Wooden boatbuilding - Faber Navalis: a film by Maurizio Borriello
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 26 พ.ย. 2024
- Restoration of a wooden ship recognized as historical maritime treasure by the Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage.
Faber Navalis is Latin for Boatbuilder: words in an ancient language for describing an ancient profession.
It might seem just a video about the restoration of a wooden ship, but the actual subject of this documentary film is the state of mind of its shipwright: an Italian researcher in maritime ethnography who decided to learn boat building skills in order to understand the tacit knowledge hidden behind the construction of a wooden ship.
This film is an experiment in autobiographical ethnography in which the shipwhright is also the filmmaker, at the same time director and directed, both silent artisan and self-aware documentarist: a combination of aesthetics and ethnography which attempts to bring out an inner dimension that may only with difficulty, if it all, be rendered with propositional prose.
I’m an Italian boatbuilder, filmmaker and independent researcher in cultural anthropology.
My major areas of interest are coastal communities, boatbuiding technology and transmission of knowledge. My research interests focus on maritime cultures of the Indian Ocean from ethnographic and archaeological perspectives. This video is a chapter of my lifelong participant observation fieldwork.
After graduating in Asian and African Languages I moved to Indonesia where I had a teaching assignment at State University of Jakarta. In those years I carried out a research project in maritime ethnography on living boatbuilding traditions in S-E Asia collecting data on boat types, construction techniques, local response to the introduction of western technology and its social and cultural effects on the maritime communities. The practical aspects of this fieldwork experience made me realize the limits of my methodology. All those wooden vessels were built "by eye" guided by an intangible knowledge and I considered my "blindness" a problem of epistemological relevance. I felt I couldn't really understand the development of the technology and investigate the transmission of knowledge without acquiring practical boatbuilding skills. Since then much of my time has been spent in boatyards working as apprentice boatbuilder in Tsunami-hit countries, Scandinavia, and the Mediterranean.
In the last four years I've been working as wooden ship restorer at the maritime museum in Norway. I am also designing an appropriate and versatile technology which attempts to improve traditional boatbuilding. I believe in the potential key role of the boats to reduce isolation improving rural access and mobility through the development of rural water transport.
Boatbuilding, Photography, Editing: Maurizio Borriello
Music: Francesco Di Bella & Ballads Cafè
Assistant Editor: Mauro Milanese
/ fabernavalis
Official Selection and Awards:
San Francisco International Ocean Film Festival (USA) - (WINNER: IOFF 2017 MARITIME AWARD);
New York Craft in Focus Festival (USA);
Taiwan International Ethnographic Film Festival (Taipei - Taiwan);
Napoli Film Festival (Italy);
International Heritage Film Festival (UNESCO - Portugal);
Delhi International Film Festival (India);
Iran International Documentary Film Festival (Tehran - Iran);
Festival Internacional do Filme Etnográfico do Recife (Brazil);
Days of Ethnographic Cinema (Moscow - Russia);
Campania Film Festival Ethnography (Italy) - (WINNER: 2017 DOCUMENTALIA AWARD);
Amsterdam Ambacht in Beeld Festival (Netherlands);
Arctic Moving Image & Film Festival (Norway);
Tartu World Film Festival (Estonia);
Szczecin European Film Festival (Poland);
Apricot Tree International Documentary Film Festival - Ethnography and Anthropology (Yerevan-Armenia);
International Film Festival, Water, Sea and the Ocean (Czech Republic);
IntimaLente - Festival of Visual Ethnography (Italy) (Special Mention);
Riga Pasaules Film Festival (Latvia);
Troia Teatro Festival (Italy);
Whakapapa Film Festival (Italy) (Special Mention);
Open Art Short Film Festival (Germany) (2nd prize for Best Director of Photography and 2nd prize for Best Fine Art Film);
13th Congress of the International Society for Ethnology and Folklore (Göttingen - Germany);
International Documentary Festival of Ierapetra (Greece);
South Sound Traditional Inuit Kayaking Symposium (USA);
Arctic Open International Film Festival (Russia);
Peloponnesian International Film Festival (Greece);
KRAFTA DOC International, Art Making Film Festival (UK);
The Society for Photographic Education Media Festival (USA)
Would love to see more of this wonderful "Faber Navalis" and the most traditional of waterside boatyards, - one can almost smell that timber...... thank you for a great video!
Sublime, ce film est absolument sublime.
De part la photographie qui joue avec les contre-jours, les clairs obscurs, les cadrages qui sont subtilement recherchés, il se dégage une ambiance feutrée et de calme.
