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What happens to a dream when it becomes reality? Does it still exist somewhere, in some ethereal place, waiting to come to fruition again? Could a fictional narrative capture an emotional state, and the true meaning behind a real, live event with more drama and conviction than a traditional documentary? These were just some of the questions that arose when I took on the “CITY OF LAKES” project late last year. First, it would become an unprecedented attempt to combine a fully scripted, produced film with Melissa & Samir’s real, live wedding, with the intention of creating one, seamless film. Second, the live wedding and production would be shot entirely on-location in Udaipur, India over a period of nine days. Third, the skeleton crew I would commission would be made up solely of live event filmmakers from across North America, who would shoot the live wedding events and production simultaneously & exclusively on DSLRs, the Canon 5D MarkII and Canon 7D. “CITY OF LAKES” is as much a story about what it means to return to the birthplace of one’s ancestors, as it is an exploration of the Hindu faith, and the rituals of a Hindu marriage. Central to this is the Ganesh puja, which in simple terms, is a prayer over a fire believed to invoke the spirit of Ganesh, a great deity and protector, who can remove all obstacles from one’s path. The puja is performed several times in the film and carries great significance to the plot and characters in both literal and metaphoric ways. Melissa & Samir had always dreamed of being married in India. We hope this film helps them cherish that dream. But it could not have been without the acting talents of Anubhab Saha, Sharon Chawda and Rushad Rana, who were consummate professionals and a joy to work with. It also could not have been without the support of our sponsors: Canon, who provided two pre-production 7Ds and a host of L-series lenses; Tiffen, who provided all of our lighting; and Cinevate, who sent us much needed gear and sponsored an incredible behind-the-scenes campaign viewable at Cinevate.com . The challenges were immediate, abundant and frequent. At times, we were certain the film was destined for failure; I often wondered if the film was too ambitious to execute. But what resulted was due in no small part to a crew made up of live event filmmakers who deal routinely in making the spontaneous appear staged. We’re proud to share Melissa & Samir’s ‘hybrid’ feature, “CITY OF LAKES,” which hopefully achieves more than a documentary, and perhaps at the same time, more than a scripted film. There is a final question we hope you’ll find difficult to answer as you watch our film. In more ways than one, try to answer: What is real? Thanks for watching, -Kevin Pacific Pictures presents “CITY OF LAKES” Starring Melissa Kumar, Samir Shah, Anubhab Saha, Sharon Chawda & Rushad Rana Written & Directed by Kevin Shahinian Produced by Kevin Shahinian & Patrick Moreau Line Producer Pravin Thakur Director of Photography Patrick Moreau 2nd Unit Director Joe Simon 2nd Unit Steadicam Casey Warren Film Editor Kevin Shahinian Jib Operator Chris Geiger Set Photographer Amish Solanki *Please forward all embed inquiries to info@pacificpictures.net . Cast: PACIFIC PICTURES , stillmotion , Joe Simon Films , Casey Warren | MIND CASTLE , Amish Solanki Photography and Amy Shah

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"CITY OF LAKES" The Feature

This is a little animation I’ve been tinkering around with for a while. The original incarnation was designed for the Piranhabar reception desk which spanned 3 HDTV’s so it was wiiiiiiiide. This version is a little easier to swallow on a single screen. It follows a little robotic character who’s just trying to grab some shut-eye but the factory around him springs to life unexpectedly. A serious design flaw in the factories ergonomics prevents the poor guy from reaching the off switch and the rest is history! I pretty much did everything you see and hear here. Visuals were done in XSI, comping and grading in After Effects and sound was done in Premiere. Sound design purely based on sound effects was a new venture for me so I hope the result sounds ok! For a stereoscopic 3D version hop on over here: vimeo.com/11230163 check out my site rightpsyche.com for a few more bits work completed at Piranhabar: piranhabar.ie Cast: cormaction

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Lights Out

Our most recent video illustrates YDreams’ augmented-reality platform with depth-sensing cameras. The camera used makes it possible to pinpoint the 3D position of the users (it supports multiple users) and objects in the environment, allowing for a true marker less augmented reality experience. The virtual objects added in the video stream react to the user as well as the real objects´ positions and movements. Unlike similar applications that use 2D cameras, this one is not sensitive to light changes, camera movements and “noisy” backgrounds. This is a simple demo to exemplify the user experience. Cast: YDreams

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3D Augmented Reality experience with depth-sensing cameras

go see Nick Campbells gorilla blog! ( greyscalegorilla.com/blog/2010/04/five-second-project-straight-lines-only/ ). vimeo compressed it kinda hard. download the source video. Cast: misha shyukin

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Early season shootin at Keystone when the jumps just opened. Cast: duneis

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Dane Tudor "RockCo.KaneFlow"

Het lijkt wel alsof er elke dag een nieuwe webirritatie bijkomt. In een ideale wereld zouden we ons geen zorgen hoeven te maken om spam e-mails die naar onze online bankgegevens Phissen, automatische afspelende en luidruchtige reclamefilmpjes terwijl je rustig een nieuwsartikel wilt lezen, of de nieuwe zaadmachine van je beste vriendin op Farmville.

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10 Internetirritaties en hoe je ze oplost

Promo desestimada para un ciclo de Tim Burton en una cadena de televisión de pago holandesa. Dropped promo for a season of Tim Burton’s films in a Dutch on-demand tv channel. Cast: UnitedFakes

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Mr.Burton’s Rabbit hole

Palit en Gainward hebben een GTX 470 met een zelf ontworpen koeler geïntroduceerd. De koeler heeft twee ventilators van elk 8cm doorsnee. Hij zou de gpu een stuk koeler houden en minder geluid produceren dan de normale koeler.

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Palit en Gainward introduceren custom GTX 470