Personal: More pictures; Melbourne

I have uploaded a few more pictures this time from Melbourne. Let´s see if I can find some free time and close the australian album...:S

Misc: On education

A few days ago I read a quotation from Bertran Russell which I couldn´t agree more and I wanted to share...

"The fundamental cause of trouble in the world today is that the stupid are cocksure while the intelligent are full of doubt." Bertrand Russell


I didn´t know much about this philosopher but I am gonna start to find out more. I also found the following sentence from him which I found very interesting:

"Men are born ignorant, not stupid. They are made stupid by education." Bertrand Russell


Regarding the education thing, a while ago I found this speech from Sir. Ken Robinson at ted.com which opened my eyes and made me be quite interested in that topic. If I ever find some free time I will try to post a little bit more in depth about this as I find it fascinating.
Schools kill creativity. Enjoy the speech!



http://www.ted.com/talks/ken_robinson_says_schools_kill_creativity.html

Commercials: Honda TV ad

Cool TV ad from Honda...

Commercials: Champions League final match promotional clip

I am sorry for the lack of mails lately but I have been swamped with work during the last couple of weeks. I have been helping my friends at Kotoc with a a promotional clip of the Champions League final match. I have served as Director of Photography as well as doing the key lighting. I had almost forgotten about the tight deadlines and the long hours when working for TV compared to working in films. We have accomplished the clip in 12 days although thankfully the stadium and the main character was almost done from previous promos.

People: New Ed Catmull interview

Did I ever mention how inspiring mr. Catmull is? I strongly believe that Mr. Catmull is one of the smartest guys alive and I really admire his vision about managing a creative company as Pixar. The video is a little bit long but absolutely worth to watch.

WATCH IT HERE

Film: 36 Stairs

This is looking very cool. Very nice cinematography and lighting but also very intriguing...

People: Isaac Asimov envisioning the future

Very impresive document with Isaac Asimov envisioning internet and the new way of learning. I am speechless...