A ce propos ce qui fait son intérêt également c'est le son, on entend que ce qu'il faut entendre, le bruit des outils, des pas
des machines, rien ne vient perturber cette atmosphère par une musique ou des paroles.
On suit la progression de la réparation sereinement, faite par une personne qui a une très grande compétence dans son métier.
Un court-métrage qui devrait être primé à mon humble avis.
This is to date, the most beautiful film about boat building (or in this case, restoration) I have seen. It is made with such love for the work, the boats, the lines and materials, I am blown away. Great work!
I have messed around with old boats myself for most of my life, including a few years in the next town over from where this was filmed. I love boats and everything to do with them with a passion, and so does this guy. Bravo!
That actually was a beautiful and informative little film, much enjoyed! 🤗
Amazing skill shown in building a wooden boat. Would never believed one man could know so much about wood and construction. Show us the finish of the project as a video. Very good cinematography, very clear how the work was done.
The Thing that is Most Apparent about this Film is LOVE! Love of the Wood, Love of the Art of Shipbuilding, but Above all a Deep Love of the Living wooden Ship, For Perhaps they are one of the most Endearing and Beautiful Constructions that Humanity has ever Devised.
I am so Glad that I stumbled onto this Film it has reaffirmed a Passion that has been with me since Childhood, and that in itself is PRICELESS.
My dad was a wooden-boat builder. He used to come home on his black motorbike with sidecar, dressed in his long leather jacket with his thick linen bag in which he brought his lunch. He would smell of wood glue and leather. Thanks for the images!
This is a great film that shows a number of skills and methods that we will be using and wish to help preserve and spread the knowledge through the building of Cutty Sark II.
Thank you Maurizio Borriello
I am a boatwright from Port Townsend, WA. Havnt been at it long. This video is very inspiring! Thank you for sharing.
I am blown away. The filming of this build is as artful as th build itself. Cudos on the high quality of the rebuild and the documentation!
Thank you Maurizio Borriello. This is a wonderful film.
Thank you. I am glad that you've enjoyed it!
From the bottom of my heart I thank you! The sequences,the color,the sound, all blended to make best experience.Why I could smell the wood being sawn and the tar and linseed oil being applied.More,more, more!
I'm completely blown away by the whole atmosphere of this film. One can see in the photography, that the photographer is also the boat builder, because of the details that he focuses on. Which makes this film all the more exquisite. I happen to have dabbled in photography, and I also enjoy building things with my hands, so I can appreciate both arts! Well done, and I just wish the film never ended. I could watch this for hours! :)
Bellissimo. Capolavoro. Complimenti Maurizio
I was a shipwright long before I retired. .This wonderful film is far more than we did but it does remind me about how hard and heavy the work is. Great work fella.
Bellissimo! E grazie per la visita guidata di ieri, merita altri disegni, a presto...
Grazie per i vostri bellissimi disegni. Vi aspetto in cantiere
9:15 Haha. I worked in a fiberglass boat factory on the early 80's. This film is more than just about building boats. This is beautiful. Thank you
Wood. Light. Rope. Water. Skill. Perfection!
Gran bel film. Bella musica e immagini.
Complimenti
Excellent professional and beautiful photos
just beautiful photography..editing..and mood music..a very rare video that captures many emotions..special..
Maurizio sei un maestro. Rispetto e grande rispetto
En quelques minutes,tout un savoir faire !! Super ,un énorme métier ...Bravo et encouragements pour la suite ...
Superb cinematography. Astounding introduction. I wanted to save the video for later but I was caught at the first images, so I had to watch it entirely...Yes it shows the kind of zen state of mind when being entirely focused and absorbed by the work. And the inner satisfaction when it's done.
I'm a former naval carpenter, so I imagine the amount of work required by the Norwegian boat, it's not a piece of cake.
Passion! From both the builder and the cinematographer! Excellent footage!
You just showed everything that I want to do in my life! Thank you for this half hour of pure happiness!
+Koff I am really glad to have given you this half hour of pure happiness.
Same skills in woodworking than in film making... Wow! Real perfection!
How could anyone give a "thumbs down" to such a work of art.
Bravo to you maestro!
Obrigado por um belo filme.
For using the table saw in such an unsafe manner.
Congratulazioni. 33 minuti di grandi emozioni!
Grazie Mimmo, sono felicissimo che ti sia piaciuto
A real pleasure in all aspects. Thank you very much.
Thanks a lot. I am very glad you've enjoyed my film
Incredible photography, enthralling subject! This is what U-tube promises but rarely delivers. Your video 11/ 10.
