By ELO films elofilms.com
Written, Directed, and Produced by Logan George & Celine Held
Director of Photography: Logan George
Sound Recordist: Celine Held
Editor & Colorist: Logan George
Music by: David Baloche
Sound Mixer: M. Louis Gordon
Starring (in order of appearance): Yuza “Shiro” Hiroumi, Nikesh Ghimire, Shahla al Balushi, Aamahri Nicholson
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PLASTIC GIRLS is the last film of a Korea related trilogy following BIKINI WORDS and LAST LETTERS:
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A CONTENTED Production in association with MINORITY
Producer: SANGJU LEE
Assistant Producer: DOYEON KIM, SEOKJU KANG, SOOHONG MOON
Appearing Mannequins: JENY, MOMO, NAMI, MINA, RORA, SAEMI, SUMIN, SUNNY
Additional Cast: DOYEON KIM, JIWOONG CHOO, JONGIN NAH
Director, Cinematographer: NILS CLAUSS
Voice-Over Script: NILS CLAUSS, UDO LEE
Gimbal Operator: SUNGIL LEE, NILS CLAUSS
Editor & Colorist: NILS CLAUSS
Music: “The Crack-Up” by UDO LEE
Sound Mixer: UDO LEE
Graphic Design: INAH SHIN
Dedicated to everyone who fights for gender equality in South Korea and disagrees with the sexualization of public space.
On June 12th, I broke down into tears. Minutes earlier, I had been outside my truck, leaning against it, head buried in my arms, frustration and failure washing over me. I wanted to quit. I got back in the car and as I drove, the pain got the better of me and the tears came.
This past spring was a tough one. Supercell structure and beautiful tornadoes had been very hard to come by. In fact, the tornado in the opening of this film was the only good one I saw this entire year. I had been on the road longer than ever before. Driven more miles. I was away from my family for 12 straight days at one point, and when I got home, I had to tell them I was going back out 24 hours later for June 12th. It was just too good to pass up. It promised to be a day that I could get everything I had been hoping for this spring and I had no choice. My wife understood, even though I knew she wished I stayed home. And I wished it too.
I knew right where I wanted to be that day. But this year I struggled with confidence in trusting my instincts. Maybe it was because the lack of good storms this spring made me question my skills, or maybe it was something else inside of me. Whatever the case, I let myself get twisted and unsure, and found myself 80 miles away from where I had wanted to be when the tornadoes started to drop and the best structure of the year materialized in the sky. The photos from Twitter and Facebook started to roll in and I knew I had missed everything.
It may not be easy to understand why, but when you work as hard as I did this spring, a moment like that can break you. I felt like I let my wife down. But mostly I let myself down. I forgot who I was and that’s not me. Or it shouldn’t have been me. I failed myself. And it seemed like the easy choice to just give up and head for home.
But I didn’t. I’m not sure why, but the pain slowly began to subside. I realized it was only 4pm and the storms were still ongoing. Maybe if I could get in front of them the day could be saved. Ninety minutes later, I got out ahead and saw some of the best structure I’d seen all spring and a lightning show that was so incredible it’s one of the very last clips of this film.
And that’s why this film is called “Pursuit.” Because you can’t give up. Keep chasing, keep pursuing. Whatever it is. That’s the only way to get what you want.
I learned something about myself on June 12th which carried over to the final few days of chasing this spring. I trusted myself again and those days were incredibly rewarding. This was who I’d been all along but had forgotten. I can’t wait for next year.
The work on this film began on March 28th and ended June 29th. There were 27 total days of actual chasing and many more for traveling. I drove across 10 states and put over 28,000 new miles on the ol’ 4Runner. I snapped over 90,000 time-lapse frames. I saw the most incredible mammatus displays, the best nighttime lightning and structure I’ve ever seen, a tornado birth caught on time-lapse and a display of undulatus asperatus that blew my mind. Wall clouds, massive cores, supercell structures, shelf clouds…it ended up being an amazing season and I’m so incredibly proud of the footage in this film. It wasn’t the best year in storm chasing history…but I got to chase storms and share it with you guys. All worth it.
I wanted to do something new this year, so I worked with composer Peter Nanasi to develop a custom track for Pursuit. I’m super excited about it and loved the process of exchanging ideas and building the song as the editing of the film progressed. I am so thankful to Peter for what he came up with, I’m in love with this track!
