a few places to visit

Sometimes when we travel, whether it's across the country or to the library, I like to watch for places that would be good locations to film something, anything. Other times, while watching films, I see places that are good locations which then become inspiration for places we want to visit. The above film is a combination of real places with computer animation. Lucky for us though, there is a website that lists the locations of some of the scenes in the film.

The film is 12 and a half minutes but is worth watching a little bit of. The cinematography of the architecture is outstanding and the colors are beautiful. I couldn't help being a little hypnotized while watching. If that should happen to you, consider yourself warned.

what's up doc?

stop-motion has always been fun to me....... at least to watch. it takes an amazing amount of focus and patience (this is something I need to learn) I always told myself that I would only feature films that were real on this blog, not anything animated. well, you just can't pass up really fun little films, like this:

Dr Knowgood: Lion's Pride from Arnold Zwanenburg on Vimeo.

tis the season

a beautiful little video shot in a snow globe.

Christopher Smith - Gently Gently from Boompa Records on Vimeo.

I've got a fever

get ready for this little video, it's a doozy.

I want some of these toys....

this music video is a great combination of cool nick knacks and stop-motion. really quite cool.

a favorite

This has set the bar for what I would like our music videos to be like.

Cocorosie-Lemonade from [PIAS] Recordings on Vimeo.

weekend movie review

I'm always interested in films that are quirky and try to bring something new to the table. We saw this trailer and thought this might fit the bill.

I have a difficult time watching movies with subtitles as I pay a lot of attention to detail and sometimes lose dialogue over trying to see the beauty of the cinematography. So sometimes I have to watch the film twice to capture the film as a whole. Since this film is French, stop-motion and the dialogue sometimes quick and witty, I would recommend following the aforementioned procedure to fully appreciate the humor.

While the animation is not anything like the talents of the Brothers Quay or Jan Svankmajer, the somewhat rough stop-motion technique matches the pace and crazy story line of this film.

on fire

fire, passion, cinematography. beautiful.

Burn Ignite :: Ride :: feat Steve Berra (OFFICIAL HD) from Burn Ignite on Vimeo.

let's go swimming

the water looks a little suspicious but maybe that's why it's so beautiful.

EXPO Water city from martin de thurah on Vimeo.

you can do it

this is an inspiring film that should make us want to pursue our dreams.

The Mast Brothers from The Scout on Vimeo.

now and again

I tend to see a lot of outstanding things when I look for inspiration. I have decided to share some of those things as they might inspire someone else.