I've founded this video by pure luck, but I'm amazed, I really had enjoyed it, now i understand the dificulty of building a boat and how interesting it is. Excellent.
Wow. I wasn't at all planning to watch this whole video, but once it started I was hooked till the end.
Masterfully done in every way and a pleasure to watch from start to finish.
Amazing film. Beautifully filmed and edited and an astonsishing display of skills, not to mention patience, by the boat builder. In a world where we are constantly bombarded by the worst that mankind can do this a reminder that there are still plentty of inspirational people out there. I really hope there is a follow up to show the final result
Здорово всё! Снято профессионально, смотрится на одном дыхании!
I could seriously watch this all day. Nice work.
This film has everything except dialog. Absolute perfection. I can't look away.
Bellissimo! Every minute was a journey. Loved it. Need more please. MORE. Thank you and God Bless.
Fantástica fotografia ...excelente narrativa ... uma bela peça de cinema !! Parabéns Maurizio !!
it's fun to see how professional you are with what you're doing. there are not many people left in your profession, and you're doing it perfectly well. kind regards, Tyssøy from Sotra
Outstanding craftsmanship combined with stunning film work...................Simply perfect.
A beautiful video, very artistic and entertaining
I think this is the best wood and metal and all talent s video I have seen this man is so impressive its unbelievable, man I whis I had half this much talent and machinery 2 do this what talent ur incredible, keep this alive, thank u very much 4 sharing this with all that luv this gift thnx again
Thank-you for your film and work.
I normaly dont comment but this is the best video I have seen in a verry long. thank you
Excellent cinematography!
Yea it is very good and I love the bout build looks like he did most of this him
self. Pretty cool. I did a lot of this my self growing up in R.I. Newport working the bout yard's .
The music at the end is especially brilliant !
Super film, rempli de technique et d'amour. L'un des meilleurs vus sur le web. Bravo à l'artisan (l'artiste ?) bravo Maurizio et merci kinoiris. Mille pouces bleus !
Wonderful edition.
So many memories and feelings of immediate presence.
Welcome back.
+taoistmovies “He who knows he has enough is rich” (Tao Te Ching, Chapter 33)
Less is more.
Thank you for your teachings.
Thank you! A beautiful job making this film. A masterpiece!
Agree. Brilliant work.
Awesome! I have watched it four times now! Wonderful artwork!
Thank you. The photography is so beautiful. And so is the music.
i'm so impressed with the skills and vision you executed every aspect of this video - your shipwright skills, cinematography, editing, sound, lighting... Everything was perfect. My hats off to you.
Dear Ray Chang, I am very happy you've liked my film and appreciated my work. Thanks a lot for your kind words of encouragement
This is enthralling from chainsaw to door closure. Some wonderful videography using depth of field and scene setup and capture. Inspiring. From Tauranga New Zealand
Excellent video Maurizio!! I love that as you do .
beautifullly shot, great video!
I watch a lot of videos here on TH-cam. This is by far one of the best. I will use some of these techniques on my future videos. What a great film. I too did not want it to end. I hope there is a follow on, would love to see the boat finished. I didn't want it to end.
Passione Italiana! Great work !
Perhaps for the first time in my life I have some understanding why photography is called an art. The use of shadow to create shapes and the camera positions , often in close-up to creating mini-shapes , grabbed my attention.
Hi Maurizio, I have watched your film twice tonight. It is beautiful and I hope it is included in film festivals. The film is inspirational - I relate to it as I have built a wooden kayak and dinghy and like working with wood - but it seems more to be a study of a people, almost anthropological. I loved the steady, safe, quiet, contemplative pace of the film and the work.
In comments, some have called for a voice over or subtitles. I am glad you did not include these; the film is the richer for the silence and some beautifully planned shots. I actually found the film quite emotional to watch, very expressive. Such as using your hand to plane a fair surface, and this doubling as a connection to the person who installed the original plank so many years ago.
Congratulations - I hope your film gets the wider recognition and accolades it deserves.
Regards, Ian in NZ
Dear Ian, thank you very much for dedicating a hour of your life to watch my film and thanks for your kind compliments to my work.
This video aims to be an anthropological documentary. A reflexion about the importance of preserving the maritime heritage and traditional skills.
I am very glad you've appreciated my choice of letting the silence to narrate the story. In my film I've tried to offer a "Sensory" dimension of my work that may only with difficulty, if it all, be rendered with propositional prose.
The great French photographer Henri Cartier-Bresson once said: "To photograph is to put on the same line of sight the head, the eye and the heart." In my experiment, I tried to multiply this formula three times putting on the same line of sight the head, the eye and the heart of a shipwright, a filmmaker, an ethnographer.
