What do we inherit from generation to generation? Of course there are the material items that we pass on, but what values and lessons do we pass on?
I love this film because it’s not just about the items that we pass on to one another, but how we pass on morals and advice to one anther through many modes of communication. I also love it because it is beautifully filmed and I think the music brings it to another level of nostalgia.
What are we passing on to the next generation?
Spring time with Obaachan seems oddly familiar to me. Probably because it reminds me of spending time with my grandparents in their final days. Its been several years since most of them passed away and I miss them every day.
As a teenager it was hard to make the time to go and spend time with grandparents but I’m glad that I made the time to see them and still try to spend as much time as possible with my one surviving grandma, but its not easy. Life takes over- work and other activities etc. and I have to make a conscious effort to at least call several times a months. Grandparents are those precious people that hold the key to the family past- they are the ones that remember some of those moments that make your family what it is today.
I love this film because of the memories that it evokes and for the cinematography. It may be slow, but I think it helps capture Obaachan, as well as what her life has become. A slower version of days of old and enjoyment of the little moments. I love the cherry blossoms and it makes me look forward to spring even more than I already am.
I took a brief film class in high school and we spent a lot of time watching Alfred Hitchcock movies. I say brief because it ended early due to our teacher getting ill. That aside, I still remember watching Vertigo in class.
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Hitchcock has been one of my favorite directors for years- long before I ever took a film class and as the nerd that I am, I couldn’t help but post this video.
How many of these movies have you seen?
Geography class always took place in a hot and stuffy room in the upper region of the science building at my school. The only thing that kept us from falling asleep was our eccentric teacher who insisted on using herself as a human protractor by laying on the desk and using her arms and legs to show the various angles. We never forgot that particular topic.
As mentioned in my posted On the Map, I have a thing for maps. I was never much for globes growing up, probably because we never had one at home, but I’ve found a new appreciation for them as I get older. After seeing this video it’s kind of hard to not appreciate them when you realize how much work goes into making one- that is if you make one by hand.
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A note from the filmmaker: Please wear headphones for the best sound experience.
Traveling is just as much about learning about a new place as about learning about yourself. Just watching the first few minutes of this film is enough to learn not only about a very dark period in our history, but how we react to the images of a place that tormented thousands of Jewish people in the early 1940s.
This film, BiPoland begins as a reminder of the Holocaust and surpasses the history lesson to go on to demonstrate the strength of the Polish people and their ability to move on even with such a dark history that remains solid and real within their borders.
Beyond the emotion that this video brings to me, I really, really love the editing. I know I usually discuss the camera work and the light, which is something that I really do admire, but editing is actually more my forte. Bringing images, music and graphics together to tell a story and to move the viewer through the video is what I really love to do. I’m one of those dorky people that gets a rush when I finally get a sequence right and the music and the footage sync perfectly to get the desired effect. That is what this film does for me. It’s a perfect blend of beautiful cinematography, vintage recordings and powerful music.
I have a thing for typography- you’ve probably picked that up from some of my other posts. So although we don’t usually associate type with being handmade, instead, we think of them being more of a computer generated art form, the history says otherwise.
I have yet to try stop motion when making a film, but with the popularity of it now, I think I just might have to try it sometime.
This film may not be an obvious documentary to some, but this is the perfect example of an art documentary. It gives us time to reflect on the roots of the American people while using images to tell the story instead of conventional interviews and b-roll. I love how this film lets the viewer reflect on the subject without being told what to think.
Simple, to the point and celebrates a type of art beyond film and animation- architecture. I think it beautifully celebrates some of the world’s most magnificent buildings and their creators while using the art deco style to exhibit each building. I like that so many artistic styles and topics are combined to make this short film – plus it manages bring such a global perspective into a seemingly simple short.
I took this while I was exploring Morocco. The various texture, levels and the history of each wall intrigues me. I can’t help but wonder what events these walls have witnessed through each of their lifespans.
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