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Vatn (English)

VATN

[Icelandic] = water

In this film, water, or vatn, contemplates its nature within the ecosystem of Iceland. Water is the protagonist, a powerful voice to be reckoned with, while also aware of its role in the environment.

Today, a few powerful corporations have created industry which, for the first time, significantly threaten the manner in which water has always spoken, and flowed through Iceland. If this continues, the earth will lose the pure sound of wisdom from this ancient source.

Will we preserve this environment?

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You can download the film and know more about it at: enriquepacheco.com/vatn

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Directed by: Enrique Pacheco
Script: Alda Ólafsson
Narrator: Kristinn R. Ólafsson
Motion Graphics: Basti Jaensch
Sound mix: Niko Yuste
Intro Text: Barbro Rakos
Subtitles: Cristina Pedrero - Laura Lemberg

Music: The American Dollar
"The Slow Wait (Part One)" and "The Slow Wait (Part Two)
facebook.com/theamericandollar
Download a free compilation of 9 of their best tracks here: tinyurl.com/2bflc4m

Follow me: facebook.com/epraw - twitter.com/EnriquePacheco_

1apr/12Off

Baraka – Human Jungle

31mar/12Off

Louis Vuitton Journeys Awards – Aurore

A man travels through his senses, and through the other's body, discovers his own.

Stills photography by Tommy: flickr.com/photos/tgkw/sets/72157622585710303/show/

Behind the scenes

Here is the story. A little crazy. My producer in France told me about a contest made by Louis Vuitton around the theme "What a journey means to you ?". But, we were October 15th and the deadline was two weeks later. She suggested me to create an original content. But in such a short time, the only thing I replied was "No way !" And that's precisely when I said that, that I swore I would do something. I needed some serious help to pull out something so fast.

I called my friend Denis, and moved to his appartment in Brussels. Together, in a day and half, we found several ideas. The next day, we decided to go with the nudes. And almost immediately thought "Wait, no way we gonna find people to get naked... For free ?" But we still kept on.

We finished our treatment: jjpous.com/louisvuitton/treatment.pdf

Sent it to everyone that could - even remotely - help us. Couldn't get the back up from my producer in France, as it wasn't a good time for them. One of the most important helper for this project was out... We had to find serious help and fast. Sophia, my dear producer from Hong Kong (on the music video I made earlier), introduced me her friend Stanley. She was amazing. From Hong Kong as well, she moved to Belgium to work on films. And we met, and talked, and talked. At the end of the day, we had a production plan, a budget (our own), a team, camera and lenses, lighting equipment. Meanwhile, we gathered almost everything for free in Paris: models, lighting, studio. But both there and in Brussels, we lacked of essential things: lenses and camera, or models.

A week went through, our chances were narrowing. I asked my producer in the Netherlands, Raymond, if he could help us. And it was hard to believe. In 5 minutes of chat, we had a studio. In a day, a D.O.P. In three days, everything. Literally. We were stunned. One more big gift: my dear photographer Tommy, met on the set of my earlier music video, was willing to shoot amazing stills for us. So we all moved there, met each other and the team, talked through the storyboard that was freshly finished from the night before: jjpous.com/louisvuitton/storyboard.pdf

Next day morning, 6am: we wake up, go to the studio half-asleep. With one more challenge. 40 shots, 4 hours make-up, models that have to leave at 7pm, extremely tight budget that doesn't allow us to go overtime. Especially when a whole team of hard-working volunteers is willing to help graciously. And the shooting went, peacefully but neat and fast. Well, with a few improvisations, last minute changes, limited shot dropping and adaptation to the situation. But also nice little extras, free from the storyboard while framing most shots.

And... It's like the beat never gets slower. October 25th. 5 days left. And we have to do: editing, visual effects, music, sound design. And: we have one computer down, the sound design hardware is left in Paris, we couldn't shoot on green screen because of our lighting intention. So: we rush to repair the computer, we rush to Paris to pick up the data, we rush to remove frame-by-frame each background to isolate the characters.