I am very gratified by your supportive encouragement. Thanks!
Absolutely fantastic video... very, very visceral and moving... thank you 🙂
Greetings from Chile. Thanks for documenting something like this. Nice potography & atmosphere!
Fantastic work! *Gorgeous* cinematography! Thanks you.
Thanks, I am very happy you've appreciate my film work
Great camerawork and editing opened my mind to boat building
great movie didn't want it to end could watch for hours
MAESTRO ....! vous êtes un "artiste" qui perpétuer les traditions est le savoir faire !
Wonderful! I hope you receive (or have received) an award for this beautiful work.
Thank you very much Mark. I haven't made this film thinking about any festival or award. I am very happy to see so many people liking my work.
More please, Loved it! Great job, It's nice to the old ways not cast aside by next generation. Thanks!
Hola buen dia desde Uruguay. Cuando veo tu video y trabajas solo me haces acordar a un amigo carpinterio, a Daniel Díaz de Uruguay.
Beautiful!! Great film, great craftsmanship, great atmosphere. I could watch hours of this.
Amazing skill, knowledge and patience…beautiful work…stay safe…
Absolutely fabulous cinematography and the craftsman is a master artisan and boatbuilder, please find someone to teach these skills to. The type of skills and patience necessary to do these types of work are rapidly disappearing. It was indeed my privilege to watch this video and I enjoyed it immensely.
Beautiful video! Very relaxing.
bonjour un grand bravo au charpentier marine et au ..CINEASTE Maurizio ..!!! c'est ou ce pays merveilleux...? je pars tout de suite me rafraichir le cerveau... toutes mes félicitations b mariotti corsica France
A master of his work, - we were all watching a masterpiece being made. - Beyond this words fail me.
I forgot to add : - Not a computer in sight ..............
Until any of us can achieve a fraction of this level of craftsmanship, we are but mere mortals compared to this guy.
This is art. Breathtaking...
I don't cnow nothing about cinema,jost i cnow this is realy realy realy god an nice job,your job!!! I have wood boat,and for me this your job is fantastic☺Thank you!!!
Grazie per averlo condiviso, lavoro eccelente!Complimenti!
Grazie per avermi dedicato mezz'ora del tuo tempo
Veramente bravi come ripresa e lavoro, si impara veramente!!! Ancora ancora!!!
Definitely you have skills boat building and everything all else,that been said also grate optic I like the shot at the corner of the building with the sun shining at the top you got a good camera skills,great clips I appreciate them. Thank you
Great stuff!! Thanks
I want this guys job in my next life!
No reason to wait until the next life;-)
Great video. Hope to see more. That boat should keep you busy for a year or so.
Very enjoyable to see, i am imterested in old technologies in boatmaking
Theraputic in a sense, enjoyed it, thank you
Very nicely done!! I'm amazed at what you have been able to achieve both as a film maker and shipwright!!
Great video, skill and overall concept. Loved your job and ideas!
Thank you for making this beautfil film, Maurizio!
+Gunnar Holmstad Err - I meant BEAUTIFUL :)
Thanks to you Gunnar. Nice to know that you like my film.
I love watching your channel, it's very hat and convince keep it
Beautiful video!
I've watched this twice. I now want to go build a boat! Maybe I should watch a third time, then discuss with my wife.
you do a GREAT JOB setting up your shots
Completely astonished, your an inspiration
im impressed! bravo...
Thanks a lot, I am very happy you've enjoyed my film
I`ts a beautiful work! I`ts a beautiful video!
Thanks for posting this, very enjoyable to watch, and learn :)
Thank you, I am happy you've enjoyed my film
great job. Very Professional working. Thanks for uploading this Video
Felicitaciones, Maurizio! Muy buen trabajo! Fotografìa, edición y sonido de muy buen trato. La realización audiovisual es mi profesión y la carpintería náutica es otra de mis pasiones. Muy bien contado. Lo voy a difundir.
Complimenti, Maurizio! Ottimo lavoro! Fotografia, montaggio e suono ottimo affare. Produzione audiovisiva è la mia professione e carpenteria nautica è un'altra delle mie passioni. Molto ben raccontata. Sto andando a diffondersi.
+lmormandi
Gracias Imormandi , estoy feliz de que mi película que te haya gustado . Estoy contento de haber conocido a alguien más con mis propias pasiones : el cine y náutica carpintería .
I am sorry for my bad Spanish: google translated;-)
Very nice video! Nice work! Looks like more than a one man job.
Great photography !