We are not yet able to field proposals from teachers in other regions.  
 

DESIGNER MARC ECKO TO ‘GET UP’ WITH URBAN LEGENDS AND 
HIP-HOP HEAVYWEIGHTS AT 1st EVER GRAFFITI BLOCK PARTY 
August 24th Street Festival to Merge Old and New Schools of Urban Culture

Designer Marc Ecko is set to recruit the legends of Hip-Hop culture for the upcoming Marc Ecko’s 
Getting Up Block Party.  The first-of-it-kind street festival, free to the public and held August 24th on 22nd 
Street between 10th and 11th Avenues from 12:00PM – 8:00PM, will feature graffiti demonstrations, live DJs  and surprise musical performances in celebration of the golden age of Hip-Hop.  The event coincides with the anticipated release of Atari’s graffiti-based videogame, Marc Ecko’s Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure. 

As a throwback to graffiti’s glory days, “Marc Ecko’s Getting Up Block Party” will feature ten 48-foot-long  by 8-foot-high replicas of the legendary NYC transit blue-bird subway cars, which will be transformed into  contemporary urban works of art by renowned graffiti writers.  A lineup of legendary artists, from the notorious  ‘Bronx bomber and destroyer’ COPE2 to T-KID (Terrible Kid), who first started writing on trains as early as  1974, will spend the day doing full color murals on the vintage trains.   

Other participating graf writers include DASH, WEST, CES, SONIC, IZ THE WIZ, MIN, DURO, WANE,  WEN, DERO, CYCLE, SMITH, PINK, DOC, KEL 1st, MARE139, CRASH, DAZE, GHOST, and the   TATS CREW. 

Blue-birds, a high point of nostalgia for historians and artists alike, were often used as an urban canvas by  graffiti writers throughout the 1980s before blasting machines and buffers were used to strip them clean, 
effectively putting an end to the era of graffiti artwork on the sides of trains.   

“Graffiti is without question the most powerful art movement in recent history and has been a driving  inspiration throughout my career,” said Marc Ecko, Executive Creative Director for Getting Up.  “I’m honored  to be bringing its pioneering creative forces together to look back on its tradition and to celebrate its future.” 

In addition to reviving an old school graffiti tradition, the block party will offer guests the opportunity to participate in live demos of Marc Ecko’s Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure and experience the first truly authentic  video game based on urban culture and graffiti.  The videogame, which is being published by Atari and developed by The Collective for a Fall 2005 release, brings together over 65 legendary graffiti writers,  six of whom will serve as in-game mentors to its protagonist, Trane.   

Event sponsors include Gamestop (www.gamestop.com), Truth (www.thetruth.com), Toy Tokyo  (www.toytokyo.com), Montana paint and Mass Appeal magazine. 

Shahendra Ohneswere , Lifestyle Marketing Manager
Marc Ecko Enterprises , 40 W. 23rd St. 5th Fl. 
New York, NY 10010  , office: 917.262.1181
email: shahendrao@ecko.com 

Poetry Out Loud: National Recitation Contest. Created by the National Endowment for the Arts and The Poetry Foundation, this program encourages high school students to memorize and perform great poems. Poetry Out Loud invites the dynamic aspects of slam poetry, spoken word, and theatre into the English class. This exciting new program helps students master public speaking skills, build self-confidence, and learn about their literary heritage. 

Thousands of high school students across the nation will participate in Poetry Out Loud this year. The competition begins at the classroom level, with winners advancing to school-wide, then city-wide, then regional, and ultimately to the National Finals in May 2006, where $50,000 dollars in scholarships and school prizes will be awarded. (Read More)

Filmmaker Bob Bryan is currently finishing up (post production) on his new documentary that explores the world of  Contemporary Poets and Poetry. For more info contact Bob at mailto:%20bryworld@aol.com

   
Graffiti Verite' is now Available on DVD
(Sold on this website along with our participating authorized e-Retailers and Distributors)

   - Nietzsche 

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Graffiti Verite' Autographed DVD Set 

Bob Bryan's
GRAFFITI VERITE'
DOCUMENTARY SERIES 
Reresenting Hip-hop and Urban Hieroglyphics
at the Prestigious
2005 CANNES FILM FESTIVAL
 

Cannes is the international capital of motion picture arts. Every year, the Festival International du Film is a major crossroads for the film industry. A total of over 30,000 cinema professionals, including distributors, producers, directors, actors, technicians and the media, and over 200,000 people, meet in Cannes for 900 screenings at the Palais and numerous cinema events. The Festival keeps you informed on travel arrangements and available accommodation.

