Cybel Martin ASC

@cybeldp

Cinematographer. XO Kitty S2/3, Beacon 23, Kindred, A League of Their Own. American Horror Stories. CybelDP.com Rep'd by Intrinsic. Painter: CybelArtStudio.com

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Cybel Martin ASC@cybeldp· Jul 11

Here I am with Sidney, (the mastermind behind #ArtNightLA), at my show this past Thursday.

Photograph of myself with Sidney at a garden party. I'm in a pink and yellow dress. She's in a white halter-y top and I think a zebra print pant? Both of us have huge grins.

Cybel Martin ASC@cybeldp· Jul 9

I have two paintings in a show this evening. I didn't post about it. (BS isn't the best social media for the art announcement.) These are the two paintings displayed at Red Bird for Art Night. 114 East 2nd St. DTLA.

oil painting of a young black girl in a yellow tank and blue shorts standing in front of a vase filled with flowers

oil painting of three black women dressed in all white, standing in a green field. An old wood barn behind them.

Cybel Martin ASC@cybeldp· Jul 6

Just because you're not on Instagram, doesn't mean you're not on Instagram. Thank you friends @ Blex_Media and everyone who texted me this link. www.instagram.com/p/DabqY3jEar...

Screenshot from an instagram post. It has my head shot looking at camera with the poster art from films Black as Night and tv shows Kindred and XO Kitty.

Cybel Martin ASC@cybeldp· Jul 6

If anyone needs a "Listen to Black Women" tee. www.etsy.com/listing/8519...

Dark pink t shirt with white letters that says "Listen to Black Women" in all caps.

Cybel Martin ASC@cybeldp· Jul 6

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Cybel Martin ASC@cybeldp· Jun 28

The BEST performance in #DisclosureDay was by Courtney Grace. Seriously. Thinking about it gives me chills. Great talent in the entire film, but she grounds the narrative like no one else. Her IMDB: www.imdb.com/name/nm15031...

Head shot of actress Courtney Grace. She's looking at the camera.

Cybel Martin ASC@cybeldp· Jun 26

bsky.app/profile/coac... That tracks.

Cybel Martin ASC@cybeldp· Jun 25

Front page of the NY Times. I had to take a screenshot because I didn't believe it.

Screenshot of the NY Times. Left side about the Supreme Court. Right side from Real Estate section. Two women and their partner house hunting.

Screenshot of article in NYT. Three Woman wanted to start a family in the Bay Area. Four photos. One photo contains their beautiful smiling faces. The other three photos are of potential homes.

Cybel Martin ASC@cybeldp· Jun 24

I love this quote by Ira Glass. I think about it often. "But your taste, the thing that got you into the game, is still killer." <- Read the whole quote but this I love.

"Nobody tells this to people who are beginners, I wish someone told me. All of us who do creative work, we get into it because we have good taste. But there is this gap. For the first couple years you make stuff, it's just not that good. It's trying to be good, it has potential, but it's not. But your taste, the thing that got you into the game, is still killer. And your taste is why your work disappoints you. A lot of people never get past this phase, they quit. Most people I know who do interesting, creative work went through years of this. We know our work doesn't have this special thing that we want it to have. We all go through this. And if you are just starting out or you are still in this phase, you gotta know its normal and the most important thing you can do is do a lot of work. Put yourself on a deadline so that every week you will finish one story. It is only by going through a volume of work that you will close that gap, and your work will be as good as your ambitions. And I took longer to figure out how to do this than anyone I've ever met. It's gonna take awhile. It's normal to take awhile. You've just gotta fight your way through." - Ira Glass

Cybel Martin ASC@cybeldp· Jun 24

Who wants good news? I SOLD A PAINTING!!! I love my work and love to see them find their forever homes. "The Girls of Summer". 36"x48". Oil. For those who came to my show, this wasn't in the exhibit. The person came to the show, and bought a different piece on my website. cybelartstudio.com

Colorful oil painting of a group of teenage girls in Central Park. The Dakota building in the background.. Each girl fixated on her own thing. Three girls leaning/sitting on a railing by the lake. Two other girls are closer to us, one busy eating ice cream, the other on her phone

Cybel Martin ASC@cybeldp· Jun 19

Happy Juneteenth. I'm waiting for the film about Eugene Goodman. Kthx. I've never watched the video of his heroism until just now. See link below. www.cbsnews.com/news/eugene-...

