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		<title>The tension of observation</title>
		<link>https://brandforming.com/2023/08/15/6407/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Guy Mastrion]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Aug 2023 20:08:34 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Observational tension is a tool of the storyteller, more often felt than discussed. Its subtle power renders a disquieting tone that invites audience emotion to enter the scene. The tension of a shot that lingers on a subject after the dialogue or apparent action has ended can deliver extraordinary poignancy. It does not work in]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Fiction vs non-fiction brands</title>
		<link>https://brandforming.com/2023/06/04/fiction-vs-non-fiction-brands/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Guy Mastrion]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jun 2023 00:55:13 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The rise of Ai and its impact on image making has me rethinking what it means to create photographic work. It&#8217;s true that images have been easily manipulated since the earliest days of photography, but each day it gets tougher to tell the difference between fiction and non-fiction. It&#8217;s wonderful and discouraging at the same]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Slow-Motion Sickness</title>
		<link>https://brandforming.com/2023/02/04/slow-motion-sickness/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Guy Mastrion]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2023 22:21:49 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Asynchronous and disharmonious, the overuse of slow motion has become a sickness, a plague on the timeline of corporate video. Slow motion is very often beautiful to watch, but it should be used with intention and in support of some action or emotion essential to the story. Used appropriately, like close-ups, like a spice, it]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>The ear is the avenue to the heart.   -Voltaire</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Guy Mastrion]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2022 15:57:54 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Here’s a challenge; find two pieces of content on the web, one with good quality audio and a poor image and the other with good image and poor audio. Which one keeps you more engaged?  A recent study suggests that inferior quality audio reduces credibility of the content. You can read the findings here. If]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>A camera is a tool for editing</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Guy Mastrion]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Oct 2022 00:51:29 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I love light in all its many variations. I’ve walked into walls studying light as it falls on some object or person. It’s an infatuation, an obsession and capturing light is at the root of my love for image making. Perhaps there is no more beautiful expression than light illuminating human emotion. A face, an]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Backwards and in High Heels</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Guy Mastrion]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Sep 2022 22:57:22 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I recently came across this wonderful quote attributed to Ann Richards, commenting on the talents of the famed dancer Ginger Rogers. “After all, Ginger Rogers did everything that Fred Astaire did. She just did it backwards and in high heels.” The phrase “backwards and in high heels” struck a chord with me. It reminds me]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Simplicity is recompense for years of effort.</title>
		<link>https://brandforming.com/2022/08/14/simplicity-is-recompense-for-years-of-effort/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Guy Mastrion]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Aug 2022 17:15:05 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The world will never be less chaotic than it is right now. That is so say, the complexity of life will continue to challenge us. In the presence of ever-expanding complexity, how do we get our story through the noise? How best to communicate our ideas? A singularity of vision with a concise understanding of]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Constraint, the mother of invention.</title>
		<link>https://brandforming.com/2022/07/18/constraint-the-mother-of-invention/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Guy Mastrion]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jul 2022 20:07:31 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Constraint was a formidable ingredient in the creation of a film I made in college. The film was a visually driven story of my childhood haunts on Long Island including the beaches, boats, foggy harbors, and associated sounds. From rushing winds and crashing waves, to the song of the gulls and the rocking and creaking]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>The making of #MonvieveMoments</title>
		<link>https://brandforming.com/2017/02/08/the-making-of-monvievemoments/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Flat Stanley]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2017 22:16:20 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Luxury brands succeed by creating connections with their buyers through insights that leverage value against deep seated emotional needs. These emotional values last a lifetime because they are not driven by trends but rather by qualities inherent in the buyer. Understanding these connections is at the heart of branding. At one time, the bespoke nature]]></description>
		
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