Visit us at: 
Branscome International 
Attn: Catherine
Booth 22.05, in the Palais.

CVEA Interview - Art in a Can - The Artistry of Paco Rosic 

It would be right that “Once Upon A Time In Mexico” would be on the big screen at Paco Rosic’s when I stop by for the interview. Antonio Banderas and Johnny Depp are idols of the artist-in-residence along with rapper Eminem.
In the living room a painting of Depp catches my eye.

The canvas is filled with warm rust-related colors and shaded with black and the appearance of brush strokes, all created with a spray paint can. (continued)
Master Book of New York Subway Art
 

IMPRESSIONS MAGAZINE OF THE ARTS

IMPRESSIONS MAGAZINE OF THE ARTS

From Zoot Suit to Hip Hop Video and Discussion Series 

Free and Open to the Public! 

Saturdays, August 28,  2004, 11 a.m. at the Southern California Library, 6120 S. Vermont Avenue

Next in our series: Beyond the Screams, a Latino hard core punk documentary, and Bob Bryan's Graffiti Verite, a documentary that explores the electic world of hip hop and the urban graffiti artist.

VATICAN CITY --January 26, 2004 --In an unusual spectacle at the Vatican, Pope John Paul II presided Sunday over a performance of break-dancers who leaped, flipped and spun their bodies to beats from a tinny boom box.(Continued) 
 
 
 
 

" The long and troubled history of graf in LA is the subject of a the documentary Graffiti Verite'. Captured in close-up by director/cameraman BOB BRYAN, this urban documentary goes underground to the alleys, walls, streets, and galleries via interviews and commentary by 24 aerosol artists who know what's up in LA. Despite the fact that Southern California  has become one of the most dangerous areas in America for bombers to practice their art, these guys and girls show no fear or remorse, they're addicted to the spray! "

Filmmaker Bob Bryan has just been informed that his documentary film GRAFFITI VERITE' has been Officially Selected to be presented at:
e-phos 2003 Athens' Adventures of Digital Reaction

e-phos is an annual large scale festival dedicated to the exhibition and promotion of digital arts and creative technology. Organized by the Athens-based non profit cultural organization ALAS, festival e-phos is an interdisciplinary happening that aims to support a creative exchange of ex-periences and contacts in the sphere of digital creation and to develop the public's understanding and appreciation of a new audiovisual language that emerges through the fusion of different mediums and genres.
 September 26th-October 1, 2003 in the City of ARGYROUPOLIS, Athens, GREECE

How can I purchase the Graffiti Verite' Video Series directly? 

Graffiti Verite' has been accepted into the Hip Hop Film Festival.
The Hip Hop Film Fest was created to expose vital visual documents from da undaground...

No longer a mere genre of urban music, Hip Hop is a near  universal cultural force with far reaching global influence on fashion, art, language and politics. When 70,000 strong took to the streets of New York in June 2002, one could see the power of Hip Hop in action. The organizers of The Hip Hop Film Fest are on a mission to spread the wild styles and core messages of the Hip Hop nation far and wide.

The films we are featuring in the fest are chosen to take us on a journey beyond da boring bling-bling and enter the darkness, taste the realities and offer knowledge not found on da tube. These films come from seekers  exploring the true nature of what Hip Hop means and it's relationship with the world today. They depict the tales of a global Hip Hop movement, a style, a consciousness and a vibrant musical and artistic reaction to life as we know it today...

