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First Frames
Title animation and invisible VFX for "First Frames" - Ilie Mitaru's documentary about children and photography in earthquake-affected communities in Turkey.
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Project Overview
Project Type
Short film
DIRECTED BY
Ilie Mitaru
PRODUCED BY
Zeynep Bilginsoy
Danielle Boelling
Thalia Mavros
Ilie Mitaru
Joe Plummer
Danielle Boelling
Thalia Mavros
Ilie Mitaru
Joe Plummer
PRODUCTION COMPANY
WePresent by WeTransfer
First Frames documents photographer Serbest Salih’s mobile darkroom journey through earthquake-affected communities in Turkey, where children pick up a camera - many for the first time - and turn it on their own lives. The film treats them as collaborators rather than subjects, and the intimacy of the footage demanded VFX work to match: unobtrusive shot stabilization, digital retouching, and a title animation that sets the tone without overpowering the quiet humanity of the film.