The Cool Machine http://thecoolmachine.com works by Raafi Rivero. Tue, 16 Feb 2010 19:08:15 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 MLB : Stickball http://thecoolmachine.com/mlb-stickball/ http://thecoolmachine.com/mlb-stickball/#comments Tue, 29 Dec 2009 08:18:31 +0000 raafi http://thecoolmachine.com/?p=51 This piece was shot over the course of a long day on the streets of Brooklyn and Queens. And though most locations were planned in advance, no block went unexplored in the few spare moments. On the day of the shoot, not even The Cool Machine had the juice to get the MTA to run the JMZ trains over the Williamsburg bridge, so it was added in post. Along with a better rendition of the New York skyline.

music by Peter Kerekes at beatrevolution.com

]]> http://thecoolmachine.com/mlb-stickball/feed/ 1 Grustler : Bradford Young http://thecoolmachine.com/grustler-brad/ http://thecoolmachine.com/grustler-brad/#comments Sun, 27 Dec 2009 13:44:50 +0000 raafi http://thecool/?p=16 An interview with the cinematographer Bradford Young — recently named one of 25 new faces in indie film by Filmmaker Magazine.

And while we’re giving credit, Brad is also the DP of Stickball. Plus one of the coolest MF’s on the planet. Here’s more jazz on the pong-like flow between us.

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]]> http://thecoolmachine.com/hbo-true-blood-bite-me/feed/ 0 HBO / True Blood : Infidelity http://thecoolmachine.com/infidelity/ http://thecoolmachine.com/infidelity/#comments Sun, 27 Dec 2009 06:51:41 +0000 admin http://thecool/_wp/?p=1 A private investigator who spends his nights catching humans in trysts with vampires explains the nature of the biz. This is a promo we made for HBO’s True Blood season 2 with the transmedia agency Campfire.

]]> http://thecoolmachine.com/infidelity/feed/ 1 Neutral Mute : SOE http://thecoolmachine.com/neutral-mute-soe/ http://thecoolmachine.com/neutral-mute-soe/#comments Sat, 26 Dec 2009 17:42:31 +0000 raafi http://thecool/?p=13 A music video for the song SOE (State of Elation) by Neutral Mute.

]]> http://thecoolmachine.com/neutral-mute-soe/feed/ 0 Format Magazine : NY Ink http://thecoolmachine.com/format-magazine-ny-ink/ http://thecoolmachine.com/format-magazine-ny-ink/#comments Sat, 26 Dec 2009 15:48:31 +0000 raafi http://thecool/?p=23 The result of an afternoon at the Black Ink Gallery in Harlem, NY, and another in Queens where I got my jeans shredded by an angry pit bull. Three NYC tattoo artists talk about process, inspiration, and adventures with the needle.

My client, Format Magazine, got the goods, I got the scars.

]]> http://thecoolmachine.com/format-magazine-ny-ink/feed/ 0 HBO / True Blood: Football http://thecoolmachine.com/football/ http://thecoolmachine.com/football/#comments Sat, 26 Dec 2009 15:45:26 +0000 raafi http://thecool/?p=20 A promo we made for HBO’s True Blood season 2 with transmedia agency Campfire. Three friends toss the football around with their vampire pal.

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