This is a short clip I shot of two people sitting in a street of Beijing and playing a game of Go (in China, the game is called Weiqi [pronounced, more or less, "way-chee"]). Although originally a Chinese game, Weiqi isn't played very often by Chinese people (it has evolved into its current form after being introduced into Japan). The Chinese seem to prefer Mah-Jong or Chinese Chess and, whenever asked about Weiqi, they dismiss the game as being "much too complicated". I had stopped hoping to see anyone play it until, a few days before leaving China, ... [Read on]
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Wayne Shorter in Paris : effects shots
I'm starting to add a few posts showing some of the work I did which involved shooting and special effects.
The following clip shows some of the visual effects I created for Marie-Pierre Jaury's documentary on Wayne Shorter. The idea behind all this was to present Shorter as an infinitely-wise alien bringing love, music and originality to the planet Earth.
None of the effects shots were planned during shooting, so all compositing was done by hand in After Effects.
My favorite shot is the one that nobody notices when watching the film (which is unfortunately an indicator of a successful effect): the disappearing ... [Read on]