The time away from my family turned out to be over a month all told. I’m always and continually blessed by a wife who supports what I do and backs me completely. But not only do I have her to thank this spring, but also her parents who hung around for a good chunk of May and early June, to help out wherever needed, watch the kids, run errands and generally be there for Jina. I don’t have enough words to convey how appreciative I am for them being around while I was gone.
I think that’s about it. I could write a lot more, but I’d rather you watch the film and hopefully have a taste of what I saw this spring. There is nothing quite like strong inflow winds, the smell of rain and the crack of thunder. I miss being out there already.
I hope you enjoy and I’ll do my best to answer any questions in the comments below!
Technical Details: I used two Canon 5DSR’s along with a Canon 11-24mm, 35mm, 50mm, 135mm and Sigma Art 50mm. Manfrotto tripods. The final product was edited in Lightroom with LR Timelapse, After Effects and Premiere Pro.
A film by Ray Demski – raydemski.com
Update: In 2016, Courvosier Cox, 16, was arrested for over three dozen theft-related charges. In May 2017, he pled guilty to three felony charges and received a term of supervised probation + restitution.
Director/Cinematographer/Editor: Kelly Creedon
Original Score: Sam Beebe
Additional Camera: Gabriela Arp, Carter McCall + Callaghan O’Hare
Color and Sound Mix: Gary Kirk
Project Advisors: Chad Stevens, Laura Ruel + Ross Taylor
Awards: 2nd place, Documentary Journalism, Pictures of the Year International, Award of Excellence, Alexia Foundation
Written and Directed by Joe Nankin
Produced by Bradley Smith and Irma Kollar
Made in Association with Sprinkle Lab
Cast (In Order of Appearance): Eva – Emily Anuszczyk, Paul – Elijah Silva, Jan – Jack Kirchner, Mill Worker – Jim Achilles, Johan – Joe Fitzgerald, Paul’s Daughter – Raya Loftis,
Baptism Guests – Laura Fettig, Frankie Fleming, Indra Clark, Dawn Selene, Dennis Eicholtz, Kierstyn Reed, Ryan Reaves, Spring Toms, Richard Roth
Water Diviner – Nell Wreyford
Cinematography by Katelin Arizmendi: 1st AC – Steve Griggs, 2nd AC – Troy Eric Dickerson, 3rd AC – Shannon Bringham, Gaffer – Geoff Taylor, Key Grip – Steve Forbes, Wardrobe – Natalie Ebaugh, Wardrobe Assistant – Frankie Fleming, Art Direction/Props – Matt West, Production Sound – Nan Ho, Second Unit DP – Steve Griggs
Original Score – Edo Vanbreemen
Performer – Ross Chait
Sound Design and Mix – Alex Inglizian
Color – Derek Hansen at MPC
Title Designs – Nicholas Almquist
Starring Luis Dubo and Daniela Ramirez
Written, Directed and Edited by Stephen Cole Webley
Produced by Preston Lee & Christopher Cho
Cinematography by Rasmus Heise
Line Produced by Cristobal Sotomayor
Production Design by Alejandra Ortiz
Costume Design by Marcela Carboni
Music by Micah Dahl Anderson
Color by Mark Wilenkin
LiveGrain developed by Sony Behar
A Sanctuary Content Film
“I think what makes someone an artist is they make models of their inner life,” Carrey said in the video. “They make something come into physical being that is inspired by their emotions or their needs or what they feel the audience needs.”
Director/Producer – David Bushell
Editor – Nicole C. Conrad
Music – Dave Palmer
Vocals – Jane Carrey
Camera – Bobby Davidson (NY)
Sound – Sean Massey Asst.
Editor – Kelsey Ann McClure
Art Assistants – Roland Allmeyer, Lino Meoli, Brogan Dunphy FotoKem Edited w/ Adobe Premiere Pro CC
Learn about the different types of environmental pollution and their impact on the natural environment. Find out how pollution can cause adverse changes and harm ecosystems.
Pollution is the introduction of contaminants into the natural environment that causes adverse change. Pollution can take the form of chemical substances or energy, such as noise, heat, or light. Pollutants, the components of pollution, can be either foreign substances/energies or naturally occurring contaminants. Pollution is often classed as point-source or nonpoint-source pollution.
The meaning of Pollution: “The presence in or introduction into the environment of a substance which has harmful or poisonous effects.”
