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If you’re working on creative projects take a look at the excerpts below from Hidden Potential: The Science of Achieving Greater Things. Simple practical advice from organizational psychologist and author Adam Grant. “Instead of seeking feedback, you’re better off asking for advice. Feedback tends to focus on how well you did last time, advice shifts […]

My first real brush with David Lynch was in a college graphic design class. We were asked to design a movie poster for Mulholland Drive. At the time, I didn’t fully understand the eerie dreamscape that Lynch was crafting, but I was hooked by the mystery and the atmosphere. It felt like stepping into a […]

The wildfires of the past weeks have been devastating.Our hearts are with everyone who’s been affected. Unfortunately the narrative around L.A. has included its share of cynicism, the blame game, and all that’s supposedly broken about this city. But being here, witnessing the overwhelming outpouring of support, reveals a different story. Communities are stepping up […]

The beauty of creating anything is not in the outcome but in the process. Holding on to the idea of the way you thought things should go instead of embracing happy accidents and new insights will suck the life out of your project and dismantle the heart and essence of what you intended to do […]

Vessel’s founder, Mike Silva, tells a personal story while experimenting with new AI tools. This piece was an official selection at this years Berlin Commercial Awards. Check it out here!

For reasons complicated and some might say, unknown, the word “content” has become taboo in many circles. However, we can’t avoid the c-word. It’s everywhere. As creators, it haunts our dreams and some would say has marginalized skilled artists and deflated their incomes along with it. Of course there’s always two sides to the coin. […]

The concept of time can be as baffling and contradicting as it is stable and consistent. We all can’t seem to find enough of it, yet also anguish over its tortuous spans of monotony.  With the summer solstice upon us we’ve been reflecting on our relationship to time and how to actively manage our use […]

Tell us about where you live now and where you grew up. I was born in Moscow, Russia where most of my family is from. My dad moved to the states in 1991, while my mom moved after 1995 (when I was born). I grew up in a small suburban town in Massachusetts. At the […]

When shooting branded content, our main task is to find the sweet spot between the goals of the business and our creative input. Our approach starts with acute listening to the client’s needs; it’s important to understand their objectives and target audience so that we can be impactful and creative. The Vessel approach is a […]

When it comes to production, every shoot is different. Crews, storylines, locations…each job is a new experience. Sometimes when we explain this to people, they think it sounds like a dizzying headache and they often ask, how does a filmmaker do it? Well, after contemplating and reflecting on our own processes we’ve concocted a recipe […]

While tourism did spike employment in these areas, it came at the cost of the environment and the wellness of native residents. Take the once sleepy village of Tulum for example – whose narrow seaside road is now packed with hotels and restaurants that promote themselves as eco-friendly, meanwhile their diesel generators spew toxins around […]

Almost anyone will tell you they’ve worked a 20+ day at some point in their career; there are countless stories of people nodding off at the wheel when driving home, just as the sun is beginning to rise. Whether in front of or behind the camera, the work is intense. As glamorous as Hollywood can […]

Greg was the 1st AD on the music video we recently shot for Dagha, which will hopefully be the first of many more creative collaborations. Greg has a lot going on – he owns a barber shop in Cape Cod and he just wrapped a Hulu production – so we snagged a few minutes of […]

Whether you know nothing, a little bit, or your knowledge runs deep, Vessel is working on launching this extreme sport into the spotlight. For much of last summer, we traveled across the US – stopping in Maine, Vermont, Massachusetts, Alabama, and Nevada – to shoot JUMP, a documentary film that follows a group of women […]

Check this one out. About a year ago Vessel founder Mike Silva was volunteering as a soccer instructor at Boston SCORES, a nonprofit that provides after school soccer and enrichment programs for kids in grades K-12. That’s how Mike met Dwayne Simmons, a.k.a Dagha, a hip-hop artist with 6 albums to his name, and also […]

Exploring different environments and interacting with diverse communities fuels our creative spirit. When we get outside of our comfort zone, our senses light up. The eyes open a little wider, scents and audio become more intriguing. It’s all in the name of exposure, for our enjoyment and our compassion for people, and for the stories […]