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Hey
everyone! Jake here!
I
hope you are all having a brilliant 2015.
‘Stunning
YouTube Videos’ is well and truly back for 2015. In case you were unaware, this
blog feature has been created to celebrate the fantastically entertaining and
deeply haunting videos across the web.
So
what are we waiting for? Which videos make have made it onto the list for
edition number seven?
Video 1: The
Desk – Short Film
‘The
Desk’ is a brilliant short film written and directed by Albert Gonzalez. The
video description notes ‘The Desk’ is a story about communication. While this
is very true, it is also a story discussing other strong themes such as
identity, sexuality and individuality. Just by looking at the YouTube comments
it seems you can have your own interpretation about what the film is really
about, mainly because there is an element of ambiguity. This ambiguity is one
feature which makes the video so powerful. Another is while this short film is
about communication there is hardly any dialogue. It is through music, writing
and acting that emotion can be drawn. ‘The Desk’ is in an essence a short film definitely
worth watching.
Copyright
© 2011- by Albert Gonzalez. All rights reserved.
Video 2: Stunning
Time-Lapse Video: Elemental Iceland
What
National Geographic have produced is simply stunning. Their time-lapse video of
magical Iceland is breath-taking. You can see the amount of time and effort
photographer Stian Rekdal has put in in order to produce this short film. The video
description notes he spent three weeks and more than three thousand miles on
the road and took more than forty thousand photographs in order to have
sufficient footage for this project. This takes real dedication. I may have been
slightly biased here as I only visited Iceland back in March 2014. It was a
trip of a lifetime. Some of the photographs of the geysers and the northern
lights really bring back good memories. Thanks for producing this video. If you
like to read about my own experience in wonderful Iceland click on the link
below.
Copyright © 2013- by National Geographic. All rights reserved.
Copyright © 2013- by National Geographic. All rights reserved.
‘My
Life: Iceland’
Video 3: ‘Ronan’s
Escape’ – Short Film on Bullying
Bullying
is such a sensitive subject which unfortunately many of us have gone through
some point in our lives. ‘Ronan’s Escape’ is an emotionally affecting and at
times quite a controversial short film dealing with this issue. The narrative
follows the character Ronan as he struggles to deal with bullies at his school.
The rural wheat belt of Western Australia provides an excellent backdrop for some
amazing images in this captivating tale. A.J. Carter’s writing and directing
along with the acting of David Lazarus, who plays Ronan, has to be commended. Needless
to say that this video does contain scenes which some may find distressing.
Nevertheless it is a film that will stay with you for a long time after
watching.
Copyright
© 2011- by SMOOTH MOTION MEDIA GROUP. All rights reserved.
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Thanks to
everyone involved in producing such incredible videos for all of us to enjoy.
If you liked them, then why not subscribe to their pages?
See you again in
two months’ time where a video of yours could be selected.
Until then thank
you for the great support and have a brilliant week.
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