Article on the Hip Hop Festival: Hip-Hops Full Spectrum gets airing at Film Festival

Boston University Journalism Student (Joanna Franco)  paper on Graffiti
January 12, 2001 Press Release: Announcing completion of Discovery Health Spots
Notes from the Graffiti Underground !! (Comments and Critiques)
1994 World Cup Press Release  (Page 1, Page 2)
San Francisco State University Essays on "Graffiti Art vs Vandalism"
How can I directly purchase Graffiti Verite, GV2, GV3 & GV4?
Who distributes the Graffiti Verite' Video series On-line?

Bob Bryan has completed the latest addition to his Multi-Award Winning Documentary Video Series GV4. GV4 is the Ultimate Primer / Tutorial  and step-by step program on creation of Aerosol Art on both walls and Canvas. In GV4, SANO, the two-time winner of the International Graffiti Art Competition,  pulls you into the underground Art form by showing you the concepts, aesthetics and style needed to complete a perfect Semi Wild Style Masterpiece.  In addition, SANO also demonstrates the special techniques necessary to painting Aerosol Art on Canvas.  GV4 is a  "Must have Video"  for Art Instructors, Students, Libraries, Educational Institutions and Writers....  PRESS RELEASE

Indie Filmmaker Bob Bryan was tapped to shoot footage on Vin Diesel's urban spy thriller XXX. "Triple X is basically a kind of James Bond meets X games. It's like a spy movie with the sensibilities of the X games," says Producer Neal Moritz. Triple X  is targeted for a August 9th  2002 release.

Vin Diesels' (Fast and the Furious, Pitch Black, Saving Private Ryan, Boiler Room) character Xander Cage is a former extreme sports athlete with no fear and a bad attitude.  The US government has coerced him into service to gather information about a plot to destroy the world. Budgeted at $50 million Triple X is produced by Joe Roth's Revolution Studios and released 
by Sony Pictures.

Bob has recently completed  the first of a three- part "Graffiti Verite' Graffiti Art Tour,"  in Los Angeles, CA.  The tour participants (Art Students) attend  three of Japan's most prestigious Art Universities. 

These talented Art Students  have come to Los Angeles CA to visit some of the impressive spots that have been made infamous by LA's greatest Graffiti Artists. 

Administered and guided by Filmmaker Bob, this years
tour is accompanied  by Graf Greats  Cre8 and Sano. The Tour began at the Belmont Tunnels, visited various spots in mid city and ended up at the Venice Pit in Santa Monica.  Part 2 & 3 of the tour will take place later this month.

Photos of  Part Two " Graffiti Verite' Graffiti Art Tour" (Los Angeles)
Photos of  Part Three "Graffiti Verite' Graffiti Art Tour" (Los Angeles)

Great News! Bob Bryan (filmmaker) has been selected by "The Jenny Jones Show"  to be profiled on the show (Segment 3).  Bob is one of seven (7) filmmakers who were selected by the show's producer's for having created a cutting edge film, or eclectic documentary, that has changed the way we view our lives, or the chosen subject. The  producer and camera film crew flew out to Los Angeles, California to put "Hollywood Bob" on camera ( pic 1, pic 2, pic 3 ). The Graffiti Verite' Documentary Video Series was chosen, as one of those important films that will be highlighted and exerpted on the show.   TV Guide should also have a profile of the show prior to it's airing.

The title of the show is:

"Inside The World Of Street Gangs, Wrestling And Underground DJ's: Documentary Filmmakers Tell True Life Stories"
On the next JENNY JONES, take a look at some of the hottest, up and coming documentary filmmakers and films. Included in the show are documentaries about Cheerleaders: The Truth Behind The Myth, Graffiti Verite',  the eclectic world of Graffiti Art (Segment 3), Scratch, which explores the world of the hip hop DJ and last but not least, The Back Yard which documents the ever-growing unofficial sport of backyard wrestling.
The show airs in Los Angeles on Friday, June 7th 2002 (KCOP).  Check your local listing or The Jenny Jones Show Website.

