Things posted in March, 2013

A Message to Young People from Andrei Tarkovsky

What would you like to tell people?

I don’t know… I think I’d like to say only that they should learn to be alone and try to spend as much time as possible by themselves. I think one of the faults of young people today is that they try to come together around events that are noisy, almost aggressive at times. This desire to be together in order to not feel alone is an unfortunate symptom, in my opinion. Every person needs to learn from childhood how to be spend time with oneself. That doesn’t mean he should be lonely, but that he shouldn’t grow bored with himself because people who grow bored in their own company seem to me in danger, from a self-esteem point of view.

Translation from Brain Pickings.

A bird ballet

A bird ballet | Music Video from Neels CASTILLON on Vimeo.

We were shooting for a commercial with my DP waiting for an helicopter flying into the sunset, when thousands and thousands of birds came and made this incredible dance in the sky. It was amazing, we just forgot our job and started this little piece of poetry… Enjoy !

Thanks to the birds…
And thanks to Ariane Cornic (Masterfilms) and Philippe Pangrazzi who let us shoot during our working time.

Please watch it in HD or download it in best quality (if you have a vimeo account)

Made by: Neels CASTILLON
DP: Mathias Touzeris
Music: Hand-made – Alt J / Buy on iTunes here: http://smarturl.it/AnAwesomeWave
Location: Marseille, France

PS: Now I know it's called a murmuration and the birds are Starlings.
BBC Nature says "starlings are known for these wonderful swirling aerial displays, done at dusk as they get ready to roost for the winter."