Plane Days Benjamin Kracun, Ewan McNicol
Sab 12 sett, h. 15.00, Teatro Studio // Lun 14 sett, h. 20.30, Teatro Dal Verme // Sab 19 sett, h. 22.30, Teatro Strehler
Plane days
Paese/Country: UK
Anno Produzione Film: 2008
Formato/Format: DVcam
Durata/Running Time: 15'
Produzione/Production: Lucid Inc.
Produttore/Producer: Ewan McNicol
Sceneggiatura/Screenplay:Ewan McNicol, Benjamin Kracun
Montaggio/Editing: Ewan McNicol
Fotografia/Cinematography: Benjamin Kracun
Musica/Music: Wilco
Distribuzione/Distribution: Lucid Inc.
Se il birdwatching, hobby che ha guadagnato grande seguito negli ultimi anni, è praticato ormai un po' dovunque, il "planewatching" sembra un'invenzione della fantasia. E invece, a Heathrow, gruppi di persone, amici o solitari, si radunano ai confini delle piste e giocano a osservare gli aerei in partenza e in arrivo, e a indovinare mete, provenienze, compagnie. Muniti di radar fatti in casa e di una damigiana di vino. La realtà talvolta è più surreale dell'immaginazione.
If birdwatching has become very popular in the last years and is now practiced almost everywhere, "planewatching" instead seems just a product of imagination. Yet there are groups of people - friends or loners - who meet up at the edge of the runways at Heathrow. They watch the planes take off and land, trying to guess their departure cities, destinations, and airlines. They are equipped with homemade radars and a wine demijohn. Sometimes reality is more surreal than imagination.
Benjamin Kracun, Ewan McNicolPaese/Country: UK
Biografia/Biography:
Benjamin Kracun
Benjamin started working as a photographic assistant in Scotland. Progressing from photography, he did a foundation course at Glasgow College and later graduated from Napier University with a BA (Hons) in Photography, Film and Imaging. He shot several 16mm and digital short films, and his graduation film was premiered at Edinburgh (04), and screened at festivals worldwide.
After university he worked as cinematographer/cameraman on numerous fiction, documentary and music video projects for Channel 4, UK Film Council, and had work shown at the Venice Biennale.
Receiving a Donald Dewar arts award and a scholarship from Kodak in 2006 Benjamin completed a Masters in Cinematography at the National Film and Television school (2006-2007).
Benjamin is currently based in London, he has shot commercials, viral and brand films for Nokia and MTV. He won a Kodak commercials award in 2007 and continues to work as a cinematographer and director.
Ewan Mc Nicol
Ewan Directs films and takes photographs.
After studying film & TV at Edinburgh college of Art, Ewan moved to London to work as an assistant to commercial photographer and director David Stewart.
Since then, Ewan has been directing commercials and virals for different companies and advertising agencies. Most recently completing a global stills and film campaign for Nokia, shot in India, China, Africa and the USA.
Ewan is also a partner in a multi - disciplinary creative firm called Lucid Incorporated. With offices in London and Seattle, Ewan works between both offices producing creative work for brands and developing his own film projects.
Among the awards he has won, Ewan has been nominated for a Scottish BAFTA, is a winner of a Royal Television Society award, an Association of Photographer's award and has had his work exhibited at The National Portrait Gallery in London.
Benjamin Kracun:
Return, UK, 2004, cm
Plane Days, UK, 2008, cm
Ewan McNicol:
Plane Days, UK, 2008, cm
