Celebration in a country of basketball. Lithuania, probably the only country in the world where basketball is routinely described as a religion, hosts the most important basketball event of the year – the European basketball championship or EuroBasket 2011. The biggest nation’s pride, Lithuania’s national basketball team has a long winning tradition. The entire Lithuania is waiting only for the gold. However the team’s star player Linas Kleiza has suffered a serious injury and will not be playing for the championship. The players attempt to compensate the absence of the leader with a dedicated coach, who works hard to encourage believing in team spirit, a will to win, and securing a place at the London Olympics. The documentary viewers will follow the intense preparation for EuroBasket 2011 with exclusive footage from the locker room and will witness all the challenges encountered by the players in sometimes dramatic…
Premiere 31 of May in all Forum cinemas (Vilnius, Kaunas, Klaipeda, Sauliai, Panevezys) at 19:00. http://www.forumcinemas.lt
Last summer I was in Aristoteles workshop for one month in Romania. Our team made 55min. documentary movie “If 6 was 9″. There was amazing time together with these people. I would recommend for everyone who are interested in documentary filmmaking. I made some photos with my lovely Mamiya 645 film camera.
Official website
Filed under: Press | Tags: A place we call home, benjamin river productions, Kino pavasaris, Naslaitynas
The film by young director Albina Griniute “A Place we Call Home” was announced as the best Lithuanian debut.
Me and director.
Filed under: Press | Tags: A place we call home, cruel world, goodbye, kino pavasaris 2012, Naslaitynas, Sudie ziaurus pasauli
Goodbye, Cruel World!
As swine flu pandemic rises, a young 23 years old man decides that he is going to die and prepares for his own funeral. But at the moment as “his life flashes by”, he remembers that he’s already survived much bigger catastrophe in his teenage years…
| Year: 2012 |
| Country: Lithuania |
| Runtime: 8 min. |
| Director: Andrius Paškevičius |
| Producer: Ringailė Leščinskienė |
| Cast: Julius Paškevičius, Kristijonas Paškevičius, Ieva Aleksandrovičiūtė, Rasa Jakučionyte |
| Screenwriter: Andrius Paškevičius |
| Cinematographer: Saulius Lukoševičius |
A Place We Call Home
Here, in the old wooden house in the centre of the city, daily life is quite similar to what you would see in any children’s home – eating, playing, fighting, and learning important lessons. But this is no ordinary orphanage.
| Year: 2012 | |
| Country: Lithuania, Estonia | |
| Runtime: 20 min. | |
| Director: Albina Griniūtė | |
| Producer: Irma Pužauskaitė, Vygantas Kirejevas, Gajane Kalatshjan | |
| Screenwriter: Albina Griniūtė | |
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Filed under: Documentary | Tags: A place we call home, Benjamin River production
Here, in the old wooden house in the centre of the city, daily life is quite similar to what you would see in any children’s home – eating, playing, fighting, and learning important lessons. But this is no ordinary orphanage.
Here is a making of about Berlinale Talent Campus 2012.
I will add some photos soon. It was amazing time there!
This year together with 350 participants from 90 countries I was selected to the 10th Berlinale Talent Campus from February 11 – 16, 2012! There were more than 4500 applications! From Lithuania I am going as cinematographer, producer – Rimante Daugelaite, director – Gabriele Urbonaite. I will take some cd’s with me 
See you there !
Filed under: Fiction | Tags: Arsenals, grandpa, grandpa movie, grandpamovie.com, LMTA, short fiction, short films
Finally, after many festivals “Grandpa” is on the net. Have a nice watching!
After a long time, a young 23 years old student, living and studying in the city, comes to visit his grandfather. Once he arrives to his
grandfather’s house and starts performing everyday chores, mysterious things happen – oranges appear out of nowhere.
Eventually, the young man realizes that it must be some kind of a riddle. Will he find the answer in his childhood years?
This short movie was cinematographer’s – Saulius Lukoševičius – graduation work at Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre.
Directed by Andrius Paškevičius
Best Baltic short film. International Film Festival “Arsenals” 2011, Riga.
Nominated for the best student film in Silver Cranes (Sidabrines gerves) 2011, Lithuania.
grandpamovie.com
Filed under: Documentary | Tags: inCulto, jurgis didziulis, labas arciau taves turas
I found old video with famous Lithuanian band “Inculto” from Labas tour 2010. It was really good time with these guys Here are the best moments from tour.
