Joey White rose to prominence for his skateboarding film Rail Split, where he mounted cameras on the axles of trucks, creating a “ground-up vertigo” effect. For -Deeper-, he reportedly modified a 1998 Sony Handycam to shoot in 4:3 ratio with a defective CCD sensor that ghosted red highlights—particularly skin and switches.
Joey’s signature technique, which he calls “the hold,” involves keeping a shot static for 30 seconds longer than audience patience allows. In leaked stills from -Deeper-, a close-up of a light switch plate lasts over two minutes according to sound designer notes. The tension comes not from action but from the expectation of action. Joey has stated in an interview with Void Signal Magazine: -Deeper- Joey White- Sami White - Switch -11.09...
“A switch promises change. But what if the change already happened? You’re just waiting to catch up.” Joey White rose to prominence for his skateboarding
This psychological friction is the core of his collaboration with Sami. “A switch promises change
If "Deeper" is an event or project, this could be a note about a change (switch) involving Joey and Sami on September 11th at 09:00 or 11:09.
Switch: 11.09
Subtitle: A Deeper Cut with Joey White & Sami White