Duane Mendes (@duanemendes)

From the archives: Life on 35mm film; somewhere between 2018 & 2023 🎞️📸

@marli x @zahrat_khaleej (director’s cut) shot and directed by me 🎥🎬 This film was probably the most challenging one yet due to the tiny size of the set, everything on this project hinged on the lighting style more than anything else. I took a conservative approach to the camera movement and focused more on emotion and jewelry mixed it all in with some sound design in post and this is what came out, pretty content with results ✨ Talent Agency: @mmgartists Lighting Assistants: @iamjaypeehardin & @yasir__ali__shah Stylist: @seherkhanp

set and life 🎥🤝🏼✨

Beauty Unbound for @nakheelmallpalm shot, edited and color graded by me Production Agency: @ensostudios.ae Lighting Assistant: @iamjaypeehardin Focus Puller: @markholicz_focuspuller Styling: @shabelnikova

grateful for it all ✨

@tiffanyandco by me for @zahrat_khaleej Lighting Assistant: @iamjaypeehardin Studio: @bickibossstudio Stylist: @seherkhanp HMUA: @gianlucacasu.mua Model: @aimlissy Agency: @mmgartists

🌊 // @moalahbabi for @fredjewelry

TVC for @fashiontv 's collaboration with @danubeproperties. Cinematography by me. Client: @danubeproperties Director @sabrinarynas DOP @duanemendes PH: @milkshakemediaworld EP: Dev Vaswani Talent: @dorsa_hosseini_official Talent: @nuelmcgough AD: Mike Hoyte Art Director: @ogogomargo_com Wardrobe Stylist: @kimbarik Wardrobe Courtesy: @michael5inco @michaelcinco5 Make up Artist: @jessietablamakeup Hair Stylist: @maricel_hairstyle Focus pullingfocuswithtash Trinity Operator: @dagherdani Gaffer: @eliekolko BB Gaffer: @roy.kolko Key Grip: @amar.grip1987 Equipment: @gammaengineeringmiddleeast Colorist: @diego.larosa.digitalcolorist Offline: @roshld Online: Wynand Ott Music Courtesy: FTV, ES_Let Me Get to Know You (instrumental Version) - Siine . Producer: Mutaz Salloum @argentique35mm Producer: @suzanalsharif Production Manager: @donna.lee.s Production Assistant: riyas___ Production Assistant: helene_ursula_ Location Courtesy: @fairmontbabalbahr

Thermal Glitch w/ @alexa_hush Working on this video kinda reminded me of something that I would see played on MTV in the 90s in between music videos.

Cakemix Neural Network P1: In this part of Neural Network we visit Strange Ville an abandoned town lost in time, where haunting nostalgic beauty intertwines with the unknown. A town with familiar yet unrecognizable scenery, unusual wildlife and structures reminiscent of Courage the Cowardly Dog's neighborhood. Talent: Model: @clint_malik Lighting: @nathanmelmendes & AZ Lens & Creative Direction: @cakemixstudio Production: @cakemixstudio Wardrobe: @menage07 Location: Strange Ville #StrangeVilleEditorial #LostInTime #FashionMystery #CMSNeuralNetwork #cakemixstudio #dubaicreative #dubaiproduction

moments in between

working late nights hit different 😴🌌