DOC: Retirement Home

Fernando Lino

Fernando Lino

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Hi guys,

This is a documentary that I started to work on 4 years ago, when I was 23 years old. It took various detours and stages and now it's in the final stages of the editing.
I shot it, directed it, did the direct sound, edited it, color graded it.. The only work so far did in the film besides mine was by the music composer, Pedro Gaspar.

1st teaser

2nd teaser

3rd teaser

There are some details more about the film in this crowdfunding put together to pay for the sound mix - http://igg.me/at/retirementhomefilm/x/4192945 - and I can give you more details if you're interested.

Thank you so much for watching!
 
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Beautiful images, Fernando -- on what camera did you shoot them? I think it's great that you're doing a film about elderly people because for the most part they are ignored in the media, at least in the US (Nebraska with Bruce Dern excepted)... The only suggestion I would give is to perhaps add a bit more to the trailers as to what the film is about, not necessarily plot, but maybe something about the subjects. For instance the dancing man with the mustache looked a bit out place at the home because he appeared to be younger and in better shape than the rest. Just a thought... Really interesting subject though and I am a big fan of the "verite" style...
 
Beautiful images, Fernando -- on what camera did you shoot them? I think it's great that you're doing a film about elderly people because for the most part they are ignored in the media, at least in the US (Nebraska with Bruce Dern excepted)... The only suggestion I would give is to perhaps add a bit more to the trailers as to what the film is about, not necessarily plot, but maybe something about the subjects. For instance the dancing man with the mustache looked a bit out place at the home because he appeared to be younger and in better shape than the rest. Just a thought... Really interesting subject though and I am a big fan of the "verite" style...
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Thanks so much, Scorsesefan. I liked Nebraska very much, I don't know if Alexander Payne likes Yasujiro Ozu but when I was watching it I was thinking "Oh man, Ozu would love this...".
I shot the film with the Panasonic Af101 and just one lens for the entire movie. It was a budget choice allied with an aesthetical one. Ozu used to that as well but I only came to know that after I start shooting it...

Thanks for your recommendation as well. Actually that's exactly what I'm thinking of doing with this film - put a few more teasers out and then the trailer. Now I'm trying to create a bit of mistery and curiosity about the film and not leave it completely out in the open...
 
Sounds good. Love Ozu BTW. Bresson, too. If you get a chance check out a book titled" Transcendental Style in Film" by Paul Schrader. He discuss the two, along with Dreyer... I also got my film education working at video stores :) Luckily my boss was a student of film himself and got some really great stuff in stock...
 
Video stores used to be so cool...
I know that book :) I've read the Bresson part like 5 or 6 years ago... I like the three of them as well - the Bresson and Ozu approach to filmmaking were like one of those coincidental influences in my film.
I thought about them when I was thinking about the look of the film, but didn't knew that both of them used just one lens in most of their films. I also didn't planned to use just one lens but noticed that it would work better that way in the second or third week of shooting, so I kept going on like that...

If you can please contribute to my film or share the indiegogo campaign with contacts of yours that also like films... Even if it's just for you to watch it once it's done and tell me if you like it or not here... Thank you so much!
 
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Fernando,

I will watch the film and I'm pretty broke (in the same boat as you) but I will try to contribute a few bucks once I get out of my current hole. Certainly, I will pass it along to my friends, as I totally dig your style and I'm glad to see me and my partner are not the only young filmmakers keeping up the "verite", observational or whatever-label-you want-to-put-on-it-style. Keep coming with the updates...

BTW if you want to check out a few of our recent films: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AyZ5UGjtc-E
and http://peterpanbakeryfilm.blogspot.com/p/watch.html

The latter was shot with the D16.
 
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I like the term direct cinema although I'm also searching for some sort of magic realism here... But as Tarkovsky put it, the best cinema comes from destroying the idea of genre...

Thanks for your words about my documentary and for the help. Every help that I can get will be truly appreciated. It's a massacre to make films in my country - even more so in the current state of our economy... This film has been like a Sisyphus stone for me in the last years...

Just watched the trailer for "Under The Bus" which I really liked -- I identified very much as well with your style of filmmaking.
It reminded me somehow of the works of Pennebaker, Wiseman and the Maysles brothers but with it's own particular vision - are you influenced by them?
Dont Look Back, Titicut Follies and Salesmen are among my favorite documentaries ever...

Did you enjoy working with the D16? I'm gonna watch that one later and let you know what I thought...
 
Ha, yes "magic realism" is a good term... I am a fan of all of the filmmakers you mentioned, especially the Maysles, although I think they put self-imposed restrictions on their own work by adhering too strictly to the "rules" of direct cinema. Personally, me and my partner like to include self-reflexive elements, theatricality and even re-enactments in our work. Herzog and Errol Morris refer to the verite filmmakers as the "accountants of truth" :) In any case "Don't Look Back", "Salesman", and "Harlan County USA" are among my favorite films of all-time... Sorry to hear it's such a struggle to make films there. Despite what you might hear the economy is absolutely terrible in the states (for some) and making films is also an uphill battle... The D16 was great to work with but had some limitations. It really has a great image and ergonomics...
 
Finnaly was able to watch your film, Peter Pan Bakery. I liked it!!
I liked the way you set up the shots of the streets - you can get a bit of the vibe of the neighbourhood; and the general vibe of the bakery seems cool...
Sometimes I found that the handheld shots needed a better stabilization, probably a shoulder mount would help... But nothing very serious...
 
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Thanks for watching. Yeah, it has been received well. My partner Peter shot and edited it and I did audio/asked the questions... Yes, totally fair criticism on the stabilization. We definitely could have been better in that department but in Peter's defense it was his first use of the camera.
 
Looking forward to see more of your work! I related a lot to it...
For Under the Bus, I'd suggest you guys to check DocLisboa. It's probably one of the 10 best documentary film festivals in Europe...

I'll try to have mine there this year...
 
Dear AF100/101/102 Community

Dear AF100/101/102 Community

I know that this is probably not the best place to promote a crowddfunding, but this film was shot with an AF101 (and just one lens - the Voigtlander Nokton 25mm f0.95) and it would be great if you could see it.
I followed a lot of threads posted here about the camera and it's lenses, during the course of the pre-production and the shoot, and I bought Barry Green's dvds about the camera (which were a great help) because of this forum.
So I wanted to invite you to participate in it:

http://igg.me/at/retirementhomefilm/x/4192945

We just need a little push to end this film so your contributions will be humbly received and will be of great help. There's compensations and rewards to be received, that include the film in digital and physical version.

Thank you so much!
 
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Maranfilms, it's a documentary about a Retirement Home, you can read that in the description...

I'm doing the teasers a bit vague on purpose to create some mistery and curiosity about the film, I'll make a few more and then the trailer that will explain better what the movie is about.
Thanks for watching, and if you can contribute or help spread the word about the crowdfunding, that would be really appreciated.
 
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Muito obrigado, Finn Yarbrough :)
We're doing the best we can to make a really cool film... With your help I know we'll be able to make this.
I'm really glad to have a chance to have your name in the credits as a supporter. :)
 
What if we made this community go one step further and for the first time, helped finish a film that was made thanks to the instrument/tool/camera that we're discussing here - the AF101?

For a few years that I've been mostly a spectactor of the dialogue of this community. It has helped me a great deal to understand this camera and take the best advantages that I could get from it.
I don't forget whoever helps me and I'll make sure that this forum is thanked to in the film... And in other occasion it might be me giving a hand.

Thank you very much in advance to everyone who can help. :)
 
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