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| Faithfully adapted for for in70mm.com from a PDF of "Samsara"'s credit roll by Magidson Films. Special thanks to Anders M Olsson, Sweden. | Date: 01.09.2012 |
 Original title: Samsara. Filmed in: 65mm 5 perforations, 24 frames per second. Principal photography in: Panavision System 65. Presented in: Digital 4K Projection (from Panavision Super 70). Aspect ratio: 2,21:1. Country of origin: USA. Production year: 2011. World Premiere: Toronto Film Festival, Toronto, Canada, 11.09.2011. US preview premiere: 01.02.2012, Arlington Theatre, Santa Barbara International Film Festival, CA. Irish Premiere: 18.02.2912, Dublin International Film Festival, Dublin, IrelandUK premiere: 29.04.2012 Widescreen Weeekend, Bradford. Commercial Run: German premiere: 19.08.2012 Schauburg Cinerama, Karlsruhe, Germany. Wide release: 23.08.2012. US Release: 24.08.2012 UK release: 07.09.2012. . Danish release: 28.02.2013. Directed and photographed by Ron Fricke. Produced by Mark Magidson. Edited by Ron Fricke, Mark Magidson. Original music composed by Michael Stearns. Original music composed by Lisa Gerrard, Marcello de Francisci. Concept and treatment written by Ron Fricke, Mark Magidson. Musical direction by Michael Stearns, Mark Magidson. Line producer Myles Connolly. Associate producer and additional editing John Chandler Earle. Imaging producer Christopher Reyna. Production coordinator Michelle Peele. Gaffer/first assistant camera John Chandler Earle. Second assistant camera Alexander Falk. Additional camera assistants Justin Thomas Ostensen, Stephen Franklin, Siddhartha Abbazzi. Lead researcher Linda Giella. Consulting producer Dan Halsted. Special thanks Stefania Magidson, Nina Cooper, Moldex-Metric, Inc. Featured portraits and performers Balinese Tari Legong Dancers - Indonesia, Ni Made Megahadi Pratiwi, Putu Sri Candra Dewi, Putu Dinda Pratika. Tattoo Daddy - USA, Marcos Luna. Professor and Robot clone - Japan, Prof. Hiroshi Ishiguro. Man at desk - France, Olivier de Sagazan. Ladyboys of Cascade bar - Thailand. Geisha - Japan, Kikumaru. Cebu Provincial Detention Center - Philippines, Crisanto Neire - Lead Dancer. US Army Veteran - USA, Staff Sergeant Robert Henline. 1000 hands goddess dance - China, Tai Lihua - lead dancer. Location production Brazil Copacabana Films & Productions, Bianca Costa. China Teneighty Productions Ltd., Producer - Noah Weinzweig. Denmark Ceenema, Kim Hansen. Egypt Semat Production & Distribution, Hala Galal. Ethiopia Camerapix, Ltd., Salim Amin. France Jean-Manuel Vignau. Ghana Paperkut Limited, Winifred Hmensa. Hawaii Mick Kalber, Ann l. Kalber. Hong Kong Samanna Lui. India On The Road Productions, Dileep Singh Rathor, Sushil Tyagi. Indonesia Rasmini Gardiner, Bali Film Center, Deborah Gabinetti. Israel Suha Arraf. Italy Panorama Films, Marco Valerio Pugini, Ute Leonhardt. Japan Virgin Earth, Inc., Richard Kipnis. Jordan Film Crew TV Productions, Ghassan Salti. Mali Amadou Thiam, Touré Ousmane Diadié. Myanmar Sonny Nyunt Thein. Namibia Moonlighting Films, Genevieve Hofmeyr, Dylan Voogt. Phillipines, Maria Polotan. Saudi Arabia, Madarat Productions, Zulfikar Shahnawaz. South Korea, Bang Singapore Pte Ltd, Keiko Bang. Thailand Bullet Productions, Miles Johnson, Thananath Songchaikul. Turkey, Aydan Özbalkan. United Arab Emirates, Filmworks Dubai, Tim Smythe, Leigh Clarke. | More in 70mm reading: "Samsara" is a triumph of the moving image A Conversation with Mark Magidson and Ron Fricke "Samsara" to Premiere in Canada, September 11, 2011 "Samsara" Internet Sightings |
