The death of the pointandshoot compact has been disastrous for all the major camera manufacturers, but its not all bad news. Find out why we think photographers are reaping the greatest. An american sets out with his motorbike to find both adventure and his sense of manhood, leading him on an extraordinary journey he could not have imagined, including fighting in the libyan revolution. Take your camera anywhere with waterproof, shockproof, and freezeproof digital camera options.
Before matthew vandyke was a guntoting rebel in libya, he was just a 29yearold with ocd, afraid of sugar. This scene should feel revelatory since, as he says, it absolutely transformed me. Charles askins describes, in terms from a bygone era, the. Trailer for point and shoot baltimore native matthew vandykes lifelong dream was to make an adventure film. Point and shoot feels like a film made by a storytellernot a journalistwho doesnt know he can ask followup questions.
In terms of image quality, dslrs are generally superior because of their larger sensors. Nikon coolpix digital cameras give you legendary nikon quality in a compact size. Point and shoots are by far the best selling type of. Manufacturers are clambering over themselves to offer the most attractive features to the last group of people willing to pay for a good camera, spurring the kind of innovation weve not seen in a long time. American matthew vandyke bought a motorcycle, picked up a camera and went off to fight in the libyan civil war. Compact cameras overview waterproof, shockproof, zoom. Point and shoot trailer 2014 trailer addict movie trailers. In februrary, 2011, 32year old matthew vandyke left baltimore and set off for libya to help rebels. Winner of the grand jury prize at the 2014 tribeca film festival, point and shoot chronicles the journey of matthew vandyke, a timid 27yearold who leaves his home in baltimore and sets off on a. Currys not patient enough to get inside his subjects head, so the film often feels as rushed as its title implies. The best pointandshoot cameras for 2019 digital trends. Point and shoot captures the birth of a warrior on film. I know this is an slr discussion board, but just as i sometimes take breaks from shooting slrs to shoot a simple camera, i thought we could take a break from talking about slrs. The best pointandshoot camera is the sony rx100 vii.
Mackie explores cincy before movie shoot begins wcpo. Most cameras produced after the late 1980s use 35mm point and shoot camera film, which is among the reasons why point and shoot cameras are sometimes also known as 35mm point and shoot. Point and shoot official trailer 2014 matt vandyke. Point and shoot 2014 stream and watch online moviefone. Point and shoot 2014 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Favorite film point and shoot pentax or not do you ever take your film point and shoot as your only camera i. Festivals and tagged 2014 tribeca film festival, awards, festivals, point and shoot, tribeca film festival, zero motivation comments alma andreescu may 12, 2016 11. Unfortunately, marshall curry, the director, failed to craft matthew vandykes movie length selfie into a worthwhile documentary. Its autofocus and premium features rival cameras twice its size. Apr 14, 2017 before matthew vandyke was a guntoting rebel in libya, he was just a 29yearold with ocd, afraid of sugar. Favorite film pointandshoot pentax or not do you ever take your film pointandshoot as your only camera i. So in 2007, he embarks on a crash course in manhood, a solo journey across north africa and the middle east with only his video camera and a motorbike. October 31, 2014 winner of the grand jury prize at the 2014 tribeca film festival, point and shoot chronicles the journey of matthew vandyke, a timid 27yearold who leaves his home in baltimore and sets off on a selfdescribed crash course in manhood through the middle east.
Unfortunately, marshall curry, the director, failed to craft matthew vandykes movielength selfie into a worthwhile documentary. The hype train for pointandshoots travels faster than a japanese shinkansen, and seems to change tracks more often than a hobo runnin from the law. Find low everyday prices and buy online for delivery or instore pickup. Rent point and shoot 2014 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. Point and shoot is a riveting documentary and a disturbing portrait of a pampered americans crash course in. Database of movie trailers, clips and other videos for point and shoot 2014. May 06, 2017 the hype train for pointandshoots travels faster than a japanese shinkansen, and seems to change tracks more often than a hobo runnin from the law. As with werner herzogs grizzly man, point and shoot is a study of. Directed by marshall curry, the film lists unknown or not available as a castmember.
