Reverso

Uno de los mejores cortometrajes que me he encontrado en la red. Gran animación, música e historia.

Reverso from ArtFx on Vimeo.

Documentary Short: The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom (Trailer & Specs)

Official Page: http://thetsunamiandthecherryblossom.com/

(INFO FROM: American Cinematographer / June 2012 - "Short Takes" A poetic Portrait of Survival By Iain Stasukevich)

TECH SPECS:

Camera: EOS 7D

Lenses: Canon EF 16-35mm, 24-70mm and 70-200mm zoom lenses; Canon 2x extender; Canon 24mm tilt focus lens.

Filters: Series 9 ND and Polarizer

Additional Equipment: Manfrotto fluid-head tripod.

Sound: Pistol Grip and mic with a small MP3 recorder.

"Last Minute Addition": AA-battery-powered LED lamp.

CREATIVE SPECS:

Zero intrusion. The idea of a light and portable equipment like this was to capture the moment respecting the privacy of the survivors. "... inspired by classical Japanese composition and framing." "It's a sort of moving photograph that really allows the viewer to see the details." Slow pans and tilts avoided the rolling-shutter cameras 'Jello-cam' effect. 

NOTES ON YOUTUBE:

2012 ACADEMY AWARD® Nominated - Documentary (Short Subject)

2012 Sundance Film Festival - Winner - Jury Prize, Short Film Non-Fiction

2012 Environmental Film Festival - Polly Krakora Award

2011 Toronto Film Festival

2011 BFI London Film Festival

2011 Hamptons Film Festival

Survivors in the areas hardest hit by Japan's recent tsunami find the courage to revive and rebuild as cherry blossom season begins.

A stunning visual poem about the ephemeral nature of life and the healing power of Japan's most beloved flower.

Directed by Academy Award Nominated filmmaker Lucy Walker (Waste Land), featuring photography by Aaron Phillips and music by Moby.

Director: Lucy Walker

Director of Photography: Aaron Phillips

Editor: Aki Mizutani

Music: Moby

Producers: Kira Carstensen & Lucy Walker

Executive Producers: Tim Case & Charles V. Salice

Associate Producers: Charleen Manca & Nicole Visram

#YoSoy132 - Chronology of a Movimiento

Chapultepictures Present:

#YoSoy132 - Chronology of a Movimiento

by: John Dickie

June 18th. Globalpost.com

Another stormy season of presidential elections is underway in Mexico.

Voters go to the polls on July 1st to choose from four contrasting candidates.

Yet with an estimated 3.5 million people voting for the first time, the real players in this election may well be the country’s youth. A non-partisan political movement known as YoSoy132 – I am 132 – has gathered momentum in recent weeks, erupting out of university campuses and spreading contagiously across social media and city streets...

#YoSoy132 - Chronology of a Movimiento from ChapultePictures on Vimeo.

The Earth Project: "Tortilla Sunshine"

Produced by: John Dickie
Presented by: Shell

Solar ovens transform Mexican villages. A self-taught solar engineer brings massive sun-powered ovens to central Mexico.

PRODUCTION IMAGES:

"El Faro" - de Po Chou Chi

Cortometraje/Animación
Director: Po Chou Chi

En verdad creo que sobran las palabras. Solo puedo decir que me hizo pensar en mis padres. En la vida que me dieron y en la luz con que han bañado cada día y noche mi existir. Espero poder algún día ser el faro de alguien...

The Marmalade: The beauty of high speed

The Marmalade Creative Effects is a special effects studio in Germany. What captured my attention on this particular video, in addition to the beautiful images, was the use of a "High Speed Motion Control System" they called 'Spike'. You may want to pay special attention to the minute 02:54 of the video. The precision that uses Spike to follow the falling cup of wine to the floor. That opens a new panorama about making special "high speed" shooting. I see that they are using a "Phantom" camera (a really small one) on the 'Spike'. The "Phantom HD Gold". But what makes the SPIKE an amazing tool for filmmakers is the robotic arm that controls the High Speed Movement of the camera. 

>>SPIKE<< IN ACTION: http://www.themarmalade.de/spike

Surely we will be seeing more amazing images on commercial and cinema. 

Official Page: http://www.themarmalade.de/news

The Marmalade: Behind The Scenes