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I was given an open brief to make a film for an environmental conference. A low budget and fast turnaround lead to this idea - using the metaphor of time running out as a backdrop for the message.

The 500 million elephants of the title refers to the weight of waste the world creates every year. Scary statistic.

Shot with a EX1 sporting a Letus Extreme and a 105mm macro with variety of extension tubes and diopters.

Edited my Andy Oates. Music by John Hendicott

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KL 1 year ago

cool!
Daniele Ciabattoni 1 year ago

good!!!
Víctor Aguinaco 1 year ago

Very nice. Visual state of art.

Please, could you make it downloadable???

Thanks a million!!!
David Betteridge 1 year ago

Thanks, glad you like it. Download away
PPRO 1 year ago

love it! very nice
M.C. Studios 1 year ago

it's amazing! how have you done it? is it possible to make such cool effects in after effects´?
David Betteridge 1 year ago

It was composited on Final Cut which is nowhere near as powerful as After Effects so I guess so. A lot of the look is in the photography but the layering is definitely possible in AE.
Adam Docker 1 year ago

Love it
Carrotkid 1 year ago

A very well made film indeed with an equally great message. I thought it was fantastic - I've been pondering the idea of producing films on environmental issues for a while now and seeing a film as greatly put together as this one really inspires me to do so in the near future. Great job with this film!
David Betteridge 1 year ago

Thanks very much glad you like it
vj_waky 1 year ago

Wow, great job!
Slava Kouznetsov 1 year ago

Excellent work! Very well made. Did you use a stock footage of the clocks?
I like it very much!
David Betteridge 1 year ago

I shot all the footage of the clocks and watches, the stock footage was all the film leaders and grunge layered over it. Glad you liked it thank you.
Barış Akyüz 1 year ago

I really LOVE it!
SPP 1 year ago

Great macro shots and amazing soundtrack.
A real piece of video-art!
Dimitris Christou 1 year ago

Hope there is still enough TIME for us to act.
Miguel Monteagudo 1 year ago

beautiful compositions. I like colors and good choice of music and tempo. Great work. Great message.
Maxwell GS 1 year ago

Magnificent!
Samu Ainesmaa 1 year ago

Oh dear sweet beard of MOSES :O

That was pretty damn good! What was that song? Amaaaaazing track. The edit and every single shot was pure gold. Love it. Very inspiring, thank you for this.
Jim McCrain 1 year ago

Very Good. Tough message made simple.
Chris Newman 11 months ago

Stunning, I love everything about it. Nice work!! What is the name of the song?
David Betteridge 11 months ago

The song was composed by a composer called John Hendicott of Pink Punk especially for the film
Marc Krier 11 months ago

Excellent work. Deserves to be seen by a wide audience. Amazing how you used the "clock is ticking" metaphor for the catastrophe we are heading towards. Thank you for sharing this movie.
Robert Lyon 11 months ago

What stock library has those film effects? I'd love to get my hands on some. If you don't mind giving up the source. Well done piece.
David Betteridge 11 months ago

Got most of them from iStockphoto, it's a really useful site and very inexpensive.
Survival International 11 months ago

This was brilliant. Very rich footage.
robertanderson 11 months ago

love how it looks really not like Ex1, good content and images
David Kirkland 11 months ago

great job
Rachel 11 months ago

really loved this video...very well done
Kyrre Larsen 11 months ago

A both effective and artistic way to tell a message. Very impressive!
Andy Shcherbin 11 months ago

Amazing!!!!
amankerstudio 11 months ago

nice..!!

"Shot with a EX1 sporting a Letus Extreme and a 105mm macro" wish i had too..:)
Marc Aitken 10 months ago

Beautiful from start to finish.
sodazot 10 months ago

Excellent film! I like it very much!
Matt Cordy | U.W.Productions 2 months ago

This is really good, well done :)