Patryk Kizny | Director, DP, Timelapse Cinematographer » Cinematography

Muzyki (Musics) documentary

Paco — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 19:18:05 +0000

It is said that watching your own films is usually watching mistakes. Not this time!

Since March, 2011 with Aga Gonczarek we have been working hard on producing, shooting and post producing our first feature-length documentary film, Muzyki (Musics). It’s been half a year now, but I am so pleased to see it finished finally! A lot of fun, lot of work and great results. Summarizing the project: 5 days of shooting, 2 music videos (separate and incorporated in the film), a few shorter music clips, and a 55-minute long creative documentary.

Muzyki (Musics) is a creative documentary about the stimulative process of making music, materialized in an artistic collaboration of the musician Michał Zygmunt and filmmakers Aga Gonczarek & Patryk Kizny. It explores the inspirations, the quest for one’s roots, the artistic meetings and the musical journey into the unknown, which all lead to the creation of a unique music album and a series of exceptional live music performances. It reveals a modern interpretation of Polish roots culture by means of music and imagery.

The main characters are three artists: a contemporary Polish musician, Michał Zygmunt, a Swiss music producer, Roli Mosimann and a Polish folk musician of older generation, Zdzisław Jamborski, who have learnt to to read the score late in his life. Each of these characters tells his own story, shares his fascination for the music and brings his own unique attitude and personal charisma to the recording studio, influencing the work on the album. Each of them has different goals and spreads different message.

Those three different perspectives build up an interesting story about the multidimensional meaning of music and leave the audience with numerous unanswered questions about the old world that passed away and contemporary human condition.

The premiere of the film is taking place at Camerimage festival held in Bydgoszcz, Poland on Nov 26th – Dec 3rd.

Plus Camerimage is the most recognized festival dedicated to the art of cinematography and its creators – cinematographers. The 19th edition of the Festival will be held from November 27th till December 3rd, 2011 in the City of Bydgoszcz, Poland.

Download press & sales pack:

Muzyki Press & Sales pack (PDF)

Learn more about the project:

The Dreams Come True | A timelapse film

Paco — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 14:17:54 +0000

And now I ask you: Do you really think Man is the only one capable of dreaming? I know isn´t so…

The Dreams Come True

A visual poem made using timelapse and HDR techniques to reinforce the poetic character of the script.
Presented for the candidature of the city of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria for the European Capital of Culture 2016.

Credits:

Original idea, production and direction:
Damián Perea Lezcano / damianperea.com

Script writer:
Damián Perea Lezcano
Nazareth Lezcano Cabrera

Director of photography:
Patryk Kizny / kizny.com

Editor and vfx:
Alberto navarro / catartsys.es

Music Composer:
David Campodarve / davidcampodarve.com

Patryk Kizny Timelapse Cinematography Showreel 2010/2011

Paco — Sat, 02 Jul 2011 17:19:09 +0000

Patryk Kizny
Timelapse Cinematography Showreel
2010/2011

Altissimo. Changes in Pace | A timelapse short film

Paco — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 13:28:39 +0000

Altissimo. Changes in pace.

Production:
LookyCreative / www.lookycreative.com

Cinematography:
Patryk Kizny
Robert Paluch
Fabian Weber

Editing and grading:
Patryk Kizny

The Cinematic Orchestra – Evolution II (Mr. P remix)
Written by Jason Swinscoe, Phil France, Patrick Carpenter
Published by Just Isn’t Music
(P) Ninja Tune 2002
Licensed Courtesy of Ninja Tune

Graded using DaVinci Resolve

Motion-controlled timelapse sequences shot on DitoGear™ OmniSlider. Learn more at www.ditogear.com

Footage available for licensing in 4K Digital Cinema.

