Monday, March 17, 2014

Freeling

Freeling is a skateboarding documentary I came across just under a year ago. The skaters that speak in this short film express their own feelings towards skateboarding and the freedom it brings to them. "Freeling" is the combined word of free and feeling, and that exactly what the sport is to many. There are no regulations or rules that come into play when skating, and because of this it is always progressing.

The documentary shows the perspectives of a group of skaters, basically having them speak on their own experiences with skateboarding, and how there is not anything that can compare.

The filming for this documentary was very well done. The filmography is at its finest here, especially with all the high-definition shots.

Being a skateboarder myself i love being able to relate to what these guys are saying. It really is something beyond words. It's the ultimate form of psychotherapy. I know what ill be doing for the rest of my life.



Wednesday, March 5, 2014

Shocking Save the Children commercial





I came across this today on Youtube, and i definitely was not expecting the ending. The girl who plays the child in this clip really does a good job when displaying the different emotions one would go through in such a time. The whole commercial is a medium closeup shot of a little girl, and how her life transitions from the happiness every child should expect in life, to the horrors of war, death, and political refuge.



The crisis in Syria has been going on for 3 years now, and its sad to see where it has come to. This commercial may just be the most shocking commercial that has come out for the situation in Syria, but at the same time, it is sad to see western countries displaying more of an effort for end of the conflict.