Short: Literature, Stories!
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
In 2003, Japan was plunged into economic darkness, and its people needed a ray of hope. They found one in Haru Urara, a racehorse with a pink Hello Kitty mask and a career-long losing streak.
Haru Urara, a Japanese racehorse, became a national icon after enduring a losing streak of epic proportions.
Short Film Festival: ESPN 30 for 30 short. Screenings at Sundance Film Festival, SXSW, Hot Docs, and more. WINNER – Best Short Documentary, Hot Docs 2016
Directed by: Mickey Duzyj
Produced by: Mona Panchal, Yuka Uchida (Japan)
Edited by: Casimir Nozkowski
Composed by: Terry Dame
Executive Producers: Erik Rydholm, Connor Schell, Libby Geist, John Dahl
Director of Photography: Nobutaka Shirahama
Original Art by: Mickey Duzyj
Art Assistant: Kyle Stecker
Animation by: Naoko Hara
Sound design by: Greg Smith
Featuring: Koji Hashiguchi, Masashi Yoshida, Dai Muneishi, Ken Ishii
