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Yann Arthus-Bertrand Teases George Spyros About His Nokia N95 Smartphone

geo — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 07:58:18 +0000

Share I interviewed renowned aerial photographer shooting video using the Nokia N95 Smartphone. Mr. Bertrand seemed very much to enjoy teasing me about the jiggly, handheld device. But then again, as you'll see from viewing the clip, great minds think Tags: consumer electronics, gadget, George Spyros, gizmo, interview, Mobile, Nokia, Nokia N95, Nokia N95 8GB, smartphone, tech, technology, THTV, TreeHugger, Yann Arthus-Bertrand

‘N Gear

aaron — Sat, 19 Oct 2002 15:49:45 +0000

Segments produced for the Warners-syndicated, urban fashion show ‘N Gear; since one of his fortes is capturing conversational moments, George Spyros interviewed rapper Jay-Z while playing chess on break from the recording studio. The results are both comical and informative.

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‘N Gear as seen in our 2002 Flash Website

To explore the interactive & animated, flash website CLICK HERE.

Tags: 'n gear, backstage, behind the scenes, chess, conversation, George Spyros, hip-hop, humor, insight, interview, Jay-Z, mogul, rapper, urban fashion, Warner Brothers, WB

Access Hollywood

aaron — Fri, 18 Oct 2002 21:55:50 +0000

On location in Mexico City, producer George Spyros covered AOL Mexico’s gala launch party interviewing celebrities and editing B-roll packages with rapid turn-around for satellite up-links. Thinking on his feet, Spyros prodded Antonio Banderas to give up his e-mail address for viewers resulting in the piece’s humorous kicker. (1:30 seconds)

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Access Hollywood as seen in our 2002 Flash Website

To explore the interactive & animated, flash website CLICK HERE.

Tags: Access Hollywood, america online, Antonio Banderas, AOL, b-roll, editing, funny, George Spyros, humor, latin america, launch party, Mexico City

Buena Vista Social Club Short Subject

aaron — Thu, 17 Oct 2002 17:11:38 +0000

George Spyros served as the DGA director and a cameraman on this 12-minute documentary about the New York Latino music scene produced for KCET and broadcast on PBS in conjunction with the national premiere of Buena Vista Social Club.

PBS

2002 Legacy Website: Non-Fiction & Reality

Mr. Hoover & I

Smithsonian's America

Magazine Segments

Metro NY: New Joke City

Buena Vista Social Club Short Subject

National Geographic: Surviving West Point

National Geographic: Short Docs

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Buena Vista Social Club Short Subject as seen in our 2002 Flash Website

To explore the interactive & animated, flash website CLICK HERE.

BCP’s Client for this Project:

Tags: band, buena vista social club, carribean, DGA, documentary, Film, George Spyros, KCET, latina, Latino, music, music scene, national premiere, New York City, PBS

George Spyros Receives Fellowship – New York Foundation for the Arts

geo — Thu, 23 Sep 1999 03:52:53 +0000

Share 1999 Artists' Fellowship - Film George Spyros received a NYFA Fellowship for his work on the feature film Last Days of May. Artist Statement: The cinema is not primarily a visual medium, rather, it is a psychological realm where a complex Tags: american independent cinema, art film, cinema, Dahlia Mindlin, drama, dramatic, family, family drama, fellowship, Film, Gail Neil, George Spyros, independent film, indie, indie feature, indie production, Jonathan Shoemaker, Last Days of May, Leslie Lyles, motion picture, Neil Pepe, NYFA

BCP Scene: Family Dinner – Last Days of May

geo — Fri, 02 Oct 1998 01:53:51 +0000

(6 minute excerpt)
When her nasty aunt threatens to ruin the party, May does everything she can to keep the occasion joyous.

MORE Last Days of May, independent feature written & directed by George Spyros

Family Dinner Gone Wrong

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Drunken Quarters Game

Last Days of May

AFI Award Win

Spyros Awarded NYFA Fellowship

NYSC Grant goes to 'Last Days of May'

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Last Days of May – Dinner Scene as seen in our 2002 Flash Website

To explore the interactive & animated, flash website CLICK HERE.

2002 Legacy Website: Features & Shorts

Last Days of May - Overview

Last Days of May - Family Dinner Scene

Last Days of May - Fire! Scene

Last Days of May - Quarters Bar Game Scene

JAVA SOAP - Comedy Short

Par King

Tags: alcohol, american independent cinema, art film, BCP Scene, cinema, Dahlia Mindlin, drama, dramatic, drinkers, drinking, drunk, drunk women, family, family drama, Film, Gail Neil, George Spyros, independent film, indie, indie feature, indie production, Jonathan Shoemaker, Last Days of May, Leslie Lyles, motion picture, Neil Pepe, Richmond Hoxie, wine, wine drinking

BCP Scene: Fire! – Last Days of May

geo — Fri, 02 Oct 1998 01:00:13 +0000

(1:45 minute excerpt)
Mom’s sleepover guest gets a rude awakening.

