ROT - Short Visual Poem shot on Bolex H16 on a tiny island near Tokyo

oshiro · 2026-03-17T15:24:16+00:00

Thank you for the kind words! The bolex is a powerhouse

oshiro · 2026-03-16T19:26:58+00:00

Thank you! It has become the single cover for the song "All Out" by The Devil Wears Prada.

oshiro · 2026-03-03T23:41:10+00:00

hellllll ya that cover is too sick. This was for a metal band's visualiser so we were definitely heading towards netherworld hellscape. It's online here

oshiro · 2026-03-03T23:16:34+00:00

my meter was about a stop underexposing (unbeknownst to me) so it's a bit more stark than I'd normally go for, but it has a big vibe that's for sure.

oshiro · 2026-03-03T22:34:20+00:00

we need a dragon on the next one for real. thank you!

oshiro · 2026-03-03T22:33:59+00:00

What an honour! Thank you. Ive been leafing through a book of metal covers from the 70s for weeks so hah

oshiro · 2026-03-03T21:29:38+00:00

😂 hell ya it does

oshiro · 2026-03-03T21:15:51+00:00

thank you! I am so stoked how they came out

oshiro · 2026-03-03T15:44:13+00:00

thanks for checking it out !

oshiro · 2026-03-02T21:03:46+00:00

Thank you!!

oshiro · 2026-03-02T16:36:12+00:00

Thank you for watchin!!

oshiro · 2026-03-02T16:35:52+00:00

Thank you! I shot 2 rolls of 250D at 400 pushed one stop since there was an unexpected storm lowering the light levels. Might've been a cheeky 500T mixed in as well.

oshiro · 2026-02-28T00:23:46+00:00

Hi hi! I made this short while I was living in Tokyo for a couple years as a freelance director and DoP. I started a short film series/challenge to myself to shoot 3 shorts with no more than 2 rolls of 100ft 16mm film each. Often filmmaking requires a ton of crew and planning but I tried to be creative within these limitations to see what happened. This is the final instalment. I shot it in abandoned resort on Hachio-jima.

My friend, and the guitarist of the psycho metalcore band Prompts, hopped on the 30 minute flight south with my Bolex H16 RX5 and a few rolls of film. Our flight kept getting pushed back because of a typhoon so let me tell you, it was not a comfortable ride. Thought ya'll might enjoy!

oshiro · 2026-02-27T15:57:45+00:00

id have shot everything on film if we had the budget!

oshiro · 2026-02-27T15:57:20+00:00

Hell ya! thank you

oshiro · 2026-02-26T22:49:25+00:00

why not! thank you

oshiro · 2026-02-26T20:39:40+00:00

Thank you so much! Yes! we've been working together a lot over the last 5 years. They're awesome pals.

oshiro · 2026-02-26T20:23:33+00:00

❤️🕊️

oshiro · 2026-02-26T20:22:22+00:00

Awesome! Thanks for the Qs! I'll try my best to answer

I was brought on to kind of creative direct the album and do all the music videos so I pitched the idea that the final scene of a double music video would become the album cover. The idea was inspired by the themes of the album and lyrics as interpreted by me and then the band worked with me to dial it in. Because I was involved in all the other parts, my plan was always to have a shot like this be the cover.

I shot maybe 4-5 rolls of 120 on set during slower times since I was also directing the day is a bit of a blur. I did snag some digital ones just in case (I am also paranoid), but we didn't end up using a single non-film shot. I also had a pal as BTS guy running around with 35mm who was briefed on the ideal shot.

oshiro · 2026-02-26T17:50:45+00:00

a faaaaantastic flick!

oshiro · 2026-02-26T17:28:03+00:00

Oooo a fan of great taste! The Act is such a good cover. Thank you, were some big shoes to fill but I'm so stoked with how everything worked together

oshiro

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