Oct 09, 2014 point and shoot official trailer 2014 directed by twotime academy award nominated documentary filmmaker marshall curry. One month its the olympus stylus epic, next its the yashica tseries, and after that its the. Aim point shoot 20 a single father, just released from prison, tries to create the best life possible for his daughter. Director joe lynch tweeted a photo from the 2015 movie. Choose pocketsize pointandshoot formats for budgetfriendly convenience. But these scenes, represented through imagistic animated flashbacks, arent especially moving. But point and shoot is at its most brilliant when vandyke and curry tease out the nuanced issues of narcissism and anxiety. They have fixed lenses, while dslrs let you select which lens works best for your style or your subject matter.
Aug 06, 2018 cincinnati the director of point blank, the netflix original movie filming in the queen city, appeared ready to get to work monday. Winner of the best documentary award at the tribeca film festival, point. In this weeks article taken from the january 1955 issue, col. Point and shoot posted on november 18, 2014 by rogerinorlando in a cinema recently overrun with combat documentaries, marshall currys point and shoot manages a first.
Pointandshoots are by far the best selling type of separate camera, as distinct from camera phones. Sep 19, 2014 the death of the point and shoot compact has been disastrous for all the major camera manufacturers, but its not all bad news. Rent point and shoot 2014 starring matthew vandyke on dvd and bluray. Marshall currys point and shoot chronicles the metamorphosis. Every thursday well share an article from the american rifleman archives. Oct 31, 2014 point and shoot, which won the best documentary feature award at the 2014 tribeca film festival, is many things, not the least of them one mans preening selfadvertisement for his. Apr 24, 2014 video archive for the film point and shoot, which has a domestic theatrical release in the year of 2014. Pointandshoot digital cameras are smaller compared to the large frames of dslrs. It was produced by marshall curry, elizabeth martin and matthew vandyke. In point and shoot, wouldbe warrior details his odyssey. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing point and shoot near you. Once you select rent youll have 14 days to start watching the movie and 48 hours to finish it. In terms of image quality, dslrs are generally superior because of.
Panasonic lumix fz 4k point and shoot camera, 16x leica dc varioelmarit f2. The 35mm film is wellknown because it can easily load and operate the film automatically compared to the 110 or disc films used in these types of cameras. There are currently three videos available for the film, of which two are trailers, as listed below. Cameras record the evolving relationship between a photographer and his model. Check out larger dslrstyle cameras for more versatility to adapt to more challenging settings. Every few months, it seems, another pointandshoot camera becomes the talk of the town. The pointandshoot category encompasses everything from pocketable cameras. Oct 31, 2014 point and shoot synopsis matt vandyke travels to libya, buys a motorcycle and a camera, and documents his experiences in the fight against muammar gaddafi until his capture. Cincinnati the director of point blank, the netflix original movie filming in the queen city, appeared ready to get to work monday. Find out where to watch, buy, and rent point and shoot online on moviefone. Winner, best documentary feature award, 2014 tribeca film festival. Official page for point and shoot, the latest film from twotime oscar nominated director marshall curry. Point and shoot digital cameras are smaller compared to the large frames of dslrs. Point and shoot, which won the best documentary feature award at the 2014 tribeca film festival, is many things, not the least of them one mans preening selfadvertisement for his.
Point and shoot 2014 is a bizarrely fascinating documentary, recording the adventures of matt vandyke, a young american from baltimore who ended up fighting in and filming the war in libya that saw the overthrow of col. Point and shoot, the documentary film by twotime academy award nominated filmmaker marshall curry, follows matt vandyke, who set off on a 35,000 mile motorcycle adventure that eventually led him to libya, where he joined the rebels fighting dictator muammar gaddafi. Point and shoot is a 2014 documentary film written and directed by marshall curry. Most use focus free lenses or autofocus for focusing, automatic systems for setting the exposure options, and have flash units built in.
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