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by Mike Randolph

1 year ago

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In the city of Tarragona, Spain, castellers gather every two years to see who can build the highest, most intricate human castles. This uniquely Catalan tradition requires astonishing strength, finesse, and balance. Not to mention courage.

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Pau Plana
3 hours ago
Jason Fields
11 hours ago
Kelly Gallaher
21 hours ago
Danny Breuer
2 days ago
Rayo
3 days ago
Jac Lane
3 days ago
M.J.R.B.
3 days ago
Inés Bartual
5 days ago
Oliver
6 days ago
Materia
6 days ago

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RJ Evans 1 year ago

Marvellous! I was looking for some video to go along with a piece I had just finished and came across this. Thanks ever so much! Wonderfully shot!

kuriositas.com/2010/11/human-towers-of-castellers.html
Andrew Reid 1 year ago

Great blog, loved the photos. This video and it's contents blew my mind :)
cmerry 1 year ago

wonderful!
Damian 1 year ago

Awesome!
captainLAGER 1 year ago

Fantastic film. Great job!
Mike Nelson 1 year ago

Wonderful! What did you shoot this with?
Mike Randolph 1 year ago

Thanks to all for your kind comments. It was shot with a 5DMKII and a variety of lenses, mostly a 70-200.
Victor Ontavilla 1 year ago

Amazing very well done!
Mike Randolph 1 year ago

Thank you!
Archos 1 year ago

Spanish are risky
Paula Carvalho 1 year ago

incredible! it is on my blog! planeta.jovempan.com.br! tks for sharing!
Mike Randolph 1 year ago

Great! Obrigado. ...is that correct?
GSB 1 year ago

Fantastic edit! Great combination of closeups and long shots, excellent sound design.
Olé !
Mike Randolph 1 year ago

Thanks Paula and GSB.
GSB 1 year ago

My pleasure. By the way, it's hard to believe you were shooting this alone with just one camera. Your combination of shots from different moments of the show to creat the impression of multiple cameras is superb. Yes, the educated eye can see that some things are a tiny bit inconsistent, but to do this with one camera - and no reruns - is really an achievement.
Olphus 1 year ago

Those kids are truly brave!
Jason Husby 1 year ago

Brilliantly filmed and edited, a triumph of the beauty and creativity of the human spirit, gracias!
keny 1 year ago

I'm glad you did this fantastic job with this amazing tradition.

It is a tipical tradition from Catalonia. Spain is a country with such a big number of diferent cultures and is nice you did this job with one of them!

Thanks for sharing!
Mike Randolph 1 year ago

Thanks keny. It really is an amazing Catalan tradition, and I'm pleased that you think I did it justice.
pointpointclick 1 year ago

Especially well paced, and top notch in every regard.
Mike Randolph 1 year ago

Glad you liked it...
Christofer Pak 1 year ago

Yes truly amazing, both the event it self and your capturing it =)
wik 1 year ago

special program about the last season tv3.cat/3alacarta/beta/#/videos/3185970
good work!
jordi sala 1 year ago

Some recent castells:

vimeo.com/16648542

vimeo.com/16648569
john davis 1 year ago

Having walked to work on a miserable day, this brought a big smile to my face.
Superb.

Thank God some countries still let people take risks.
Moldevius 1 year ago

Fantastic!!!
you've captured the essence of an ancient tradition!!
thanks!!!!
The Film Artist 1 year ago

Amazing work, even the kids have a go, some of those images are dramatic, love the last scene! :) Added to vimeo.com/channels/worldhd
Isaiah Headen 1 year ago

Amazing. Stupid, but amazing.
Dan Freeman 1 year ago

Amazing! I have never heard of this! What an incredible thing. Nicely shot, you really captured the atmosphere and excitement.
I love the shot of the girl going up and back down into her mother's arms. Great moment.
Thank you for posting this.
Mike Randolph 1 year ago

Thank you Dan, and thank you everyone.
nÖnÖ Marius 1 year ago

Wow ! Amazing !!
In your video, there is all emotions we found in this kind of 'ferias' !
Congratulation ! Great !
Hutcherson Bros. 1 year ago

The camera work was amazing!
Alex K Colby 1 year ago

simply amazing
Roser Giner Bruñó 1 year ago

Thanks Mike ! A wonderful and amazing video of our traditions. Your camera work superb. You have shown the real atmosphere of the castellers; unity, strength, persistence. Congratulations and thank you !
Mike Randolph 1 year ago

Moltes gràcies!
Lesley Topping 1 year ago

This is so great, I keep watching it.
Thanks for sharing.
Leizelle Guinness 1 year ago

I enjoyed this! amazing stuff
julie wuthnow 1 year ago

Wow - what fantastic subject matter, and so beautifully shot! This is a really inspiring piece of work.
toni tarifa 1 year ago

Felicitats per una bona feina!
Congratulations for good work!
Greetings from barcelona.
Mike Randolph 1 year ago

Gràcies!
logicalnot 1 year ago

(I am so extatic I don't know what to say. So I will just copy paste someone else comment: )
Wow - what fantastic subject matter, and so beautifully shot! This is a really inspiring piece of work.
Francois Cote 1 year ago

Un gros BRAVO !

