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We are finally back on earth from the Great Berlin LomoKino Movienight, collecting empty glasses and the abandoned remnants of consumed popcorn boxes. What a night! Read more after the break.
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We're utterly inspired by film director Apichatpong Weerasethakul's 20-minute LomoKino movie. We want you to go forth and make a masterpiece, too! Join us at the Lomography Gallery Store San Francisco this Saturday as we teach you all about our 35mm movie camera, and how to make great movies with it.
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Lomography and MUBI have teamed up for something special: We proudly present a 20-minute independent film shot entirely on our LomoKino! Filmed by world-renowned director Apichatpong Weerasethakul, this film premiered at the Cannes Film Festival on May 19th, and we're happy to screen it for you in-store as well!
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The 35mm analog cinema will soon be shining in all of it's splendor. For the first time ever, worldwide movies filmed with the LomoKino will be projected onto a big screen in a movie theater. Keep reading to learn all the details, and remember that one of those movies on the big screen might be yours!
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From March 7 until August 5, 2012 the Tim Burton exhibition will take place at the Cinémathèque in Paris. Numerous drawings and sketches, paintings, photos, figurines, mini movies are on display and recount the unique world of the film director. If you like Tim Burton’s work, and live or plan to go to Paris during the time on the exhibition, don’t miss it!
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Polish your movie-making skills, folks - the LomoKino BIG Rumble is still ongoing until February 24th! And when we say BIG, we really mean it; how does the grand prize of 1000 Euro and 50 free film developments sound? That's just for the grand prize winner; 9 runners-up will be given 50 Piggies each and bonus film development prizes if they're close to a Lomography Gallery Store!
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Bypass the cinema goers on Christmas day by having a Xmas movie marathon in the comfort of your own home! What would be convenient is if you had a home cinema, but a TV that needs adjusting every now and then, a family and entertaining holiday flicks is all you need!
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When I first saw the movies produced by the new LomoKino, I was reminded of a short surrealist French movie by Salvador Dali and Luis Bunuel made in 1929. It is a silent, and totally bonkers film, and I think all analogue enthusiasts ought to give it a watch if they haven't already.
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There's something about this film that makes it hard for you not to repeatedly click replay. From the somewhat eery, synthesized sounds, to the stark black and white images and intense contrast, the movie has qualities found in Japanese cinema. Have a watch and share your impressions!
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Inspired by the LomoKino, here are two approaches of creating a storyboard!
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Today we’re looking at ‘The Serpentine Dance’, a wonderful short film produced by the Lumière brothers at the end of the 19th century – In the movie, we watch the dancer Loie Fuller as she moves gracefully around in a gown which constantly changes color – The film was shot in black and white and each frame was hand painted afterwards to give this beautiful effect. It truly is a masterpiece of early cinema...
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In our 3rd installment of our ‘Magic of early cinema’ series, we take a look at ‘The Skeleton of Joy’, an 1897 film by the Lumière brothers. Sure, we may be used to seeing ghouls and monsters in our movies nowadays, but just imagine how it must have been to be an audience member at the end of the 19th century!
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Lomography UK decided to pick ten student Lomographers to become ambassadors for their cities. Meet Marianne from Nottingham after the jump!
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In our second installment of our ‘Magic of Early Cinema’ series, we take a look at ‘The Vanishing Lady’ (or ‘Escamotage d’une dame chez Robert-Houdin’ as it was originally titled) – The short film was produced by Georges Méliès, a director who continually pushed the experimental boundaries of cinema. Read on and watch a true magician at work!
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The first days of cinema were truly exciting times – Inventors and Directors experimented with the possibilities of film and took them in some amazing directions – In this series of articles, we’ll be showing you some of the most ingenious early cinematic shorts – We can’t wait to see LomoKino movies inspired by these! First up is ‘The Execution of Mary Stuart’, a very clever movie produced by one of the pioneers of cinema, Thomas Edison.
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On the weekend I saw the conspiracy thriller "The Parallax View" (1974) by Alan J. Pakula. Warren Beatty plays a reporter investigating an obscure organization, the Parallax Corporation. While trying to get recruited he was given a visual psychological test to test his reactions. This montage just blew me away.
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True to its name, the TIFF Bell Lightbox is a giant box in the heart of the city filled with things to satisfy any cinema lover: exhibits, screenings, a store, and movie theaters. Read more to check out why this is a must-see for Hollywood’s top celebrities whenever they visit the city.
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This week is entirely for the King of Rock n Roll — and even his impersonators deserve some spotlight!
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From Fellini to Tim Burton, FNAC Alicante presents 40 years of photographs by Mary Ellen Mark.
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Until the 25th September 2011, the Italian National Cinema Museum in Turin presents the exhibition MAGNUM ON SET: Film as Seen by Great Photographers. Here, 146 photographs take the visitor on a voyage that explores the history of the special relationship that the photographers from the greatest agency in the world had with film; a relationship which began at the end of the Second World War.