October 30th, 2 hours before the deadline. Film is finally finished, but, the icing on the cake: the Internet connection is down. We ran through Brussels to find a cybercafé still opened. 1 hour left, we enter into one. And... Handle the project on time.

Two weeks earlier, we had no idea of what we would do.

Equipment used for the film

- 2 Nikon D-90 bodies, to counter the overheat issue,
- Zeiss lenses: 18mm, 25mm, 35mm, 50mm, 85mm, 100mm
- Nikon lenses: 10mm, 14mm, 200mm
- Edirol R-9 recorder
- Laptops, hard drives, lights, flags, clothes and stands
- After Effects, Premiere, Sound Forge, Sonar

Credits

Written & Directed by: Jean-Julien Pous & Denis Huneau
Starring: Kim Captein, Sam Azami
Producer: Raymond Van Der Kaaij
Production assistant: Dijana Olcay-Hot
Director of Photography: Gregg Telussa
Sound design: Jean-Julien Pous
Gaffer: Adriaan van de Polder
Stills Photographer: Tommy Ga-Ken Wan
Body Painter: Ferry Zeeman
Runners: Jasper Bakker, Dave Bras
Visual Effects: Gilles Brinkhuizen, Denis Huneau, Jean-Julien Pous
Visual Effects Assistants: Sylvain Jorget, Caroline Voglaire, Jean-Michel Trauscht

30mar/12Off

All.I.Can. Official Teaser

All.I.Can. iTunes HD download: itunes.apple.com/us/movie/sherpa-cinema-all-i-can/id470509338
All.I.Can. DVD / Blu-ray available at: sherpascinema.com
Thanks for your support!!

All.I.Can Awards:
"BEST FEATURE-LENGTH MOUNTAIN FILM" - Banff Mountain Film Festival 2011
"BEST DOCUMENTARY" - IF3 Film Festival Montreal 2011
"MOST INNOVATIVE VISUAL FX" - IF3 Film Festival Montreal 2011
"BEST SKI FILM" - Adventure Film Festival, Boulder 2011
"BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY" - ESPN Fan Favorites 2011
"PEOPLES CHOICE" and "BEST SKI FILM" - Fernie Film Festival, BC 2011
"BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY" - International Freeride Film Festival, France 2011
"BEST PICTURE" - International Freeride Film Festival, France 2011
"BEST FILM OF THE YEAR" - Adventure Film Festival, Copenhagen 2011
"BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY" - X-Dance Film Festival, SLC 2012
"AMBASSADOR OF GREEN" - X-Dance Film Festival, SLC 2012
"BEST FILM" - X-Dance Film Festival, SLC 2012
"FULL THROTTLE AWARD" - Kye Petersen, Powder Video Awards 2012
"BEST NATURAL AIR" - Kye Petersen, Powder Video Awards 2012
"BEST POV" - JP Auclair, Powder Video Awards 2012
"BEST EDITING" - Powder Video Awards 2012
"MOVIE OF THE YEAR" - Powder Video Awards 2012

Press reviews:
"The best movie in skiing."
- Jamey Voss, ESPN es.pn/pPxkbQ

"Like listening to a Zeppelin song."
- John Stifter, Powder Magazine: bit.ly/nl0JiT

"The Sherpas are firmly in the lead of a new wave of filmmakers that are changing the face of ski films for good." - Leslie Anthony, Skier Magazine: bit.ly/mVaYsy

"By the end, as I headed out from the screening, trying to walk straight after being pummeled by what I had seen, the only thought going through my head was that the trailer did not do its movie justice." - Mark Quail, skistarmovies.com/review/all-i-can

See All.I.Can Teaser 2 --> vimeo.com/29320702
See All.I.Can Teaser 3 --> vimeo.com/31835595

The Sherpas are proud to present All.I.Can: a two-year feature film project that fuses our passions for riding and exploring the mountains with our potential to help the
environment. The film strives to unite global mountain culture and bind us together as the
leaders of a revolution. We must be inspired to do all we can for the environment,
and we must learn how to take that first tiny step in the right direction.