 Friday August 24, 2012 NY TimesMusic: Vocals Lisa Gerrard. Charango, viola, percussion Marcello de Francisci. Vocals on "Pagan", "Katrina", "Organics", and "St Peters" Vidia Wesenlund. Flutes on "food chain" Don Markese. Persian ney flute on "Dubai" Amir Pakrooh. Dharamsala monk recordings David Brownlow. Bell collection Paul Abell. Source music consultant Zuleikha Bethami. Music clearances Music Resources, inc., Nancie Stern. Soundtrack re-recorded at Ross 424, Inc. Re-recording mixer Matthew Iadarola. Recordist Kaspar Hugentobler. Music mixers Michael Stearns, Marcello de Francisci. Additional music engineering James Orr. Music editors Michael Stearns, Kaspar Hugentobler. Sound design Michael Stearns, Miguel Rivera. Supervising sound editor Miguel Rivera. Sound effects editors Miguel Rivera, Angelo Palazzo, Jon Johnson. Foley recorded at Monkeyland Audio. Foley artists Rick Owens and James Baily. Foley mixer Greg Mauer. Additional foley Michael Magidson. Location sound recording John Chandler Earle, Michael Idioma, Michael Magidson, Will Staszak. "Bali Dance" and "1000 Hands" Based on "Omaha Clear Skies" From the cd "Star Songs" © 2010 By Bonnie Jo Hunt & Ron Sunsinger Bonnie Jo Productions & Sunsinger Productions "Spheres" Written & performed by Keith Jarrett Published by Cavelight Music (BMI) Courtesy of ECM Records "La Ilaha Illah Lah/Nigun le Mashiakh" Composed and performed by Yuval Ron Published by Yuval Ron Music (Ascap) www.yuvalronmusic.com Courtesy of Yuval Ron Music "Shengshik Pema Jungney" Written & performed by Choying Drolma & Steve Tibbetts Courtesy of Hannibal Records By arrangement with Warner Music Group film & tv licensing "Byssan Lull, Koka Kittelin Full" From the album "Night Light" Performed by Vidia Wesenlund Published by Stone & Star Publishing (BMI) "Sayat Nova" Written & performed by Dijan Gasparyan Published by EMI-Virgin Songs, Inc. Courtesy of All Saints Records "Kothbiro" Performed by Ayub Ogada Written by Ayub Ogada, Mbarak Achieng Published by Womad Music, Ltd (Admin by EMI-Virgin Songs, Inc.) (BMI) Courtesy of Real World Records "Call to Prayer" Performed by Radio & Television Symphony Orchestra of Bosnia Herzegovina Arranged by Resad Arnautive Published by Sounds True Courtesy of Sounds True, Inc. | |
 Sand Mandala-Ladakh, India. Image by Magidson Films Inc.Location production assistance and services Africa: Moonlighting Films. Brazil: Steffen Ohnemüller • Paola Hehl • Celio Alves Feitosa • Aurelino Alves dos Santos • Marcelo Lourenco Borba • Waldir Luiz Dias • Paulo Moreira. China: Nina Huang Fan • Mr Gao - Deda Group Co. Ltd • Wei Feng - Tagou Wu Shu Academy • Chen Ya Gin - Eupa • Lu Ya - Eupa • Xu Oh - Gaffer China Deaf People's Performing Art Troupe. Denmark: Kenneth Sand • Mikael Kern • Moesgård Museum - Birgit Møberg • Silkeborg Museum - Ulla Eriksen • Pauline Asingh • Gunnar Duus • Per Posenkrantz Fuglsang • Torben Brandt Sørensen • Peter Jüregensen. Egypt: Ayman Hussein • Mohammad Gaber • Youssef Serag • Dahy. Ethiopia: Mark Muthee • Girma Welde • Mideksa Tesfaye • Tedla H. Maria • Ethiopian Rift Valley Safaris • Nassos Roussos • Dereje Chane' • Fethi Yahya. France Pierre Pinglier • Carol Lecacheur, Notre Dame de Paris • Thyra Oarda, Centre des Monuments Nationaux • Christopher Wride • Nadine Pluvieux • Antoine Roucher • Martine Meron • Monsieur Poisson, Compagnie du Mont-Blanc • Mssr Royboz • Claude Marin, Service Départementale de L'architecture et du Patrimoine • Mme Krigel, Yellow Cab Studio • Steven Ghouti • Eric Lesachet. Ghana Victor Donkor • George Hammond • Muniru Kawawa • Samuel Odai Afotey • Kwame Frimpong • Kwame Yeboah • Maniq Owusu • Malik Ayaye. India Odpal d. George • Emmanuel Pappas • Manjari Makijany • Salman Shaikh • Mohamed Abbas • Peter George • Zangpo • Mohamed Nazir • Stobdan • Tutun Kau • Deepak Kantharia • Bk Kotian • The monks of Thiksey Monastery, Ladakh. Indonesia Ineke indriyani • Iwan Setya Budiman Fx sigit widyananto • Nyoman Budiartha Ministry of Culture & Tourism, Republic of Indonesia Bapak I Nyoman Budi Artha • Province of Bali, Indonesia John Hardy Jewelry, Ltd. • The sulphur