Tag Archives: Japan

Yoshi’s Blend

A short vignette of Yoshi Masuda–a coffee enthusiast who is sharing his passion for coffee with victims of the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami.
Directed/Edited/Shot by Mackenzie Sheppard

Android dreams

A tribute to Ridley Scott and Vangelis, whose atmospheric work on Blade Runner has been a huge source of inspiration in my shooting time lapses, as well as for entire generations of filmmakers. I hope this will make many of you want to revisit (or discover if you haven’t yet) this genre-defining movie.
Shot roughly over [...]

Karakuri

Japan has always been on the forefront of cutting edge robotics. Its roots can be traced back 200-300 years during the Edo period when skilled craftsmen created automata (self-operating machines). Using nothing more than pulleys and weights they were able to make the Karakuri (Japanese automata) perform amazing tasks.
Japans modern day robots can be traced [...]

Help Japan

The people of Japan has shown the world how to act in a difficult situation, now it is time for the world to show Japan how to help.
I know it has been days since the earthquake and tsunami, but after the call of worldwide main NGOs there are people leading deceptive sites and email campaigns. [...]

Flag of Japan
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World Castles I

Play Amazing Susan Boyle “I dreamed a dream” from Les miserables at Britain Got Talent 2009. Go Susan Boyle!
Dedicated to my sister who dreamed, when she was a child, to own a Loire valley Castle.

Loarre Castle is a Romanesque fortress in Huesca province, Aragon, Spain. The Castle of Loarre was protagonist of the filming of The Kingdom of Heaven by Ridley Scott.
Loarre Castle is a Romanesque fortress in Huesca province, Aragon, Spain. The Castle of Loarre was protagonist of the filming of The Kingdom of Heaven by Ridley Scott. Credit Ashitaka San
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Colorfull modern Maikos and Geishas

Maiko (まいこ, マイコ ) is a Japanese word for dancing girl and is an apprentice geisha. Maiko is also a feminine Japanese given name.
Geisha (芸者), Geiko (芸子) or Geigi (芸妓) are traditional, female Japanese entertainers, whose skills include performing various Japanese arts, such as classical music and dance.

Vector Geisha.
Vector Geisha. Credit Miguel Angel Garrido
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