Multi-award winning Directors Dave Mossop and Eric Crosland journey to Chile,
Morocco, Alaska, BC and beyond with riders Kye Petersen, Mark Abma, Eric
Hjorleifson, JP Auclair, James Heim, Chris Rubens, Mike Douglas, Dana Flahr, Rory
Bushfield, Ian McIntosh, Lynsey Dyer, Alexi Godbout, Matty Richard, Chad Sayers and
more.

Music: The Tempest, Pendulum.

Order the film here: sherpascinema.com
DVD or Blu-ray (recommended;) now shipping. Also find WORLD TOUR info!!
(and/or contact us to arrange a screening in your town)

iTunes Download: itunes.apple.com/us/movie/all.i.can./id470509338
Thanks for joining us.

29mar/12Off

MADE IN ICELAND

by Klara Harden

BECOME A PART OF MY NEXT GREATADVENTURE NOW!
klaraharden.com/

Find out more on facebook.com/klaraharden
See photography on flickr.com/photos/allesklara/

MADE IN ICELAND FAQ: travelettes.net/made-in-iceland-faq/
Featured on nomadearth.com/2011/10/31/made-in-iceland/
Thanks for the support! nomadearth.com/

-Shot on Canon 550D with
-Tamron 10-24mm f3.5-4.5
-Nikorr 35mm f2

MUSIC (in this order)
Mumford and Sons/ Awake my Soul
Fleet Foxes/ Blue Ridge Mountains
The Tallest Man on Earth/ Wild Hunt
Bon Iver/ Babys
Asteroid Galaxy Tour/ Sunshine Coolin'

27mar/12Off

The Mountain

Follow on:
facebook.com/TSOphotography for more photos, videos and updates.

This was filmed between 4th and 11th April 2011. I had the pleasure of visiting El Teide.
Spain´s highest mountain @(3718m) is one of the best places in the world to photograph the stars and is also the location of Teide Observatories, considered to be one of the world´s best observatories.

The goal was to capture the beautiful Milky Way galaxy along with one of the most amazing mountains I know El Teide. I have to say this was one of the most exhausting trips I have done. There was a lot of hiking at high altitudes and probably less than 10 hours of sleep in total for the whole week. Having been here 10-11 times before I had a long list of must-see locations I wanted to capture for this movie, but I am still not 100% used to carrying around so much gear required for time-lapse movies.

A large sandstorm hit the Sahara Desert on the 9th April (bit.ly/g3tsDW) and at approx 3am in the night the sandstorm hit me, making it nearly impossible to see the sky with my own eyes.

Interestingly enough my camera was set for a 5 hour sequence of the milky way during this time and I was sure my whole scene was ruined. To my surprise, my camera had managed to capture the sandstorm which was backlit by Grand Canary Island making it look like golden clouds. The Milky Way was shining through the clouds, making the stars sparkle in an interesting way. So if you ever wondered how the Milky Way would look through a Sahara sandstorm, look at 00:32.

Available in Digital Cinema 4k.

Follow Facebook: facebook.com/TSOPhotography
Follow Twitter:
twitter.com/TSOPhotography
Follow Google+:
plus.google.com/107543460658107759808

Press/licensing/projects contact: tsophotography@gmail.com

Music by my friend: Ludovico Einaudi - "Nuvole bianche" with permission.
Please support the artist here:
itunes.apple.com/us/album/una-mattina/id217799399

Thank you to my sponsors:
canon.com
g-technology.eu
dynamicperception.com/

12mar/12Off

Yosemite

This video is a collaboration between Sheldon Neill and Colin Delehanty. All timelapses were shot on the Canon 5D Mark II with a variety of Canon L and Zeiss CP.2 Lenses.

Project Yosemite Website: projectyose.com
Contact info: info@projectyose.com

Thanks to Dynamic Perception for their motion controlled dolly and continued support!

Dynamic Perception Website: dynamicperception.com

Track: Outro
Album: Hurry Up, We're Dreaming
Artist: M83
Site: ilovem83.com
Publishing: emimusicpub.com
Licensing: bankrobbermusic.com

This whole project has been an amazing experience. The two of us became friends through Vimeo and explored a shared interest in timelapsing Yosemite National Park over an extended period of time. We'd like to expand this idea to other locations and would appreciate any suggestions for a future project.