More at: http://fanclub.inculto.net/
Filed under: My Equipment | Tags: 5d, 5d mark II, arri follow focus, canon, Carl zeiss, eyespy handheld, handheld, hdslrrental.net, Marshall, matte box, redrock micro, switronix, zacuto
Pictures of my HDSLR rental setup.
www.hdslrrental.net
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Filed under: Press | Tags: Aristocrat of ballet, baleto aristokratas, Jonas Katakinas
“Aristocrat of ballet” - a documentary film about one of the most influential artists of Lithuanian Ballet Jonas Katakinas (1950-2005). Director – L. Augutis. Duration of the movie 54 min.
“Grandpa” wins the best Baltic short movie award in International Film Festival “Arsenals” 2011, Riga. It was my diploma movie as cinematographer in Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre. Director A. Paškevičius.
My diploma movie (“Grandpa” dir. A. Paškevičius) was selected to XXI Riga International Film Festival “Arsenals”.
The screening will be on 15.09.2011 21:30 in cinema “K.Suns”.
My movies got 3 nominations of silver crane (sidabrine gerve) 2011 in Lithuania! My diploma work “Grandpa” is nominated for the best student film, “Book smuggler” for the best composer and “On Wednesdays” for the best short! The results 27 of May.
Now you can download the movie “Book smuggler” (Knygnesys) from torrents!
Here is the link: www.linkomanija.net
Also from official site: http://filmasknygnesys.lt/
Some press about that: http://www.alfa.lt/
For the first time of 16th Vilnius international film festival (“Kino Pavasaris”) the audience voted for best Lithuanian movie. The audience decided, that the best Lithuanian movie this year is „Knygnešys“ (Book smuggler) by Jonas Trukanas.
Filed under: Press
* 2011-03-19 16:45 — PREMJERA Vilnius – k/c “Forum Cinemas Vingis”, didžioji (1 salė) 600 vietų
* 2011-03-23 16:00 — Vilnius – k/t “Pasaka”, didžioji salė
* 2011-03-26 15:30 — Vilnius – k/t “Pasaka”, mažoji salė
* 2011-03-31 18.:45 — Vilnius – k/c “Skalvija”
* 2011-03-22 19:30 — Vilnius – k/t “Pasaka”, mažoji salė
* 2011-03-21 17:00 — Vilnius – k/t “Pasaka”, didžioji salė
* 2011-03-29 17:00 — Vilnius – k/c “Skalvija”
Info:
http://kinopavasaris.lt/filmas.php?id=1299006412
http://kinopavasaris.lt/filmas.php?id=1299013675
http://kinopavasaris.lt/filmas.php?id=1299007953
Filed under: My Equipment | Tags: 701 hdv, ARRI, Follow focus, manfrotto, MFF-1, micro, Redrock, redrock matte box, zacuto, zamerican
ARRI Follow Focus MFF-1. It is fully adjustable, which allows the unit to be mounted to any camera system with 15 mm lightweight support rods. It can also be supported from 15 mm or 19 mm bridgeplates using standard adapters. More information: www.arri.com
Redrock Micro microMatteBox Deluxe Bundle is a universal matte box system that accommodates any lens–whether camcorder, film camera, DSLR or 35mm lens adapter. With its convenient swing-away design, this cinema-grade lens attachment allows the use of 4×4″ and 4×5.65″ professional filters that can rotate 360° or be easily swapped out for different looks. More information: www.bhphotovideo.com
Other accessories: Manfrotto 701 hdv fluid head, micro clamps, zacuto zamerican arm, Manfrotto mini ball head and other stuff.
Filed under: Documentary, making of | Tags: 7D, Dansu, documentary, eyespy handheld, Juge Heikkila, lithuania, making of, Misko Iho, SEB
SEB commercial making of. Two days of shooting in Lithuania. Commercial production house: “Dansu”. Shooted with 7D and Redrock micro eyespy handheld.
Filed under: Fiction | Tags: 5d mark II, Book smuggler, fiction, HD, knygnesys, lithuania
Synopsis of the film:
Year 1869 – Lithuania is a part of Imperial Russia. Both Lithuanian written language and Lithuanian press are banished. But these oppressions are engaged by secret Lithuanian schools – where young people are thaught Lithuanian language and book smugglers start walking around villages and smuggling books to simple folk. Even if large part of society is still indifferent to Lithuanian national identity – book smuggler ranks are constantly growing.