Merci de partager :)
Mike Randolph 1 year ago

Un gros merci.
pairsis 1 year ago

pretty amazing, the guy at the end was pretty passionate as well.
Ian Wallace 1 year ago

Wow....
Xprezionfilms 1 year ago

Excelente video! :) muy bien echo! :)
Rodeo Live 1 year ago

Happy ending
Gökhun Güneyhan ( art href ) 1 year ago

great video with everything!
so much fun
Andrew Dassian 1 year ago

that is so cool
trollet 1 year ago

Mike, thanks a lot for this

Moltes gràcies de tot cor.
morgan adams 1 year ago

Great video.. Have watched it several times. Do you happen to know the name of the song?
wik 1 year ago

the song is called "Toc de castells", and it's used for know the status of the tower
translate.google.com/translate?js=n&prev=_t&hl=ca&ie=UTF-8&layout=2&eotf=1&sl=ca&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fca.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FM%25C3%25BAsica_de_castells
Ben 1 year ago

Awesome to see! I love the emotions and concentration on the faces.
Thora 1 year ago

Humanity was fascinating and the video was great! Thanks.
Danielle DeVIlle 1 year ago

wow this is incredible. you captured it wonderfully.
mike smith 1 year ago

impressive!!
Ben Landers 1 year ago

I was glued to the screen, that was intense! I hope nobody got seriously hurt, green team was amazing. Great video!
Jordan Kuo/真愛紀實 1 year ago

The green team so amazing,bravo,thanks for your sharing
Johnnie Behiri 1 year ago

Amazing. Thanks for sharing!
Charlie North 1 year ago

Wow!
Carina Novarese 1 year ago

Great job. I just tweeted it. Can I reproduce it in the web site of a uruguayan newspaper? observa.com.uy. Thanks!
Mike Randolph 1 year ago

Sure.
mikel angel Prat 1 year ago

Is exciting to see how many people are discovering this Catalan tradition!
Thanks Mike for post this emotive video
Gràcies!!!
Andrew Doig 1 year ago

Interesting,will have to visit
Angeline Gragasin 1 year ago

This was unexpectedly moving and suspenseful. Well chosen subject, and a short story well told. :)
sergiorosa 1 year ago

I saw this in Barcelona this year. It was amazing. Great video.
Eardog Productions 1 year ago

incredible! gracias!
Sara 1 year ago

Wonderful job, very exciting. Congrats for the job! Cheers from Spain :)
Logi 1 year ago

holding. thats the key for all! :')
Ludovic Jolivet 1 year ago

Great event! Great footage! Thank you.
you vs. yr 1 year ago

Beautiful, thank you.
Miranda Studios TV 1 year ago

whoa so many colors. it's great to look at!
Liam Dewhurst 1 year ago

We can't even throw lollies at a santa parade in New Zealand. Good to see clean dangerous fun every now and then...
irma Crusat 1 year ago

El vídeo impressionant! Castellers endevant :)
Sifu Trenoops 1 year ago

You tell stories very well. This was emotional for me as if I were there.
Jeffrey Biri 1 year ago

so cool! very awesome
Toni Oriol 1 year ago

Absolutely amazing!
roston digital 1 year ago

this is my first time to see this kind of celebration i was totally amazed, thanks for sharing mike.
Motoshi_K 1 year ago

SUBARASHII_Video !
Awesome_Video:)
susleganov 1 year ago

wonderful!
mg 1 year ago

To see the kids, the way they crawl up and dawn is so heart-warming …
Marek Okon 1 year ago

what a beautiful culture.
Paul H Williams 1 year ago

There's something so positive and timeless about this...
Miller. 1 year ago

beautiful...!
Jason Williams 1 year ago

That was amazing man.... I loved that guy at the end.. you can see the struggle
Jason Williams 1 year ago

I forgot to say... the colors was amazing
OneClickFilms, LLC 1 year ago

That was so freakin' cool!!!!!!! I have to watch it again!
sailrx 1 year ago

Wow, that is amazing and you did a wonderful job capturing the essence of the event! It is always interesting seeing "traditions" from other countries. The trauma hospital worker side of me was glad to see helmets on the little ones!
Fishmansub 1 year ago

Visca Catalunya!!!! Congratulations!!!
terence foster 1 year ago

That was fantastic the children were brilliant it looked so dangerous Well done
ailatanotos 1 year ago

Genial!!!
Xavi Esteve 1 year ago

Love this video! Thanks for sharing amazing Catalan traditions :)
A.N Photo 1 year ago

I just signed in to thank you.

I used to participate in these events before I left for Ireland. Just brought back what I always had in mind about catalonia, a family big little working together.

Gracies de tot cor.
Gonçalo Barão da Cunha 1 year ago

AWESOME!!! never seen before, realy great! good job!
Eric Buist 1 year ago

That was wonderful! It would be very painful to fall off the top of one of those!
Chairman Ting 1 year ago

Awesome video! Made my palms sweat just from watching.
Daniel Hayek 1 year ago

Love those helmets!
Mike Randolph 1 year ago

Yeah, the kids wearing them remind me of the Great Gazoo from the Flintstones. Importantly, they are soft on the outside as well so nobody gets conked with a hard shell...
Tony Burkhart 1 year ago

That is awe inspiring. Great video!
Mike Randolph 1 year ago

Thanks!