BRYAN WORLD PRODUCTIONS SPEAKERS BUREAU.....Los Angeles, California, USA
Interested in having Bob Bryan become a guest speaker at your University? 
Please contact Loida Mariano to make arrangements.  Mr. Bryan will also present his award winning documentary Graffiti Verite',
GV2 or GV3 as part of his Speaker Series presentation.
For more information:  Bryan World Productions, LLC., PO Box 74033, Los Angeles CA 90004, 323/856-9256

Tuesday, May 28,2002 ...... Filmmaker Bob Bryan was the featured speaker at the Vermont Square Branch Library in Los Angeles.  Preceeding the speech , Bob's multi-award winning Documentary Graffiti Verite' was screened. This program was made
possible through the generosity of The Ahmanson Foundation.  Additional support from the Seaver Institute, The Council of the Library Foundation, and the Capital Group Companies, Inc.  Special thanks to Coca-Cola North America.

Bob was again invited to screen Graffiti Verite' on September 5, 2002 and to speak on the state of Graffiti Art. Junipero Serra Branch Library at 4607 S. Main Street in Los Angeles, CAJune 7, 2002, Los Angeles, CA.....
 

ANNOUNCING  " THE SUMMER 2001  JAPAN GRAFFITI VERITE' ART TOUR  "  (Documentary Screenings: Graffiti Verite', GV2 or GV3) , Keynote Speakers: Director Bob Bryan and Graffiti Artist (s), panel discussions, Spray Can Art Demonstrations and hands-on Spray Can Art workshops). Stay tuned for more information on the tour  schedule which will begin June 2001. Contact Loida Mariano at 323/860-9845 (Tel. No.),  323/856-0855 (Fax No.) or email bryworld@aol.com to arrange a tour visit  to your school, university or organization.

Graffiti Verite' 3 : A Voyage into the Iconography of Graffiti Art has been declared the" Audience Choice Winner "  in this years  Texas A & M 2001 Film Festival in the category of Documentary . The Texas Film Festival began in 1993 to promote films as an artistic medium focusing on educating students and future filmmakers. The Festival highlights Independent minority and student filmmakers.

Director / Producer / Writer / Director of Photographer Bob Bryan has been very busy the past few months editing 20 Interstitial " First Aid " spots for the Discovery Health Network. Previously, Bob completed  39 spots for DHN dealing with consumer supermarket awareness.

The 2001 Videographer Awards Competition committee has awarded GV3 with the Videographers Award in the Category of Art (Award of
Distinction). The Videographer Awards is designed to identify communications professionals who are raising the standards of the industry;  to acknowledge the winners, by their peers,  the recognition that the work that they are producing is outstanding and highly regarded.

* Bob Bryan has been awarded the prestigious 1999 CINE Golden Eagle (Public Affairs)  and the WORLDFEST FILM FESTIVAL 2000 Award  (Political Issues Category) for the filmed version of the staged production of  "In The Dark," starring Nancy Calabrese and Geoffrey Donne (Artists on the Attack Productions).  Bob's production contributions are:  "Director for the Screen" and  "Director of Photography." (To view a 12 minute clip of " InThe Dark ")

Tag, Judge Judy--You're it.

     Billboard advertisements all over town depict the TV personality nabbing a graffiti writer.  Is this a direct provocation or clever marketing. Article by Jeremy Rosenberg with contribution by Filmmaker Bob Bryan.  "On the one hand," Bryan continues, "they say how they hate them and they wish they didn't exist and they don't understand why the graffiti writers are doing this kind of activity.  At
the same time, I see these companies and organizations exploiting them to sensationalize or sell their products..."

 
POLE TO POLE EXPEDITION

April 24, 2002, Los Angeles, CA.....Production is really heating up for filmmaker Bob Bryan. Within just the past month Bob has DP'd (3) music videos for pop artist "Kojar" and is the Location Producer (Bryan World Productions) for Pole to Pole Expedition, Asia's most popular new travel adventure program co-produced by Phoenix TV, Hong Kong and CCTV (China Central TV), Beijing,
China.Established in 1958 CCTV is China's only state-run National Television Network.  The Network currently has 8 different Channels that broadcast a total of 138 hours of daily programming. Pole to Pole Expedition  organized by the Science &
Education Channel of CCTV is watched daily by an audience of over 2 billion people per day throughout Asia and the USA (by satellite), making it the most watched daily show in the entire world!! 

