Singapore is not used to letting people do whatever they want and thus it has been stuck with a moribund art scene. But the opening of the new National Gallery aims to change perceptions of the city-state both at home and abroad; Monocle films take a look at a fast-emerging art scene.

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A video of Tokyo, Mt.Fuji, Kyoto and Nara shot at a Japanese trip in December 2016.

A summary travel to Yosemite National Park.

The video shows the relationship between the architecture and the environment, the nature that surrounds it, the context in which it is located and how it reacts to different weather conditions.
It was filmed in India in July 2012 with a Canon 5D Mark II, and was part of the exhibition of the BSI Swiss Architectural Award 2012, which opened in September at the Academy of Architecture in Mendrisio (Switzerland).
Architect: Studio Mumbai
Architecture: Palmyra House

A video of a public dialogue between Rem Koolhaas and Wolfgang Tillmans held in Tate Modern in May of 2017.

Animated short
Graduation Film
School : ISART DIGITAL, the Video Game and 3D Animation / VFX School
The murmurings of the audience grow stronger behind the door.
It’s almost time. His suit is looking sharp. His fingers are warmed up. He is ready for the fight.
Only perfection is tolerated. However, there is more to him than meets the eye.
Let the show begin!
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Court métrage d’Animation 3D
Projet de fin d’études
Ecole : ISART DIGITAL, l’école du jeu vidéo et de l’animation 3D-FX
Le bruit sourd du public gronde à travers la porte.
C’est bientôt l’heure. Sa veste est ajustée. Ses doigts sont échauffés. Il est prêt pour le combat.
3D Animation : Gabriel AMAR, Louis DOUCERAIN, Joseph HEU, William MARCERE, Terence TIEU and Morgane VAAST
Music & Sound Design : Dany BLIN, David GUINOT, Laurent KEROMNES, Caroline LAPINTE and Terence TOUSSAINT
Musique : “Hungarian Rhapsody No.2 in C sharp minor, S. 244” écrit par Franz Liszt, interprétée par Lang Lang

Interview with Wolfgang Tillmans in Berlin studio as he prepares for his Tate Modern exhibition.

A video that explains the construction technology of Antwerp Port House, the headquarter building of the Antwerp Port Authority of the Netherlands designed by Zaha Hadid Architects.

A three screen film installation for the Power Of Making exhibition at the Victoria and Albert Museum. A collaboration between the V&A and the Crafts Council, the exhibition presented 100 crafted objects in a cabinet of curiosities that explored traditional and time-honoured ways of making, as well as innovations taking place around the world. From 6 September 2011 to 2 January 2012, with 320,000 visitors made Power of Making the most visited free exhibition ever staged at the V&A.

CREDITS

Director / Camera: Juriaan Booij
Client: Victoria and Albert Museum / Crafts Council
Commissioning Editor: Daniel Charny
Editor: Mark Whelan
Sound Design / Music: Filipe Sousa
Camera Assistant: Tania Freimuth
Sound Recordists: Matthew Hansell and Stephen Partington
With thanks to Priya Sundram

With special thanks to

Coventry Prototype Panels
Eleanor Pritchard Woven Textile Design
Ndidi Ekubia Silversmith
Sebastian Tarek Bespoke Shoes
David Carpenter, Moorfields Eye Hospital
Industrial Facility Design Studio
Mattiazzi SpA. Furniture Manufacturers
Watson Bros. Gun & Rifle Manufacturers
Stewart Hearn, London Glassworks
WAH Nail Art
Nigel Semmens Surfboards
Ron Arad Design Studio

Format: HD / 16:9
Commissioned for Power of Making
2011

http://www.vam.ac.uk

Movie shot of various chemical reactions.

Timelapse video featuring the two iconic towers of Dubai. The Burj Al Arab and the world’s tallest building. The Burj Khalifa.

A time lapse movie that photographs the beautiful nature of Norway and the change through the year.

Animation on the theme of “truth in memory” composed of about 1,100 pictures.

A video of construction of Cais das Artes, an art facility in Vitoria, Brasil designed by Paulo Mendes da Rocha.

A time lapse movie capturing the landscape of the Grand Canyon, which changes rapidly with the movement of the sun and fog.

A film by COS in that 6 furniture designers play a game of musical chairs.

