Rise of Polaroid in China - Shooting 20x24, meeting Polaroid Shanghai
In An Instant
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On the second installment of In An Instant: Inside China, we explore the country's sudden obsession with Polaroid. We meet China's largest camera, a real-deal Polaroid 20x24 system in Shanghai, we break bread with the new Polaroid China office, and are introduced to a trailblazer who led Polaroid's first arrival in China during the country's reform and opening up period in the 80s and 90s.
Credits:
Writer/director/editor - Ben Fraternale
Cinematographer - Henry Thong (@henrythong)
Translation Support - Rengu Zhang
Production Support - Jesse & Sonja Lin
20x24 Studio Shanghai - @林蔚健
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I watched episode 1 last week, and this episode today, and Ben, this is by far the best episodes of In An Instant ever! It's been so insightful seeing you in a different culture and finding out about Polaroid in a totally different part of the world, and all the history that no one knew about in regards to the relationship with the magic format! Your passion for the format, really shows and language is no barrier where there is that much love for the medium. I can't wait for Episode 3.
Also the part of Madam Wang passing had me welling up. I had no idea of her, so to bring it to the forefront, was such a marvelous thing to do.
I was over in Japan last year and met up with Akio Nakai and I was also surprised the lack of presence of Polaroid over there, but thankfully there is now a Polaroid Japan in existence. (I dont have enough material to make a full blown video, but I will make it in my own Be Kind Rewind stylee)
Rise of Polaroid in China - Shooting 20x24, meeting Polaroid Shanghai
In An Instant
39,246 views
On the second installment of In An Instant: Inside China, we explore the country's sudden obsession with Polaroid. We meet China's largest camera, a real-deal Polaroid 20x24 system in Shanghai, we break bread with the new Polaroid China office, and are introduced to a trailblazer who led Polaroid's first arrival in China during the country's reform and opening up period in the 80s and 90s.
Credits:
Writer/director/editor - Ben Fraternale
Cinematographer - Henry Thong (@henrythong)
Translation Support - Rengu Zhang
Production Support - Jesse & Sonja Lin
20x24 Studio Shanghai - @林蔚健
You can follow me on IG at instagram.com/the.instantgram and find us on Patreon here: Patreon: inaninstantchannel
And, above all else, please for the love of gosh demolish that subscribe button. Grazie!