Damian Brown Photography Blog: A time for reflection and inspiration

First post of the year, I really must post more!

Just wanted to share a few videos with you. About this time of the year I take time to catch up on many things, amongst which are movies and books which inspire my photography. Ok so perhaps books, well they inspire my travel, my love to explore and to experiment. But right now I've been catching up on movies, not the usual comedy "rubbish" I watch to chill out but inspiring stuff, movies with great cinematography.

You might remember way back when, I shared with you "Notte Sento" which was a great timelapse shot video. Well right up there with the wow factor was this movie by Chris Jones called The Passenger, check it out (hit full screen, and if you have decent sound, turn it up):

What makes this extra special to me is that it was made in it's entirety by one guy, Chris Jones. To be fair to the video, I need to see the DVD quality version. The trailer can be found at http://www.chrisj.com.au/thepassenger/trailer.html

Next up, take a look at the trailer for this Italian movie I watched, it's now in my collection. It's called L'Amico Di Famiglia (Family Friend) and seriously, every single frame would make a great photography. Wow. Watch it in HD (if there's a blu ray version out there, get that!) Seriously, this trailer does it ZERO justice:

And finally, I've never been a huge fan of CGI... I always seem to focus on the unreality in it all. Jurassic Park didn't hit me like it seemed to hit everybody around me and don't get me started on Avatar. Actually I went to see Avatar at IMAX, twice... once sold out for weeks, the second time so full the only seats were useless. This next video is purely CGI, the work of only one man, Alex Roman.. and it's exquisite. If you have HD then please click the link below this video and watch it in HD. Either way, full screen and sound: