Pecker
This movie was hilarious. Plus it had Christina Ricci in the movie which all the more made it one of the movies to watch for me last week.
As our school director would say "Happy Shooting" - with this movie it gives a new definition in doing just that.
There is no faster way to grow as a photographer than to consume a steady diet of good photography. This is exactly what Pecker did, he took a whole lot of pictures and eventually found some good ones but most them were bad of course. The dialogue and the humor in this movie is something that would have us (geeks like us called photographers) laughing till the next day. Seriously imagine hearing the words "I love you more than Kodak" again and one would just have flashbacks of scenes from the movie. For me it would be the scene where they were throwing film to the old guy - so funny. Nowadays it would be more like "I love you as much as Canon" or better yet I love you more than Lightroom. Right guys?
Picture the classic Pecker maneuver of clicking the shutter then moving the camera right away - try doing that with a 1/60th and you'll see blur in most purest form.
Technically the movie is not there to teach us or show us how its done but to make us laugh and understand how taking pictures could mold us.
Though on a serious note, I think this movie actually tells us something. In what we do we must be mindful on how it may affect the person we photograph and consider the implications for us photographers as well.
For the Pecker in each of us. Click!
O Brother Where Art Thou
This too was funny but I mainly observed the technical skill and effort put into this movie. After watching the short documentary on how the film was edited digitally it made me take a look at each scene of the movie in a whole new perspective.
This was a feat for the producers and directors but I would say it was all worth it. This movie was way ahead of its game when it came out and it has now been a technical standard ever since.
Until today song of The SOGGY BOTTOM BOYS still brings back scenes from the movie and reminding me of the fun and adventures they endured in the movie.
Now seriously what is up the pomade?
Im just in constant sorrow thinking about that.
Manufactured Landscapes - Edward Burtynsky
Seeing the spectacular landscapes by Edward Burtynsky was inspiring.
I would always remember the short scene where he and his team was denied entry to a mine in China because they had no business there since nothing was beautiful and I guess an mediator explained that "through Mr. Burtynsky's lens this will be beautiful and he can show you" - or something along those lines. Imagine having that capability to make things beautiful and show it to the people and change the way they see it as well. Now the beauty and detail that he shows in his work is only half of the picture. These manufactured landscapes also show us how mankind is making use of the envrironment. The photographer also has a political agenda of course on how people change the world. I could only imagine the planning and logistics involved for their trip. Seeing this documentary made me respect photographers like Edward Burtynsky who not only for their spectacular works of art but are out there shooting for a purpose that everyone should see.