Colorful life of nineteenth century Lithuanian country side, humor, adventures, dangers and hard choices… That’s only a little part of what scapegrace named Jurgis experiences when he meets book smuggler Mažvydas.
Premiere during Kino Pavasaris film festival in March 2011.
Official website: www.filmasknygnesys.lt
Short trailer of my diploma movie “Grandpa”.
A young 23 years old student living and studying in the city comes to visit his grandfather after a long long time. Once he arrives at his grandfather’s house and starts doing every day works, mysterious things start happening – oranges appear just out of nowhere. Eventually the young man realizes that it is some kind of a riddle. Will he find the answer in his childhood?
I got new Carl Zeiss Planar T* 1.4/50 ZE. I also have Carl Zeiss Planar T* 1.4/85 ZE. Contact for rental
Filed under: making of, Photos | Tags: behind the scenes, fiction, making of, making off, Photos
Short fiction movie directed by Ieva Javaityte. 2 nights of shooting. Release date – December 2010. Photos by Darius Šilėnas.
More information: www.respublika.lt
Filed under: My Equipment | Tags: canon remote, dslr remote trigger, remote start stop
Handle mounted DSLR remote trigger allows you to start and stop recording for Canon 5D/7D. Cable can be extended like 10-20 meters. Usually it helps when you are working in higher height (crane).
Historic feature movie (1868). All summer for preparation, 7 days of shooting. Premiere 2011 of spring.
Directed by Jonas Trukanas, produced by Justinas PiLou Piliponis, Paulius Juoceris, D.O.P. Saulius Lukosevicius.
Some links:
www.laikas.lt, www.respublika.lt, www.news.penki.lt, www.15min.lt, www.facebook.com
Filed under: Documentary, making of | Tags: 5d mark II, documentary, making of, stations of grief
Movie about the project.
First stage – January 20th-30th, 2010
Second stage – June 20th-27th, 2010
The project “Stations of Grief” is a creative workshop for students of history, arts, journalism or other humanitarian filed studies. During the project, people were be looking for unconventional ways to read the history of our countries, get acquainted with the personal side of history, talk about the meaning of memory in our communities, tell stories about the deportations, imprisonments and other experiences of the Balts in the times of Stalinist repressions.
At least i got my prize! Carl Zeiss 85mm f/1.4 from Can-Do International Film Festival.
5d mark II, HD lcd, digital sound recording, follow focus modified for tripod using.
Making off from photo session of Teddy boys collection.
Collection: Teddy Boys
Idea, Color & Cuts: Andrius Masauskas and Anatolijus Pajanok (Creative Team A∙∙Twins)
Make Up: Ala Volkova (Andre Team)
Stylist: Morta Moo*
Photo: Tomas Kauneckas (Ciklopas)
Video & editing: Saulius Lukosevicius
Filed under: My Equipment
Letus Extreme 35mm Adapter + Rods + handheld + follow focus
Used: An item that has been used previously. The item may have some signs of cosmetic wear, but is fully operational and functions as intended.
The Letus Extreme is 35mm adapter with only 1/2 stop of light loss. The perfect choice for the budget minded Indie Film maker.
I used this adapter with Sony PMW-EX1/EX3, JVC with 82mm diameter, canon mini dv 58mm, canon with 72mm diameter and other cameras. I used follow focus with diameter of these lenses (75mm, 60mm, 68mm). You can bought more from http://www.indisystem.com/.
More photos: http://picasaweb.google.lt/saulius.lukosevicius/LetusExtreme35mm#
My example with this equipment and sony xdcam ex-1: http://vimeo.com/2792656
Ebay link: www.ebay.com/lukosevicius
Filed under: Press
Documentary film “Get Trauma” (short version) won in Can Do International DSLR Film Festival. Documentary film is awarded in the sports event category. Prize – Zeiss ZE Lens of choice up to $1,283 in value – this covers the Zeiss 2/28 ZE, 2/35 ZE, 1.4/50 ZE, 1.4/85 ZE and 2/50 ZE lenses. This is second award for this film (best documentary award in dailyfilm.tv DSLR short film contest).
Filed under: My Equipment
I just bought new Marshall 7″ HD lcd. Special for Canon 5d mark II. If you want to rent this, please contact me.