MORE Last Days of May, independent feature written & directed by George Spyros

Family Dinner Gone Wrong

................Fire!!!

Drunken Quarters Game

Last Days of May

AFI Award Win

Spyros Awarded NYFA Fellowship

NYSC Grant goes to 'Last Days of May'

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Fire Scene from Last Days of May as seen in our 2002 Flash Website

To explore the interactive & animated, flash website CLICK HERE.

2002 Legacy Website: Features & Shorts

Last Days of May - Overview

Last Days of May - Family Dinner Scene

Last Days of May - Fire! Scene

Last Days of May - Quarters Bar Game Scene

JAVA SOAP - Comedy Short

Par King

Tags: accident, american independent cinema, art film, BCP Scene, cinema, Dahlia Mindlin, drama, dramatic, family, family drama, Film, fireman, George Spyros, independent film, indie, indie feature, indie production, Jonathan Shoemaker, kitchen, Last Days of May, Leslie Lyles, motion picture, Neil Pepe, Richmond Hoxie, stove

BCP Scene: Drunken Bar Quarters Game – Last Days of May

geo — Thu, 01 Oct 1998 16:24:25 +0000

(2:50 minute excerpt)
A bar game leads to a battle of wills between mother and daughter.

MORE Last Days of May, independent feature written & directed by George Spyros

Family Dinner Gone Wrong

................Fire!!!

Drunken Quarters Game

Last Days of May

AFI Award Win

Spyros Awarded NYFA Fellowship

NYSC Grant goes to 'Last Days of May'

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Quarters Game Scene from Last Days of May as seen in our 2002 Flash Website

To explore the interactive & animated, flash website CLICK HERE.

2002 Legacy Website: Features & Shorts

Last Days of May - Overview

Last Days of May - Family Dinner Scene

Last Days of May - Fire! Scene

Last Days of May - Quarters Bar Game Scene

JAVA SOAP - Comedy Short

Par King

Tags: Adina Porter, alcohol, american independent cinema, art film, BCP Scene, beer, beer drinking, carousing, cinema, Dahlia Mindlin, drama, dramatic, drinkers, drinking, drunk, drunk women, family, family drama, Film, George Spyros, independent film, indie, indie feature, indie production, Jonathan Shoemaker, Last Days of May, Leslie Lyles, motion picture, Neil Pepe, Paul Schultz

Mr. Hoover and I: a film by Emile de Antonio

geo — Wed, 11 Mar 1998 04:10:38 +0000

Mr. hoover and I [running time 90 minutes]

At age twenty-one, George Spyros’s first professional job came editing master documentarian Emile de Antonio’s Mr. Hoover and I about J. Edgar Hoover’s plans to inter political dissidents in concentration camps. When de Antonio died on the eve of the 1990 Sundance Film Festival, Spyros was drafted to represent the film. De Antonio remains to this day one of America’s most influential filmmakers crafting such films as Point of Order, an examination of the Army-McCarthy hearings; Rush to Judgment, the first film about the Kennedy assassination; and Vietnam in the Year of the Pig made in 1968 at the height of the war. Spyros learned much from “d” about filmmaking, politics and history.

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Filmmaker Emile de Antonio and avant-garde artist / composer John Cage bake bread vegetarian style. This scene from 'Mr. Hoover & I' takes place in Cage's New York City kitchen as the two have a casual conversation about indeterminacy. [Channel 4 original production, running time 90 minutes

2002 Legacy Website: Non-Fiction & Reality

Mr. Hoover & I

Smithsonian's America

Magazine Segments

Metro NY: New Joke City

Buena Vista Social Club Short Subject

National Geographic: Surviving West Point

National Geographic: Short Docs

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Mr. Hoover & I as seen in our 2002 Flash Website

To explore the interactive & animated, flash website CLICK HERE.
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Tags: 16mm film, American history, documentaries, documentary, Emile de Antonio, feature film, George Spyros, J. Edgar Hoover, long form, nonfiction, politics, Sundance Film Festival

George Spyros PROFILE

geo — Sun, 02 Nov 1997 05:26:25 +0000

He’s been doing this for a while now, always evolving with technology and audiences. From Super 8 film, through linear video tape, to the all digital flavors that wind up on your handheld device — it’s been quite a ride. Onwards: doing the job better than yesterday and looking forward to a bright, fair-minded, fun future.

http://linkedin.com/in/georgespyros
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http://twitter.com/gspyros

___George Spyros, Founder & President
Big City Pictures, Inc.
(photo credit: Marcus Burnett)

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George Spyros highlights (under construction)

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• School Daze

Put Vince Vaughn’s acting on film for the first time in his NYU undergrad film Par King.

Assitant Directing & Editing Phil Morrision’s NYU film Tater Tomater.

Age twenty-one: editing master documentarian Emile de Antonio’s Mr. Hoover and I about J. Edgar Hoover’s plans to inter political dissidents in concentration camps.