miners of Kaweh Ijen Ministry of Forestry, East Java, Bali • Province of East Java, Indonesia Israel Ahmad Sub Laban • Nahed Dirbass • Rafat Sub Laban Ehab Hamaam • Kiko Cohen • Ofer Kimel Italy Francesca Cingolani • Alessandro Pantano Pontificio Consiglio Delle Comunicazioni Sociali Dottor Angelo Scelzo • Dottoressa Riccioni Fabbrica Di San Pietro • Dottor Pietro Zander Japan B.H. "Bebe" Ishikawa • Claudianna Blanco • Kaori Ikeda Noriko Ansell • Miki Toda • Rie Amano Osaka University Atri - Kyoto • Professor Nishio Yk Tsuchiya Shokai • Hideo Tsuchiya • Nobuyuki Kodama • Mr. Aoki Toshimaen/Hydropolis • Kazuo Arai • Shinichi Kudoh Jordan Husni Maoof • Mustafa Masadah • Jamil Abu Miri (Jouj) Mahmoud Farajat • Arwa Maoof • Ahmad Alaya Al Nawras Maritime Agencies • Royal Film Commission of Jordan Ministry of Tourism & Antiquities • Petra Authority Myanmar Carl Livermore • U Nyi Nyi • U Kyaw On Than Balloons over Bagan • Brett Melzer Popa Mountain Resort • Gracious Myanmar Travel  NamibiaFrancois Cois • Jaco van der Westhuizen • Eddie Bamm Fritz Schenk • Francois Theron • Claudia Odunlaye Clinton de Villiers • Ministry of Environment and Tourism Camel Thorn Safaris • Namdeb Diamond Corporation Philippines Ruby Ruiz • Gwen Garcia, Governor of Cebu Province Byron Garcia, Warden, Cebu Provincial Security Arms Corporation of the Philippines • Commodore George S. Chua, PCGA Saudi arabia Adel Aladulkarim • Abdulaziz al-Nafeesah • Rafa Khan Ministry of Culture & Information • Giwar Company & Zamzam Tower South korea C.S. Kim • Mark Russell • Hyundai Glovis Co., Ltd. UN Command Security Battalion • Republic of Korea Armed Forces Hyundai KIA Automotive Group Thailand Tanatrod Moondang • Piyaluk Lak • Natcha Nilsrisai Kittichart Amrungsab • Apiradee Thongprachang • Nonjuree Obsuwan Rachaen Suwannapan • Anusorn Anantarat • Arnarm Phumaradee Pitsanu Lertpongthai • Nares Manaowan • Kong Boonyaritpongsa • Noo Dee Thailand Film Office, Department of Ttourism Turkey Melih Basara • Ghassan Salti Mt. Nemrut National Park Emrullah Hatipoğlu, the Imam of the Mosque of Sultanahmet United Arab Emirates - Dubai Ayesha Chagla • Kaya Smythe • Saddam Badreddine • Khaled Zaazouh Mat Shramm • Bader Mansoor • Emaar Properties • Jumeirah Group Majid al Futtaim Properties • Nakheel Properties • Shangri-La Hotel Group United states Arizona Navajo Nation Parks and Recreation • Lori Lee Sekayumptewa Effie Yazzie • Stanley Crank • Carolyn Bigthumb Slot Canyon Hummer Adventures • Vance Swartz Jay Truman • Dalton Oberbeck Navajo National Monument Nancy Skinner, Usnps • Adeline Salt, USNPS • Orville Sisco Nicolette Cisco • Naomi Yellowhair • Shawn Big • Avery Shortman Jason Bradley • Michael Stewart • Roland Brady Kent Parrish • Kent Parrish, Jr. • George Sisco California Associate producer/Los Angeles Michael Neale Electricians Hillary Hanak Brian l. Hauge Grips Igori Kamoev Travis "Trigger" Huston Aadlen Bros. Auto wrecking company • White Mountains National Forest Usda Forest Services • Frances Alvarado • John Louth Mono Basin National forest scenic area Inyo National Forest, USDA Forest Services • Jon Kazmierski U.U. Department of the Interior • National Park Service Yosemite National Park • Sue Clark, USNPS • Dan Williams, USBPS Electronic recyclers international John Shegerian • Linda Ramos Anthony Borges Louisiana Associate Producer/New Orleans Alton Walpole Vanessa Vassar • Jennifer John • Philip Braun Bryan Gardiner • Jake Springfield • Robert "Bear" Molitor Utah Arches National Park Annie Corson, USNPS program support Sharon Brussel, USNPS program support Joe Kiffmeyer • Cooper Henderson • Dave Baker • Bryce Till • Chad Thomas Dagou Hagemann • James Butler • Bill Schroeder • Brian Vazquez Wyoming Seonaid B. Campbell • Brian Branton Yellowstone National Park Karen Mcenearney • Brianna Rogers • Staci Vallie | Här kommer två filer