Hasta La Motion!

When I met Franco Pascali, I was struck by how much I felt like I was meeting and hanging out with a young street skater. However, instead of witnessing skate tricks he destroyed me by his usage of cards. Much like the world of skateboarding that I was raised in, magic and cardistry are intensely personal and individually orientated in terms of the endless practice that is required to master them. Tricks are performed with decks and each person embodies a style that is distinctly their own. That style is reflective of the influences they devoured when they were coming up and their intrinsic sensibility that they develop as they mature. As I spent time with Franco I immediately wanted to point my camera at him to capture the way he dressed, the way he talked, the breathtaking way he moved cards and the feeling I had in encountering such raw talent. This is our first film. Franco Pascali is 19 years-old and lives in Los Angeles. He is a director of magic at Theory11.  IG – @francopascali Director – Jacob Rosenberg Director of Photography – Logan Triplett Editor – Chris Amos Composer – Steffen Thum Colorist – Tom Poole Sound Mixer – Matt Miller Additional Music – Tomas Pascali Assistant Camera – Matt Tompkins Stylist – Emily Nagrecha Producers – Ari Palitz & Kevin McMahon Executive Producer – Ryan Slavin Production Company – The Reserve Featuring – Franco Pascali, Fatty Dabs, Alexander Hansford, Simon Black, Chris Mitchell Editorial Services Provided by Final Cut LA Color Correction provided by Company 3 Music Provided by 14th Street Music Sound Mix provided by Lime Studios Cameras provided by 2020 Camera Rental Special Thanks: Queenie Li, Lorne Balfe, Hana Leshner, Tim Hanaseth, Suzy Ramirez, Jeff Buchanan, Eric McCasline, Alexandra Lubrano, Jenny Montgomery, Chris Adams, RVCC LA, Stephen Vanasco, The Smog Check Center, Canter’s, Dena Stein, Tierra Caliente.