Tag: Life in a Day
‘Life in a Day’ Review
30th October
On July 24th 2010 thousands of people around the world uploaded videos of their day to YouTube to take part in Life in a Day, a historic cinematic experiment to create a documentary film about a single day on Earth. Oscar-winning director Kevin Macdonald whittled down over 4500 hours of footage into a 90 min film that wowed audiences at the Sundance Berlin and SXSW Film Festivals earlier this year.
From the moment I saw the trailer for the film I knew I wanted to watch it. At the time it was only screening at the Sydney Film Festival and all tickets had been sold so I missed that opportunity…but when I found out yesterday that I could now view it for free on YouTube I was set!
The question is, was the wait worth it?
Life in a Day is poetic, beautiful, … Read More »
'Life in a Day' Review
30th October
On July 24th 2010 thousands of people around the world uploaded videos of their day to YouTube to take part in Life in a Day, a historic cinematic experiment to create a documentary film about a single day on Earth. Oscar-winning director Kevin Macdonald whittled down over 4500 hours of footage into a 90 min film that wowed audiences at the Sundance Berlin and SXSW Film Festivals earlier this year.
From the moment I saw the trailer for the film I knew I wanted to watch it. At the time it was only screening at the Sydney Film Festival and all tickets had been sold so I missed that opportunity…but when I found out yesterday that I could now view it for free on YouTube I was set!
The question is, was the wait worth it?
Life in a Day is poetic, beautiful, … Read More »
Life in a Day: July 24th 2010
2nd June
Written by: Stoic Taco
Thanks to USA Today, we have a little more information about the new documentary, Life in a Day.
Before today I hadn’t heard about it but after watching the 2 minute trailer, I am sold.
Check it out for yourself now.
As you can see this film comes from the brilliant minds of Kevin McDonald and Ridley Scott, a film about one day, specifically July 24th 2010, on Planet Earth, filmed by people from all over the world.
There were over 80,000 video submissions totalling 4500 hours of a single day from the everyday people who populate this planet. It is these videos that make up this fascinating documentary.
Director Kevin McDonald said “I always knew this would say something fascinating about who we are as a species and what we value but I never realized how emotionally affecting the result would be.”
The … Read More »