med credits från Samsara konverterade till text. samsara.txt är en vanlig textfil i 8 bitars ansi-format. samsara1.txt är samma text i unicode. Orsaken är att det finns tre specialtecken ("accented characters") som inte går att representera i 8 bitars ansi-format, utan som måste ha unicode för att de ska återges rätt. I ansi-versionen har jag helt enkelt bytt ut dessa tecken mot vanliga tecken utan accent. TURKEY EMRULLAH HATIPOGLU The "G" in HATIPOGLU should be an uppercase "G" with breve accent SAUDI ARABIA AL-MASJID AL-HARAM, MECCA The last "A" in HARAM should be an uppercase "A" with a macron TURKEY NEVSEHIR PROVINCE The "S" in NEVSEHIR should be an uppercase "S" with cedilla |
 Filming Petra in Jordan in 65mm. Image by Magidson Films Inc.Additional research Rose Hlaing Faissal, Peggy Robinson, Kennedy Taylor, Keith Harmon Snow, Cary Ann Strelecki, Gayle Peck, Heather Coker, Mila Marvizon, Marianna Yarovskaya. Production assistants Paul Harper, Will Staszak, Ryan Key, Aaron Krinsky, Derek Ostensen. Filming locations Angola Epupa Falls. Brazil Se metro station, São Paulo • Paraisópolis favela, São Paulo Divino Salvador church, São Paulo China Changchun city, Jilin province • Zhengzhou city, Henan province Shanghai • Zhangzou city, Fujian province • Beijing Denmark Moesgård Museum • Silkeborg Museum • Mariesminde Poultry Farm • Bøgely Svineproduktion. Egypt Museum of Egyptian Antiquities • Great pyramids of Giza • City of the Dead. Ethiopia Omo Valley. France Château de Versailles • la sainte chapelle • Mont Saint Michel • Mont Blanc • Aiguille du midi • Paris métro • Cathedral de Notre-Dame de Paris • Cathedral de Notre-Dame de Reims Ghana Street scenes - osu, accra • "sodom and gomorrah", accra Kanikwei coffin shop, accra Hong Kong Lan Kwai Fong Hotel. India Thiksey Monastery, Leh, Ladakh. Indonesia Tri Pusaka Sakti Art Foundation • Kawah Ijen Sulfur Mine. Israel Church of the redeemer, Jerusalem • Nablus checkpoint, West Bank • Wailing wall, Jerusalem • Bethlehem. Italy Galleria vittorio emanuele, milan • teatro alla scala Convento dei cappuccini, palermo • basilica di san pietro in vaticano Japan Osaka university • atri - kyoto • yk tsuchiya shokai Fushimi inari shrine - kyoto • toshimaen/hydropolis, tokyo Yoyogi park, tokyo • lotte kasai golf, chiba Orient kogyo showroom, tokyo • yk tsuchiya shokai doll factory Atr kyoto - advanced telecommunications Research institute international  Sunday August 19, 2012 NY TimesJordan Petra. Mali Great mosque of djenné • dogon village, bandiagara escarpment Cliff dwellings near terelli Myanmar Bagan, mandalay • mingun temple • popa taungkalat monastery Namibia Kolmanskop, lüderitz • sossusvlei, namib - naukluft national park Himba village, kunene • skeleton coast Philippines Payatas trash dump, quezon city Cebu province detention and rehabilitation center, cebu city Arms corporation of the philippines • manila streets Saudi arabia Al-masjid al-harām, mecca South korea Demilitarized zone, panmunjom • hyundai glovis co., ltd. Shipyards, seoul Thailand Cascade go-go bar, nana plaza, bangkok • siriraj medical museum, bangkok Turkey Mt. Nemrut national park, adiyaman • cappadocia, nevşehir province Mosque of sultanahmet, istanbul United arab emirates - dubai Ski dubai • dubai mall • burj khalifa tower Burj al arab hotel • palm island development United states Arizona Betatakin, navajo national monument • antelope canyon Secret canyon • hunt's mesa California Aadlen bros. Auto wrecking, sun valley Ancient bristlecone pine forest, bishop Mono lake, mono basin national scenic area • yosemite national park Burger king, long beach • electronic recyclers international, fresno Costco, van nuys • johann dairy, fresno • nikken corporation, irvine Ymca, los angeles • los angeles national cemetery Hawaii Kilauea volcano, hawaii Louisiana Ninth ward, new orleans Utah Arches national park • canyonlands national park Wyoming Yellowstone national park | |
