This week’s video is fairly relevant to my current Film3 investigation into the night-time landscape. There are plenty of timelapse videos and films out there, however this one presents images and cityscapes in a more unique and engaging way. By compositing different footage from different times of the day together, the filmmaker has created a range of compositions which I…
Category: Video of the Week
(Greatest) Video of the Week: ‘Hell’s Club’
Here’s what’s probably going to be my favourite video/short film of THE YEAR. It’s an amazing, amazing, amazing piece of editing work, and I’m crazy impressed by what the editors were able to achieve – the word ‘masterpiece’ comes to mind. Through the cutting, splicing and merging of hundreds of clips from a large variety of Hollywood films, an intense…
Video of the Week: ‘LEVEL’
Throughout the Film 3 course, we have spent time looking into the ways in which we can use cameras & computers to create unique and eye-catching compositions and shots. This is a really well shot (and edited) experimental video project that clearly involved much experimentation in post-production BUT also a lot of detailed planning before production commenced. I find the…
Video of the Week: ‘Busk’
This week I’ll share a slightly longer video than usual – a 19 minute documentary focusing on the busking musicians of the New York subway system. The film provides some interesting insight into the life of a street (subway) performer and contains a mixture of well shot, and compelling segments. The film blends its interview segments with long shots of…
Video of the Week: ‘Omelette’
This is a really well put together and skilfully animated short film that I came across the other day. The entire film is quite interesting however I think what really stands out to me is the sound design. The sounds are excellently balanced with the music and feel really sharp to me. Anyways, I haven’t got much to say about…
Video of the Week: ‘The Now – Ray Collins’
This is a really interesting and inspiring short video that looks into the process behind ‘wave photographer’ Ray Collins’ amazing work. I think his approach to the art of photography/videography is spot on, and much of what he believes is similar to my own creative ideas. He talks about what attracts him to capturing images of the ocean and what…
Video of the Week: ‘The Most Recognisable Voice in New York’
Continuing this week’s unintentional documentary theme, I thought it’d be nice to share a really short documentary piece I found on Vimeo. It introduces us to Charlie Pellett, the man known as the “stand clear of the closing doors guy” – the man who makes the announcements in the New York Subway System. The brief summary of Charlie’s history and how he…
Video of the Week: ‘Spherikal’
This is a really amazing and intriguing piece of work. While it isn’t a drama/documentary piece, I think it’s a really well put together exploration of the properties of the sphere. It’s interesting to see how much can be created from such a simple (black & white) geometric idea. This deep exploration of simpler ideas is something that I would…
Video of the Week: ‘Alma Flamenca’
This is a beautifully inspired, shot and edited short film. In my opinion it blends conventions of drama & documentary – making it a perfect piece of work to inspect as a ‘Film 3’ student. While it documents the process of constructing an acoustic guitar, it also presents the woodwork in a dramatic and stylised manner. The cinematography and vfx…