To view this in 2K, visit: youtu.be/OwFbjJasW3E
Be sure to change the quality settings to 'Original'.

Twitter:
twitter.com/#!/SheldonNeill
twitter.com/#!/delehanty

Facebook:
facebook.com/sheldon.neill
facebook.com/delehanty

Behind The Scenes: vimeo.com/35223326
By Dalton Runberg

Our hearts go out to the families of Markus Praxmarer who lost his life while climbing Half Dome on September 19th, 2011 and Ranger Ryan Hiller, who was crushed by a tree January 22nd 2012. They will be missed. (A photo of Ranger Ryan Hiller can be found to the right, above the statistics counter).

11mar/12Off

d’obscurite’

A short fashion film.

Starring: Becky @ Milk Management
Film/Edit: Shelley Jones
Concept/Styling: Elle Baron
Hair/MUA: Yaniaue Graham
Styling Assistant: Allyson Baron
Music: Soap&Skin - The Sun

milkandblue.com
elle-b-stylist.blogspot.com

9mar/12Off

Chasing the Light

Montage of clips taken during 2010 & 2011 whilst on my projects all shot on DSLR Canon 7D & Canon 60D.

0:10 Bembridge Lifeboat station, Isle of Wight
0:14 Husbands Bosworth, Leicestershire
0:17 Sandown, Isle of Wight
0:20 Cley Next the Sea, Holt
0:23 Gilmorton, Lutterworth
0:29 Churchover, Warwickshire
0:36 Churchover, Warwickshire
0:43 Ely Cathedral, Ely, Cambs
1:03 The Bwlch, mid Wales
2:06 Portland Bill Lighthouse, Dorset
2:18 Churchover, Warwickshire
2:20 Bradgate Park, Leicester
2:27 Fotheringhay,Peterborough
3:05 Fenland, Cambs/Norfolk borders
3:09 Church Lawford, Rugby
3:28 Portsmouth, Hampshire
3:33 Cape Cornwall, Cornwall
4:23 The moon, space :o )

7mar/12Off

Little Bird :: Lisa Hannigan

Directed by Myles O'Reilly.

6mar/12Off

Hier

Soon it will be past. Something, in an undeterminated moment, will be broken in me. It leaves toward unknown heights. On Earth there's nothing but the Nature, the unbearable wait and the inexpressible silence.

Part of the analysis started with "Towards the within".
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Director / Marco Giuliano
Cinematographer / Jessica De Maio
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2011

4mar/12Off

BEAUTIFUL EYRE

In the northern area of South Australia you'll find Lake Eyre (pronounced "air"), the lowest point of Australia at approximately 15.2 meters below sea level.

As Australia's largest Lake covering 1,349,251ha it attracts the lowest annual rainfall of the country with annual mean precipitation of about 100mm.

Named after Edward John Eyre who first sighted it in 1840 it consists of two sections: Lake Eyre North and Lake Eyre South, joined by the narrow Goyder Channel and was a permanent saline lake from 5000 to 10,000 years ago.

In the last 200 years there have been only three major floodings (when both Lakes become one) the last occurring in 1974.

Current surface water level is approximately 80% due to recent rains (the best in a decade) and water is expected to stay in Lake Eyre North till at least late 2011.

Shot from an remote location 200 kms from the nearest homestead, these pictures illustrate the cyclical nature of the Lakes weather patterns now that water has returned to this unique area of Australia surrounded by desert.

And yes, the thumbnail image has a horizon in it - that thin black line. The rest is water and sky!

Indigo Zoom Productions
marcus@indigozoom.com
indigozoom.com

Music by Hans Zimmer, soundtrack from Frost/Nixon.

Thanks to photo-artist & filmmaker Murray Fredericks and also Trevor + Cindy Mitchell.

