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Fangirl Quest is a blog started by the team of Tiia Öhman and Satu Walden. They travel the world capturing the exact locations of scenes from popular TV shows and films. Once at the location, Satu holds up a tablet with an image from the show or movie and Tlia takes the picture. They call it ‘Sceneframing’.
It’s a fun twist on basic film tourism you might find in Hollywood. They share details and info about the location itself as well as fun things to do while you’re there. Their blog has evolved beyond just sceneframing. They state on their site; ‘…..we’ve expanded into travel stories about city stays, nature wonders and other adventure travels. We take pride in our high quality content and professional photos.’
It’s such a cool site loaded with beautiful photos and great travel recommendations. You can check out all the fun HERE.
Fangirl Quest is a blog started by the team of Tiia Öhman and Satu Walden. They travel the world capturing the exact locations of scenes from popular TV shows and films. Once at the location, Satu holds up a tablet with an image from the show or movie and Tlia takes the picture. They call it ‘Sceneframing’.
It’s a fun twist on basic film tourism you might find in Hollywood. They share details and info about the location itself as well as fun things to do while you’re there. Their blog has evolved beyond just sceneframing. They state on their site; ‘…..we’ve expanded into travel stories about city stays, nature wonders and other adventure travels. We take pride in our high quality content and professional photos.’
It’s such a cool site loaded with beautiful photos and great travel recommendations. You can check out all the fun HERE.
‘Rogue One’ is an epic film that has smashed the box office. It has earned over 1 billion dollars worldwide. It has won numerous awards for its incredible special effects.
This video gives a small glimpse into the making of this film and some of the techniques the director and his team developed to make his vision a reality. Check it out above. via Fstoppers
Half horror movie, half comedy. It is a sleeper of a winner. I understand some do not like horror movies (it is mostly gore at the end and bad language) and more of a psychological thriller. Really good writing and production. If you like funny horror movies, it is a homerun to see in theaters. A definite rental other wise.
Equal parts fascinating and mildly stomach turning this timelapse shows beads of sweat forming on fingertips in extreme detail. It was created by a Japanese channel on YouTube called TIMELAPSE VISION. Although their “about page” doesn’t have a description they appear to specialize in microscopic photography and videography. Their videos seem to be scientific in nature covering subjects such as “degeneration of nerve cell” and “blood vessel in the brain”.
We’re aware that our hands sweat and leave prints wherever we go but we’ve never seen it in action. These natural but microscopic functions would otherwise go unseen if not for technology and the imagination of photographers. It’s really interesting so I hope you check it out.
As many of you know the Oscars are coming up this Sunday and I am trying to finish my list of those nominated for Best Picture, so I decided to give Lion a go this afternoon. Lion was very, very good and I think this is a film avid movie goers should see in theaters for cinematography reasons, and if not would be an absolute must see as a rental. It is gorgeously shot, truly amazing and engaging story. I wish there were more films like this. The first half of the movie and the ending are incredible. The second half of itself, alone is a little slow, but it is forgivable.
Highly recommended. This is a top quality movie. 10x better than Arrival.