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London in 1927 from Tim Sparke on Vimeo.

Incredible colour footage of 1920s London shot by an early British pioneer of film named Claude Frisse-Greene, who made a series of travelogues using the colour process his father William - a noted cinematographer - was experimenting with. It’s like a beautifully dusty old postcard you’d find in a junk store, but moving.

Music by Jonquil and Yann Tiersen.

Coursera Blog: Yale University Joins Coursera

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Yale UniversityToday we are proud to welcome Yale University to Coursera’s network, bringing the total number of educational partners offering courses on our platform up to 70. Yale has long supported open education, particularly through its initiative Open Yale Courses, and we are pleased to partner with…

Awesome news :)

THE MAN WHO LIVED ON HIS BIKE from Guillaume Blanchet on Vimeo.

I love being on a bike, it helps me feel free. I get it from my dad. After days and days of cycling the streets of Montreal, come cold or sun, or even a little frightened, I dedicate this film to him.

Making-of at vimeo.com/38060089 - Bicycle Dreams DVD Collection bicyclemovies.com/bicycle-movies
More to come at facebook.com/GuillaumeBlanchetFilmmaker

Winner, audience award - VeloBerlin Film Festival, 2013
Winner, audience award, best adventure sports film - Durango Film Fest 2013
Winner, honor. mention - Disposable Film Fest. 2013, San Francisco
Winner, best Canadian or Intern. film - Dawson City Intern. Film Fest. 2013
Winner, jury - Boston Bike Film Festival 2012
Winner, Golden Helmet Award - Filmed by Bike. 2013
Winner, best short film - Francophone Film Fest. of Kalamazoo, 2012
Winner, audience award - Bike Reel Film Festival 2012
Winner, audience award - NDG Off The Wall 2012, Montréal
Official Selection Festival International des Très Courts 2013, France & Worldwide
Official Selection Rendez-Vous du Cinéma Québécois 2013
Official Selection BCN Sports Film Fest 2013, Barcelona
Official Selection Wild&Scenic Film Festival, Nevada
Official Selection WSFF “A Climate of Change” Film Tour 2013
Official Selection WSFF Honolulu, Hawaii 2013 
Official Selection Clockenflap Festival 2012, Hong Kong
Official Selection PixelPops 2012, Cardiff Design Festival
Official Selection Favorite Films Festival 2012, Berlin
Official Selection Clips of Faith 2012, USA Tour
Official Selection G-Driven Creativity 2012, London
Official Selection Festival du Cinéma de la Ville de Québec 2012
Official Selection Best of Creativity 2012, Barb.com
Official Selection Wrocław Bike Travellers 2012, Poland
Official Selection Nitehawk Dailymotion, Brooklyn
Official Selection Adventure Film Festival 2012, Colorado
Official Selection Festival Images en vue 2012, Québec
Official Selection Mountain Film in Telluride 2012
Official Selection Crested Butte Film Fest 2012, USA
Official Selection Alice Springs Bicycle Film Festival 2012
Official Selection SPASM Festival 2012, Montreal
Official Selection Rail City Roadshow Film Festival 2012, Montreal
Official Selection Sisacki Ekoloski Filmski Festival 2013, Croatia
Official Selection Rose Found. for Communities & Environment, USA
Official Selection Chromatic 2012, Montreal
Official Selection Kalamazoo Bike Fest 2012, Michigan
Official Selection Under The Arches, London 2012, UK
Official Selection Canmore Community Cruisers Film Fest 2012, Alberta
Official Selection Hygienic Art Film Fest 2012, USA
Official Selection Port Townsend Film Fest 2012, USA
Official Selection Bike Fest. 2013 by The Projects, Melbourne, Australia
Official Selection Regard sur le Court Métrage au Saguenay 2013
Official Selection EcoFocus Film Festival 2013, USA
Official Selection Flatpack Festival, United Kingdom
Official Selection SPASM Best of Fest. Nuit Blanche 2013, Montréal
Official Selection Earth Port Film Festival 2013, USA
Official Selection Cyclofestival Genève 2013
Official Selection Shorts Attack 2013, Berlin
Official Selection Dakota Digital Film Festival 2013
Official Selection Festival Film Court de Mont Tremblant 2013
Official Selection UK Green Film Festival 2013
Official Selection Rochester Film Festival 2013, UK
Official Selection Spin Festival 2013, London
Official Selection CBC Shorts Face Off
Official Selection Edinburgh Festival of Cycling 2013
Official Selection New Zealand Film Festival 2013

Shot with GoPro Hero

Meet Me in Big Sur from Andrew Julian on Vimeo.

Check out my latest film The Quiet City: Winter in Paris.
vimeo.com/62959319

Have you ever wanted to visit Big Sur? Yes or no, take my advice and GO! Call in sick or do whatever you need to do and go; you will not be sorry. I have been dreaming of exploring Big Sur for years now and finally did it! My wife and I packed our car and drove with no plans other than to end up in Big Sur. Driving along the Pacific Coast Highway is an incredible experience and being able to really take our time and explore was easily the best start to a new year I’ve ever had.

Trying to bring the Spirit of California’s central coast into this film has been difficult. I’ve tried my best, but pictures just can’t do it justice. No camera can perfectly capture the raw power and beauty of the Pacific Ocean or the feeling of standing near the ledge of a high cliff while the sun sets.

I used my Blackmagic Cinema Camera for this film and the color and latitude that shooting in raw provides still amazes me. The flexibility that uncompressed raw gives you in post production makes the 1 Terabyte per 2 hours of footage data rate worth it. I also can’t wait to use the new firmware that’s been announced! Many more great options to expand the capabilities and improve the workflow. It definitely would have made this shoot a bit easier.

P.S. If you can, watch this film with good speakers and turn it up! Be careful though, it gets much louder towards the end.

Music: Time by Hans Zimmer

Locations:
-Big Sur
-Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park
-McWay Falls
-Pfeiffer Beach
-Partington Cove
-Bixby Bridge
-Point Sur Lighthouse
-Piedras Blancas
-San Simeon
-Andrew Molera State Park
-Pebble Beach
-Scott Creek
-San Francisco
-Baker Beach
-Golden Gate Bridge
-Various locations along the PCH

Camera and Lenses:
-Blackmagic Cinema Camera EF
-Sigma 8-16mm
-Canon 24-70mm
-Canon 70-200 IS II