Unofficial short film of the movie “Star Wars”. Draws a father and daughter traveling in the desert in the battle.

An interview with Matthew Barney recorded in conjunction with the exhibition held at House de Kunst in Munich. He talks about the theme movie “River of Fundament” of the exhibition.

A moving picture of how various substances crystallize.

The movement, the people and the places experienced on a 15-day trip through Vietnam which took place in November 2015.
Gear used:
Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera
Canon 6D
Nikon 50mm f/1.2
Tokina 11-16mm f/2.8
Canon 70-200 f/2.8L IS
Music used:
Thrupence – This House is Full of Water

Road trip from Sydney to Melbourne.

Visit Buffalo and Sanlucar de Barrameda, Chichi to meet makers of Sherry and Jin, Whiskey.

Barbicania is a feature-length film capturing a month-long immersion in the life of the Barbican Centre and Estate in London, one of the most representative achievements of brutalist architecture.
The film, built as a personal diary, recounts on a daily basis what the directors duo has discovered during their urban trip from the top floors of the towers to the underground levels of the art centre.
Barbicania invites you to discover the personalities, lifestyle and architectural landscapes that make the Barbican so special. Drawing an intimate human map of the place, the film questions the durability of this utopia of the 50s.
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“An original and clever cinematographic language which deeply innovates the architecture representation.” Icon Design
“Beka & Lemoine animate the fortress and turn the darkest building of London into a series of colourful short stories.” L’Espresso
“An intimate and lively filmic map of Barbican’s Brutalist masterpiece.” Domus
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More information on the project:
living-architectures.com/

Film of Casa Gilardi, Luis Barragan’s masterpiece in Mexico.

The Sami People call it the ‘blue time’ – the period in winter when the sun doesn’t rise above the horizon in northern areas of Scandinavia. Jeff Allen visits northern Norway every year, in both winter and summer, to break out of the world of credit cards and double glazing that society has become and explore the breath-taking wilderness and coastline by sea kayak with longtime friend Bjørn Eines. In more recent years, he has taken up dog sledding under the experienced wing of Tore Albrigtsen and now guides expeditions to the region to let others witness the beauty of his favourite place on earth.
Directed, filmed and edited by Greg Dennis
Supported by Sideways
Original Score composed by Chris Davey
Voice of Jeff Allen
With Thanks to Bjørn Eines and Tore Albrigtsen

Interview with the German artist Tobias Rehberger at the booth of Fondation Beyeler at Art Basel Miami Beach 2015. December 2, 2015.

Music video of John K Samson’s song “Postdoc Blues”.

A film that connects the moments of streets, people, and nature around the world photographed for the season 3 of CNN’s travel program “The Wonder List”.

A time lapse movie that photographed the night sky of Georgia where countless stars shine.

The Continual March to Solitude is an experimental short film created out of recent footage shot while trekking Kilimanjaro and an archival recording of “The Snow of Kilimanjaro.” The audio was repurposed and re-edited (like you would do with an interview) to create a new story about the continual quest for exploration and adventure.
This film was shot during the low season (Early April), when Kilimanjaro sees its least amount of visitors. Footage was collected over the 6 day trek, and shot at altitudes ranging from 6,000ft to 19,341 ft.
The low season surprised us with a crowd-less and snowcapped peak. For more information about trekking Kilimanjaro in the off season, check out: andrewdavidwatson.com/blog/post_id
Director/DP: Andrew David Watson
Sound Mix: Julienne Guffain
Music: “Cave of Swimmers” by Blake Ewing | The Music Bed
Featuring: Emanual Motta of Origin Trails Tanzania
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Six celebrated architects, including Bjarke Ingels, Liz Diller and Daniel Libeskind, here talk about what it’s like to build architecture that both matters and works in the iconic city of New York – from Ground Zero to The High Line.
“A building should not look like Lady Gaga,” says American architect Robert A.M. Stern (b. 1939), who feels that the city is made up of background and foreground buildings, and that it is important to learn how to let the buildings work together instead of isolating them.
Danish architect Bjarke Ingels (b. 1974) stresses how important it is to care about and understand the people one is designing for: “Architects need to re-insert architecture as something that people are interested in – not just architects – something that is important for society.”
“In a sense it was a non-site without ground to stand on.” American architect and founding partner of Snøhetta, Craig Dykers (b. 1961), talks about the challenging experience of building the 9/11 Memorial Museum Pavilion at Ground Zero.
According to American architect Thom Mayne (b. 1944), architecture is essentially “a way of thinking, exploring, inventing, making and participating in the world.”
American architect Liz Diller (b. 1954) discusses her fascinating project The High Line, which is a public park built on a historic freight rail line elevated plus 30 feet above the streets of Manhattan’s West Side.
“People stopped me: ‘Thank you Mr. Libeskind. You delivered what you promised’. They didn’t say anything else. They shook my hand. I thought that was the best compliment I could get.” Polish-American architect Daniel Libeskind (b. 1946) shares his personal story of getting to work on such a poignant project as Ground Zero.
The interviews can be watched in full length at channel.louisiana.dk/topics/architecture
All interviews by Marc-Christoph Wagner, Kasper Bech Dyg and Jesper Bundgaard/Out of Sync.
Produced by: Marc-Christoph Wagner
Edited by: Klaus Elmer
Copyright: Louisiana Channel, Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, 2016

