Interested in great documentary films? Here are 6 award-winning documentary shorts that will take you around the globe in under 30 minutes. Visit Mauritania, Sierra Leone, India, Yemen, the US and Colombia. Watch here…
" WANDER IN TURKEY " is one of my travel series video.
I really like having no plans when i'm in unfamiliar place. I just wanders which makes me face unplanned situations and people. Sometimes I can melt into their daily life and have a deep relationship.
I was fascinated by turkish culture and natural scenery. Also, I could feel that there is a various cultural sensibility from asia and europe. I mostly captured videos in Istanbul and Cappadocia.
Hope you enjoy my video.
Music by Olafur Arnalds
https://www.facebook.com/olafurarnalds
Directed by Lee Hang Gab
https://www.facebook.com/gabworks
http://www.leehanggab.com
Wander in Turkey
Filmmaker Lee Hang Gab travels through Turkey and documents the beauty of the country. This short film shows Turkey's natural beauty in the mountains and unique culture in the cities. The majority of the film was shot in Istanbul and Cappadocia. The filmmaker was fascinated by Turkish culture and the natural scenery. He felt that there is a variety of cultural sensibility from Asia and Europe.
In memory of my father, my grandparents and the inner mountains of Portugal - Trás-os-Montes (2017).
PS: Wow. Staffpick! I am truly grateful for the response that the film has been getting. I have to thank Vhils - this video is a strict collaboration between his amazing work and my own. Be sure to check out Solid Dogma, the company I work for and has been supporting and producing all the videos I've been making. http://vhils.com || http://www.soliddogma.com
I think the best way to tell a story is to speak of something intrinsic to you. The more you know about the subject you are dealing with, the deeper people will connect with the film, by seeing their own reflections in it. This short film blurs the line between documentary and fiction, since it is based on a true story, from my own grandparents, but it could be anybody’s story - in this case, a woman in Macau. The universality of storytelling is what pushes me to insert this tiny narratives on a much broader subject that me and Vhils have been tackling. And that is, generally speaking, the pace at which the world is moving today. It has sped up dramatically from 20 years back. And while that has brought us infinite positive things and progress, it also created new questions and paradigms. Is the world still a big place? We take 3 hours to drive 300kms, but we can send a photograph to the other side of the world in one second. Are distances getting smaller? Is the world shrinking? Are the gaps between us getting smaller? Or are we drifting apart? We’re constantly texting, talking, posting about everything and anything, but are we really communicating most of the times? And maybe more importantly - is anybody really listening?
As a curiosity, the only super 8 shot that is used in this film portraying a woman and her baby (a big friend of mine) is actual footage from Macau in late 1970s. Domingos Silva, his father, was always documenting their life in Macau and he kindly sent me a pack of old videos and it was with absolute pleasure that I made a small homage to his family and any other family who has lived there in the past.
Thank you so much to Sin Ting Yung for translating AND reading my story in cantonese for the third time. It's been 2 years since the first one and I am very grateful for having the opportunity to express myself in cantonese. Thanks to Tiago Silva, Li Chongyu and Locanda Films for being an indispensable help on local production while in Macau and helping me get whatever I needed when I needed.
And finally, thank you to Vhils and all the Vhilstudio Team who joined us in Macau : Alex, André, Russo, Juca, Viktor, Zhao, Tiago and Li, for one more amazing job done in such a small timeframe. You guys are truly hard working beasts ;)
Full credits :
Artwork : Vhils
Written & Directed by : José Pando Lucas
Production : Solid Dogma, Vhilstudio
Camera & Edit : José Pando Lucas
Sound Mix : Chullage, José Pando Lucas
Voice Over : Sin Ting Yung
Translation : Sin Ting Yung, Miguel Moore
Local Production : António Faria
Aerial Footage : Crane Productions
Super 8 : Domingos Silva
Vhilstudio Manager, Asia : Tiago Silva
Communication Manager, Asia : Li Chongyu
Vhilstudio Manager, Portugal : Duarte Cavalinhos
Artist Assistants : Alexander Silva, Alex Zhao, André Alves, Duarte Cavalinhos, Ionut Clipacs, Luís Alcatrão, Paulo Piedade, Viktor So Lost, Sin Ting Yung, Tiago Silva
Editorial Content : Miguel Moore
MACAU: Debris
This video by Vhils and José Pando Lucas tackles the rapid modernization and globalization of the world. It is in memory of Lucas' father, his grandparents, and the inner mountains of Portugal. Scenery in this film consists of modern life in Macau as Lucas thinks back to the lifestyle of his grandparents and the now rapid-pace lifestyle he lives. This short film shifts between documentary and fiction, says Lucas, since the story is about his grandparents but it is also a story shared by many around the world.
On Youtube : http://youtu.be/Q_PExWXtlDc
Shot in Mumbai and Bangalore, India in March 2014.
GEAR
Canon 5D Mark III
Canon 24-105L
Merlin 2-axis head
MUSIC
Dhanush - Why This Kolaveri Di
Licensing : http://www.gettyimages.com/videos/pierre-ogeron
INDIA: Timelapse in Mumbai and Bangalore
This short film is a timelapse throughout Mumbai and Bangalore. The film shows India's cultures in the cities and beaches. Through aerial shots and video on the ground, the video shows India to all viewers.
A travel to the islands of the Gulf of Thailand, discovering 3 contrasting places : Koh Samui, Koh Phangan and Koh Tao. Three islands with immaculate beaches, jungle, venerated temples, great aquatic life and of course the smile of thai people.
Filmed & Edited by Gilles Havet
Shoot with PANASONIC GH4, SONY A6300 & SONY RX100mk5
LENS : Pana 12-35mm f/2,8 Pana-Leica 25mm f/1,4 Pana-Leica Nocticron 42,5mm f/1,2 Sony 90mm f/2.8 Macro Sony 50mm f/1.8
SLIDERS : Edelkrone SliderOne
GIMBAL : Zhiyun Crane M
DRONE : Yuneec Typhoon 4K
OTHERS : Sony underwater housing
Edited with FCPX
Color grading : Color Finale & LUT's
Licensed Music by Tony Anderson "Spirit"
Gulf of Thailand
A travel to the islands of the Gulf of Thailand, discovering 3 contrasting places : Koh Samui, Koh Phangan and Koh Tao. Three islands with immaculate beaches, jungle, venerated temples, great aquatic life and of course the smile of Thai people.
Filmed & Edited by Gilles Havet
Some shots of a trip around Ethiopia with the BMPCC
Music: Jon Hopkins
Ethiopia
Filmmaker Leo Plunkett takes viewers around Ethiopia through shots of the mountains, farmland, and red rocks. The short film shows the natural beauty of Ethiopia and captures many different areas of the country. Music by Jon Hopkins.