THINK ABOUT IT - Vinny St. Marten (incl. "I have a dream." Martin Luther King Jr.)

a Neil Capolongo film

As a young blind boy, Vinny St. Marten grew up at a time when racism and prejudice were considered to be an acceptable part of everyday life. As a teenager, he had a life-changing experience that showed him how wrong this was.

In her online review of "Think About It," Vivian Fields of Midnight Jazz says,
"The track, part spoken-word diary, part classic soul, cuts deep; the emotionally reflective piano gives it a cinematic backdrop, and this is probably the best use of Martin Luther King Jr.'s 'I Have a Dream ' speech ever."

"Think About It" video: produced, directed, lit, shot, and edited by Neil Capolongo.

Flashback scenes directed by Vinny St. Marten & Neil Capolongo.

Audio playback: Danny Grella.

Cameras: Canon XL-1, Bolex Rx-4, Nizo 801 Macro, Nizo 6080, Beaulieu 7008S, Panasonic DMC-FZ8

Capturing media: miniDV. 16 mm: Eastman Kodak Plus-X, Tri-X, 7245 50D Neg. Super-8: Eastman Kodak Ektachrome 64T, Plus-X, Fuji Velvia 50D. Quick Time Motion JPEG/SD card

Film processing and film-to-video telecine transfer: Spectra Film & Video

"Think About It" song: written and produced by Vinny St. Marten & Elysa Sunshine.

Elysa Sunshine: keyboard, background vocal

Ron Ben-Haim: recording engineer, drum programming, guitar, background vocal

Vinny St. Marten's new CD is available at www.vinnystmarten.com
It features "Think About It" and other songs inspired by Vinny's early life.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Martin
• Luther
• King
• Robert
• Kennedy
• blind
• soul
• rap
• R&B
• salsa
• prejudice
• racism
• visually
• challenged
• Glen
• Cove
• skateboarding
• basketball
• Canon
• XL-1
• Super-8
• Nizo
• 801
• Macro
• 6080
• Beaulieu
• 7008S
• time
• lapse
• 16
• mm
• Bolex
• Rx-4
• Eastman
• Kodak
• Plus-X
• Tri-X
• 7245
• negative
• Fuji
• 50D
• Velvia
• Panasonic
• DMC-FZ8

[ManhattanCityMusic]

Hey Neil, I Just watched "Think About It". It was beautiful. You are a very talented man. - Victor Lesser

[Drumcam]

Thank you so much, Victor. Vinny is an inspiration!

[MarzipanMarie]

Please tell Vinny that this was a great video. Although I was not born during the time of Martin Luther King Jr, This opened my eyes on how it really used to be. Thank You!

[Drumcam]

Will do, MarzipanMarie; and thanks for the compliment.

[FloresDeLaPrimavera]

What a beautiful song and video. Thank you for sending a message of love in a world so sadly filled with hate. This is truly the best video on Youtube!

[Drumcam]

Thank you, FloresDeLaPrimavera! Your encouraging words are greatly appreciated.

[ellainefontana]

god have not seen vinny in years wonderful wanta see more thanks for posting

[rossharmonics]

Elysa just sent me the DVD. I've e-mailed friends the link to this. I wish you great success getting this out there.

[dereddog]

Nice, thanks! You have better sight then most! Good to have positive video's out there!

[amidnightopera666]

omg i didnt really know how bad the racism was, even though i myself am black, i realy enjoyed that story on vinny and his frend thanx for this video i hope the racism in the world will disappear