Into the Empty Quarter 20 minute festival cut. In this blog post, my comments and time stamps refer to the 20 minute festival cut. Get Into the Empty Quarter feature length film here. Into the Empty Quarter is an award winning 2013 documentary by filmmakers Alastair Humphreys and Leon McCarron. Inspired by Wilfred Thesiger, […]
Rocket Wars is a short film by the New York City based production company, Variable. The film falls categorically into what is best described as a cinematic-documentary hybrid, a style particularly innovated and championed by the team at Variable. Rocket Wars, set in the Greek village of Vrontados on the island of Chios, tells the […]
How quickly the wheel turns. Missing Summer from Jeff Collet on Vimeo.
by Lathen Gorbett Link to Video Here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qXG-Yi665wc Link to Music Here: http://freemusicarchive.org/search/?quicksearch=disco+stomp Link to Instagram Post Here: https://www.instagram.com/p/Bbi6w0RFqQe/?taken-by=lathengorbett
Link to the video here: https://youtu.be/7FrsZim-BDs Link to the music here: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Ketsa/End_is_Beginning/Greener_Grass_ Link to Instagram post here: https://www.instagram.com/p/BbDDeKHlOXc/?taken-by=lathengorbett
A small look in the mental and physical toll of filming a skateboard part….all for clips that will last no longer than 5 seconds
Scenes from a summer hike down to a “secret spot” along the Sandy River. Poem by Kyle Manning
At a loss for what to do after hearing about the mass shooting in Las Vegas, artist Quin Sweetman turned to her art and her artist community to find a way to honor the lives of those who were lost. Together they started the Beautiful Lives Lost Portrait Project. Visual Poem: Beautiful Lives Lost Portrait […]
Zack Canepari is an American filmmaker and photojournalist from Northern California. Zack started his career working as a photojournalist in India and Pakistan for Panos Pictures in 2007. In 2010 he partnered with Drea Cooper, another filmmaker, and started the California is a Place website which became a platform for them to tell unique stories […]
My colleague’s granddaughter is a biologist in the making. I followed her around on a typical, rainy day of backyard exploration.
I documented while my colleagues worked during a morning of backyard restoration at my office last week. Not a bad way to spend a chilly fall morning.
Brady Holden isn’t a household name and his documentaries aren’t streaming on Netflix (at least, I don’t think), but he has been a major source of inspiration for me. It’s safe to say I wouldn’t be going to grad school for multimedia journalism if not for his influence. When we met four years ago, I […]
Being into the stories. Or being the story itself. It’s a tough choice but also the best way to feel a story and make people empathize with it. Fabrizio Gatti knows how to do so. He is an Italian investigative journalist and author who has chosen to live almost all the stories he wants to […]
In 2015, Nike Snowboarding had cultivated what at the time was considered one of the best collections of talent that the snowboard industry has seen in its short lifespan. Everyone in the industry knew what this team was capable on snow in terms of progression, but Nike wanted to celebrate the riders behind that progression, […]
I don’t necessarily recognize a great work of art the moment I experience it. If you and I were to see a movie together, you will likely find me at a loss for words during the credit roll as to what my true opinion of the film is. Usually, I need a certain absorption period […]
The 2007 film Funny Games, directed by Michael Haneke, might just be the cure to the modern horror movie we didn’t know we needed. It features extremely inventive storytelling techniques, not just for a horror film, but for any film. From breaking the fourth wall, to sparse use of music, and use of off-screen action to […]
Listicles, where-are-they-nows, and Disney Princesses re-imagined as Black and Decker appliances are just some examples of the types of movie and pop culture articles flooding the web these days. And internet users eat them up, sometimes on the bus, sometimes while zoning out of a sub-par Netflix movie, and even sometimes on extended bathroom breaks […]
Russell Brownley is one of my biggest inspirations when it comes to a career path in storytelling and his is a model that I hope to one day follow. After graduating from film school Russell started his career as a surf filmer, traveling the world making surf videos for companies such as Reef. He was […]
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Full disclosure: I’m a sucker for fishing stories. Highlighting unique characters and their most colorful sound bites is key to Felt Soul Media’s short film 120 Days: Tarpon Season. Yeti Coolers sponsors this film about David Mangum, a fly-fishing guide obsessed with tarpon fishing in the coastal Florida Everglades. In less than 8 minutes, this […]
A little slice of my school commute on the MAX and by foot from Clackamas Town Center to the White Stag building. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/BbZ9-2Xhy0x/?taken-by=colletasyouseeit
“Fortress Europe” is his website. He defines himself a traveler, writer, blogger and indipendent journalist from Tuscany. Gabriele Del Grande, 35 years old, founded his blog in 2006 to tell “Le storie che fanno la storia”, the stories that make history. The website is an Observatory on the victims of the borders, a diary that […]
With the windows open and the sound of the rain, Chad and I sat down in his studio to talk about how art has saved his life and how it has connected him to the community. This visual poem is a short reflection of his journey. The rain provides a soothing comfort for Chad. Chad […]
Nike “Find your greatness” campaign appears on social media and digital channels on July 25 of 2012, supported by a YouTube homepage promotion the day after. It’s a powerful inspirational message that goes beyond sport. It seeks to inspire people who strive to excel on their own terms, to realize personal goals and achieve their moment […]
Brandon Stanton is most known for his Humans of New York (HONY) photography series, profiling random New Yorkers he meets on the street and the conversations he has with them. This summer, however, Stanton launched the first episode of Humans of New York: The Series, a video component to his popular photo blog. Working with […]
Profile of a Publication: High Country News High Country News (HCN) is a multimedia publication based in Paonia, Colorado. In existence as a print magazine since 1970, HCN has 33,000 subscribers and continues to develop active online community. A bi weekly magazine with lots of photographs, a meticulously curated online archive, an engaging and responsive […]