Air pollution has always accompanied civilizations. Pollution started in prehistoric times when man created the first fires. According to a 1983 article in the journal Science, “soot” found on ceilings of prehistoric caves provides ample evidence of the high levels of pollution that was associated with inadequate ventilation of open fires.” Metal forging appears to be a key turning point in creating significant air pollution levels outside the home. Core samples of glaciers in Greenland indicate increases in pollution associated with Greek, Roman, and Chinese metal production. Still, at that time the pollution was comparatively small and could be handled by nature.
Pollution, also called environmental pollution, is the addition of any substance (solid, liquid, or gas) or any form of energy (such as heat, sound, or radioactivity) to the environment at a rate faster than it can dispersed, diluted, decomposed, recycled, or stored in some harmless form. The major kinds of pollution are (classified by environment) air pollution, water pollution, and land pollution. Modern society is also concerned about specific types of pollutants, such as noise pollution, light pollution, and even plastic pollution.
Although environmental pollution can cause by natural events such as forest fires and active volcanoes. The use of the word pollution generally implies that the contaminants have an anthropogenic source—that is, a source created by human activities. Pollution has accompanied humankind ever since groups of people first congregated and remained for a long time in any one place. Indeed, ancient human settlements frequently recognized by their pollutants—shell mounds and rubble heaps. Pollution was not a serious problem as long as there was enough space available for each individual or group. However, with the establishment of permanent settlements by great numbers of people, pollution became a problem, and it has remained one ever since.
Cities of ancient times were often noxious places, fouled by human wastes and debris. Beginning about 1000ce, the use of coal for fuel caused considerable air pollution, and the conversion of coal to coke for iron smelting beginning in the 17th century exacerbated the problem. In Europe, from the Middle Ages well into the early modern era. Unsanitary urban conditions favored the outbreak of population-decimating epidemics of disease, from plague to cholera and typhoid fever. Through the 19th century, water and air pollution and the accumulation of solid wastes were largely problems of congested urban areas. But, with the rapid spread of industrialization and the growth of the human population to unprecedented levels, pollution became a universal problem.
By the middle of the 20th century, an awareness of the need to protect air, water, and land environments from pollution had developed among the general public. In particular, the publication in 1962 of Rachel Carson’s book Silent Spring focused attention on the environmental damage caused by improper use of pesticides. Such as DDT and other persistent chemicals that accumulate in the food chain and disrupt the natural balance of ecosystems on a wide scale.
The presence of environmental pollution raises the issue of pollution control. Great efforts made to limit the release of harmful substances into the environment. Through air pollution control, wastewater treatment, solid-waste management, hazardous waste management, and recycling.
The major types of environmental pollution listed below along with the particular contaminant relevant to each of them:
Air pollution: the release of chemicals and particulates into the atmosphere. Common gaseous pollutants include carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), and nitrogen oxides produced by industry and motor vehicles. Photochemical ozone and smog create as nitrogen oxides and hydrocarbons react to sunlight. Particulate matter or fine dust characterize by its micrometer size from PM10 to PM2.5.
Light pollution: includes light trespass, over-illumination, and astronomical interference.
Littering: the criminal throwing of inappropriate synthetic objects, unremoved, onto public and private properties.
Noise pollution: which encompasses roadway noise, aircraft noise, industrial noise as well as high-intensity sonar.
Soil contamination occurs when chemicals released by spill or underground leakage. Among the most significant soil contaminants are hydrocarbons, heavy metals, MTBE, herbicides, pesticides, and chlorinated hydrocarbons.
Radioactive contamination, results from 20th-century activities in atomic physics. Such as nuclear power generation and nuclear weapons research, manufacture, and deployment. (See alpha emitters and actinides in the environment.)
Thermal pollution is a temperature change in natural water bodies caused by human influence. Such as the use of water as coolant in a power plant.
Visual pollution, can refer to the presence of overhead power lines, motorway billboards, scarred landforms (as from strip mining), open storage of trash, municipal solid waste, or space debris.
Water pollution, by the discharge of wastewater from commercial and industrial waste (intentionally or through spills) into surface waters. Discharges of untreated domestic sewage, and chemical contaminants, such as chlorine, from treated sewage. Release of waste and contaminants into surface runoff flowing to surface waters (including urban runoff and agricultural runoff, which may contain chemical fertilizers and pesticides). Waste disposal and leaching into groundwater; eutrophication and littering.
Plastic pollution: involves the accumulation of plastic products in the environment that adversely affects wildlife, wildlife habitat, or humans.
