Farewell Minor, farewell Amstedam, Bedankt!

Beautiful girls, handsome boys, great teachers, interesting people, bright minds, I will miss you all. (Yes ALL, as strange as it sounds).
Has been 5 incredible months here, lots of things learned, lots of things said, and still with the feeling of have a lot to say and to see.
I have feel at home, really confortable here amongst you, even with this strange language you speak sometimes, I have feel "gezellig" here.
Honestly, I still don't know how to be a fashion student, but I think I´ve handle it properly, thanks to this feeling of home, and some help from all of you.

This is gettin cheesy, as the tears run down my face making my beard wet and my face red, here in AMFi library after finishing, finally, Kim's essay...

So I let you all here with a song I've listen to at some point here in Amsterdam, and an interesting link.
Thanks for all, it has been really good to be here.
You have a house on Barcelona (not all at the same time, make shifts please), so keep in touch.

the song
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KlBhmiUalaw

the link
http://vimeo.com/16430345 (The Influencers)

Manu Lope

I love you, blogs and coffee // We Find Wildness

Right before assessment times, some inspiration for you from this amazing blog with loads of photography, illustrators, texts, etc. enjoy; We Find Wildness.


http://www.we-find-wildness.com/


Sarah







If you are bored, be creative.

I think we all know how the photocopier works, but i think we all forgot. So here's a little inspirational reminder. This is the work of Croix Gagnon.







Enjoy,
Olivier Termijtelen

Inspiration through real artists

Here is a serious good website with the 30 most viewed artists. 
It helped me inspire through images; there are a lot of good old en new photographers. 

my favorite is Jacques Henri Lartigue


Straatman

David Bordwell blog

Here is some seriously good reading on film.
Visit film historian David Bordwell's blog:
http://www.davidbordwell.net/

Happy working,
Eve

Photographer to check: Nico Krijno

"He is less interested in rigid ideas & theories than in pursuing a a way of looking at the world that is primarily emotional & spontaneous. …" Just keep on looking :)





Check his website for more interesting stuff & work for his clients (Nike, Dazed & Confused, Vice)
www.nicokrijno.com

Enjoy,
Olivier Termijtelen

Wrong side of the bed - short film


This is a funny short film I came across. Nice idea, something quick for in between!

Lara


watch it on youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uR_PzFZgsHU&feature=related

An incredible 6 minutes take.

In my entire life I have never been more impressed by a long take.
The camera work in this movie, Children of Men, is one of the most espectacular and awesome that I've ever seen.
It's a must see movie.

Directed by A.CuarĂ³n with Emmanuel Lubezki as DOP., that is also in the new Terrence Malik movie
(Incredible trailer of The tree of life, the new Malik movie, check it!!)


And here the 6min long take.

(Something with the images and the direct link to the videos in youtube is not working, sorry!)

Manu Lope

Dutch people, you're gonna love this!

By Anton Corbjin
Smallest shortest movie.

Manu Lope

Jessica Dance Brand Video

Watch this video: www.jessicadance.com/video



Jessica Dance is a designer creating handcrafted sets, props and accessories.

I think this video is a perfect example of showing a designers vision in moving images. Even though its not the super super perfect video it has some really nice shots and a great feel and atmosphere about it that communicates.

Eva Schneider

Edward Burtynsky

"Edward Burtynsky’s large-scale color photographs document the many facets of nature as it is transformed through human industry. Exquisitely detailed and exactingly rendered, his images strike an intricate balance between a somber reportage and a powerfully seductive aesthetic. His various series, including shipbreaking yards, rock quarries and industrial refineries, reflect the dilemma between society’s desire for prosperity and the suffering it exacts upon the environment."




There is also a french film, but maybe there are some english subs!

Enjoy.
Olivier Termijtelen

Strange things happen in Africa

Pieter Hugo has a special interest in Africa. This is one of his most recent projects. Inspiring but also a bit weird; a Nigerian tribe whose people employed animals as both entertainment and protection! Check also his website..





Enjoy
Olivier  Termijtelen

The visual life of Scott Schumann


Enjoy.
Olivier Termijtelen

after filming stress...some fun!

hi guys, maybe some of you need some variety again after weeks of filming, so i thought this is a nice photo project. easy and fun and with some awesome results!

pinhole photography: A pinhole camera is a simple camera without a lens and with a single small aperture — effectively a light-proof box with a small hole in one side. Light from a scene passes through this single point and projects an inverted image on the opposite side of the box. You can easily construct this camera by yourself using things lying around like match boxes or any kind of boxes, paper, duct tape etc. The small amount of light passing through this pin sized hole produces image on a photographic film or a CCD sensor.


by teiko

by tea room 

by danielle hughson

by bill bresler

by mackeson




here is the link to view the complete article: http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2010/07/25/the-showcase-of-beautiful-pinhole-photography/


suzanne.

The Culture of Haiti

Inspiration from Haiti

Voodoo in Haiti












Straatman

Sounds familiar...

Video: The One Ronnie


you know the drill


Straatman

Mise en scene

A film you probably all know: Blow with Johhny Depp.  I found a great example of mise en scene in it. It’s from minute 2.27 till 3.27
The first part you see the beginning of the drugs selling live of George. It’s  free, fast en involves a lot of fun. The music, setting, the way the camara follows the movements,  the way it’s edited and the way the scenes follow each other amplify this feeling.
The second part you see George and his girlfriend. They tell eachother their happy. The romantic setting on the beach and the way the camara first shows an overview and then zooms in on the couple makes it intimate and believable.
lynn

The hours

The movie ‘the hours’ is very inspiring for me when it comes to art direction. The colours, the clothes, the set, everything works to understand and feel the complicated lifes of these woman. They are from three different generations and all represent a different time and lifestyle in history. Each time is represented perfectly and there is much attantion for detail. The film has 4 art directors.
lynn

Editing: Short movie

Name: "The Brick Thief": A LEGO short movie



This is an inspiring short movie, it's about a man who's building things with Lego. Here you'll notice that the movie is actually a stop motion. The stop motion is very interesting for editing. Also the music plays a big part to keep the viewer interesting.


Tj Tilakdharie

New exposition in FOAM

There is a new exposition by W. Eugene Smith - More real than reality
and downstairs Joan Fontcuberta - Landscapes without Memory
If you havent been yet, its worth to take a quick look :)

Here some previews.

Scarlett