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Estudio Niksen
THE NOT SO FUNCTIONAL
ESTUDIO NIKSEN

Starring:
Santi @santinista
Lana @itslanasalam
Tyrone @tap__net
Uma @umat0ng



Directors:
Lucho Calderon / Gerardo Alcaine
@lushooter / @g.alcaine

Director of Photography:
Evagelos Desborough 
@evangelosjames

1st AC:  
Alec Lemonde
@fripe_

Gaffer:
Bootleg Gripping

Art Director / Set Design:
Cloé Fortier 
@cloefortier_

Assistant AD / SD:
Julia-Rose Noël 
@juliarosenoelStylist:  
Manon Boyer-Mazal 
@manonbm

Editors & Sound Design:
Lucho Calderon & Gerardo Alcaine

Colorist:
Beatrice Tremblay 
@beatricetremblay_

Photochemical Lab / Dev & Scan:
MELS 
@melsstudios

Massive thank you to L’ÉLOI @leloi for the studio.

Shot on 35mm Kodak Film


concept breakdown
slides




camera
Arriflex 535 + Cooke S4i 15-40mm T2






This campaign began with my fixation on shooting entirely on 35mm film. It was either 35mm or nothing (not really but you get the state of mind). 

I reached out to Gerry and once he connected with Evangelos and confirmed his involvement — camera was locked in — we were able to move ahead into set design, the shot list and everything that followed.





set design


by Cloé Fortier
The studio exists in a liminal space where time is neither past nor future — a strange blend of vintage aesthetics and futuristic oddities.
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fun fact

Gerry and i have been friends for close to 15 years.