For press, licensing or projects inquiries (yes, we’d like to shoot for you!) please contact looky@lookycreative.com

More stills & BTS shots:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/patryk-kizny/sets/72157626898580603/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/patryk-kizny/sets/72157626805355343/

Follow Patryk Kizny
www.facebook.com/pacocreative
www.twitter.com/pacocreative
www.vimeo.com/pacocreative

Follow Fabian Weber:
www.fabianweber.com
www.vimeo.com/fabianweber
www.twitter.com/weberfabian
www.facebook.com/weberfabian

Follow LookyCreative:
www.lookycreative.com
www.vimeo.com/channels/lookycreative
www.twitter.com/lookycreative

Featured on:

http://xyoweb.com/5193/altissimo-changes-in-pace

http://www.photoxels.com/altissimo-changes-in-pace-timelapse/

http://www.cameraman.com/2011/altissimo-changes-in-pace-a-3000-meters-timelapse

http://www.geek.com/articles/geek-cetera/amazing-time-lapse-video-shows-the-swiss-alps-in-a-whole-new-light-20110623/

http://www.kraftfuttermischwerk.de/blogg/?p=27283

http://www.pixfan.com/altissimo-changes-in-pace/

http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2011/06/23/alps-lapse/

http://www.videovium.com/2011/06/23/alps-timelapse/

Thanks for sharing!

Steel Life | A stop-motion short film

Paco — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 13:37:42 +0000

Steel.
Calm, cold, solid, rigid and unchanged.

Life.
Fast, emotional, harmful and responsive.

Have you ever wondered what would the world look like if all objects around got alive? Discover the world of steel and hardware, driven by music and inspired by humanity.

Steel Life
A short film by Mateusz Zdziebko & Patryk Kizny

Mateusz Zdziebko
Concept, Music, Set Design, Animation, Cinematography & Edit

Patryk Kizny
Set Design, Cinematography, Color Grading

Robert Paluch
Animation assistant

Aga Gonczarek
Animation assistant

Production: LookyCreative / www.lookycreative.com

Stop-motion tracking sequences shot on DitoGear™ OmniSlider. Learn more at www.ditogear.com

Press, licensing or stop-motion / timelapse project inquiries (yes, we’d like to shoot a spot for you!) – please contact looky@lookycreative.com

Enjoy also the “Making Of” / Teaser film:

Follow Mateusz Zdziebko:
www.facebook.com/mateusz.zdziebko

Follow Patryk Kizny
www.facebook.com/pacocreative
www.twitter.com/pacocreative
www.vimeo.com/pacocreative

Follow LookyCreative:
www.lookycreative.com
www.vimeo.com/channels/lookycreative
www.twitter.com/lookycreative

Thanks for sharing!

Na Kujawach Pięknie Graja | A music video

Paco — Tue, 24 May 2011 13:47:05 +0000

“Musics” (“Muzyki”) is the most recent project by a Polish acoustic guitarist, Michał Zygmunt, drawing inspirations from a Polish roots music and old photographs of people collected by the artist from multiple sources.

The contemporary acoustic guitar music is supported by the photographs screening during the performances. The multimedia dimension of the project is also supported by a documentary about the project as well as music videos.

This is another part of visual work done for this project, a music video for the composition “Na Kujawach Pieknie Grają”.

Credits:

Music performed by Michal Zygmunt and Roli Mosimann
Music produced by Roli Mosimann

Production company: LookyCreative / www.lookycreative.com
Cinematography: Aga Gonczarek & Patryk Kizny
Editing: Aga Gonczarek & Patryk Kizny
Grading: Patryk Kizny

Filmed in May, 2011.

Get in touch with Michal Zygmunt:
www.acoustic.pl
www.facebook.com/michalzygmuntmusic

Live at Saraswati | A music video

Paco — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 11:31:32 +0000

“Musics” (“Muzyki”) is the most recent project by a Polish acoustic guitarist, Michał Zygmunt, drawing inspirations from a Polish roots music and old photographs of people collected by the artist from multiple sources.

The contemporary acoustic guitar music is supported by the photographs screening during the performances. The multimedia dimension of the project is also supported by a documentary about the project as well as music videos.

We have visited Michał while he was working with Roli Mosimann at Saraswati Studio in Wolimierz, Poland during the production of Michal’s most recent project called “Musics”. This live performance music video of the piece “Musics” has been produced with a bare minimum of equipment and together with a deliberately rough style of cinematography & edit captures the essence and atmosphere of the production in progress.

