Explode, photos on Flickr

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: www.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/id...

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 (http://www.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

Watch this video on Vimeo. Video created by Rick Mereki.

Exploding Eggs by Paul Murphy

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Exloding colourful eggs

Exploding Palm technique by Andy Jones

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I like creating symmetry and patterns from nature... I know, this is not really real nature. But I like the flip flop of a horizon line. This in on the back side of the MGM Grand conference center. I just happened to look up, and thought, damn I wish I had my camera. D'oh, I did.

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Landscape with Building?

Nature, Forest or Trees?

Exploding Fifis by john austin

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Cherie of the Exploding Fifis. Reunion concert, Pig Out in the Park, Riverfront Park, Spokane, Washington.

Exploding Mines by ww2images archive

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Exploding Mines. Viareggio, Italy, 1944 - A huge blast of smoke and sand shoots skyward as large anti-tank mines are exploded on the beach at Viareggio, Italy, by the Engineers of the 92nd (Negro) Division. Mines were planted by Germans fearing an invasion from the sea. More than a hundred mines were exploded in this manner. ... USA ...

Explode by Giora Vered

Too bad that an idiot decided to paint the Anarchism sign on his forehead..

DSC_9541 by Steven Lam

Empty glass Christmas ornament shot from the left hand side of the picture.

Surprisingly these were cheap Costco glass ornaments, and they were surprisingly durable. This is the first time I would complain about the quality of a mass produced item!

Explode by kenny shields

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Liked the display by this lovely flower in Botanic Gardens, Glasgow

Exploding ... by dbuk2

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Exploding Tank Jump by eve.jones39

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Exploding Cake by Truly loving cakes

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First attempt at an exploding parcel cake

Exploding Stars by magru88Dreamer

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1/1/11- New year fire works. Im surprised that mycramra got such a good shot :)

LEARN on Vimeo by Rick Mereki by Vincent Stäger

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: www.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/id...

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 (http://www.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

Watch this video on Vimeo. Video created by Rick Mereki.

Caution: Exploding Pizza by Steven Brandist

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An caution sign showing an exploding Pizza with Pepperoni, and some kind of square vegetables or maybe cheese squares.

Either way it looks very dangerous.

exploding sun by Birdseed Collective

anthony garcia sr. refrigerator bricks

exploding MDR-7506s by Johanna Beyenbach

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Exploding Cosmos II by Marie and Alistair Knock

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The Milky Way core appears out of the clouds above the Alajuela landscape in north-western Costa Rica, as villagers sleep in isolated dwellings below.

Exploding Lily by David Boyd

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Traverse City, Michigan

Exploding Poo by Marie