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The World's Most Downloaded Man

Do you recognise this guy? There's a good chance... 
Danish model Jesper Bruun is tracked down by Câmera Clara Photography Studio for an awkward meeting with the most recognizable face in stock photos.

SUNSHINE

A fascinating short documentary on an American advertising producer in Shanghai selling fast food to the Chinese. A really interesting and beautiful piece.

Tonight // The Arts Centre

 


El Mar, Mi Alma.

"The film is a visual tone poem, a blend of images and music consisting of cinematic surfing sequences intercut with coastal landscapes, insightful commentary and poetry, and the movements of the cast on a surfing journey."

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I'm Here

  • Tuesday, 11 October 2011
  • By Zoe Bruce
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For those who have not yet seen... ABSOLUT I'M HERE.
A love story in an Absolute world - A short film by Spike Jonze. 

LIFE IN A DAY

A piece of ‘user generated content’ of epic proportions – never before has a crowd sourced doco played out on such a staggering scale. ‘Life in a Day’ is a documentary shot by filmmakers all over the world that serves as a time capsule to show future generations what it was like to be alive for one particular day on Earth.

Director Kevin MacDonald put out a call to all YouTube viewers to submit there own ‘life in a day’. On July 24, 2010, people from around the world with a camera at their disposal, assumed the role of filmmaker, to document a piece of their own lives for the rest of the world to see. Video cameras, mobile phones and webcams were used – with Macdonald even distributing 450 cameras to developing countries, to give a more accurate representation.

80,000 videos were submitted from 140 countries, totaling more than 4,500 hours of footage. After hours of viewing, culling and editing (with the help of 23 assistant editors), Macdonald and producer Ridley Scott, put together a 90-minute feature film worthy of a premiere at Sundance.

The film depicts the lives of 25 people, embodies a new means of storytelling and gives insight into the unique nature of human life.

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Mitzi - India from Future Classic on Vimeo.

 

PresPlayPause - Fear, Hope and Digital Culture

The digital revolution of the last decade has unleashed creativity and talent of people in an unprecedented way, unleashing unlimited creative opportunites. But does democratized culture mean better art, film, music and literature or is true talent instead flooded and drowned in the vast digital ocean of mass culture? Is it cultural democracy or mediocrity?

This is the question addressed by PressPausePlay, a documentary film containing interviews with some of the world’s most influential creators of the digital era.

The film was shot globally between August 2009 – January 2011, covering more than 150 hours of interview footage with international creatives and thinkers - representing the state of digitized culture today. Looking forward to this one.
 

Directors Statement

After working in the creative industry for a number of years we got a bit tired of the loud complaints regarding the disappearance of business models due to pirating and continuing profit losses. These subjects had been discussed to death at media panels and in newspapers around the world. We felt that an important part of the story had been lost - the unprecedented cultural impact. Sure, there are lots of industry problems caused by technological innovation but there are also enormous new opportunities for creation.

In our daily work we encounter numerous people from all over the world that, just like us, have grown up with technology as their friend. We were intrigued by the dichotomy: artists were able to create with the same technology that allowed pirating and was subverting old business models.

It might be a bit bold to do a film about something that’s in such rapid transformation, where nothing is set and where you really can’t distinguish between the villains and heroes. But we didn’t want to give a definite answer. We simply wanted to make a snapshot of today - documenting both the positive and negative aspects of democratized culture. You will not walk out of the theatre with more answers, but hopefully with more thoughts.

- David Dworsky and Victor Köhler

Whistler ain't so big!

I really loved Whistler Blackcomb when I went there a couple of years ago. The snow was great, the mountains were big and people were friendly. In fact, I loved it so much so that I wanted to move there, but now the place seems small....really small.

‘The Social Network’ takes out Best Picture at the Golden Globes

  • Tuesday, 18 January 2011
  • By Amy Scott
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You could be excused for thinking that Facebook had taken over the world at the moment. Not content with monopolizing the social networking arena, the Facebook movie ‘The Social Network’ walked away from the Golden Globes last night the unrivalled champion with an impressive four awards: Best Picture, Best Director, Best Screenplay and Best Score. Seriously, who knew Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails could compose an award-winning score? Certainly not I!

In a world where everything is instant and communication is rarely face-to-face, ‘The Social Network’ highlights the grand irony that the world’s largest social networking site was created by a Harvard misfit who remained socially inept even after his resulting billions of dollars and millions of online ‘friends’ he amassed in the process.

Said the movie’s producer, Scott Rudin, in his acceptance speech for Best Picture:

“I want to thank everybody at Facebook – Mark Zuckerberg for his willingness to allow us to use his life and work as a metaphor through which to tell a story about communication and the way we relate to each other.”

We here at Tusk specialize in Facebook marketing, so if you feel that your company could benefit from harnessing the power of this online medium, don’t hesitate to contact us here.

Slightly off topic, but did anyone else enjoy watching Ricky Gervais spectacularly burn his bridges in Hollywood quite as much as I did? I could care less that it was slightly bitter and terribly mean-spirited: it was goddamn hilarious.

Click here to watch Ricky Gervais' opening monologue insulting Angelina Jolie, Johnny Depp, Tom Cruise and the entire cast of Sex And The City, to name but a few.
 

Intel Visual Life features Scott Schumann, The Sartorialist

  • Wednesday, 12 January 2011
  • By Zoe Bruce
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The Sartorialist blog is a long standing favourite of mine and has grown vastly in populairty over the years. This beautifully shot depiction brings Scott Shumann's views and insights to life, in a visually rich film. Selected as one of Time Magazine's Top 100 Design Influencers, The Sartorialist continues to shape fashion history and is a captivating visual resource. Scott Shumann's significance is noted across many industries which may account for his inclusion in the Intel 'Visual Life' campaign. The campaign invites others to share their lives, interactions and inspirations through film and photography, it essentially asks of people to share and creatively express their 'visual life'. 

To check out the infamous blog, The Sartorialist - Click Here
To watch the short film, featuring blogging icon, Scott Shumann - Click Here
To see more about the Intel 'Visual Life' campaign - Click Here

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