Posts Tagged ‘documentary’

Documentary on Jiri Trnka : PART 2

Part two of a documentary on Jiri Trnka Many people consider Jirí Trnka the greatest puppet animator the world has ever seen. This Czech master directed some of the most acclaimed animated films ever made. He continues to astound audiences, particularly those not familiar with his work. In 1966, four years before his death, Newsday lauded him as “second to Chaplin as a film artist because his work inaugurated a new stage in a medium long dominated by Disney.” “Jiri Trnka — Walt Disney Of The East!” This was the heading of an article written by an English journalist after he saw Trnka’s wide screen puppet feature film The Midsummer Night’s Dream at the Cannes Film Festival in 1959. He exaggerated in many ways, as there were many differences between the two great artists. The least of which is that Disney focused his work on the children or family audience, while Trnka addressed most of his films to the adult audience. He arrived to the first post-war Cannes Festival in 1946 with his three cartoons (his filmmaking career had only begun on May 29, 1945, when a group of young animators asked the famous book illustrator to become their boss!) Despite the fact that his fairytale cartoon The Robbers and the Animalswon the festival, another film that was entered, The Present,was of more importance to Trnka’s work. The Present(written by J. Brdecka) was a cartoon for adults — a satire with Trnka’s very own individual art design and a non-Disney way of storytelling. This film was …

Tira Bakal – Documentary Film – Excerpt 3

TIRA BAKAL (Striking Metal) SET IN PAMPANGA, PHILIPPINES, THIS DOCUMENTARY OUTLINES THE SANTOS FAMILY’S ‘PANATA’ (PLEDGE) TO GOD AND THE REASONS WHY THE GRAND PATRIARCH, MATIAS SANTOS, STARTED THE TRADITION. THROUGH A GRUELING EVENT CALLED ‘TIRA BAKAL’ THE FAMILY SHOWS THEIR COMMITMENT TO THEIR LATE GRANDFATHER’S PLEDGE AS THEY IMITATE THE SUFFERINGS OF JESUS CHRIST. THE SANTOS FAMILY MEMBERS ALONG WITH THE TWO MAIN PARTICIPANTS, A KEY COORDINATOR AND THE CRUCIFIED PENITENT, WE FOLLOW THE EVENT ON GOOD FRIDAY TO IT’S YEARLY CONCLUSION. NEWS :- Tira Bakal (striking metal) Has been Officially Selected into Rhode island International- Academy Accredited, NEFFA – Academy Accredited, Long Island international , Philadelphia Independent , Indianapolis International, AOF Monrovia California, Revelation Perth international , Dragon*Con Independant ,Marbella international, Radar Hamburg Independant and will represent Australia and the Philippines in these International film festivals. UPDATE:- NEFFA www.nigeriaentertainment.com At NEFFATira Bakal (striking metal) was awarded Best Documentary and Scott Wurth – Best Director (Short Film). At the AOF International Film Festival in California on July 30th Tira Bakal (striking metal) was awarded the Best Documentary (Short) and nominated for Best Cinematography. ON Sunday 9th August Tira Bakal (striking metal) was awarded a second place in Best Documentary Short category at the Rhode Island International Film Festival www.film-festival …

Pulp Fiction The Facts Original Documentary Part 3

This documentary is a making of feature, but it also features interviews with the cast and crew. Some interviews are recent, but some are from over 10 years ago. It starts out by interviewing Quentin Tarantino, along with Producer Lawrence Bender. They tell the story about how Tarantino started out. It even shows footage from Tarantino’s first film “Reservoir Dogs.” Most of the stars are interviewed, and it even covers topics in the film, such as how Tarantino made three stories come together as one, how the film was conceived by audiences, and even a quick segment about Tarantino’s view on violence. To top it all off, there is some behind the scenes footage, mainly of the part where Butch hits Marcellus with his car. At the end of the documentary, there is footage of the Cannes Film festival, and there is also information about the awards that Pulp Fiction won and was nominated for. This was definitely worth watching. Anyone who enjoyed Pulp Fiction, or likes Quentin Tarantino should see this. It is only half an hour long, and in that half hour, the viewer gets just about all the information they could want, without being overloaded or bored.

Pulp Fiction The Facts Original Documentary Part 2

This documentary is a making of feature, but it also features interviews with the cast and crew. Some interviews are recent, but some are from over 10 years ago. It starts out by interviewing Quentin Tarantino, along with Producer Lawrence Bender. They tell the story about how Tarantino started out. It even shows footage from Tarantino’s first film “Reservoir Dogs.” Most of the stars are interviewed, and it even covers topics in the film, such as how Tarantino made three stories come together as one, how the film was conceived by audiences, and even a quick segment about Tarantino’s view on violence. To top it all off, there is some behind the scenes footage, mainly of the part where Butch hits Marcellus with his car. At the end of the documentary, there is footage of the Cannes Film festival, and there is also information about the awards that Pulp Fiction won and was nominated for. This was definitely worth watching. Anyone who enjoyed Pulp Fiction, or likes Quentin Tarantino should see this. It is only half an hour long, and in that half hour, the viewer gets just about all the information they could want, without being overloaded or bored.

Pulp Fiction The Facts Original Documentary Part 1

This documentary is a making of feature, but it also features interviews with the cast and crew. Some interviews are recent, but some are from over 10 years ago. It starts out by interviewing Quentin Tarantino, along with Producer Lawrence Bender. They tell the story about how Tarantino started out. It even shows footage from Tarantino’s first film “Reservoir Dogs.” Most of the stars are interviewed, and it even covers topics in the film, such as how Tarantino made three stories come together as one, how the film was conceived by audiences, and even a quick segment about Tarantino’s view on violence. To top it all off, there is some behind the scenes footage, mainly of the part where Butch hits Marcellus with his car. At the end of the documentary, there is footage of the Cannes Film festival, and there is also information about the awards that Pulp Fiction won and was nominated for. This was definitely worth watching. Anyone who enjoyed Pulp Fiction, or likes Quentin Tarantino should see this. It is only half an hour long, and in that half hour, the viewer gets just about all the information they could want, without being overloaded or bored