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3. MOVE

by Rick Mereki

7 months ago

2. LEARN

by Rick Mereki

7 months ago

1. EAT

by Rick Mereki

7 months ago

3 guys, 44 days, 11 countries, 18 flights, 38 thousand miles, an exploding volcano, 2 cameras and almost a terabyte of footage... all to turn 3 ambitious linear concepts based on movement, learning and food ....into 3 beautiful and hopefully compelling short films.....

= a trip of a lifetime.

move, eat, learn

Rick Mereki : Director, producer, additional camera and editing
Tim White : DOP, producer, primary editing, sound
Andrew Lees : Actor, mover, groover

These films were commissioned by STA Travel Australia: youtube.com/watch?v=Xc0d510zTA4

Thanks heaps to Adam Fyfe, Brendan, Simon and Crissy at STA.

All Music composed and performed by Kelsey James (kelseyanne.james@gmail.com)
Soundtrack available here:
itunes.apple.com/au/album/whistle-if-you-need-me-learn/id456230196

Music Recorded and mixed by Jake Phillips

Colour Grade : Edel Rafferty and Roslyn Di sisto
Online Edit : Peter Mirecki

Assistance in titles and production design : Lee Gingold, Jason Milden, Rohan Newman

Big Ups to Michelle, Kiri, Renee, Hana, Andre, Ross, Bernie & Julie for your patience and support and awesomeness.....

Huge Thanks to :
Marco, Juliana and Julio at GAP Argentina and Peru
Ariana Cardenas, Toni Figuera and cooltra scooters in Barcelona,
Abete Zanetti Glass blowing school, Murano, Venice (abatezanetti.it)
Annabel, Rosario and Carolina (Pitu) in France
Juane and Andrea from the Princeca Insolenta hostel in Chile

Thank you all for your kind words and encouragement. The response has been phenomenal and overwhelming. We never thought this little project would reach out to so many people. x

Credits

Rick Mereki
Director
Tim White
Camera, Editor

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Arien1986 7 months ago

wow!!
Elliot Van Orman Productions 5 months ago

Amazing!
Kiwi Heffeque 4 months ago

(At least) two of them in Spain! =D
HDtimelapse.net 2 months ago

Superb!
Tom Scott 1 month ago

Watch California Daylight | Time Lapse on Vimeo! vimeo.com/user7499655/california-daylight-time-lapse
9bytz 1 week ago

Yes I love these videos! First one I saw was Move. The whole idea behind these videos is so cool. I travelled a lot in my life, and when I see these videos I wish I would have done that with some kind of plan by forehand. Something that gives your trip an extra dimension. So cool. And so different compared to most travel videos made after a trip. Hopefully there will be more of these in the future!

I featured the video on my blog:
9bytz.com/guy-learns-on-his-around-the-world-trip/
Blake Whitman 7 months ago

Swishblog!
Tom Scott 1 month ago

Watch California Daylight | Time Lapse on Vimeo! vimeo.com/user7499655/california-daylight-time-lapse
Laura Middour 7 months ago

ummm wow these are incredible!
Stephen R. McFadden 7 months ago

I can already see these videos being on all the blogs and having a gazzillion hits by tomorrow. Super nice work on all three videos. Short, creative and to the point. I love them!
Elliot Van Orman Productions 5 months ago

Me Too.
passport to eat 7 months ago

beautiful. i love them all.
Elliot Van Orman Productions 5 months ago

Me Too.
Tommy Azzola 7 months ago

Amaazing guys. You´re welcome whenever yo want to return to Argentina.
fotovideo 7 months ago

Unos reportajes que da gusto ver, lástima que duren tan poco. :) Muy buenos!!!!!
ala 7 months ago

guys you are the best!
Daniel Sutton-Klein 7 months ago

Wow, I can imagine theres a story behind every shot :)
Max Wing 7 months ago

wonderful cut, great scenes! absolute great footage!
Choi Dahwoon 7 months ago

i realy realy realy like your video!
Dan Hashemi 7 months ago

Ok, between your three shorts, you have officially become "The World's Most Interesting Man"...I would pitch yourself to Dos Equis beer and replace the current guy, lol
Osahon Tongo 7 months ago

