We finally unveiled Masque films to the public! We had a beautiful celebration at the ASTO Museum of Art in Lincoln Heights on Saturday, April 4th. The gallery was pretty packed and most importantly the whole night was a lot of fun. Bobby Webster did a great job being the host, the Masque's Meow burlesque troupe performed gorgeously, Jason played some fun electronic beats and orginal electro-dance, the films were received well and the Mayfield beer was fancy and scrumptious. Most of the audience was in their 20s and 30s- quite hip.
We even got a really nice review in L.A.BUzzBlog, you can read it online here: http://labuzzblog.com/masque-films-the-inevitable-unveiling-unveils. Highlights from the article are, "
Masque Films’ Inevitable Unveiling on Saturday night did a great job of setting the aesthetic tone of Masque Films. Taking place in the ASTO Museum in a begotten part of Lincoln Heights, the unveiling immediately enveloped the audience into the
Masque world – a dark, delicate, and hauntingly beautiful place filled with furtive, sidelong glances, unintelligible whispers, and unspoken emotion.
The event began with the ladies of the Masked Meow burlesque troupe shadow dancing behind a red silk drape. It was easy to become entranced by this, and as I fell under the spell, I forgot how beautiful shadow dancing really is (too much Space Island/Area 33 can have this effect). Soon after the drape falls and the corseted and tu-tued dancers are revealed, the show begins. The series of short films and music videos opens with “Exoskeleton” by Sandra Powers, which, in all its dark monochromatic glory, was no less enrapturing than it was the first time I saw it at An Evening of Sinister Amusement at the Unknown Theater.
The Tuvalu-esque “Autumn” was next, followed by a blooper reel of teenage skaters....
The next film was a masterfully shot beautiful piece which juxtaposed super-saturated beach imagery of a man in a long black overcoat against darker shots of a lovelorn or forlorn ballerina lamenting amid her blue-lit world of empty picture frames. The costuming in this film was brilliant and even though I didn’t really get what was going on, it was one of the best films of the night because it was so gosh-darn beautiful (anyone seen The Cell? The experience was similar to that, but with a lot more emotion and a lot less J-Lo.)
After the films, The Masked Meow returned for another audience interactive performance. The Masked Meow is an old-school modern burlesque troupe, who at once combined the dark Victorian ages with elements of modern dance, all set to a Nick Cave Tender Prey-era soundalike. Put it all together, and you have one pretty damn sexy burlesque troupe.
The Inevitable Unveiling of Masque Films, who are available for commercials and music videos, was a veritable explosion of the artistry of the macabre, and set a definite tone of the work to come from this young and incredibly talented film company. Keep these guys on the radar!"
