{"id":4836,"date":"2014-12-08T18:04:15","date_gmt":"2014-12-08T18:04:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/marmoset-journal.flywheelsites.com\/2014-12-field-notes-an-interview-with-filmmaker-matthew-brue\/"},"modified":"2021-03-25T17:24:23","modified_gmt":"2021-03-26T00:24:23","slug":"field-notes-an-interview-with-filmmaker-matthew-brue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marmosetmusic.com\/journal\/field-notes-an-interview-with-filmmaker-matthew-brue\/","title":{"rendered":"Field Notes: An interview with Filmmaker, Matthew Brue"},"content":{"rendered":"<div\n        class=\"\n          image-block-outer-wrapper\n          layout-caption-hidden\n          design-layout-inline\n        \"\n        data-test=\"image-block-inline-outer-wrapper\"\n    ><\/p>\n<figure\n            class=\"\n              sqs-block-image-figure\n              intrinsic\n            \"\n            style=\"max-width:100%;\"\n        ><\/p>\n<div\n                style=\"padding-bottom:74.5490951538086%;\"\n              class=\"\n                image-block-wrapper\n                has-aspect-ratio\n              \"\n              data-animation-role=\"image\"\n  data-animation-override\n          ><br \/>\n            <noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.marmosetmusic.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/BRUE.png\" alt=\"BRUE.png\" \/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"thumb-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.marmosetmusic.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/BRUE.png\" data-image=\"https:\/\/www.marmosetmusic.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/BRUE.png\" data-image-dimensions=\"499x372\" data-image-focal-point=\"0.5,0.5\" alt=\"BRUE.png\" data-load=\"false\" data-image-id=\"5485df7ae4b0a79af89afc90\" data-type=\"image\" \/>\n          <\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<p><strong>Matthew Brue <\/strong>sets out to do one thing in every film he makes: <strong>Capture real moments<\/strong> <strong>and stories <\/strong>&#8212;&nbsp;He not only accomplishes this task, but he does it well.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Brue&#8217;s production company Capture has been killing it. This has a lot to do with the company he keeps: his younger brother <strong>Ben Brue<\/strong> and cousin <strong>Calvin Brue<\/strong>. Together, they have built &nbsp;something &nbsp;amazing,&nbsp; expanding quickly and&nbsp;bringing&nbsp;on extremely talented filmmakers. All leading back to capturing one compelling story at a time.<\/p>\n<p>We caught up with Matthew about the art of collaboration, hitting the ground running in a new filmmaking industry and how music can make or break a project.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>M: When did you start filming?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>MB: <\/strong>Back when I was working a corporate job I was asked to join a group that was going over to Russia to do some work with orphanages and bring a couple cameras to document their experience. I was the guy who was always into photography and video, but never really took myself too seriously. That trip gave me an opportunity to shoot for 2 weeks straight and through the process I discovered that film was something I wanted to pursue full-time.<\/p>\n<p><strong>M: When did you know that you wanted to be a filmmaker?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>MB: <\/strong>The trip I mentioned above really helped me realize that I wanted to jump into film more seriously, but it was also the affirmation of the people in my life that helped push me over the edge. I didn&#8217;t know that what I could do with a camera was any better than the next guy &#8211; I was shooting based on instinct &#8211; but people who saw what I was putting together kept telling me they hadn&#8217;t seen anything like it at a non-pro level. So, I started following other filmmakers and started trying to figure out how I could make a go at making a living with a camera in hand.<\/p>\n<p>   <iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/101749548?wmode=opaque&amp;api=1\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" frameborder=\"0\" title=\"Vasque Performance Hiking\" webkitallowfullscreen=\"\" mozallowfullscreen=\"\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>M: What&#8217;s usually your favorite moment when working on a film?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>MB:&nbsp;<\/strong>I am an execution guy. I have realized over the years that there are people who are good across the spectrum of a project &#8211; some are great planners, others great in post &#8211; but what I love most is brining an idea to life. It&#8217;s usually that &#8220;hey, this is actually going to work&#8221; moment that gets me most excited.<\/p>\n<p><strong>M: How did Capture come to form?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>MB: <\/strong>I jumped into the industry on my own, but quickly realized that film isn&#8217;t easy to do on your own. It takes a lot of moving parts &#8211; more than most other creative fields &#8211; and I needed extra hands and heads if I was going to ever build scale into our work and our business. I did a pretty good job of keeping the door open for people to engage with me and my work, which lead to people asking if they could join Capture and be a part of the team. 6 years later and we have a great group of people committed to seeing Capture grow on a daily basis.