I agree
niki hopson 6 months ago

agreed :)
Erdenebaatar 7 months ago

awesome
eyeznearz 7 months ago

g-r-e-a-t
Joshua 7 months ago

How can a person afford to do all of this cool stuff... am I the only one who is poor?
vaninha 6 months ago

no.... I guess I am also, but I will do something like this one day ^^
Alex Cican 5 months ago

nope, but when you're commissioned by a big company you basically have a limitless budget (STA Travel Australia is a travel organisation)

cool project
Sergio Morales 7 months ago

I'll join all of you guys in the next trip ;)
Tristen Espenscheid 7 months ago

wow this is great! looks like you had fun xd
Daniel Martin 7 months ago

I think I like this better than "Move"... Trip of a lifetime!
Great job guys!
Jack Murrey 7 months ago

Damn man.
qh! 7 months ago

Beautiful!
Stuart Atkins 7 months ago

holy crap man, that was amazing
Justin Woodcock 7 months ago

Dang you guys... I've watched MOVE several times today now, and just watched LEARN right now. Simply amazing. I've shown these to some others, a few of them pretty critical and have only got positive feedback from them all. Keep up the energy!
Howeitzer 7 months ago

Keep kicking ass dude!
nati acevedo 7 months ago

De verdad algo bello amaria hacerlo con mis amigas
vargasz abolcs 7 months ago

i love the shoot with the elephant !
Mihael Tominšek 7 months ago

OK:) This video is just something better to watch today. It is completely different than "MOVE". I like very much the "move-transitions" between scenes. Scenes are just long enugh too see something, and movie have some story. Great one!

(I gave LIKE to this one.)
Kind regards.
Yongho Moon 7 months ago

Awesome work. Love the transitions.
Ralev 7 months ago

the best investment I've seen recently in Vimeo :) and nice video, of course.
QBeta 7 months ago

Are you guys doing this for a travel show or something? these are awesome!
ShaneCycles 7 months ago

Wish I had the gear, know how and inspiration to make this kind of film:)
Aaron 7 months ago

I love this series.
sukhoi37 7 months ago

love it!
another inspiration work.
thanks for sharing.
Maria Figueiras 7 months ago

Love it, i wish i was there, in each one of those experiences! Thanx again for sharing!
Rob Antill 7 months ago

transitions are sweet! Well thought out.
Mighty Productive 6 months ago

Agreed. The transitions are fantastic.
Jazz Anderson 7 months ago

Thats really cool. And what are the transitions effect called? as i've been trying to work out how to do the ones you used for a while.
Tristen Espenscheid 7 months ago

its called Swishblog.
Dominik Chovan 6 months ago

i looking for something called like swishblog..but i cant find nothing. are you sure that you typed here right?
Jazz Anderson 6 months ago

vimeo.com/blog:418
césar lopes 7 months ago

Where is the Samba?? Come to Brazil!
Yann 7 months ago

whouaaaa...
very beautiful movie, beautiful breath
thanks for the short trip.
Travis Marceau 7 months ago

I'm curious... How did you organize all of these lessons? Some looked like classes, others one on one, did you track down the teachers online? ask around locally? how much would the average one set you back, etc...
Jools 7 months ago

Yes I'd like to know too. I want to start planning a trip around the world :)
Mesut Kaya 7 months ago

great transitions and overall nice work guys...love all three of them :)
Sei Kim 7 months ago

inspiring!
Stadtblickwinkel 7 months ago

Awesome!
Flameball Productions 7 months ago

Love your work guys...
Fuckin wicked!!
BluVideoGenova 7 months ago

nice !!!!! Fantastic!
Tony Goff 7 months ago

I think most women want to marry you know. How did you pay/organize all this? Loving the videos.
Jeremy White 7 months ago

Get work guys! What kind of pre-production did you guys do?
kumo 7 months ago

Excellent!!! All your work!!I hope to see more.
Justin Pereira 7 months ago

Amazing! Great inspiration!