Eugene Goodman, a (Black) Capitol Police officer faces off with mob during the Jan 6th Riots at the Capitol Building.

Cybel Martin ASC@cybeldp· Jun 18

I was cleaning my closet and found these. Decades ago, I stole them from my Mom's office. I treasure them. Kids don't know how easy they have it.

A stack of Letraset dry transfer sheets with rows of different fonts.

Cybel Martin ASC@cybeldp· Jun 17

For my California friends who haven't made it to my art exhibit yet, The Braly Gallery is doing something special this Saturday. "Third Saturdays at The Braly" June 20th. 6pm - 9pm. Art, Drinks, Snacks & Laughs 408 S Spring St DTLA (same building as 126 West 4th) bsky.app/profile/cybe...

Invitation to Third Saturdays at the Braly (gallery). Picture of the Continental building in DTLA with text overlay of event info. June 20th 6pm - 9pm. 408 S Spring

Oil painting self portrait of me holding an apple in one hand, a knife in the other with a red background

Oil painting self portrait of when I was a teenager, wearing a Camp Beverly HIlls ripped sweatshirt and grey jeans with a pink and gold background

Cybel Martin ASC@cybeldp· Jun 15

Me. At the first club after Game 5. Do I fly to NYC this week for the parade?!!!

Me proudly in my Knicks baseball cap, wearing a red tracksuit jacket and red lipstick. A DJ in the deep background

Cybel Martin ASC@cybeldp· Jun 13

My C Span just went to SMPTE Color Bars with Tone which Ive not seen in decades. #ScaffoldWatch (Including a screenshot in case the kids don’t know)

Cybel Martin ASC@cybeldp· Jun 12

Just saw this show at The Getty. Its phenomenal. Very well curated. Many images I've not seen before. The last day is June 14th. Go if you can. Free. "Photography and the Black Arts Movement, 1955–1985" www.getty.edu/exhibitions/...

Carrie Mae Weems black and white photo of a young woman with a huge smile while working at a factory

Cybel Martin ASC@cybeldp· Jun 12

Two candid snaps of me from last week's opening. I love them. Taken by photog for the gallery. Being introduced as the artist vs the one who supports the artist's vision (yes DPs are artists but its different) has been a mind altering experience.

Me with big hair and a big grin in front of my art show. Wearing a red wrap dress splattered with black paint.

Me again with big hair and a big grin handing someone my bag so I can pose properly for a photo. My art work in the background.

Cybel Martin ASC@cybeldp· Jun 11

I stole this off of Substack: "Donald Trump shows up at game 3 and the Knicks lose. Wu-Tang performs at the half of game 4 and the Knicks complete the largest comeback victory in NBA Finals history. The lesson: Presidents are temporary. Wu-Tang is forever."

Screenshot says

Donald Trump shows up at game 3 and the Knicks lose. Wu-Tang performs at the half of game 4 and the Knicks complete the largest comeback victory in NBA Finals history.
The lesson: Presidents are temporary. Wu-Tang is forever.

Cybel Martin ASC@cybeldp· Jun 10

#Dogma25 The Vow of Chastity. To know me, is to know I love #10 the most: "10. Create the film as if it were your last."

Screenshot: The Vow of Chastity
I vow to submit to the following set of rules drawn up and confirmed by DOGMA 25:
1. The script must be original and handwritten by the director.
We compel ourselves to write the script by hand in order to nurture the kind of intuition that flows most freely from the dream, channelled through the hand onto the paper.
2. At least half the film must be without dialogue.
We insist on a cinematic approach to filmmaking, because we believe in visual storytelling and have faith in the audience.
3. The internet is off limits in all creative processes.
We commit to produce the films relying on real people within our physical reality - rather than in a digital one infused with algorithms.
4. We'll only accept funding with no content altering conditions attached.
We assume responsibility for keeping budgets down so the team retains final say in all artistic decisions.
5. No more than 10 people behind the camera.
We commit to working in close collaborations to build trust and strengthen our shared vision.
6. The film must be shot where the narrative takes place.
Film as an art form becomes artificial and generic when we portray a location in a false light.