| Special thanks to The performers, portrait subjects & extras Brazil Marcella corolina domingos • lucas da silva • samba jesus silva Sandra jesus silva • marurina de jesus silva • vilma pereira da silva China China deaf people's performing art troupe • shao lin academy Tagou wu shu featured students Liu zhi hao • yan chao an • zhang yao • wang baocheng He heng • zheng cheng long • li pengxi • zhang hao • wang tao  Mursi Tribeswoman, Omo Valley, Ethiopia. Image by Magidson Films Inc.Ethiopia Villages of the karo, hamr, bume, and mursi tribes India The monks of thiksey monastery Indonesia The sulphur miners of kaweh ijen, java Italy Dalila bruzzone - galleria shopper Olga landi - galleria shopper Japan Jess kitaoka • taeko kanai • kinya ueno Roku yumenaka • tadashi kaneda Namibia Tjikoko village • villages of the himba tribe Philippines Donna jean s. Esteban Mynna n. Lim - female guard/cebu prison Cebu provincial detention center - dancers Arman gamayon - choreographer Oscar quilaton • antionio gallarde • james michael bontia Macario cambarijan • nelson panucat • rodello nava Ramie albino • roel vender • neil garido Anthony davirao • ruel piayo • jeffrey requieron Raul gorgonia • domingo casanes • ramil cahigas Egan torrecampo • danti laguna • benjamin eugenio Frankie maxilom • julian aicaba • renante rabor Ralph avenido • mahinay • roleto arnejo Giovannie nemenzo • jimbert tayong • angelito aliviado Johnny lobosada • renante benabye • rigie sanpedro Jerson sasil • roel degamo Thailand Ladyboys of cascade bar Weerapol warewungol • nattawut nimanong Natee boonsawat • suriyan jampachan Somkiat duangpiang • badin harnchanameechai Akara promyotha • poomsak seemamuang Sasapak boonrueng • niwat maisomklang Angsuthorn dangmanee • karnchanok jamsawang Wasan suadsakul • ekachai peeraban Napat boontawong • nada boonpan Ariyada simacharn • chuichai jatsamrong Premvivarn sitalart • surarat meechan Tatchaya tipchak • patiya sitpornwetkul Choochai wongnuangvang • jakkapong polchai United states: Marcos Luna Family • Ashley Olivarez • James Bales • Robert Musso • Malley Musso • Macaulay Musso • Blanca Orloff • George Orloff • David Z. Stamp • Eva Martinez • Ale Munguig • Rachael Sousa • David E. Sanchez • Greg Lopez • Jennifer Mather • Collin St. Dic • Stacey Newsome • Ami Haruna. | |
 Cameras by Panavision®. System 65®, Super Panavision 70®, Shot with Panavision HSSM 65mm high speed cameras. Greg Reilman - 65mm camera service manager. Ken Barrows - 65mm senior camera engineer. Dan Sasaki - 65mm camera lens designer & engineer. Michael Delatorre - camera prep tech. 65mm motion control time lapse camera system Designed by Ron Fricke Lead machinist Shane Combs, Motion control software programming Rob Greiner - smart engineering. Aerial operations: Brazil Aircam Special Systems - Sao Paulo, Homero Martins • Viktor Martins. Dubai Helidubai • Dylan Goss • Barry Smith. France Aerial Camera Systems • Benoit Dentan • Basile Longchamp. Los Angeles Briles Wing & Helicopter • Peter Mckernan • Steve Koster. Namibia Airborne Camera Experts - South Africa, Gert Uys • Chris Lomax. Gyro-stabilized aerial mounts provided by Nettman Systems International. Bob Nettman • Ron Spongberg • Peter Graf. All "Samsara" images were photographed entirely on 65mm film, digitally oversampled at 8k ultra high resolution, and mastered for 4k digital cinema release. Post production supervisor Christopher Reyna. 65mm film services by Fotokem. Operations Andrew Oran. Lab manager Jeff Heacock • Technical Director Vince Roth • Telecine operator Robert Tomaszewski • 65mm color timer Kristen Zimmerman • 65mm ocn lineup Sara Pasanen • data transfer editor Erin White. 