Absolutely blown away by the final product, @OlanCollardy has out done himself. We teamed up with the up and coming film maker again to shoot renowned poet Joshua Bennett. I was initially going to hold back from posting the video till I was done with the feature with interview and photographs but this is just too good not to share. Meeting the Striver’s Row word-smith was an honour itself and actually get him to recite a poem for us – even more of an amazing! I think we were all in awe of his talent; made it look so effortless, the words just so honest & delivered with raw passion – it may just leave you in tears. Ladies & Gentleman, click play to watch the latest Cardy masterpiece. Way too many quotables from Joshua, I’m sorted for my next love letter to my girlfriend.
Downloaded onto my retinas. Hoping that I can replay that moment our eyes first played freeze tag.
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Over the past week or so, we were tasked with the unenviable job of selecting our three favourite movies of the year. After much deliberation, we managed to succeed! It’s prudent to say that this is not tantamount to a ‘best of 2011’ list, of which there are many. Rather, these are films which the Y&Y team have enjoyed over the course of 2011. See if you agree with our choices below.
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2012 is just around the corner and with it comes a whole host of movies. As well as the essential original concepts, we’ve got sequels, threequels, prequels and reboots coming our way. Needless to say, 2012 is going to be a great year for films. So great in fact, that a wealth of fantastic-looking films failed to make the final 10. Hit the jump for my list of essential viewing for 2012.
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Momentos is a touching an award-winning short film by Nuno Rocha a film-maker and though it’s been out a long while, it’s brand new to me! Nuno created this film for LG and I think it’s safe to say you would have never known if the logo didn’t appear at the end. Instantly I was taken by the style of the film- it’s dark and gritty look; however it was the combination of trying to grasp the jist of the story and the emotive music that I found simply captivating. I thought it was a really effective method of story telling even though I would have liked to have heard something toward the end of the short film from one of the characters…even it it was just a line; I think it would have made the clip much more memorable. Watch the short film after the break.
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We’ve had some huge scraps this year in the world of film and everyone has got in on the act; Apes, Gods, and robots have all settled their disputes by taking out their enemies in violent and sometimes brutal fashion. I guess talking it out was out of the question. Find out who got the best hits in after the jump.
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Gosh I love this city. Mario Muth spent 2 months travelling around the city, shooting photographs from several public vantage points, private offices that he was allowed access to and obviously places where he shouldn’t have been. You’ll probably recognise a lot of these spots and if you’re a photographer – you’ll be wondering how the eff he managed to get access to these places! half of these would have been ideal for my LDN.365 series. You know none of this video was actually shot as a video – they’re all RAW images, post processed in After Effects to achieve the tilt shift look. Who needs a fancy tilt shift lens? More on the reverse.
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I know this has been circulating the interweb for the past day or two and I’m sure most of you have already seen it but I just had to share those of you who haven’t come across it. I spent most of my day relaxing and getting reacquainted with my ps3 before watching this Tom Ford documentary. Remember Oprah’s Masterclass? This a spin-off on that series. This episode features renowned fashion designer, film director and creative genius Tom Ford – the documentary takes us back to his humble beginnings in Texas, NYU days and how he went from there to impacting the fashion worldwide. Tom’s never let anyone into his studio before so this was quite intriguing to see the man at work, his perfectionist ways were inspiring to watch. He’s a workaholic ‘if I’m awake, I’m working’…jeez. Must work harder! doc on the reverse.
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