Unfortunately I could only be part of the premiere party at Salzburg. There were some people for the screening but really little for the after party. I did some B&W shots before the movie. For more infos on the movie have a look at this post.

When staying in Graz last Dezember I was introduced to the guys from Les Avignons / Nomad Earth by a friend of mine. They were just starting to plan a documentary about the coastline from Boardeaux to Ericeira and I could join a few meetings. Around three weeks ago they started their first trip to do mainly interviews and the website to the first trip went online last week. I will join them next week from Galicia down to Ericeira and yes, i´m pretty stoked about that. There will be a second trip for doing all the action shootings in fall and the final movie should be finished in one year.

Handcrafted ecological Skateboards from France with Grafiks by Andy Singer. Really like what they are doing. Have a look at their website and check out their video that shows the production from the first single wood layer to the finished board.

30.03.2012 Feldkirch ALTES HALLENBAD - 13.04.2012 Salzburg KULTURZENTRUM MARK - 15.04.2012 Wien B72 - 21.04.2012 Innsbruck PROJECT

“SOLIPSIST is a three part experimental fantasy short film about otherworldly beings whose minds and bodies converge into one entity. Filled with elaborate costumes, stunning visual effects, and underwater puppets, the film is a non-narrative purely visual/audio experience designed to transport viewers through a hypnotic, dream-like experience. It consists of three parts, each featuring visually fantastic characters and creatures that converge with each other in surreal ways. The film concludes by featuring all three segments combine into a colorful, psychedelic finale.” Written by Anonymous on IMDB (found at ISO50)

More Info on Andrew Huang and a Making of.

Really like that record label. So many good releases and artworks! There´s a free downloadable mini album on their website as well as a pretty good “Best of” List for their favorit albums of the last 10 years and some free wallpapers. Much more to discover so give it a try.

Album: 1/ Aeroc/For Sake 2/ Matthew Dear/Headcage 3/ Shigeto/Lineage 4/ Ghostory/The Night 5/ Rhine Gold/Patricia´s Thirst 6/ Mux Mool/Raw Gore

Photographer Mandy Barker collected plastic coming out of the ocean for their series “Soup“. It looks pretty nice but she´s working on a serious problem.

Excerpt taken from her website:

“All the plastics photographed have been salvaged from beaches around the world and represent a global collection of debris that has existed for varying amounts of time in the world’s oceans. The captions record the plastic ingredients in each image providing the viewer with the realisation and facts of what exists in the sea.“

For more information check the “Time Science” Article on the “Great plastic Vortex” and the Plastic Ocean Foundation website.

The one above I found on Vimeo so I could embed it here. It was made by “California is a place” and they have a lot really cool clips on their Vimeo Site! If you wanna see the other 8 Shorts of this years Sundance Festival have a look at this site. Really nice having the possibility to watch them for free.

via www.nofilmschool.com

Really important for me was the 22x Zoom Lens – the main reason for getting a real camcorder and not a DSLR. Now I got a 28 – 616mm in one Camcorder with a nice zoom rocker – and that´s what I like for action filming. Together with the Panasonic I am using the Canon EOS 550D with the Tokina 11-16 and a 17-55mm Tamron and the Cinestyle Picture Preset for shooting and I was happy to find the preset recommendation by Barry Green on DVXUSER to match these two cameras. It worked fine and I only had to do really small changes to the footage. Edited with Final Cut Studio. All shots were adjusted with the Final Cut 3 Way color correction and then tweaked just a little with Magic Bullet Looks.

In the clip all the wide angle shots and follow runs were made with the 550, the rest with the Panasonic. I will post another Feedback in a few months when I am really used to the cam! Looking forward to the Full HD 50p film mode with the next firmware update! The one and only downer so far: The LCD Display is much darker than the one from the XHA1 and it´s sometimes difficult to see what your filming – especially on the mountain. It´s adjustable in the menu. I still think the one from the XHA1 is little bit better but it´s no problem to work with it under critical light conditions.

The “Do Lectures” website is from wales and that´s their description of the project:

“The idea is a simple one— that people who Do things can inspire the rest of us to go and Do things, too. So each year we invite a set of people down here to come and tell us what they Do. They can be small Do’s or big Do’s or just extraordinary Do’s. But when you listen to their stories, they light a fire in your belly to go and Do your thing, your passion, the thing that sits in the back of your head each day, just waiting, and waiting for you to follow your heart.

To go find your cause to fight, your company to start, your invention to invent, your book to write, your mountain to climb. The one thing the Doers of the world Do, apart from Do amazing things, is to inspire the rest of us to go and Do amazing things too. They are fire-starters.“

You can watch nearly 100 talks so give it a try and get the fire burning!