Who is Gabriel Klavun?

Answer 1

Gabriel Klavun started his career in the arts as a musician.

Most notably, he produced the Berkshire Music Project (http://www.berkshiremusicproject.com/) in 2001, a compilation of local singer songwriters in Western Massachusetts sold on CD in stores local to the area.

His music can also be found on the soundtrack of the film Primal Legacy (http://www.primallegacy.com), which he also wrote and directed.

The song Closed Doors (found at http://www.gabrielklavun.com/music.htm) was specifically written for the film, featuring the voice of his sister, Emily Klavun, who also starred in the film. His short film Whose Time Is It Anyway (www.youtube.com/watch?v=ncMPGgNOD_o), starring Dean Curtis (awarded Best Actor, http://www.trophycentral.com/trophyspotlight.html), was shown in the the Sundays In The City March Movie Marathon in New York City (http://www.festival.circulusinitium.com/Program/Shorts/Whos_Time_Is_It_Anyway.htm). It was also selected film of the week on Film Feline (http://www.filmfeline.com/index.php/weekly-shorts/).

More information about other films in the festival as well as a video Q&A with Klavun can be seen at http://www.circulusinitium.com/festival/SPW%20QnAs.htm.

Also known for his 3D animation skills, his short Mr Worm Tries To Cross the Road (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9RArvResYIg) has received over 300,000 hits on YouTube.

Another animation, produced by Robert Retort, "The Fortune Teller", was created by Gabriel Klavun to be submitted to FOX for a reality show (http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/03/prweb513418.htm) as well as shown in several Film Festivals (http://youngstownfilmfestival.org/, http://www.sundaysinthecity.com/2008.htm)

As a professional photographer, Klavun's photos are used for displays at the Clay Pit Pond State Park Preserve (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clay_Pit_Ponds_State_Park_Preserve) Interpretive Center, as well as the The Emily Harvey Foundation Gallery in SOHO, New York City on Broadway in A Book About Death showing September 11-22, 2009 (http://abookaboutdeath.blogspot.com/2009/08/gabriel-klavun-224.html). Klavun also did the photography and artwork for the New York City based band, December's Fall (http://www.decembersfall.com/, http://www.myspace.com/decfallnyc)

Additional photography by Klavun can be viewed online (http://www.motmotstudios.com/flashgallery/main.swf)

Gabriel Klavun currently runs the company Motmot Studios (http://www.motmotstudios.com) with his partner, Claire Arthurs. The company creates a full spectrum of web sites, as well as video production, photography, animation and soundtracks, samples of which can be found on the company web site.

Before becoming an artist, Klavun studied meteorology at Penn State, home of Accuweather. He has been published in the American Meteorological Journal (http://ams.allenpress.com/perlserv/?request=get-document&doi=10.1175%2F1520-0434%281999%29014%3C0271%3AAFFFAL%3E2.0.CO%3B2)