I'm curious to know what camera you used and if you used a steady cam?
SpookyPublicEnemy 7 months ago

Fake and grey.
There is not more travel spirit in this than in a tourist shop selling the same t shirt "I love (insert city name here) "
Brian E. Bothwell 7 months ago

cynic
Marco Heleno 7 months ago

I like it!
morethanpassion 7 months ago

Interesting experiment, I mean the 3 short movies togheter and each single one. I like the original idea.
Millefiore Clarkes 7 months ago

this one made me cry a little.
Panda 7 months ago

awesome!!!!!!!
Art Silva 7 months ago

I would pay good money to see a short documentary series from you guys.
Fabian Tejada 7 months ago

Traveling like a Baüs!
Adam 7 months ago

awsome idea and make :D
Karen Lindholm-Rynkiewicz 7 months ago

Life is so full of everyday wonders- traveling just makes it possible to see this more clearly.
Travis Wears 7 months ago

You should think about doing a blog post or a making of video to show/tell how you pulled these off and what kind of pre-production/production methods were involved. I bet it'd be super interesting.
Chris Figat 7 months ago

This is brilliant stuff, LEARN is my favorite of the three. Agreed that I'd love to hear more about the trip, where you went, etc.
Jackie Chen 7 months ago

I love the style of editing here (the idea of the almost constant cuts in movement is brilliant ! I guess you had it pretty clear in mind from the beginning)

Do I still need to mention that all your 3 videos are just epic awesomeness of cosmic proportions, or haven't you got your share of sheer praising yet ?
Jason Sherman 7 months ago

Highly inspiring. Thanks guys!
Mark Strano 7 months ago

Very moving!
kettlepot 7 months ago

I love the concept of the series. For me, this one is what travel is all about. Learning about other cultures and experiences makes our individual experiences all the better.
John P 7 months ago

Amazing videos guys...truly inspiring
Abram Hodgens 7 months ago

epic :) was that capoeira at 0:32?
Jobsamuel Núñez 7 months ago

Simple y espléndido.
Karlito 7 months ago

nice ! but 44 days only, it was rush time no? you should have profit more in each country.
Esteban bustos 7 months ago

the elephant scene rocks
Paul Buranosky 7 months ago

Brilliant! Simply inspiring.
paul gustafson 7 months ago

This is flipping brilliant!!! love it.
Moth to Flame Films 7 months ago

Incredible work. Beautiful. Epic.
be bright 7 months ago

Here's yet another comment filled with awe. I love that each video has its own style, but there's still something that is distinctly "yours" in them all. Sort of like Coen Bros films. ;)

People should only travel the world if they're going to be as creative as you guys! Thank you for sharing your experiences in such a beautiful and well-done way.
Axel Clissen 7 months ago

Pure inspiration. Thank you.
spritzvisuals 7 months ago

Agh! also amazing!
Traveling Triplets 7 months ago

yes yes yes yes yes
spencer and kylie 7 months ago

said it once, i'll say it again - you guys did AMAZING!!!!!!!!
Jason Chatfield 7 months ago

Mr Lees, You may or may not have the most symmetrical head on planet Earth.
Filmic Productions 7 months ago

Really great stuff!
Gustavo Nieto 7 months ago

Congrats!!
Kie Artis 7 months ago

fantastic stuff guys! very inspirational
Gill Davies 7 months ago

Magic!
Roberto Nickson 7 months ago

What an incredible series of videos! I am inspired. Well done guys.
Tom-Daniel Laugerud 7 months ago

Love your series guys!!! :D Great shots! Out of curiosity, what camera(s) did you use?