Based in Kansas CIty, Missouri, MK12 is a design and filmmaking collective with acclaim in both commercial and artistic arenas. Founded in 2000 by art school refugees Jed Carter, Tim Fisher, Matt Fraction and Ben Radatz and later joined by designer / composer Shaun Hamontree, MK12's work constantly challenges the boundaries between narrative structure and experimental storytelling via juxtapositions of live action, graphic design, nostalgic influence and new technologies. MK12 has been sought after to direct numerous commercial & network-based projects and has also provided graphic design & animation for feature films such as Stranger than Fiction, The Kite Runner, Holy Wars and Quantum of Solace.
MK12's experimental & short film catalogue has been featured in many international film festivals and has been published in design and trade journals worldwide. Most recently, their short film "Overload" -- a collaboration with NY-based painter Brian Alfred -- was inducted into the Guggenheim's permanent collection.
MK12 continues to produce original content for television and cinema, and it's most recent film, "MK12's History of America", proves to be their most ambitious work to date, merging experimental design and traditional storytelling to dramatic effect. More information about this and other projects can be found at mk12.com
Presenters — Ben Radatz & Shaun Hamontree
Presentation
MK12 is structured differently than most professional studios in that we don't have a conventional hierarchy; we consider ourselves to be more of a collective of like-minded artists working under the same banner. For that statement to be true, however, there needs to be a certain internal logic in place to help keep projects on track while still encouraging self expression and good creative dialogue amongst ourselves.
At PAUSE, we'll talk about our working methods, backlit by the warm, friendly glow of a projector flickering through our work -- the good, the bad, the seen and unseen.