Screenshot : 7. We're not allowed to use make-up or manipulate faces and bodies unless it's part of the narrative.
Just as we strive to maintain the authenticity of the location, we also want to portray the human body without a filter. We celebrate it - warts and all.
8. Everything relating to the film's production must be rented, borrowed, found, or used.
We commit to making films using objects that already exist and renounce the ahistorical and self-destructive culture of consumerism.
9. The film must be made in no more than one year.
We abstain from any lengthy processes that stand in the way of creative flow.
10. Create the film as if it were your last.

Cybel Martin ASC@cybeldp· Jun 10

Often the cinematography and production design in #MotelDestino remind me of #AlexWebb photos

Alex Webb photo. Man in deep shadow smokes a cigarette. A woman sits on a table behind him. Another man sits at the table. Red, yellow and green shears? curtains? over the windows

Cybel Martin ASC@cybeldp· Jun 9

I watched #WeddingInWhite (1972) by William Fruet on Criterion last night. It stars a very young Carol Kane and Don Pleasence. He's known for many horror films. This is a horror in its own way. The film really messed with my sleep. #nfotd www.imdb.com/title/tt0069...

Poster art for the film Wedding in White. Simple graphic. Carol Kane, a teenage girl, crouched down, wearing a white wedding dress

Cybel Martin ASC@cybeldp· Jun 8

Here I am with Sidney Brocious, the brains behind #DTLAArtNight. She's incredible. If you are still on Instagram, here are more photos and videos from my art opening. The crowd turn out was amazing. www.instagram.com/dtlaartnight/

SIdney on the left. Huge smile. Myself on the right, also with a huge smile. In front of my paintings.

Cybel Martin ASC@cybeldp· Jun 6

Maybe there isn’t a direct connection but I’d love the discourse nonetheless.

Screen shot from the film Jeanne Dielman, Woman sits in kitchen, sipping something. Lost in thought.

Black and white photo of Carrie Mae Weems at the dinner table. Reading a book. A young black girl stands behind her, watching

Cybel Martin ASC@cybeldp· Jun 6

Watching a fav #ComfortHorror: Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978) on my birthday eve. Ive prob seen it over 20 times & do NOT remember Duvall as a priest at the beginning. We’re long overdue a Body Snatchers remake. But it must be written very well. Its about psychological terror not jump scares

Robert Duvall dressed as a priest riding on a swing. A young kid in the swing next to him

Cybel Martin ASC@cybeldp· Jun 6

I wrote this to give my art some context. "The paintings presented here are from three different series that I am working on. The first focuses on the space that adolescent girls occupy..." cybelartstudio.com/show/cybel-a...

Cybel Martin ASC@cybeldp· Jun 6

Look at all of the ASC Cinematographers on my panel today. It's going to be a great conversation.

Screenshot: Introduction by Shelly Johnson, ASC
Moderated by George Mooradian, ASC
Featuring:
Natasha Braier, ASC • Valentina
Caniglia, ASC, CCS • Jeff Cronenweth, ASC • Steven Fierberg, ASC • Natalie Kingston, ASC • Patti Lee, ASC • Karl Walter Lindenlaub, ASC • Tommy Maddox-Upshaw, ASC • Cybel Martin, ASC • Rachel Morrison, ASC • Christian Sebaldt, ASC • Nancy Schreiber, ASC • Salvatore Totino, ASC • James Whitaker, ASC • Nicole Whitaker, ASC

Cybel Martin ASC@cybeldp· Jun 6

The Art and the Dress.

Me in a red and black DVF wrap dress standing in front of eight of my oil paintings hung on a white wall.

Cybel Martin ASC@cybeldp· Jun 4

Sony unveiled their 65mm Rialto at the ASC Clubhouse and it was the first time in a while that I was ecstatic about new camera technology. 65mm sensor and its ridiculously light weight. I'm also super charged about Zeiss' new anamorphic lenses with built in motors. (also #GoKnicks!)

Me hand holding the new Sony 65mm Rialto and proudly sporting my new Knicks baseball cap.

Cybel Martin ASC@cybeldp· Jun 2

Yesterday was Installation Day. Its a different experience seeing my art "out in the wild" vs inside my apartment.

Color photo of my oil paintings being installed on white white at a gallery in downtown Los Angeles.

Cybel Martin ASC@cybeldp· May 29

Official invite to my art show This Thursday, June 4th. The Braly Gallery 126 West 4th DTLA. 6-10p Also, birthday month kick off. Exhibit is part of DTLA Art Night. Celebrating its 3rd year. In partnership with The Broad, MOCA & Grand Performances. On display for the month of June.