<\/p>\n<p>   <iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/86153123?wmode=opaque&amp;api=1\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" frameborder=\"0\" title=\"Capture 2013 Reel\" webkitallowfullscreen=\"\" mozallowfullscreen=\"\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>M: Have there ever been any happy accidents when filming? If so, what&#8217;s one that stands out?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>MB:<\/strong> I think they happen all the time. We shoot a lot of &#8220;real&#8221; stories in uncontrolled environments, which means you never really know what you are getting yourself into. I can remember a time I was shooting some spring training baseball down in Florida and as we were following the team back to the clubhouse it started raining like crazy. I had a high-speed camera mounted to a steadicam and in order to transport it back to our home base I mounted it and was planning to wear it back. When it started pouring I saw players running across the field, so I started rolling and ran with them &#8211; turned into what looked like a pretty intense &#8220;hollywood&#8221; shot.<\/p>\n<p><strong>M: How do you feel music plays a role in filmmaking?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>MB: <\/strong>Music is the emotional backbone for any film we make. Picture is obviously huge, but in the end I think music will make or break you.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>   <iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/93198082?wmode=opaque&amp;api=1\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" frameborder=\"0\" title=\"Capture BTS : The Art of the Everyday with Target\" webkitallowfullscreen=\"\" mozallowfullscreen=\"\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1418057699013_55317\"><strong>M: What&#8217;s your process of finding a soundtrack to a project? When do you know you&#8217;ve found the right one?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>MB: <\/strong>We are constantly on the hunt for tracks. When we know we have a project coming up that will need a certain type of soundtrack we make mix tapes for inspiration and it gives us a place to log our favorites. As far as finding the right one &#8211; we typically sample 3-4 in an edit and see what we really connect to and what makes the film &#8220;feel&#8221; right. We often have a good idea of what we want the viewers&#8217; emotional response to be, so it&#8217;s a hunt to find the track that when paired with picture and nat sound, does that for us.<\/p>\n<p>   <iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/87220728?wmode=opaque&amp;api=1\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" frameborder=\"0\" title=\"Cook County Winter\" webkitallowfullscreen=\"\" mozallowfullscreen=\"\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1418057699013_50300\"><strong>M: How do you feel music can be misused in film?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>MB:&nbsp;<\/strong>You shouldn&#8217;t just slap a song to picture and walk away. I think some people find a song they like and try to force it into an edit (I have definitely done that before). I see people putting &#8220;epic&#8221; music to &#8220;sub-epic&#8221; picture and it sort of throws me off &#8211; the last thing you want to do is use your music as a manipulation tool. I aim to pick music and picture that reinforces what it is I am trying to communicate &#8211; in a way that the viewer can&#8217;t really pick it apart. If the music feels like it &#8220;lives&#8221; in the film, I think we did our job.<\/p>\n<p><strong>M: What are you working on now? What&#8217;s a project you&#8217;re excited about coming up?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>MB: <\/strong>We have all sorts of stuff going on. We are wrapping up a good amount of work before year-end for a variety of agencies and clients, but what I am most excited about are a couple housekeeping items (new reel, portfolio, etc) and a couple personal projects we are trying to get moving on.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Matthew Brue sets out to do one thing in every film he makes: Capture real&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[79],"tags":[212,151,944,33,10,1133,206,743,93,171,391,888,390,1145,947,230],"class_list":["post-4836","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-field-notes","tag-film","tag-filmmaking","tag-hiking","tag-marmoset","tag-marmoset-music","tag-matthew-brue","tag-music","tag-reel","tag-score","tag-soundtrack","tag-storyteller","tag-storytellers","tag-storytelling","tag-target","tag-vasque","tag-video","has-excerpt"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marmosetmusic.com\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4836","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marmosetmusic.com\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marmosetmusic.com\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marmosetmusic.com\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marmosetmusic.com\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4836"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.marmosetmusic.com\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4836\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8495,"href":"https:\/\/www.marmosetmusic.com\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4836\/revisions\/8495"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marmosetmusic.com\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4836"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marmosetmusic.com\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4836"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marmosetmusic.com\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4836"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}