Last Days of Summer: London based filmmaker captures the beauty of the capital on vintage camera

Rikki-Lee Bevan16 September 2017

As the warmer months draw to a close, a filmmaker has captured London’s summer in a new short film.

Ian Mantgani used a Bolex H1 SBM, 16mm, vintage camera to shoot Last of the London Summer.

His approach provides unique colours, textures and contrasts compared to current filming techniques.

Ian Mantgani filming on his Bolex H1 SBM 16mm camera
Ian Mantgani

Mr Mantgani said: “I was capturing summer scenes of London as part of what will be a colour sequence in an otherwise black-and-white feature film I'm developing - and it also occurred to me that the footage would make a nice standalone piece.

“There's something uniquely poignant about the end of summer."

And the capital provided a vast array of subjects for Ian to film.

He added: “I do think London is inherently filmable - a complex mesh of nature and development, of history and redevelopment, culture and commerce. And the people are so diverse and so majestic.”

Follow Ian on Twitter @mant_a_tangi

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