Pole to Pole Expedition can be briefly described as a team of Television Production Professionals (Directors, Producers, Cameramen, Sound men, Still photographers, Editors and Professional drivers) who travel around the world by 4 wheel drive vehicles.

"The travel will take us through 26 countries and will cover over a hundred thousand kilometers and promote positive sides of each country." 
Bob's Producing responsibilities encompassed coordinating the many location destinations and interviews with key players/organizations within the
Western USA  (ie: Intel Corp., Adobe Inc., Silicon Valley Venture Capitalists, Stanford University School of Business Administrators, Bill Gates (Microsoft) -Computer Science Facility at Stanford Univ., Hi-Technology Start-up Companies, Chinese Musical Conductor, Body Glove Owners, Traffic Surveillance Administrator, Las Vegas Casinos & eclectic locations, The China Wall: Great Summit Tunnel of  Sierra Nevada Mountains, Napa Valley Wineries, Boeing Airlines, Hoover Dam Engineers, Grand Canyon Naturalists, "BirthPlace of Silicon Valley"-Original Garage office of William R. Hewlett & David Packard (Helett-Packard etc.) which  included the areas of  San Diego, Las Vegas, Colorado, Arizona (Grand Canyon Boulder Dam), Los Angeles, Carmel by the Sea, Big Sur, Silicon Valley, San Jose,  Napa Valley,
Sacramento, Donner Lake,  San Francisco, Portland, Seattle and points in between. 

Bob Bryan has completed production on Naked Brown Men. His professional responsibilities were as  Director, Director of Photography and Co-Producer.  Naked Brown Men  was written by Adam G and Derek Basco. Naked Brown Men  is described as "A Hip Hop Comedy Stripped down to the Soul."

Naked Brown Men will star Dante' Basco (best remembered as the leader of the Lost Boys "Rufio") in Steven Spielberg's timeless  film  classic "Hook." Dante' is  joined by his real life veteran actor /singer brothers Derek, Darion and Dion (Fly Brown Dragons Hip Hop 
Group). 
Adam G (Lovechild) is also set to star. The soundtrack for the feature will include selected cuts from both Fly Brown Dragons and Lovechild. Release Date 2002
 

(Los Angeles, California)   GV3 has been honored by being selected to screen at the following film festivals and prestigious web sites

"This experimental musical opus probes the socio-political context that distracts the average person from appreciating the historical / artistic significance and impact of Graf."

" GV3 is a poetic voyage, a meditation into the iconography of Graffiti Art! "

Featuring  an eclectic sound track as it's emotional and intellectual core; GV3 is a compelling sensorial experience, shockingly honest and defiantly politically incorrect!  (GV3 Press Release). GV3 follows in the golden footsteps of GRAFFITI VERITE' (1995 ) and GV2: Freedom of ExpreSSion? (1998) both considered urban classics and currently in world wide distribution. Cover artwork, "LOS AVENUES" is by Artist Chaz Bojorquez.

Bob has been hired to "play" a Studio Cameraman at a Miami, Florida  TV Studio, for  the New Sit-Com pilot  "Good Morning Miami." The twist is that the Studio Cameras are real and Bob must "really" operate the Studio Video Camera, as well as ,be "on-camera" for the 4 film cameras show recording the show. He has completed the Pilot plus two shows  thus far. For those who remember, Bob is resurrecting the exact role that he, for years performed ,on Murphy Brown.

