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Short film about Brian Griffin
Just came across this quirky little film about Brian Griffin:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jgc7Wk-OfoQ&feature=youtu.be Well worth a look and it is only 16 minutes long. Bests, David. www.dsallen.de
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Thanks, David. Yet another I had never heard of. I'd have preferred if he had explained a little more about his ideas and what appeared to be darkroom manipulation but the video was never aimed at darkroom nerds.
Interesting that the video is shot in B&W Mike |
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Hi Mike,
Virtually all of Brian's lighting effects were achieved directly on film using a lot of polaroids along the way and not in the darkroom. Bests, David. www.dsallen.de
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I remember Brian from many, many moons ago.....when I was but a lad.
I'm sure there were articles on him in AP and BJP. Great to see all those album covers again. Mike |
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yeah....
undoubtedly skilled creative talent but blimey, not at all likable. |
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Mind you, that probably helped his success. |
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What really set him apart from the other notable photographers working in London at that time was his brilliant use of light. He and his assistant Stewart developed amazing on-film effects using bits of string, elastic and flash/tungsten combinations. Yes he does come across as somewhat arrogant but, heck, he is a major figure in British photography who revolutionised corporate, business, music and portrait photography. What really sounds over the top when he says "i was brave and those who were not have fallen into oblivion" is pretty damned accurate. There were plenty of other photographers around at the time who were earning a lot more than Brian and basically doing whatever the Art Director told them to do. I would suggest that Brian's vision and creativity should be an inspiration to all who love photography whether it is your hobby or profession. Bests, David. www.dsallen.de
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I thought the editing on the documentary was pretty poor actually - jumped around too much which didn't help how he came across. Interesting photographer who defined a certain 'look' of that era especially on those album covers. I also thought his shot of Thatcher was really good and made me laugh especially considering how much our politicians today still love wearing hard-hats! (well, apart from George Osborne in his Carillion hard-hat - bet he wished he hadn’t worn that one!)
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Having listened to many of those LP's in my teens, I would never had guessed that the covers were by the same photographer. It was also interesting to hear, although more between the lines, about the freedom, influence and collaboration between the the photographer and artistes on the final outcome.
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Interesting bit of film. Thanks for posting.
Mike |
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