Oy - what a day! Better yet, what a week.
Is it over yet? Thankfully its Friday. And with this Friday, I bring you some great videos - three to be exact. But don't worry, none of them are 27 minutes long like last week. Strangely enough though, all of these pieces deal nature in one way or another. Seems fitting I suppose since I have a love of the outdoors and try to live pretty green.
The first piece is just a little beauty. I saw it earlier, maybe on Tuesday, and just became enamored with the concept, shot composition, and tone. I'll find it hard to believe if you can watch this and not agree with how gorgeous it is - the colors, balance, and perspectives. Back when I was in school, I shot a piece that focused on the little things in life, man-made and of nature. While I didn't juxtapose the images directly, like below, they did stand out from one another - dictated by the pacing of the piece. When I first saw "Neighborhood" I smiled. It immediately brought me back to my piece - shooting in the rain upstate in Ithaca. I feel connected to this because I've shot something so similar to it. Hopefully you find the little things in life, that we often times gloss over as beautiful as I do.
This next piece, "Damnation" is a film that is all grant funded - how cool is that? Sure, they also had some assistance from Patagonia (one of the most Earth-concious companies around), but the crew went out and earned this money, by proving their cause and purpose of the film. To be honest, I've never heard of Dam Busting before, but now that I think about it - it makes perfect sense. Do I think we need to go out and strike down all the dams in the country? Absolutely not - we certainly need some of the power they provide for us. That much can't be ignored. I was concerned they were going on a witch hunt, with too broad of a view, but I'm glad they briefly dialed in on that they are only going after the older dams, that aren't in use. Enough politics though. I won't go on a long spiel - but come on, this trailer is gorgeous. I need to find a group like this, go out, and shoot. In the woods, in the water. Climb some hills. God - look at all that green. I really need to get my ass up to Washington.
DamNation | Trailer from FELT SOUL MEDIA on Vimeo.
Shit man. This guy has it together. I'm not going to elaborate on the piece. But it gets my gears spinnin'. Maybe I should just pack up my things, gather all my photo, video, and film equipment and just get the hell out of dodge for a year. Travel. See the world. And just shoot, shoot, shoot. Of course - this won't come for a little while (have to save up funds for something so extreme). But I've got time, I'm still young. I absolutely love the blurb about the video, "short films about people who do what they love."
Dammit Scott. Why must you be so awesome.
Scott Soens, Photographer from Patagonia on Vimeo.
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