ready for release. It’s 5 minutes long with original music. It should be out real soon.

Matuse Featured on SHFT.COM

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Big ups to SHFT.COM for recognizing the ichiban. The Matuse Hoplite Spring suit was recently featured on their website. SHFT.COM is a website started by actor Adrienne Grenier (Entourage) and film producer Peter Glatzer. Their website states they are “Curating the Culture of Today’s Environment”. You can find all sorts of cool information on products, lifestyles, videos, fashion, music, etc. Check it out at:
http://www.shft.com/shopping/hoplite-short-suit-by-matuse

Liquid Salt Interview with Michael Kew

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Photography by Bran­den Aroyan and Bran­don DiP­ierri.

Check out the new interview of Matuse Family Member, Michael Kew, on Liquid Salt Magazine. Kew is a regular contributor to the Matuse website and represents us in the Santa Barbara area as well as around the world. A talented photographer, writer and now filmer. We look forward to seeing what Michael does next. To read the interview click here: http://www.liquidsaltmag.com/2012/03/michael-kew/

You can also purchase his new book “Crossings” in our Book shopping section. It’s a great read about all his travels. Click here to check it out: http://matuse.com/shop/crossing/