Motion graphics that clearly explains technical hurdles and possibilities for realizing the space elevator.

A film about purpose in life, seen through the eyes of a Buddhist monk and his son.
Director//Yoko Okumura – yokofilm.com
Producer//Christopher Ruiz
Cinematographer//Bennett Cerf – bennettcerf.com
Editors//Yoko Okumura & Steve Pristin – stevenpristin.com
Sound Design//Patrick Janssen – patjanssen.com
Music// Ken Christianson//Derde Verde – ken4397.wixsite.com/pere // derdeverde.bandcamp.com
Featuring//
Shohaku Okumura – sanshinji.org
Yuko Okumura – ichigotofu.weebly.com
Masaki Okumura
suzuproductions.com
copyright Yoko Okumura 2016

A video of lava flowing out from Kilauea volcano on Hawaii Island.

The Atlantic’s video series “Saturday Night in America” is about uncovering pockets of nightlife across the nation. This episode takes place in Austin, Texas, and profiles a pedicab driver, the owner of a honky-tonk bar, and members of a band called The Octopus Project. Despite a continuous influx of new people into the city, small bands who play live music have always shaped the culture. “Austin without music would just be a really boring college town,” says resident Sarah Yopp. “Local music here is, I think, the star of the city. Without music, Austin would die off.” The film was directed by Ben Wu and David Usui of Lost & Found Films.

This short film by Adam Loften and Mary Fowles tells the story of Mohammed Alsaleh, a young Syrian refugee granted asylum in Canada in 2014. After fleeing torture and imprisonment by the Assad regime, he is rebuilding his life. Mohammed counsels newly-arrived Syrian refugee families with the same Vancouver-based NGO that aided him during his own resettlement process.

Erwan and Ronan Bouroullec tell the story of their Lustre Gabriel, a Swarovski crystal chandelier created for the Palace of Versailles. The design is featured in the newly released Disegno No.6

What is the trip of a tricycle that has been separated by a young girl? A short film taken by Michel Gondry on i-Phone.

Music video of Supernaive’s song “Opal Waltz”.

Picture of the Olympic National Park in Washington State, USA.

Music by Death in the Afternoon (facebook.com/ditaband)
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A video of the 2018 Spring/Summer collection by Vivienne Westwood.

I think over again my small adventures, my fears
Those small ones that seemed so big.
For all the vital things I had to get and to reach.
And yet there is only one great thing,
The only thing,
To live to see the great day that dawns
And the light that fills the world.
-Inuit poem
Music: By me sampling Inuit instruments
soundcloud.com/timtothewild
Translation and reading by – Larry Audlaluk
Audio Engineer – Stephen Fielding
Thanks to:
Evan Hadfield
Chris Hadfield
Ben Brown
Quark Expeditions
Camera: Sony a7s ii

A music video of SOUR “Hangetsu” produced by Masashi Kawamura.

Costa Rica has it all: jungle, beaches, mountains, adventure, relaxation. It’s all good in the land of pura vida.
Photography & editing: Piotr Wancerz
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timelapsemedia.com
Music: Autumn by AMAKSI
Produced in cooperation with Matador Network
matadornetwork.com
Client: Visit Costa Rica
visitcostarica.com