From the Emmy Award winning creators of NBC’s “Will & Grace” comes this comedy about a talented young TV producer (Jake) who arrives in Miami to revamp the lowest rated morning show in the country. Jake risks taking the job when he sets eyes on the beautiful, down-to-earth hairdresser Dylan, who wows him like nobody before -- and presents a romantic challenge. The carnival of clowns at the station include a pompous host , a self-centered co-host  who’s devoted to her frou-frou mutt, and a highly insecure station manager . Suzanne Pleshette (“The Bob Newhart Show”) stars as Jake’s risqué grandmother and Brooke Dillman plays Sister Brenda. “Good Morning Miami” is a production of Warner Bros. Television; Max Mutchnick & David Kohan (“Will & Grace”) are the writers/executive producers. Emmy winner James Burrows (“Will & Grace,” NBC’s “Friends”) directs the pilot. The pilot will air on Sept. 26, 2002 (NBC-(9:30-10pm).

RAPE"Winner BEST SHORT SUBJECT: Category "Mental Illness"
Written, Produced, Directed, DP: Bob Bryan
The 7th CINEVUE International Film & Video Festival
Los Angeles,CA., ... "Rape" is the latest narrative short release directed and executive produced by indie filmmaker Bob Bryan for Bryan World Productions. "Rape" is an original screenplay written by Mr. Bryan which explores the psychological and emotional affects arising out of the cycle of dual victimization played out in this  intensely brutal and disturbing abduction scenario. In"Rape" the lead

12 year old Filmmaker Nicholas Robert Bryan has been given the "Youngest Director" award by the Awards Committee of ShriekFest, The First Annual Los Angeles Horror Film Festival for his breakout film short "The Monster Killers."
 

 

Bob Bryan just completed shooting an " Evening with Kevin Spacey and  Friends.Celebrating our Future, Remembering
  our Past. " This special evening was dedicated to honoring the residents of the Motion Picture and Television Fund. Performances and readings were presented by Kevin Spacey, Thora Birch, David Blaine, George Clooney, Tim Conway, Angie Dickerson, Jenna Elfman, Francis Fisher, Helen Hunt,
Jeffrey Katzenberg, Harvey Korman, Jack Lemmon, Jewel, Amanda McBroom, Haley Joel Osment, Gregory Peck, MarisaTomei, Vince Vaughn and Robin Williams.

Bob Bryan has completed production on a new documentary series for PBS entitled "Caregivers: And Thou Shalt Honor,"  hosted by Joe Mantegna, which will air On October 9, 2002.

This series will explore the economic, emotional, social impact and political issues concerning the aging of the baby boomers in  America in the 21st Century. The Caregiving series has taken  Bob into the homes of Caregivers and patients in  Minesota, Arizona, Cincinnati, New Jersey, Washington DC, Georgia, Kentucky, San Francisco, Portland, Ohio and Los Angeles. 

The series also profiles Caregiver friendly Corporations, hospitals and the Elderly Care facilities. "Caregivers"  is produced by Los Angeles based Wiland/Bell Productions.

THE AGING GAME (Preview Video)
http://atsh.org/books/agegame.html

SPIRITUAL CAREGIVING (Preview Video)
http://atsh.org/books/spirit.html

We are pleased to announce that GV3: A Voyage into the Iconography of Graffiti Art has been voted " Best Documentary " by the jurors at the Freaky Film  Festival.

The  "Best Documentary "  trophy has been awarded to Filmmaker Bob Bryan courtesy of ceramic artist Michael Schwegmann of  Boneyard Pottery.

Bob has just completed work on Disney's new DVD series featuring film critic Leonard Maltin. The new DVD will  be covering the work of two of the original Mickey Mouse Animators Frank & Ollie (Two 90 year old Disney Animators) who worked with Mr. Walt Disney in developing the Mickey Mouse character.

 * Watch and listen to Bob Bryan's interview with Gloria Hylton discussing his new video release GV3 and the Graffiti Verite' documentary video series on the Femme Fatale Show. The Femme Fatale show (http://femmefatale.nu) is a weekly Internet Show dedicated to independent artists on nwez.net (http://nwez.net), an Internet station specializing in entertainment outside the mainstream media box.

Los Angeles, CA.., Award winning independent filmmaker Bob Bryan has just wrapped principal photography on the indie digital feature "Wash, Dry & Spin-Out."WDSO was written by Executive Producer Dan Patton.  Mr. Bryan served as Director/Producer and Director of Photography.

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