Inside the world of wooden sailboats in Sausalito, California. Shot on 16mm color film.
A short documentary about an off the grid community in the southern California Desert.
A short documentary about the fight to save England's native red squirrels from an invasion of american gray squirrels.
Plasticity reveals three instances—a rooftop apiary, an occasional restaurant, and a mobile pizzeria—of people redefining the use of urban space in San Francisco.
A visit to the Palo Alto Lawn Bowls Club, one of the largest lawn bowling clubs in the United States. The film explores a distinctly English game in an American context, and examines its appeal and its future.
A short film about Paul's Hat Works in the outer Richmond district of San Francisco. A men's hatter of the old guard since 1918, with a new twist. Shot on black & white 16mm film (on a Bolex).
A promotional video for an Italian handbag designer.
Official music video for Paw Tracks Records' artist Dent May
A promotional animation for event promotion startup Eventbrite
A promotional spot using archival material for iPhone application Namerick.
An animation from The Klutz Book of Animation. To see the rest and order the book go here http://video.klutz.com/animation/
A promotional video for Science Centre Singapore's annual stop motion animation competition.
How-to videos demonstrating educational activities for children developed by the non-profit, RAFT.
Cat Trick is a film production company based in San Francisco focused on creating original work with a strong sense of visual style for a diverse range of clients. Nick Berger, Ryan Malloy, and Rory Fraser met at Stanford in the MFA Documentary program, and formed Cat Trick in 2011. They each continue their own work as documentary filmmakers.
NICK BERGER became a specialist in stop-motion animation through is work on "The Klutz Book of Animation" and a squirrel enthusiast through his work on the documentary "Nutkin's Last Stand." He makes documentaries about surreal characters and environments and his stop-motions focus on the clever use of materials.
RYAN MALLOY worked as an urban planner in his previous life and he continues to explore urban environments through his documentaries. He's also been known to turn the camera on himself, exposing both the humor and challenges of daily life.
RORY FRASER has made a number of short documentaries and music videos, and tends to choose subjects with inherent visual strength like lawn bowling clubs, old hat shops, and wooden sailboat yards. He is from Tennessee. www.roryfraser.com
April 18, 2012
SAINT WINS @ OXFORD FILM FESTIVAL & IS NOMINATED FOR STUDENT ACADEMY AWARD
Rory Fraser's new film, SAINT, is awarded Best Short Documentary at the Oxford Film Festival in Oxford, Mississippi, and is a Regional Finalist for the 2012 Student Academy Award. Check out the trailer:
November 16, 2011
CAT TRICK INVADES EUROPE
Ryan Malloy traveled to Madrid, Spain, to collect the Best Short Documentary award at the VIX International Television Festival on Urban Life and Ecology for his short documentary film Everything Is Going to Be Fine.
November 13, 2011
LET'S GET ANIMATED
Singapore Science Center taps Nick Berger to share his stop-motion skills with students and to judge their annual animation competition.
