“Wait until the end of life, and see if I’m a rabbit or a turtle.”
Meet Thierry Guetta – eccentric Frenchman, amateur cameraman, self-proclaimed filmmaker. In his first film ever, renowned graffiti artist Banksy uncovers the intriguing story behind the unlikely transformation of Thierry into Mister Brainwash, intimately capturing the ‘barely legal’ revolution of street art, and how, “In a world with no rules, one man broke them all”. Certain to fascinate everyone from the stick-figure-challenged to professional Picassos and after all the hype at Sundance and with an Oscar nomination for Documentary Feature, you don’t just have to take my word for it.
Dark Side Of The Lens, simply put is both cinemetographically and grammatically poetic. Through the eyes of Irish surf photographer Mickey Smith, he translates the world he’s envisioned through the creation of film and his own words. “I see life in angles, in lines of perspective – the slow turn of a head, the blink of an eye, subtle glimpses of magic – other folk might pass by. Cameras help me translate, interpret and understand what I see. It’s a simple act that keeps me grinnin’ “. Immediately emursed in both the aesthetics, depths, and cold; the heavy irish undertones and culture, you become lost in both the twist of words and sea. “For fires of happiness and waves of gratitude. For everything that brought us to that point on earth at that moment in time, to do something worth remembering with a photograph, or a scar -I feel genuinely lucky and hand on heart say I love doing what I do. And I may never be a rich man, or live long enough, then sadly I’ll have a tale or two for the nephews. And I dig the thought of that.”
Check out Mickey Smith and Astray Films’ – Dark Side Of The Lens here, through Coeus Creative.
Apricot -By up and coming videographer Ben Briand is easily one of the most visually captivating pieces of film meshed into a less than 11 minute time span. Briand exceedingly bring to life the lives of this chance encounter between a mysterious man and a beautiful woman in a small coffee shop, and you find yourself enveloped into their personal lives.
Voted Best Narrative Film and Community Choice Award on Vimeo, and with close to 300,000 views, this video is quickly booming; and it’s no wonder why. Check out Apricot here from coeus creative.
for more info, visit benbriand.com where you can check out more of his latest videos and images.
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Keith Loutit is a photographer and filmmaker from Sydney. He is said to be the pioneer of the tilt-shift / time-lapse technique. He makes mini worlds using tiny model figurines that force the viewer to take a second look at their surroundings while “challenging people’s perceptions of scale, and helping the viewer to distance themselves from places they know well.” His attention to atmospheric perspective helps give us a sense of space while his rigorous detail put into each element of the scene (the tides moving in the water, movement of crowds, flags blowing in the wind) create the illusion of a real-life video recording. Check out his website and his facebook page for more information and more of his work – it’s definitely worth it.
One of our good friends and supporters Gabriel Gomez from Brooklyn, NY releases his latest film highlights. The guys got some great talent and just starting out, and gaining some tremendous support with New Yorks finest hip hop and musical acts. Quite a bit of footage from Stalley and other New York features. So check out Gabriel Gomez’s Summer Highlight reel, great music to some great shots.
Gabriel Gomez’s Director’s Reel from Gabriel Gomez on Vimeo.
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Rest of Gabriel’s work
Gorgeous video of time lapse photography all done by Sean Stiegemeier. Very beautiful photography and video put together by this man, the music often goes great with the scenes. Really calming and beautiful work, give them all a view.
Time Lapse Round One from Sean Stiegemeier on Vimeo.
Stomacher – Untitled/Dark Divider from Sean Stiegemeier on Vimeo.
Iceland, Eyjafjallajökull – May 1st and 2nd, 2010 from Sean Stiegemeier on Vimeo.