You can check out Murray's multi-award winning Documentary "SALT" here;

saltdoco.com

3mar/12Off

OLD PINE

Music video for Ben Howard's 'Old Pine'

Bens EP is available now on Itunes.

myspace.com/benhoward

Directed - Mickey Smith

D.O.P. - Allan Wilson & Mickey Smith

Production and post - Astray Films

2mar/12Off

Landscapes of La Rioja “Fog”

Una recopilación de las nieblas de finales de otoño y principios de invierno en la Rioja.

Todo disparado en RAW con la 1000D y un par de escenas nocturnas con la 7D

Musica: Mindthings "The last day on this Earth"

jamendo.com/es/artist/mindthings

Last Autumn fog scenes compilation in La Rioja, Spain.
All pictures were shut in RAW with Canon EOS 1000D and 7D for a couple of nigth scenes.

29feb/12Off

WEISS

Experimental Short Movie - Length: 13 min. - Format: DVCPro HD 16:9 -

Screenplay, Direction & Editing: Michael König & Julian Schleef -

A dystopy, abandoning speech and text, revealing expressive audio-visual scenes by the use of harmonic symbiosis of music, sound design and visual aesthetics.

The storyline discloses a young man’s life which proceeds in opposition to the uniform outside world. Secluded in his room his main concern is with the neighbouring, unfulfilled love. A casual incident, effected by external circumstances, provides the opportunity to break out of society’s mechanized moulds.

Actors: Ilja Stahl, Anastasia Gubareva, Johannes Amorosa, Michael van den Bogaard / Screenplay, Direction and Editing: Michael König, Julian Schleef / Director Of Photography: Sebastian Woithe / Assistant Camera: Thomas Wasilewski, Johannes Mielsch / Score & Sound Design: Arne Münch, Michael König / Visual Effects & Colour Grading: Julian Schleef, Michael König, Matthias Gerding / Production Manager: Nina Mayrhofer / Set Design: Michael König, Julian Schleef / Makeup: Evelyn Book / Production: Academy of Media Arts, Köln

more information: koenigm.com - khm.de

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Experimenteller Kurzfilm - Länge: 13 min. - Format: DVCPro HD 16:9 -

Drehbuch, Regie & Bearbeitung: Michael König & Julian Schleef -

Eine auf Sprache und Text verzichtende Dystopie, die durch die harmonische Symbiose von Musik, Sounddesign und Bildästhetik ausdrucksstarke Klang- und Bilderwelten eröffnet.

Erzählt wird die Geschichte des konträr zur uniformen Außenwelt lebenden Protagonisten. Abgeschottet in seinem Zimmer gilt sein Hauptinteresse der benachbarten, unerfüllten Liebe. Eine zufällige, durch äußere Umstände herbeigeführte Entdeckung eröffnet ihm die Möglichkeit zum Ausbruch aus der mechanisierten Gesellschaft.

Schauspieler: Ilja Stahl, Anastasia Gubareva, Johannes Amorosa, Michael van den Bogaard / Drehbuch, Regie und Bearbeitung: Michael König, Julian Schleef / Kamera: Sebastian Woithe / Kamera-Assistenz: Thomas Wasilewski, Johannes Mielsch / Filmmusik & Sound Design: Arne Münch, Michael König / Visuelle Effekte & Farbkorrektur: Julian Schleef, Michael König, Matthias Gerding / Produktionsleitung: Nina Mayrhofer / Set Design: Michael König, Julian Schleef / Makeup: Evelyn Book / Produktion: Kunsthochschule für Medien, Köln

mehr Informationen unter: koenigm.com - khm.de

28feb/12Off

T A H O E

BEST VIEWED IN HD | FULL SCREEN | SCALING OFF

Filmed at Lake Tahoe in November 2011.

Visit us at facebook.com/shorttandepic
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Locations in order of appearance:
Sand Harbor
Truckee
Squaw Valley
Emerald Bay
Bonsai Rock
Sand Harbor
Incline Village
Tahoe City

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Music (with permission) from "If These Trees Could Talk"
facebook.com/treescouldtalk

Song is "Deus Ex Machina"
itunes.apple.com/ca/artist/if-these-trees-could-talk/id200366087

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Thank you Eli