Archive for the ‘Documentary’ Category

From February, 25th to April, 1th 2010, the photographic exhibition “On the Trails of the Glaciers: 1909-2009: one hundred years of climate change on Karakoram’s glaciers” will be held at the Sala S. Rita of Rome.

The vernissage is on February, 24th 2010 at 18.00, at the Sala S. Rita of the Municipality of Rome, via Montanara 8, close to Piazza Venezia.

The exhibition, organized by Associazione Macromicro in collaboration with Enel Green Power and Zètema Progetto Cultura, promoted by the Assessorato alle Politiche Culturali e della Comunicazione del Comune di Roma, shows a comparison between historical and modern images of Karakorum’s glaciers, to study the changes in glaciers occurred during the past one hundred years to glaciers, significant environmental indicators of climate change on our planet.

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On Friday, 29th January 2010 at 21.15, within the mountain and exploration film festival “Views of summits”, organized by “Stefano Zavka” Association in Terni (Italy), Fabiano Ventura will present his project “On the Trails of the Glaciers” to the public.

The presentation will start showing the trailer of the documentary, which was realized by SD Cinematografica during the first expedition of the project. There will follow a discussion with the participation of Luigi Bignami, geologist and scientific journalist, Prof. Claudio Smiraglia, Professor at Milan’s University “Statale”, former President of the Italian Glaciological Committee, and Fabiano Ventura, mountain photographer and  leader of the project.

Furthermore, on Friday, 29th January 2010 at 17.30, Fabiano Ventura will hold a seminar on mountain photographic techniques, during which he will show his slideshow of 24 minutes “Vertical horizons”.

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Monday, November 16th, in the awesome location of the Italian Geographic Society’s Library, Fabiano Ventura gave Prof. Kenneth Hewitt a preview of the photographic comparisons made during this summer’s expedition in Karakoram, receiving a positive feedback on the results accomplished. According to Hewitt, “It is important that we continue the work begun by Italian expeditions to the Karakorum 100 years ago. This is the first time a work so meticulous and scientific at a photographic level was performed, which will be crucial for the future, and to update the researches so far carried out in those areas so difficult to reach“. Read the rest of this entry »

It is now available online the new documentary promo reel, made by SD Cinematografica during the project’s first expedition, directed by Paolo Aralla. The documentary, for a total lenght of 52 minutes, will be ready on the next December through the international market.

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The project “On the Trails of the Glaciers” plans a video documentary, for a total lenght of about 60 minutes, in high definition format. For video shootings last generation digital gear will be used, and in particular we’ll work with Sony PMW-EX3 camcorders, able to make available a non-linear XCAM workflow with the best full-HD quality on the market within a semi-portable camcorder. This device can switch between the 1080i and the 720p modes, and is equipped with the legendary trademark “CineAlta 24P”, able to record with multiple frame-rates (for example 59.94i and the native 23.98P). Read the rest of this entry »