4k image processing by Spy Post, a Fotokem company. Supervisor Darren Orr. Senior producer Amy Hollywood Wixson • Producer Jenny Head Appleton • Flame compositor Greg Gilmore • digital paint artist Micole Toyloy. 4k image processing by Griffiti Studios. Producer Paul Winze • supervisor Rob Nederhorst • Digital artist Sean Cox • digital artist Frank Fieser. 8k scanning & 4k image processing by Fotokem Digital Film Services. General manager Bill Schultz • Head of digital production John Nicolard • Producer Daniel Rapo • producer Sue Alexander • Scanning Les Meek, Rick Lopez, Paul Mcghee • 65mm line up Mike Griffin, Jay Cox • digital artist Rene Simen. 4k digital intermediate services by Colorworks. Di colorist John Persichetti • Di producer Maureen O'connor • Di conformists Benjamin Sutor, Jason Saulog • color science Chris Clark • Di assists Kevin Lomet • Cat Rowe • Gwili Wilson • Data management Andy Chua • Greg Mucino • Tim Heugele • Digital artist Jesse Morrow • Engineering Jim Houston • Grant Jansen. 65mm vision film stock by Eastman Kodak. Main and end titles by Picture Mill. Designer David Clayton • Jr. Designer Iris Azadi • animator Nelson Yu • 3d animator Jonathan Block • producer David Midgen | |
 Panavision System 65 camera overlooking China. Image by Magidson Films Inc.Filmed with Panavision® cameras & lenses. Kodak motion picture film. Fotokem®. Colorworks. Griffiti Studios. A Fotokem company. Spy. Dolby® 7.1 Surround In selected theatres. Datasat Digital sound In selected theatres. ©2011 Magidson Films, Inc. A Production of Magidson Films, Inc., Culver city, Ca. Additional information www.barakasamsara.com Recorded in: Dolby 7.1 Track. 4K running time: 100 min. UK distributor: Arrow Films. US Distributor: Oscilloscope. German Distributor: . Danish distributor: ______. Awards: ________. Synopsis: SAMSARA is a Sanskrit word that means “the ever turning wheel of life” and is the point of departure for the filmmakers as they search for the elusive current of interconnection that runs through our lives. Filmed over a period of almost five years and in twenty-five countries, SAMSARA transports us to sacred grounds, disaster zones, industrial sites, and natural wonders. By dispensing with dialogue and descriptive text, SAMSARA subverts our expectations of a traditional documentary, instead encouraging our own inner interpretations inspired by images and music that infuses the ancient with the modern. Expanding on the themes they developed in BARAKA (1992) and CHRONOS (1985), SAMSARA explores the wonders of our world from the mundane to the miraculous, looking into the unfathomable reaches of man’s spirituality and the human experience. Neither a traditional documentary nor a travelogue, SAMSARA takes the form of a nonverbal, guided meditation. Through powerful images, the film illuminates the links between humanity and the rest of nature, showing how our life cycle mirrors the rhythm of the planet. The filmmakers approach non verbal filmmaking with an understanding that it must live up to the standard of great still photography, revealing the essence of a subject, not just its physical presence. SAMSARA was photographed entirely in 70mm film utilizing both standard frame rates and with a motion control time-lapse camera designed specifically for this project. This camera system allows perspective shifts to reveal extraordinary views of ordinary scenes. The images were then transferred through the highest resolution scanning process available to the new 4K digital projection format that allows for mesmerizing images of unprecedented clarity. SAMSARA will be a showpiece for the new, high-resolution 4K digital projection, the HD format, as well as standard digital and film projection. Also see "Koyaanisqatsi" (1983), "Chronos" (1985), "Sacred Site" (1986) and "Baraka". Articles: American Cinematographer, ________________ ". | |
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