OT - Matt Harding and concept

vicmilt wrote on 6/22/2006, 5:25 AM
Anyone who's seen my video or attended my lectures knows I'm always yammering about concept vs technical skill and equipment.

Here's a movie that proves the point. It's great. It's compassionate. It's got humor and you just can't stop watching it.

And it was shot with a Canon Powershot digital camera - you don't get too much "lower tech" than that!

CONCEPT RULES !



Enjoy.
v

Comments

birdcat wrote on 6/22/2006, 9:20 AM
Vic -

That was absolutely wonderful - Thanks!

And I agree with you on the concept/idea/talent vs. technology (although I usually fall into that latter category).

Bruce
Bob Greaves wrote on 6/22/2006, 9:42 AM
Well yeah great concept and cheap budget for the camera

... but what about the travel budget?
vicmilt wrote on 6/22/2006, 4:04 PM
Go to his site (this in not my brother, BTW) -
www.wherethehellismatt.com

He sez that he can live for a buck a day in a lot of the third world countries.
Look - he DID it - and he's not rich, just highly motivated with a limited need for comfort.

Not for me (I need my comfort) - but the concept is great.

v
mjroddy wrote on 6/22/2006, 4:20 PM
I am strangely in awe of that.
I mean, as a Project, I felt it was long, but as a CONCEPT, DANG! Awesome! Wishi *I* could have been in HALF those places! What a world!
farss wrote on 6/22/2006, 5:36 PM
At first I just thought this was some clever green screen work and stock footage and I guess if one was a bit cynical there's no way to prove it wasn't. Which does kind of open up a real can of worms in this day and age. I'm not for a minutes suggesting this effort is a fraud but.....

Bob.
rmack350 wrote on 6/22/2006, 6:22 PM
No, you're suggesting that you could reproduce it with a bit of technology. Irony, anyone? ;-)

Content is always king and you can do a lot for very little as long as you can keep people engaged.

I dare say that if it had been all camera sound it wouldn't have kept me watching. And of course I was waiting for my home town shot, and wouldn't you know he found a bunch of siteseers ready to dance with him! Makes me proud!

Rob Mack
PossibilityX wrote on 6/22/2006, 7:27 PM
I believe this is one of the best videos I've ever seen. Certainly from a thematic standpoint.

Read his blog and you'll notice: TAH! DAH! He edits with Vegas.

I'd love to know how he gets such great quality video from a Powershot. I have one, too, and I shoot video with it and the quality is horrible.

I really love this guy's spirit. A great film.
Grazie wrote on 6/22/2006, 11:55 PM


Absolutely beautifully fantastic!!


Less is definitely More!!



. . .love it .. love it . .. love Matt!


This video should be playing non stop at the UN : At All international meets of the powerful men & women - all airports . .. in all parliaments, assemblies senates or whatever . . .


I'm still smiling! There is just so much in there. The Seals!! The kids dancing with him!! The Africa sequences!!

Grazie

Yoyodyne wrote on 6/23/2006, 1:38 AM
Oh man - great stuff! He has a great blog, interesting guy and a couple pages in, there it is - a Vegas screenshot. Thanks for the heads up Vic -