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14 Jul 2009Everyone who knows me, even when it’s just a little, knows I’m a true travel junkey. Last year I travelled mostly alone throughout ‘Turkey and beyond’ after I finished the Cinema & Television semesters at the Anadolu University in Eskisehir.
But this year, I’ll be travelling with one of my best friends again: Vincent Tuntelder. We’ll [...]
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11 Jul 2009One of the best filmmakers in my oppinion is the Hungarian Bela Tarr. I came to know him a short while ago through Henk Penninga, a Dutch Filmmaker and teacher on my university. Bela Tarr most famous films are Sátántangó (1994) and Werckmeister harmóniák from 2000. He shoots his films in Black & White and [...]
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17 Jun 2009I just received this Documentary in a YouTube link from an aquantance of mine and I wanted to share it with everyone who finds this journal. It reminds me alot of the amazing BBC Production Earth and of Godrey Reggios Koyaanisqatsi (but more from this generation, more vivid), but it’s content is even a bit [...]
In: General| Inspirational| Journeys
28 May 2009My starting point for Turkey was Istanbul. And how else could that be when all roads lead to Istanbul? 4 years ago was the first time I had the oppurtunity to visit this metropol. This Crossroad to the ancient world. And 3 years later I had the chance to go back. To stay and live, [...]
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15 May 2009A few days ago, I allready wrote something about The Fountain from Darren Aranofsky, but this time I would like to show and tell you something more about the visual compositions of the movie.
Patterns
The film contains three time lines that all tell, more or less, the same story. Past, present and future. The shots in [...]
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13 May 2009The Fountain, directed by Darren Aronofsky, is a movie that I will never forget. If you haven’t seen or even heard of it yet, it’s time to watch it!
Apart from the fact that a lot of the shots are very photographic (very symetrical) which gives the film a very unique atmosphere, and therefore adds something [...]
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13 May 2009Truly unbelievable footage. Amazing camerawork. I can watch this for hours! Last monday I saw the first part of the documentary ‘South Pacific’ on BBC 2. They filmed a lot of shots in super slow motion using the best equipment.
The first part included a great shot of a crab filmed from a very low perspective. [...]