Powaqqatsi

farss wrote on 9/5/2007, 5:14 PM

I can't believe it's taken me this long to discover this gem, only seen part 2 but I'm going to buy the full set if I can find it.

For those who haven't seen it, make the effort. What an amazing piece of work. Pointless me using words to describe what is a purely visual work.

One question kept entering my head as I watched it, almost everything I can understand how it was done, just get the best crews and the best gear and a great composer and all the usual creative stuff, piece of cake really :)
Anyway my question: How do you move that amount of heavy iron into many of those places without destroying that which is the subject of what you're shooting?

Bob.

Comments

Spot|DSE wrote on 9/5/2007, 5:33 PM

Heli's?
You might want to check out the third in the series: Naqoyqatsi.
All three are from Hopi concepts, very beautiful indeed. Phillip Glass' compositions (which use some ACID loops, btw) are incredibly illustrative of the visual work.

birdcat wrote on 9/5/2007, 6:17 PM

I am partial to the first one - Koyaanisqatsi - It turned me on to Mr. Glass years ago.

grig wrote on 9/9/2007, 12:24 AM

Wonderfull trilogy!

It's a shame that those gems are so difficult to find or see!

the first was produced by Coppola, the second by Coppola & Lucas, and the third by soderbergh!
Not bad, hey?! ;)

If you pretend to be involved and interested by "imaging/visual", you MUST see those films!
And keep in mind when they've been done, because I often heard after showing Koyaanisqatsi people saying: "already seen that kind of things before"!
But what they saw 's been made at least 10 years after!

and take a look to "Baraka" too, Ron Fricke's movie, who was the director of photography on the Qatsi trilogy!

enjoy!
;)

farss wrote on 9/9/2007, 12:50 AM

I'm curious as to what Coppola and Lucas's roles were, they're mentioned on Glass' web site under:

"Presented by FRANCIS FORD COPPOLA, GEORGE LUCAS."

Credits for production goes to:
"Produced by MEL LAWRENCE, GODFREY REGGIO, LAWRENCE TAUB."

And yet in quite large letters on the DVD slick is Coppola and Lucas's names.

Bob.

busterkeaton wrote on 9/9/2007, 12:57 AM

Presented by usually means that the presenters saw the film early on possibly at a film festival and are willing to use their celebrity and clout to get the film a wider release.

I remember at least two "Quentin Tarantino presents" movies, Chung King Express and Hero. (both of which are fantastic, have the same cinematographer and look completely different)

epirb wrote on 9/9/2007, 2:44 AM

Plus dont forget Ron Frike's other film "Chronos" simply amazing cinematography with time lapse and incredible music.