Lullaby

An award-winning director of photography and the son of Czech political refugees, David Kruta’s lifetime has taken him through a variety of cultures, experiences and locations spanning the globe, naturally bringing him to New York City to fulfill his passion for cinematography and storytelling. David’s career in the arts included not only still and moving pictures, but also the culinary arts, graphic design and fine art − all of which have inspired him to create cutting-edge visuals in his pursuit for the perfect image.

David has shot short films, commercials, documentaries, fashion and music videos and feature films.  He is the visual architect behind the 2013 Sundance Competing feature film “Concussion,” starring Robin Weigert (Deadwood) and Maggie Siff (Sons of Anarchy), and the 2015 Berlin Independent Film Festival Best Microbudget Feature Award Winner, “Sidewalk Traffic,” starring Samm Levine (Freaks & Geeks, Inglorious Basterds) and Heather Matarazzo (The Devil’s Advocate), and has been a member of Local 600 for more than four years.

In “Lullaby, ” directed by Stuart Valberg, a man attempts to cope with the over-stimulation of contemporary society. Is a mysterious package he purchased the solution? We attempted to build suspense by using long takes and smooth movement that would not distract the viewer from the package, but instead have them questioning it until the end. We achieved this fluidity by shooting Epic with Zeiss Ultra Primes stabilized on a Freefly MoVI M10, and lighting with a combination of available light and BBS Area 48 remote-phosphor sources for a soft, “augmented-realism” style.