Credits:
Music performed by Michal Zygmunt
Music produced by Roli Mosimann

Production company: LookyCreative / lookycreative.com
Cinematography: Aga Gonczarek & Patryk Kizny
Editing: Aga Gonczarek
Grading: Patryk Kizny

Filmed in April, 2011.

Get in touch with Michal Zygmunt:
www.acoustic.pl
www.facebook.com/MichalZygmuntMusic

Gothic & Spring (Gotyk i Wiosna) | A timelapse short film

Paco — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 14:00:16 +0000

This is a short film that we shot for a film competition “Film a poem” (“Nakręć wiersz”) that was organized by a polish contemporary literature publishing house, Biuro Literackie.

The goal of the competition was to encourage filmmakers to shoot a film illustrating the poetry of Tadeusz Różewicz, a well known Polish poet who has also been an unofficial Noble Prize candidate for some years now.
The poem we have got is titled “Gothic and Spring” (“Gotyk i Wiosna”) and is an expression of the fascination for the gothic architecture surrounded by an early spring landscape. That’s the essence and our main direction for shooting the film.
The film was shot during a few very cold, late-winter nights in Wroclaw, Poland, entirely in timelapse technique using Canon DSLR cameras and DitoGear™ OmniSliders.
The score and recitation was composed and performed by Damian Pielka, also known for his cooperation with Lech Janerka as well as his own music projects like Japoto band.
The film has not been qualified for the final competition therefore we decided to share it with the worldwide community.
We put a lot of work and heart to shoot this film and we really appreciate you spreading the word about it.

Credits:
• Poetry: Tadeusz Różewicz
• Score: Damian Pielka
• Photography, editing and grading: Agnieszka Gonczarek & Patryk Kizny

Stay in touch:
www.twitter.com/pacocreative
www.facebook.com/pacocreative
www.twitter.com/agagonczarek

DitoGear PortaSlider prototype testing

Paco — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 14:23:36 +0000

A few days ago we headed for a short trip to test out a first prototype of the DitoGear PortaSlider which is a new, modular timelapse slider dedicated to entry-level an professional timelapse shooters.
We wanted to check how the concepts worked and gave a hard-testing run to the new product. With a total of 14 one-meter track units and 2 trolley designs to test out we had a lot of fun!
The track joints seem to work flawlessly and really precisely even on such long track. The trolley need some refinements and this week we’re going to test out a new, improved design.

Preparing for shots with a 14 meter track takes some time, but it is definitely worth effort giving a whole bunch of new creative options for shooting.

Now about the slider at a glance:
• continuous and and drive-shoot-drive mode, 2 way w/ shutter control
• modular track design (0.5m, 1.0m, 2.0m modules)
• controller and user interface integrated with motor and trolley
• very basic video mode w/optional controller (left, right, speed adjustment)
• horizontal & diagonal operation w/ lightweight cameras
• option of connecting the OmniSlider controller for a full-blown set of features

Pricing, availability and preorders info at:
www.ditogear.com/featured/introducing-portaslider/

Making of TheChapel

Paco — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 14:13:51 +0000

Remember The Chapel? If not, watch it NOW!

If you are not in the business, or even if you are, you might not be aware of the amount of work behind TheChapel.
Although we did not shoot the real “making of” shots almost at all, we decided to tell a bit more about making of this film. Illustrated with some photos, shots and post-production screenflows we hope to put some more light on the process of making of The Chapel and give you an overview of what and how we did.

Please leave comments.
Please share it – we would love that the film be watched widely. Although it was posted a few months ago it passed a bit unnoticed. Well, a film needs a bit of luck to be watched.

Please also follow us on Facebook and Twitter.
www.twitter.com/pacocreative
www.facebook.com/pacocreative
www.twitter.com/AgaGonczarek
www.facebook.com/agnieszka.gonczarek

Check Tomas and his music at:
www.tomasleonhardt.com

The tutorials that are mentioned can be found at:
lookycreative.com/timelapse-compendium

The gear we use (and make!) can be found at:
www.ditogear.com

Thanks for watching, sharing and your comments!