Friday, 26 March 2010
Friday, 12 March 2010
Monday, 8 March 2010
Wednesday, 3 March 2010
"taking mountain film to a new level of cinematography and story telling" LLAMFF Film Festival (Awarded Best Feature)
The asgard Project - 'A masterpiece of adventure filmmaking'
'arguably the most ambitious climbing documentary film of all time'. Review from Planet Fear.
http://www.planetfear.com/reviews/The_Asgard_Project_1064.html
Monday, 8 February 2010
Review from Nat Geo about the Talk in London
Ian Burton’s talk at the Adventure Travel Show was exactly what the event needed.
Burton’s knowledge of his subject matter is obvious to everyone, matched only by his enthusiasm for his job and passion for adventure filmmaking. The use of strategic videos within the presentation was a great touch – enlivening the audience to see and feel as if they were at Mount Asgard with the adventurous guerrilla filmmakers.
If I was to make one criticism of what was a splendid talk it would be in relation to the part where Burton played a clip recreating the sound of breaking ice under his feet while filming. It was an impressive moment in the talk, but a moment made slightly less memorable by the fact that Burton then went on to explain how the sound was made on his computer; far better for effect to leave the audience guessing about the origin of the sound for future talks perhaps, unless explicitly asked for.
This is nothing more than a minor criticism however of what was a very good talk, with the Aurora Borealis and the inspiring time-lapse sequence an excellent conclusion. It is easy to tell how well a talk such as this is received from the number of questions provoked by the audience afterwards – and with the audience wowed they couldn’t help but throw countless questions at Ian about this extraordinary adventure.
If you see the name Ian Burton at any film festivals or adventure shows in the future – be sure to head along, you will not be disappointed.
Burton’s knowledge of his subject matter is obvious to everyone, matched only by his enthusiasm for his job and passion for adventure filmmaking. The use of strategic videos within the presentation was a great touch – enlivening the audience to see and feel as if they were at Mount Asgard with the adventurous guerrilla filmmakers.
If I was to make one criticism of what was a splendid talk it would be in relation to the part where Burton played a clip recreating the sound of breaking ice under his feet while filming. It was an impressive moment in the talk, but a moment made slightly less memorable by the fact that Burton then went on to explain how the sound was made on his computer; far better for effect to leave the audience guessing about the origin of the sound for future talks perhaps, unless explicitly asked for.
This is nothing more than a minor criticism however of what was a very good talk, with the Aurora Borealis and the inspiring time-lapse sequence an excellent conclusion. It is easy to tell how well a talk such as this is received from the number of questions provoked by the audience afterwards – and with the audience wowed they couldn’t help but throw countless questions at Ian about this extraordinary adventure.
If you see the name Ian Burton at any film festivals or adventure shows in the future – be sure to head along, you will not be disappointed.
Monday, 1 February 2010
Nat Geo Explores Workshop
The 'How to Win a Losing Battle' talk went down a storm at the adventure travel show in London this weekend, eyes were on stalks as Ian explained the intricate ways he filmed the stunning timelapses for the adventure film epic The Asgard Project from www.posingproductions.com
For info and to book Ian for your event, call Emma Ashcroft at www.sharronashcroft.com or 01422 883090
Thursday, 14 January 2010
National Geographic
Next stop for the Guerrilla Filmmaking tour is the Adventure Travel show in London's Royal Horticultural Halls on the 30th January 2010 for natgeoadventure.
See you their!
See you their!
What is the Guerrilla Filmmaking tour
The Guerrilla Filmmaking lecture tells the stories of adventure cameraman Ian Burton and his struggle with low budgets, failing gear, extreme locations and arctic weather as he films world class adventurer Leo Houlding and team climb Mount Asgard (pictured left) in the arctic. The Asgard Project from Alastair Lee and Posing Productions was shot in August 2009 and reinvents adventure filmmaking. 
The trip starts to go wrong from day one, so how do the two man film crew of Alastair Lee and Ian Burton manage to keep it together.
The talk includes the films BOND style trailer, a collection of world class photos, and video clips both from the film and behind the scenes.
The Guerrilla Filmmaking talk is of interest to anyone from film schools to festivals, as well as businesses and anyone interested in inspirational stories of struggle, adaptation and survival.
To book Ian for a talk at your event follow this link
Amazing Start to Guerrilla tour
An overwhelming start to the Guerrilla Filmmaking tour as Ian stuns his audience with dramatic stories from filming this years Posing Production epic.Kendal Film Festival was blown away by the visual spectacle of The Asgard Project, Robin Ashcroft, director of the festival said, 'Awesome, Ian's enthusiasm is infectious'.
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