Film production studio based in Poland specializing in motion-controled timelapse cinematography and experimental imaging techniques.

Gothic and Spring

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 as 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

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One Comment to “ Gothic and Spring”

  1. Alistair says:

    very cool, really enjoying your work which I discovered with the chapel. not completely sold on HDR photography but take my hat off to you for your dedication and technique. superbly well done! )

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  2. We would like to thank Damian Pielka for his extraordinary, creative contribution. It was a privilege for us to work on such a wonderful poem with such a talented musician.

  3. uUow! That's fantastic, Patryk and Agnieszka! Great color, lens effect and sound... even though I don't understand a word... Congrats.

  4. just added to "World HD" channel.

  5. Thank you, Gabriel!

  6. świetnie pasuje, great job !

  7. Wow, this is fantastic, something that I've never seen before.
    I imagine this video in HDR. I think I must be ill, I'm always thinking in HDR :-)
    Great work.

  8. Super!

  9. That's intense, is there any way you can send me a tutorial on how you achieved those crazy fisheye shots. Beautiful work my friend.

  10. very intresting fisheye effects guys!

  11. very surreal, i like that

  12. great job, love the shots at 1:41

  13. Ben says:

    Absolutely wonderful!

  14. Thanks!

  15. Don't go too crazy, my friend, with this HDR love.
    Shooting HDR in night does not make much sense.

  16. Dzięki!

  17. Thank you!

  18. Thanks!

  19. Magnificent work !!

  20. I was sucked in from the start to end.

    Mesmerizing.

  21. Jyri says:

    This was really a best video I have seen this week! Amazing work! Keep going!

  22. O niech to diabli , czy przestaniesz nas kiedykolwiek zaskakiwac? Gratulacje!

  23. Absolutely Stunning Patryk & Agnieszka!!! Amazing cinematography!! You two have set the bar very high! :-)

  24. WOW! I couldn't possibly say anything that has already been said. What a due. What a privilege to watch your film.

  25. ESA says:

    Beautiful!! Visually stunning ,very well photographed and an excellent soundtrack.
    A question: will you please post the words to the poem, or a link to them? I can't find anything when I "Google" the poem, and very little about Thdausz Rozewicz.
    I would like to know more about him.
    Once again, beautiful work. Thanks for posting this.

  26. Wow, you always come up with fantastic new angles! Incredible!

  27. Many thanks, Olaf!

  28. Thanks, Jyri! We really appreciate your comment.

  29. Thanks for watching it, Caleb! We are glad you like it!

  30. Thank you, Felipe! We are happy that you have enjoyed our short film! Thanks for your amazing comment.

  31. Thanks a lot!

  32. Hey, The issue is that we can't find the translation in the Internet. I suppose it might have already been translated, but you'd need to purchase a book. We'll try to find it anyway.

  33. eva j. says:

    Czy to jest kosciol sw. Michala?

  34. Tak właśnie!

  35. Siempre me sorprenden...felicidades...excelente tu trabajo!

  36. Great Job again Patrik&Aga
    beautiful video!!!

  37. Thanks so much, Sam!

  38. With 25600 ISO, nightshots could be done in HDR, just a bit snowy hehe!
    This DitoGear is impressive, another great job! Keep them coming...

  39. 0:42 fisheye lenses ?

  40. Yes, a lot of fisheye. Peleng 8mm was used.

  41. Hi this is one great video. Could you please tell me how you achieved these effects step by step: Send me on the following:kamuzraphael@gmail.com

  42. Jime P. says:

    Beautiful images! I love Rozewicz's poems but they are not easy to find in spanish =(
    I would love to read this one particularly and i can't find it! so..anyone knows where to find it online? i don't care whether if it's in english or spanish.
    Thanks!

  43. this is great